havoc
3rd Nov 2005, 01:00
Copied this from another site, thought maybe there would be a Rotorhead who has a story they might use. I looked at their web site and it has this story in production.
http://www.mhptv.com/
Greetings,
We are a television production company in the San Francisco Bay Area producing a documentary about the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, and we are researching a question we have about emergency response helicopter pilots.
Shortly after the earthquake hit San Francisco, a helicopter was sent up from the San Francisco Fire Department to assess the damage. In a situation like this we are wondering what a pilot would look for, and where they would choose to fly first and why.
More specifically, if they are sent up to assess how much damage has been done to a particular area, what do they look for? Smoke, crowds of people, structural damage, etc.? Also, which direction would they choose to fly--towards the most heavily populated areas, along major commuter routes, etc.?
Any experience you can relate to us regarding an emergency pilot's priorities and telltale signs they look for when they are sent up over a city, especially in the case of a widespread disaster such as an earthquake, would be very helpful.
Feel free to respond to my post or, if you would rather contact me directly, please send me an e-mail.
Thank you very much,
Bryan Ranharter
[email protected]
http://www.mhptv.com/
Greetings,
We are a television production company in the San Francisco Bay Area producing a documentary about the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, and we are researching a question we have about emergency response helicopter pilots.
Shortly after the earthquake hit San Francisco, a helicopter was sent up from the San Francisco Fire Department to assess the damage. In a situation like this we are wondering what a pilot would look for, and where they would choose to fly first and why.
More specifically, if they are sent up to assess how much damage has been done to a particular area, what do they look for? Smoke, crowds of people, structural damage, etc.? Also, which direction would they choose to fly--towards the most heavily populated areas, along major commuter routes, etc.?
Any experience you can relate to us regarding an emergency pilot's priorities and telltale signs they look for when they are sent up over a city, especially in the case of a widespread disaster such as an earthquake, would be very helpful.
Feel free to respond to my post or, if you would rather contact me directly, please send me an e-mail.
Thank you very much,
Bryan Ranharter
[email protected]