Hello SASless,
Randy flew with Bond Helicopters when I knew him. That was during the period 1990 to around 2001 when he left for a job in Alaska IIRC.
As for the thread, I have recently read "North SAR" by Gerry Carrol (it's introduced by Tom Clancy). Very good read.
I tried reading a copy of "Apache Dawn" whilst at OAKB recently and couldn't get into it.
The style of writing wasn't appealing for me.
I'm about to have a read of the book written by Randy Mains. If his character is anything to go by, it'll be a good read for sure!
SS.