Rowdy feeling not-so-rowdy after crash. Wish him well inside

fingersmac · Post by **fingersmac** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:13 pm

Sorry to hear about your unfortunate accident. All the best and I'm sure you'll be back in the air in no time.

FlyYukon · Post by **FlyYukon** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:35 pm

Cheers Rowdy, all the best to you, Glad your around to read this!

FlyYukon.

bigsky · Post by **bigsky** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:17 pm

1 st of all I would like to say that I am sorry to read about this.
I wish him a speedy recovery.

Now if I can ask, without being torn apart by the sharks...

Where did Rowdy go to fly? And what was he flying?
I know that he had just moved as he made a post, not all that long ago, about taking a job somehwhere new.

canpilot · Post by **canpilot** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:21 pm

GET BETTER BUDDY!!

Lurch · Post by **Lurch** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:32 pm

Hope you're feeling better Rowdy and are able to get back on the horse again.

Take Care

Lurch

200hr Wonder · Post by **200hr Wonder** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:45 pm

Rowdy let the nurses live in VGH there buddy, get well keep your chin up.

Aft CofG · Post by **Aft CofG** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:50 pm

God speed Rowdy

altiplano · Post by **altiplano** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:52 pm

I'm sure Rowdy doing just fine...

Part of the master plan eh buddy....

Big Pratt · Post by **Big Pratt** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:57 pm

Rowdy, dude, there are better ways to get time off!

Hope you will get back in the saddle soon.
And handle the pain like a man, chicks dig that

you'll heal in no time.

Sidestick Stirrer or anyone else, could you PM me with a mailing addy so that I can mail something to him? Thanks.

Greg

MUSICMAAN · Post by **MUSICMAAN** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:35 pm

Best wishes on the spring back!!!

Justwannafly · Post by **Justwannafly** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:42 pm

OUCH!!! sorry to hear about your crash...hope you get well soon!!!

SAR_YQQ · Post by **SAR_YQQ** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:44 pm

Interesting to place a name with an incident.

Yesterday I was launched out of YQQ on his ELT. During mission prep we learnt that there was an associated overdue (no closure of flight plan).

A company helicopter was in the area actively searching for Rowdy when we arrived on scene. The helo had found his crashsite and provided us with the GPS coord's.

We experienced a few "issues" with excess civilian traffic - all trying to help. At one point we actually had to stop part way through our SAR drops to avoid another helicopter that was heading directly for the crash site.

A sobering point for us all to remember - all aviation crashes are the jurisdiction of the Federal Government (in this case, the Canadian Forces). If you receive direction from an onscene SAR asset, you must and will comply. The folks on the ground were oblivious to this law and could have killed Rowdy while they extracted him from the plane. We were 5 minutes away from dispatching highly trained medical personnel to the scene when this disruption occurred.

Nevertheless - glad to hear that Rowdy is doing well. He did everything right to ensure his survival. His flight plan was detailed in his route and his ELT saved his life.

Northern Skies · Post by **Northern Skies** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:59 pm

I'm very glad to hear that you're ok.

I wish you a speedy recovery, and I hope that we can talk again sometime soon.

ettw · Post by **ettw** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:43 pm

Get better Rowdy....looking forward to some more "beaver" pics after your release from the hospital.

Cheers,

ETTW

Over the Horn · Post by **Over the Horn** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:50 pm

Jesus @#$! I go away for 2 days and my buddy Rowdy's in a wreck

Get well soon buddy shit happens and at least your still around to learn from it, anyone who's flown in the bush and claims haven't come close to it is a liar. I'm sure i speak for .. too when I say next time the beers on you!

And on another note (seeing as how you were watchin that classic Top Gun)

You can be my wingman anytime!

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:04 pm

Get well soon, Rowdy.

-istp

l_reason · Post by **l_reason** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:18 pm

Rowdy , now is a great time to let the important people in your life help you out. Your not troubling them by letting them help you.
Get well.
P.

pharaohwizard · Post by **pharaohwizard** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:36 pm

Hey, Rowdy is a good friend of mine, I met him while he worked at Lordco in the offseason.

I am going up to see him tomorrow at the hospital, he is having surgury tomorrow morning. I am going to let him know you are all wishing him well and honestly thank you for it.

ScudRunner · Post by **ScudRunner** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:50 pm

Rowdy, Does this mean that over our next beer the Bull Shit is only going to waste deap with your jaw wired? I know we joked about chuggin a pitcher through a straw but you know I can't justify money on a staw these days. Im still coming out there for a ride in that float plane this summer, you will be at the controls buddy!

Funny though he watched Top Gun he's more of a Air America guy

All joking aside man, get well and I know you will be back in the saddle, we have all been there in our type of flying and sometimes that luck comes up double zero's. You have the Character that you will learn from this and you did your best, to that we are thankfull that your still with us and hope that its not to long before your back in the Air where you belong (just not up that high, I know your afraid of hieghts)

BigV · Post by **BigV** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:52 pm

Hi Everyone,

I'm a friend of Rowdy's from back when the only flying he was doing was jumping his K-car over railway tracks.

I have yet to go see him, but according to mutual friends, he's doing quite well. Rather battered and bruised, but still laughing.

As the OP mentioned, he can still wiggle his toes, but he'll be enjoying the fine taste of steak in a blender for several weeks. His jaw is getting set and pinned tomorrow morning, which is good stuff, as I can't imagine it being loose - at least I would want to be on the "good meds". Due to his broken vertebrae, he's laid out for now, but will apparently be fitted for a back brace tomorrow, so that he can sit up.

That brings me to my point. I'll be bringing my laptop when I go to visit him tomorrow evening so that he can read this thread, so with a little luck you'll either have a post from him or something by proxy through me.

-Kyle

twotter · Post by **twotter** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:35 am

Rowdy,
I don't know what to say really other than get better and we'll have to do beers soon. I do hope you are going to be OK and will talk to you about it soon. Give me a call when you get the chance or let us know on here where you are and I'll come visit you..
BTW, when you ask for the sponge bath, make sure it's a female nurse doing it..
Cheers buddy
Dale

desksgo · Post by **desksgo** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:51 am

Rowds,

You know we all have your back on this. Whatever you need, we'll get it to you. Hell if you want a crappy job at my shitcan operation, you let me know. Women, men, animals, vegetables, fruit, invertabrae...whatever you need. It's all at your disposal.

Now, don't get hooked on painkillers there buddy. I don't want to hear about you held up in some extravagent room, naked, and asking people to "come in with the milk" repeatedly. I will have some flowers sent to you care of Juan Trippe though, because you are THE REAL AVIATOR.

Get well...We love ya buddy!!!

DG

Wigwam Willie · Post by **Wigwam Willie** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:54 am

Yes yes, on that sacred note. Whatever they give you, remember, you are a strapping young lad, so you need two. One for you, one for your Willie.

Get well soon, my kindred lakota.

William.

Spinner · Post by **Spinner** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:05 am

As said before a hell of a way to take a vacation!

Get better quick Rowdy

Spinner

LostinRotation · Post by **LostinRotation** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:08 am

Glad to hear your going to walk away from this one with only a few scars and one hell of a story. I know your going through alot right now, but it'll all heal up and you'll be top notch again. We're all really glad to hear your doing well and remember....chicks dig scars.

Cheers and best wishes: -=0=LiR=0=-