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Podcast: The Helicopter Podcast
Episode: Episode #151 - Flying Tours to Fighting Fire: Tony Melendrez - The Helicopter Podcast - Part I
Description: Send us Fan MailWelcome to The Helicopter Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS!In this two-part episode of The Helicopter Podcast, host Halsey Schider reconnects with his longtime friend Tony Melendrez, a former colleague from their Maverick Helicopters days. Tony shares his unconventional journey into aviation, sparked by a desire to blend his firefighting family background with helicopter flying. Tony’s path took him from flight school in California to tour flying in Myrtle Beach and the Grand Canyon. After five years at Maverick, Tony pursued his passion for heavy helicopters, flying Sikorsky S...