Download or read book Tough Stuff Helicopter Rescue written by Kate Hayler and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2003-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie and his Tough Helicopter zoom to save the ships at sea when the lighthouse light goes out in a rough storm.
Download or read book Rescue Helicopters written by B. J. Best and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rescue helicopters can reach dangerous or remote places better than other vehicles, and they can perform rescue work over land or water. Kids will learn how a helicopter search-and-rescue mission works, including facts about the helicopter and descriptions of how the helicopter team works together to save someone in distress.
Download or read book Heart of the Storm written by Colonel Edward L. Fleming and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2004-04-23 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advance praise for Heart of the Storm "Col. Ed Fleming tells a story of true heroism about the constant dangers faced by the pilots and crews who fly the most versatile-and vulnerable-aircraft in the skies today." -John Glenn, former U.S. senator, astronaut, and bestselling author of John Glenn: A Memoir "To risk your life to save a stranger is the highest mark of a human being. Ed Fleming is such a man, and this book is a great read." -Dr. Jerri Nielsen, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Ice Bound "Filled with suspense and emotion, Heart of the Storm reads like a thriller-but it's all true. Ed Fleming has led a dramatic and interesting life, and this book portrays it in living color." -Robert K. Tanenbaum, New York Times bestselling author of Resolved and Absolute Rage
Download or read book Rescue Helicopters in Action written by Becky Olien and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discusses the history, function, and workings of rescue helicopters"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Rescue Helicopters in Action written by Becky Olien and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With blades spinning, a rescue helicopter lifts off. The helicopter zooms through the air in search of people who are trapped or hurt. Rescue helicopters save people from floods, fires, and other disasters.
Download or read book Pilot Your Own Rescue Helicopter written by Beckie Williams and published by Tide Mill Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children will love 'playing pilot' with this magnetic wand book. Follow the rhyming story and manoeuvre the magnetic helicopter through eleven exciting scenes. A fun way to improve hand-eye coordination skills and encourage imaginative play.
Download or read book Rescue Helicopters written by Lois Fortuna and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helicopters are important assets for emergency crews when things go wrong. Taking to the air, helicopters use a different angle to get to those in trouble. Whether because of bad weather or natural disasters like earthquakes or forest fires, the brave crews working with rescue helicopters often put their own lives at risk to help those in need. This book for beginning readers looks at these special helicopters, explaining some important design features that make them different from ordinary helicopters.
Download or read book Helicopter Rescue Techniques written by Mr Rob Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helicopter rescue techniques is a unique resource for rescue practitioners. It covers not only then techniques associated with conducting rescue using helicopters but also the underpinning knowledge needed to avoid disaster, including: - Physics of flight - Accident cause & prevention - Helicopter types - Moving around helicopters - Helicopters as transport - Hoisting operations - Short-haul operations - Water rescue techniques - Night rescue considerations. The book is packed with clear, simple illustrations as well as numerous real-life examples.
Download or read book Helicopters to the Rescue written by Frances Nagle and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-30 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helicopters are some of the most unique aircraft that take to the skies. They can often reach places airplanes and cars cannot, like steep cliffs or mountainsides. They can also dip close to the water or into valleys that are otherwise inaccessible. Many take off from the tops of buildings! That makes helicopters important and exciting rescue vehicles! In this book, readers find out the many rescue missions helicopters may embark on. Full-color photographs show death-defying maneuvers of helicopters and complement accessible, at-level language.
Download or read book Helicopter Rescue Sense written by United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Emergency Response written by Dave Greenberg and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories from a life spent in the emergency services - true tales of rescue and adventure. When Dave Greenberg was just 13 years old, he saved a life for the first time, using CPR. He already knew that he wanted to spend his life helping others in times of crisis, and that harrowing event on a city footpath only confirmed this desire. He went on to spend 25 years working with Life Flight – the Westpac Rescue Helicopter service in Wellington, New Zealand, taking part in many daring rescues on land and at sea, often taking the role of ‘the dope on a rope’ – their own term for the rescuer who dangles from a winch over stormy seas trying to pluck people from heaving ship decks or from the ferocious waves. These are his stories.
Download or read book Support the Last Resort written by Jason R. Fortenbacher and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographer Jason Fortenbacher has captured the intense training that the Snohomish County Helicopter Rescue Team undergoes year round through his inspirational pictures. "Support the Last Resort" tells the behind the scenes story of what it takes to keep a world class helicopter rescue team proficient on the complexity of high altitude mountain rescue. The net proceeds of this book go directly to the Team in order to enable their life-saving mission.
Download or read book Combat Rescue Helicopters written by Bill Sweetman and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the design and equipment of the specialized Sikorsky helicopter known as the Pave Low, along with its use by the U.S. Air Force in military missions.
Download or read book Rescue Pilot written by John Funnell and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The daring adventures of a New Zealand search and rescue pilot. 'Somewhere, up ahead, a person is bleeding, but you have to put that out of your mind. Your job is negotiating with time and space. You have your clock, that person has their own, and in the end, whether the rate at which your clock is clicking matches theirs is out of your control.' John Funnell is one of New Zealand's longest serving search and rescue pilots. Often referred to as a 'search and rescue daredevil', John has just retired after an incredible 49 years flying search and rescue helicopters. He is perhaps best-known for the 800-kilometre mission to save a scientist attacked by a shark on the remote sub-Antarctic Campbell Island, when he set off into the night knowing the distance was twice that of the helicopter's normal fuel range. Clocking an incredible 19,000 hours of flight time, John is a hero to hundreds of victims all over New Zealand. What's more, he's a natural-born story-teller, and his stories in Rescue Pilot are utterly gripping.
Download or read book HH 60 Pave Hawk Helicopters written by Jack David and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When there is a search and rescue mission to be done, the HH-60 Pave Hawk gets the call. Fast and maneuverable, Pave Hawks have several tools to help them locate people in need of rescue. Students will learn about the history of the Pave Hawk and how it executes its dangerous rescue missions.
Download or read book Leave No Man Behind written by George Galdorisi and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of a near-century of combat search and rescue, with an account of how the discipline was created and how it is administered—or neglected—today.
Download or read book Rescue Helicopters written by Rebecca Olien and published by Capstone Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes rescue helicopters from their creation to the present, and explains how they are used to transport injured people to hospitals.
