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To: Sobieski at Kahlenberg Mtn.

Alone in the Sky, Christian Pilot and Fiancée Save 17 from Tennessee Flood

https://julieroys.com/tennessee-flood-christian-pilot-fiancee-save-lives/

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The weather was terrible and Boyers had to contend with hills and high-voltage power lines on the way to Waverly, a small city about 60 miles west of Nashville. Just before reaching the town, he set down in a field to get his bearings and realized the internet was down, making it impossible to pinpoint the house he was looking for. He flew on anyway. . . .

To perform the rescues, Boyers had to maneuver around power lines, balance his skids on sloped rooftops, and hover over floodwaters. It took all the skills learned over 16 years flying, including for a television news station, for documentaries and for country music stars.

“I don’t want to lie,” he said. “It was almost a little fun for me.”

It was also a powerful experience to go through with his fiancée, Melody Among, who acted as his co-pilot, spotting power lines, giving him sips of water and even taking the controls at times. “Her and I will be bonded to those people for life,” he said.

At one point, he spotted four people on the ledge of a roof of a farm supply store where he was able to set down one skid, making three different trips to pick them all up. One was a woman who said she had watched her husband get swept away and had become separated from her daughter, who was on the roof of a nearby gas station. Boyers touched down and rescued the daughter too.

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Proof that Americans are better than their leaders, especially those currently residing in DC or state capitals.


1,161 posted on 08/31/2021 6:12:08 PM PDT by Sobieski at Kahlenberg Mtn. (All along the watchtower fortune favors the bold.)
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To: Sobieski at Kahlenberg Mtn.

Good ballsy flying in a helo with not alot of power. Dream day.


1,172 posted on 08/31/2021 6:33:36 PM PDT by xone ( )
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1,242 posted on 08/31/2021 8:22:19 PM PDT by Sobieski at Kahlenberg Mtn. (All along the watchtower fortune favors the bold.)
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