Eric Adams

It was the response to get aid, search and rescue, do wellness checks in the area after Hurricane Helene.

It was the response to get aid, search and rescue, do wellness checks in the area after Hurricane Helene.

So we did run into some National Guard assets, not very many. We were by far the largest organization providing aid. Again, we had over 100 helicopters. When it was all said and done, the National Guard actually came to us and started flying missions for us. Both of my co-founder and I were both prior military, so we ran this like a military operation.

So we did run into some National Guard assets, not very many. We were by far the largest organization providing aid. Again, we had over 100 helicopters. When it was all said and done, the National Guard actually came to us and started flying missions for us. Both of my co-founder and I were both prior military, so we ran this like a military operation.

So when it was all said and done, like I said, the National Guard came in, FEMA came in, the state came in, and the FAA came in, and every single one of them gave us their blessing, but also started running missions for us, which was really cool to see when it was all said and done.

So when it was all said and done, like I said, the National Guard came in, FEMA came in, the state came in, and the FAA came in, and every single one of them gave us their blessing, but also started running missions for us, which was really cool to see when it was all said and done.

Sir, yeah, it was private aviators from all around the country. So we had people that showed up from Oregon, from Wyoming, from Montana, from Maryland, you name it. Aviators with helicopters answered the call and wanted to come be a part of the mission. So they were literally from all over the country, privately owned and funded helicopters.

Sir, yeah, it was private aviators from all around the country. So we had people that showed up from Oregon, from Wyoming, from Montana, from Maryland, you name it. Aviators with helicopters answered the call and wanted to come be a part of the mission. So they were literally from all over the country, privately owned and funded helicopters.

It was an eclectic mix. You have people that use their helicopters on their ranch to herd cattle. You had prior military guys. You had guys that just had their helicopter for fun. When we were running these missions, and it's a testament to the aviators, we didn't have a single safety incident at all with over 4,000 missions that we ran. So they were great aviators that answered the call.

It was an eclectic mix. You have people that use their helicopters on their ranch to herd cattle. You had prior military guys. You had guys that just had their helicopter for fun. When we were running these missions, and it's a testament to the aviators, we didn't have a single safety incident at all with over 4,000 missions that we ran. So they were great aviators that answered the call.

So initially we had to forge new landing zones. So we would take prior military, also some military special forces guys, 82nd guys that were simply there on leave volunteering. We would drop them in and they would forge landing zones for us and they would go out and kind of scout the area. So once we had that done, we understood where the aid needed to go.

So initially we had to forge new landing zones. So we would take prior military, also some military special forces guys, 82nd guys that were simply there on leave volunteering. We would drop them in and they would forge landing zones for us and they would go out and kind of scout the area. So once we had that done, we understood where the aid needed to go.

So yeah, sometimes it would be, we would land directly on someone's property. If we would get a call into the call center, for example,

So yeah, sometimes it would be, we would land directly on someone's property. If we would get a call into the call center, for example,

of somebody looking for aunt nancy and hadn't talked to aunt nancy in seven days they would give us her address we would turn it into coordinates that we could hand our pilots we would scout the landing zone make sure it was accessible drop in make sure aunt nancy was okay and and get her some food and relief and if she wanted to come out we'd take her out wow

of somebody looking for aunt nancy and hadn't talked to aunt nancy in seven days they would give us her address we would turn it into coordinates that we could hand our pilots we would scout the landing zone make sure it was accessible drop in make sure aunt nancy was okay and and get her some food and relief and if she wanted to come out we'd take her out wow

There was one that really stood out to me, and it really speaks to the devastation in the area. This was a thousand-year storm, and there was two actually personal friends that flew into an area in Burnsville, landed on the road, and there was an elderly couple sitting in front of a store. That store, you could see on the second level where the watermark was. So it was, again, that water was up...

There was one that really stood out to me, and it really speaks to the devastation in the area. This was a thousand-year storm, and there was two actually personal friends that flew into an area in Burnsville, landed on the road, and there was an elderly couple sitting in front of a store. That store, you could see on the second level where the watermark was. So it was, again, that water was up...

past the second level of that store. That store had been in the family for over 100 years. They were sitting out in front of the store, and my buddy Brad Womble, he approached them and said, hey guys, what do you need? Can we get you out of here? Can we evacuate you? They said that they could not, they weren't leaving, that they're grandson was still stuck in the rafters. He had obviously passed.

past the second level of that store. That store had been in the family for over 100 years. They were sitting out in front of the store, and my buddy Brad Womble, he approached them and said, hey guys, what do you need? Can we get you out of here? Can we evacuate you? They said that they could not, they weren't leaving, that they're grandson was still stuck in the rafters. He had obviously passed.