Ashli Blain, a 19-year old college student, recently went back to school after spending her summer fighting fires from helicopters as a command pilot in Blackhawks and copilot in Chinooks. She works for Billings Flying Service out of Montana.
Teen firefighting pilot flies Blackhawks and Chinooks
If you’ve got the touch on helos, then ya have the touch. I’m glad that she’s in the seat.
She is a hero. More kids need to know about her.
Nice work! Inspiration to my two girls.
Somebody did something here. They raised a great young lady. Be proud to know them and the young lady. She’s almost the age of my youngest granddaughter and doing this????
A wonderful example for all the youth in the world !
Good on you kid
Amazing to see a young woman working in the aviation field as a command pilot on two iconic aircraft. An inspiration for her generation and of those to come. We will hear more about her in the years to come for certain.
Command pilot on the Blackhawk and co-pilot on the Chinook.
17. My goodness what are you gonna be up to when your 30?
Drive on young lady
America should be proud of kids like that and be thankful to parents who raise these remarkable kids!!
Outstanding!!
Now Thats A Badass Young Lady!! Kudos To Your Family For Raising Such An Outstanding Young Lady!!
Great role model! Accounting will serve you well in aviation…going broke is easier than getting rich!
Fly safe!
So Awesome. She deserves all our respect.
Saw B947CH at Nervino Airport working the North Complex Fire.
Quite a machine!
Good job Ashli, proud of you!
Absolutely outstanding!!
This young woman is going places.
What confidence she must have.
🔥 🚁. 🤗
I am an Air Force Junior ROTC instructor, and the inspiration this young lady gives to my students is immeasurable. My wife showed me this story and I jaw dropped. God bless Ashli and her family for raising a rock star daughter. Godspeed young lady, Godspeed!!
Awesome story! Amazing accomplishment for anybody, let alone a kid barely out of high school! Congratulations not only to Ashli, but to her parents as well! Good work!
That is so cool, I wouldn’t mind volunteering to fly those pyro-busting helos.