Private Pilots in NC

[BLJ]

Usually don’t post things like this but this is kind of infuriating to me.
As if the people down there don’t have enough to deal with.

I thought the interview was particularly interesting.

 

[FLS]

Mr mustache wanted everyone to know he was large and in charge. It’s his time to shine. Watch closely, he actually pokes his head out while his girlfriend is defending him, then quickly scuttles back under his rock. 99% of the first responders are doing a fantastic job, but there is usually one idiot more concerned with “protocol” than actually getting the job done. We had a similar situation in our county. New county manager came from a small county south of us. Brought his fire chief buddy with him. We have a hurricane and the wheels come off until some of the experiences assistant chiefs stepped in and took charge of the situation. Unfortunately politics and nepotism play a big role in smaller municipalities.

 

[BLJ]

he actually pokes his head out

I thought the same thing. I think you’re correct.

 

[Jmort1754]

Yeah the city manager and her boyfriend should be relieved of their jobs.

 

[Crowmangler]

"just doing my job, bro"... same thing they said when they loaded people up on the rail cars & terrorized 4 year olds for not wearing a mask.

I've tried to not come on here & post much about the bull shit going on with the federal & state efforts (or lack thereof) in these areas because it's beyond infuriating and it's not hunting related.
I've been helping with debris removal, getting supplies to those in need, etc. I'm sure y'all have seen many accounts on social media as well of the FEMA shit show. People are in desperate need of everything and the common theme that most of them believe is that our government does not give 2 shits about them. Almost all of the rescue/ relief has been done by private citizens & churches on their own initiative and at their own cost.

The folks with those R44 helos have been life savers, literally. Greg Biffle (ex Nascar driver) has been there since the beginning & you can see some of the things he's done on his social media.

Please continue to pray for everyone in the affected area and if you can and feel lead to do so please contribute to the organizations that are there on the ground making the most impact. (Samaritan's Purse is an excellent choice). Thank you

 

[GSPHUNTER]

A little bit of authority is a terrible thing.

 

[BLJ]

Hang in there @Crowmangler. Take care of your people.
Selflessness is what will bring relief.

 

[Yoder]

I was reading about this on one of the major news networks. Did you know they are actually saying some of this is misinformation? That some of the images are generated by AI and the damage isn't as bad as what people are saying. WTF? Our media is nothing but propaganda. Did you see Blinken posted yesterday about sending 157 million to Lebanon for humanitarian aid? At this point, I truly believe our government hates us.

 

[BLJ]

Are you saying that the video I posted is misinformation and AI generated?
And who is “they” just looking for clarification. Thanks.

 

[Yoder]

Are you saying that the video I posted is misinformation and AI generated?
And who is “they” just looking for clarification. Thanks.

No, absolutely not. I'm saying that the media is trying to squash these stories. It makes the current administration look bad. I am so angry and disgusted with the media and our entire government. All I hear is complaints about FEMA, Biden and Kamala. What about all the republicans? Where are they? They should be screaming on the floor of the Capital building demanding these people get help immediately. This is on par with Katrina and nobody cares. Thank God for all the American heroes that showed up to help these people. They are amazing. The entire system makes me sick.

 

[BLJ]

I thought that’s the direction you were coming from. Thanks for the reply.

 

[Yoder]

I can't find the article. I just did a search for misinformation and there were some legitimate complaints where people were making things up to get a reaction. So, I guess it's not all wrong, but I still hate them.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

I'm not sure where these reports/pictures are coming from, but I did see one with a little girl holding a puppy which was later reported as being AI generated to look for sympathy. As far as I know all the reports are of still pictures only not video. I have seen the video and read several reports about the father and son being threatened with arrest if they continued. That one is real. Remember, trust nobody, and there are a lot of fools out there.

 

[Teodoro]

As someone from North Carolina (but not in Helene's path) they're definitely people posting absolute bullcrap just to build a reaction.

For example, in this true story, the problem is actually a local official and all the folks have names. A lot of the fake crap is anonymous reports of bad actions by "federal officials" pretty clearly designed to gin up strife.

Watauga County In The Know | From Republican State Senator Kevin Corbin (Franklin, NC) | Facebook

From Republican State Senator Kevin Corbin (Franklin, NC)

www.facebook.com

 

[Yoder]

Rogan was talking about this. Some idiots post some fake stories about a current event. The media jumps on it and screams DISINFORMATION!!! Then the 50% of the country that has some kind of political bias against the issue dismisses the entire thing as nonsense. It's pretty genius really. It doesn't help when Marjorie Taylor Green starts talking about how "They" can control the weather and that's why only red counties were affected. I like her, but I think she might have been smoking crack that day.

 

[maxx075]

I'm not sure where these reports/pictures are coming from, but I did see one with a little girl holding a puppy which was later reported as being AI generated to look for sympathy. As far as I know all the reports are of still pictures only not video. I have seen the video and read several reports about the father and son being threatened with arrest if they continued. That one is real. Remember, trust nobody, and there are a lot of fools out there.

Yea, that's what I was going to say, that picture is the only AI generated image I've seen. All the damage I've seen is legit, and that's mainly from volunteers/citizens - not the media.

 

[TaperPin]

The emergency response guy wasn’t making it up - he did what the training requires. It sounds good to just let anyone come into an area and fly around with no coordination, no indication of the pilots experience level, and no knowledge if the landing sites are safe for the pilot or person being rescued.

Had the guy being rescued walked into the tail rotor after a potentially inexperienced pilot was given the go ahead to do it, everyone would calling for Mr Mustache to be fired.

Low hour pilots are dangerous just taking off and landing at airports - no way I’d let someone I cared about get in a random helicopter in that situation.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

The emergency response guy wasn’t making it up - he did what the training requires. It sounds good to just let anyone come into an area and fly around with no coordination, no indication of the pilots experience level, and no knowledge if the landing sites are safe for the pilot or person being rescued.

Had the guy being rescued walked into the tail rotor after a potentially inexperienced pilot was given the go ahead to do it, everyone would calling for Mr Mustache to be fired.

Low hour pilots are dangerous just taking off and landing at airports - no way I’d let someone I cared about get in a random helicopter in that situation.

I will agree, there should be a system in place to vet these guys first. There does need to be some air traffic coordination.

 

[BLJ]

The emergency response guy wasn’t making it up - he did what the training requires. It sounds good to just let anyone come into an area and fly around with no coordination, no indication of the pilots experience level, and no knowledge if the landing sites are safe for the pilot or person being rescued.

Had the guy being rescued walked into the tail rotor after a potentially inexperienced pilot was given the go ahead to do it, everyone would calling for Mr Mustache to be fired.

Low hour pilots are dangerous just taking off and landing at airports - no way I’d let someone I cared about get in a random helicopter in that situation.

I will agree, there should be a system in place to vet these guys first. There does need to be some air traffic coordination.

There was no restricted airspace at the time and 2 days later the same pilot was asked to return and help.
The pilot had acquired radio frequencies that emergency services were using.
He did what he was required to do to that point.

And I’ll admit that I have zero experience as a pilot or knowledge of what the requirements are for obtaining or retaining a license to fly a helicopter or airplane.
And I will say that I am thankful for the people who willingly volunteer (in a lot of scenarios) as first responders to deal with these situations.

But, when you have a situation that is being described as “apocalyptic” and “never seen before” sometimes protocol needs to tossed to get shit done before more people die.
If people’s lives are at stake, I’m not waiting on permission.

 

[pacoalcracker]

FEMA is about broke. All the money spent on undocumented immigration. Billions upon billions sent to Ukraine and elsewhere around the world...even to countries that hate America. Nothing left for US citizens in serious disasters. Insurance companies allowed to rip off natural disaster victims. Who the heck has been running this country and is allowing this? Maybe it's time for a shake-up in Washington DC. Guess what next month is. My heart goes out to these victims who feel left behind by their government. Now we need to do something about it.