Bob Suggs recruiting method....
Chuks,
The story about Bob Suggs has been confirmed by Vern Albert, the PHI Chief Pilot for so many years...Suggs did make that comment about being able to find a helicopter pilot in any gutter in Bourbon Street. Tells you what he thought of the guys out doing the work for him.
The rest of the story as I have heard it....
Bob Suggs was on a recruiting trip to Bourbon Street....saw a helicopter pilot lying face down in the gutter. Suggs rolled him over and offered the drunken pilot a job at PHI. The pilot, blinking away the stupor of his drink.....replied "Bugger off Bob, I am on break from your outfit!"
When is the industry going to learn....people are the most important asset they have? Very few helicopter operators understand that concept.