Scott Fairchild Interview, Summer 1982
Description
Scott Fairchild, a lead plane and a jumper-plane pilot who worked as a smokejumper out of Redmond, Oregon, describes planes at the base, what lead plane pilot procedures consist of, critical aspects of the being a lead plane pilot, and the qualifications and procedures for jumper-plane pilots. He also talks about his background as a pilot and how he became a jumper-plane pilot.
This paper has been withdrawn.