Eric Adams

That's a good question. Have you thought about that? I'm not going to find out this time because I'm running for re-election and I'm looking forward to winning.

No, real, real pleasure to spend time with you as well. Thank you.

No, real, real pleasure to spend time with you as well. Thank you.

No, real, real pleasure to spend time with you as well. Thank you.

The NYPD, FDNY, Emergency Management, DOT, Sanitation, and just so many other agencies are going to be out there with the Times Square. And these major events, I don't think anyone does it better.

The NYPD, FDNY, Emergency Management, DOT, Sanitation, and just so many other agencies are going to be out there with the Times Square. And these major events, I don't think anyone does it better.

The NYPD, FDNY, Emergency Management, DOT, Sanitation, and just so many other agencies are going to be out there with the Times Square Alliance. They have been a real partner with the administration. And these major events, I don't think anyone does it better.

The NYPD, FDNY, Emergency Management, DOT, Sanitation, and just so many other agencies are going to be out there with the Times Square Alliance. They have been a real partner with the administration. And these major events, I don't think anyone does it better.

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, a group of civilians mounted an unprecedented helicopter rescue mission that ended up eclipsing the government efforts in the region. To be honest, we expected to get, what, 10, 15 helicopters? I expected five.

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, a group of civilians mounted an unprecedented helicopter rescue mission that ended up eclipsing the government efforts in the region. To be honest, we expected to get, what, 10, 15 helicopters? I expected five.

We had over 100 helicopters. We started running missions Monday morning, getting aid and medicine, doing well checks, and even eggs fills.

We had over 100 helicopters. We started running missions Monday morning, getting aid and medicine, doing well checks, and even eggs fills.

Absolutely. I appreciate you having us.

Absolutely. I appreciate you having us.

Yeah, so initially after Hurricane Helene, we're probably, I would say, two hours east of that area. We heard about the devastation coming out of the mountains. So a friend of ours, Doug Jackson from Operation Airdrop, who uses fixed-wing airplanes to respond to natural disasters, he called up and said, hey, how can we help? So they came here to North Carolina.

Yeah, so initially after Hurricane Helene, we're probably, I would say, two hours east of that area. We heard about the devastation coming out of the mountains. So a friend of ours, Doug Jackson from Operation Airdrop, who uses fixed-wing airplanes to respond to natural disasters, he called up and said, hey, how can we help? So they came here to North Carolina.

We all kind of met as a group and determined that Due to the area of operation, airplanes were not going to be effective for that mission. So we put the call out. We are in the aviation industry. We put the call out to a bunch of friends asking for helicopters to where we could go into the challenging LZs, drop off aid, pick up people, do search and rescue, that type thing.

We all kind of met as a group and determined that Due to the area of operation, airplanes were not going to be effective for that mission. So we put the call out. We are in the aviation industry. We put the call out to a bunch of friends asking for helicopters to where we could go into the challenging LZs, drop off aid, pick up people, do search and rescue, that type thing.

So that was Sunday after the storm. Monday morning, we started flying aid missions online. And again, search and rescue wellness checks. We thought that we would have maybe 10 helicopters, 15 helicopters. When it was all said and done, we had 100 helicopters running missions for a two-week span. So that's kind of how we came to be. That's how Operation Hilo started.

So that was Sunday after the storm. Monday morning, we started flying aid missions online. And again, search and rescue wellness checks. We thought that we would have maybe 10 helicopters, 15 helicopters. When it was all said and done, we had 100 helicopters running missions for a two-week span. So that's kind of how we came to be. That's how Operation Hilo started.