Originally Posted by
SASless
The Captain on Iron 44 was a friend.....and a darn good Helicopter Pilot.
Indeed....I did not know Roark but had flown on fires with him. I did know Jim Ramage the USFS inspector pilot on-board who also died. He used to work at the company I now run, and had given me my carding ride that year. I was just flying within 2 miles of the crash site a few weeks back.