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Copyright © 2008. University of Nebraska Press. All rights reserved.

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 Hard Air
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Adventures from the Edge of Flying

W. Scott Olsen
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University of Nebraska Press | Lincoln and London

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Olsen, W. Scott, 1958–
Hard air : adventures from the edge of flying /
W. Scott Olsen.
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p. cm.
isbn 978-0-8032-1144-5 (paper : alk. paper)
1. Airplanes—Piloting—Anecdotes. 2. Air pilots—
Anecdotes. 3. Extreme environments—Anecdotes.
4. Aeronautics in meteorology—Anecdotes. 5. Search
and rescue operations—Anecdotes.
6. Aeronautics in forest fire control—Anecdotes. I. Title.
tl710.o53 2008 629.132'52—dc22 2007028908

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 For my family
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 And thus, also, the realities of nature resume their
pride of place. It is not with metal that the pilot
is in contact. Contrary to the vulgar illusion, it is
thanks to the metal, and by virtue of it, that the
pilot rediscovers nature. As I have already said,
the machine does not isolate man from the great
problems of nature but plunges him more deeply
into them.

—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Wind, Sand and Stars
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 Contents

List of Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv

1. The Air in Resolute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2. Chasing Ivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3. LifeFlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
4. seats and Heavies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Epilogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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 Illustrations

Following p. 70
View from the runway at Grise Fiord
Steve Kaizer and Rory MacNicol in front of
Twin Otter c-gpao
Twin Otters with skis
Steve Kaizer bringing c-gpao out in the morning
Looking for the expedition at 87 degrees north
Expedition at 87 degrees north getting ready for a supply drop
Rescuing the dog team
Tight quarters, but safe
Loading the dogs
Sleds against the wall, dogs in the middle
One end of the runway at Grise Fiord
The other end of the runway at Grise Fiord
The Narwhal Hotel
Dan Minsky
Sign at Keesler Air Force Base
A c-130 equipped for the Fifty-third Weather
Reconnaissance Squadron
Briefing for the day’s flight to Hurricane Ivan
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Clouds over the Caribbean on the way to Ivan

Clouds inside Ivan
A note passed during the ride in the storm
Maj. Dallas Englehart
The dropsonde station in the back of the c-130

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 View coming up the stairs to the flight deck
Have a nice flight
MeritCare’s Bell 222 on scene in eastern North Dakota
On scene with a snowmobile accident
Tim Vreeman over the Minnesota prairie
Dan Ehlen
Bell 222 in the hangar at MeritCare in Fargo, North Dakota
Approaching the rooftop helicopter deck at MeritCare
Fixed-wing and helicopter crew
Tanker 10
Earl Dahl
View out the nose bubble of Tanker 10
Tanker 10 landing at Billings, Montana
Tanker 10, while a seat passes below
Tanker 00
seat 407 at the loading pit
In the pits, loading a seat
Allen Edmonds
View of a racing grass fire
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 Acknowledgments

Every book has a long list of people behind the author. These
people answer questions, provide information, and offer sup-
port, a good reader’s eye, or the comfort of a place to stay. And
every author owes these people profound thanks. Hard Air is
no exception. I would never have had the chance to ride with
the Hurricane Hunters were it not for the patience and hard
work of Kathleen Cordner and Stephanie Frankfurt, both of the
United States Air Force. Jessica Brady and Joe Pearce, both at
Keesler Air Force Base, helped greatly with filling in gaps in my
notes. Maj. Chad Gibson, Keesler Air Force Base, helped me find
crucial flight information a year after the flight, and helped me
make sure I wasn’t terribly wrong about some technical infor-
mation. Pat Valdata, a fine pilot, was an important first reader
for many of these chapters, and a great encouragement. Colin
Morton and Mary Lee Bragg opened their home to me when I
was on my way to the Arctic, and their friendship made that trip
a joy. Rick Joubert and Randy Wood at Canada Post opened the
first door to the Arctic for me, and without that favor I could not
have had the access I had. Randy Eardley and Rose Davis, both of
the National Interagency Fire Center, likewise opened doors and
answered a thousand questions. And Dan Ehlen, at MeritCare
Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota, offered me a kind of
access to that world I could not have imagined. Mike Paulson
and Joanna Keen at the Fargo Jet Center suffered through my
questions patiently and offered fine answers. Annette Wenda is
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the kind of copy editor all authors hope for, and to her I owe
tremendous thanks. And, finally, thanks to Rob Taylor, my edi-
tor at Nebraska, who saw this project through from first idea to
last page.

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