In every industry there are a few thought-leaders who engage the community and transcend the status quo. In the world of helicopters, Captain Randy Mains is such a leader. His "My 2 Cents' Worth" column in every issue of Rotorcraft Pro magazine has been a consistent voice of sanity and entertainment. Over the years his indelible writings have made readers laugh, think, and (hopefully) fly much safer! Randy's half-century of aviation experience and wit now pours out of him into this compila...

As an air medical professional why do you need this book? The short answer is to save your life and the lives of your team members with the byproduct of greatly reducing the carnage that has plagued our helicopter air ambulance industry for decades. Why is this book for the totally brilliant? Because the very fact you hold this book in your hand proves you are no dummy—that you care about flight safety and want to learn more. The data is in. Dr. Ira Blumen, Medical Director at the Universi...

Why is this book important for helicopter pilots? The short answer is to bring you and those who trust their lives to you home safely at the end of each day. Why is it significant that you hold this book in your hands? Because as an aviation professional, the fact you are interested shows you're a pro who cares about flight safety and want to learn more. Why is this book so important to you personally? Because the latest study by the U.S. Joint Helicopter Safety Analysis Team, (JHSAT) foun...

One dark, stormy night a single bolt of lightning struck two things at the same time.One was a top secret AWACS plane on its final approach to Boeing Field. The huge aircraft was bucking turbulent head winds, heavy rain, and occasional lightning. The other was a trash dumpster behind a fast food place, where a homeless woman was headed to look for any left-over hamburgers. The metal was hot and steaming when she first looked inside.Suddenly, she saw movement under some news...

One dark, stormy night a single bolt of lightning struck two things at the same time.One was a top secret AWACS plane on its final approach to Boeing Field. The huge aircraft was bucking turbulent head winds, heavy rain, and occasional lightning. The other was a trash dumpster behind a fast food place, where a homeless woman was headed to look for any left-over hamburgers. The metal was hot and steaming when she first looked inside.Suddenly, she saw movement under some news...

"Captivating from start to finish." - Major General (Ret.) Viet LuongWith the fall of Saigon in April of 1975, Vietnamese refugees flooded into US military bases to await resettlement in the United States. Ordell and Mary Kluver, from a small town in Western Oklahoma, soon found themselves immersed in a project to sponsor and help resettle 250 Vietnamese refugees in Clinton, Oklahoma, and the surrounding areas. They arranged for housing, education, and job ...

A collection of stories and essays written by Randy Randall of Saco, Maine. His stories tell what it was like to grow up in the 40's and 50's and 60's in Maine. Some of his other stories relate his adventures in the Maine woods and along the Maine coast. The stories that make up this collection have appeared in magazines such as "No Umbrella," "Wolf Moon Journal." "The Maine Sportsman" and "Points East Magazine."The book had its beginnings when Randy wrote the stories for his own f...

"These dispatches from a remote corner of Maine are a delight to read. Randy Spencer's characters-fishing guides, junk dealers, small-town sheriffs, pot growers, boat builders and trappers, to name just a few-are as pungent as spruce sap. But Written on Water is more than a gallery of memorable Mainers-it's a celebration of a passing way of life." — Lou Ureneck, Author, Professor and Winner of National Outdoor Book Award and Yankee Quill AwardFishing guide ...