Lora Trout had more than 6 years experience on helitack and fire crews in Montana, Colorado, and CaliforniaThis article was first published at Fire Aviation. A former wildland firefighter with experience on helitack and fire crews was killed in the crash of a helicopter in a Dallas suburb Friday. Prior to her work in helitack she worked as a wildland firefighter on the White River National Forest in Colorado and the Boise National Forest in Idaho. She became licensed as a helicopter pilot and got a job as a tour pilot, then achieved the next step, becoming certified as flight instructor. 🧵: I’d like to tell you about Lora Trout, the pilot who died in the helicopter crash in Texas on Friday.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 31, 2022 08:13 UTC