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How did you get into flying? I met Jeanine in Clearwater, Florida, where she took me up in a Lockheed C Hercules and inspired me to get into aviation. Tell us about your job… Every month I do five or six hour duties. As with the fire service, you sleep at work and are the first responder when a call comes in. You never know their intentions, so we arrive as quickly as possible.

Flying a helicopter is really cool — hovering is just magical!

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The best bit, though, is being able to help people. Saving lives is the most rewarding feeling in the world. What training did you have? Policies and procedures are the same across the USCG, allowing me to get into a helicopter in any other base and launch immediately. A rescue mission in Los Angeles during Two days after becoming the senior officer on duty, on a day when the fog had just started to clear, the alarm went off: an unconscious diver in a recreational vessel, 30 miles offshore.

My heart started beating and my palms became sweaty. We took off, rescued the woman and took her to hospital. And your favourite airfield? Atlantic City, New Jersey. In DC we fly very low, sometimes ft above ground, which makes it awesome.