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in an air medical helicopter since I wrote ‘The Golden Hour.’ Look around; this is how many people who’ve died. This is how many people we’ve lost.” I paused to let them survey the room then continued. “So if you don’t want to see any more people die, please remember the gift I am giving you today that will significantly reduce the accident rate in your industry.”
It was a memorable moment.
Still concerned my message was not well received, Kaye and I were relieved when afterward, many people came up to the stage with tears in their eyes and said to me, “Thank you for saying what has needed to be said for more than 20 years!” One chief flight nurse said, “Your speech changed my life.”
Rather than Kaye and I needing a police escort out of St. Louis, I was surprised to be invited to be a keynote speaker the following year in Seattle to talk about my training to become a CRM Instructor through Global Air Training in Cheshire, England, a course sanctioned by the European Aviation Safety Agency that is
required in Europe and the U.K. to teach and facilitate CRM there.
The following year, in 2013, I had the unexpected honor of being given the Jim Charlson Safety Award, an award not given every year which recognizes an individual for their safety efforts in the air medical industry. A wonderful moment came at the awards ceremony as Kaye, my loyal and supportive wingman, was able to share the stage with me in front of an audience of over 1,000 people.
Since August 2010 until the current COVID-19 pandemic abruptly curtailed my classes and our travel, Kaye accompanied me whenever I taught a CRM class or CRM instructor’s course. She’s also at my side whenever I speak at a conference, from North America to Australia to Italy.
I would not have wanted to fly solo on that 10-year safety mission without my trusted wingman, Kaye. It just would not have been the same.
Randy Mains is an author, public speaker, and AMRM consultant who works in the helicopter industry after a long career of aviation adventure. He currently serves as chief CRM/AMRM instructor for Oregon Aero.
He may be contacted at:
info@randymains.com
rotorcraftpro.com
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