Look guys...
Mu father passed away while flying a few years back. My mom told me she couldn't have imagined him growing old and not been able to fly. It was not the life she wanted him to have - a life outside the cockpit.
He made the last landing count- he was having trouble breathing due to a cardiac event as the MDs called it. He put the helo down on a pipeline inspection platform off-shore , shut it down, and turned the radio to an emergency frequency making it safe and easy for his passengers to call for help. Unfortunately, my the time help arrived it was too late. Regardless - his saved 4 other lives.
You guys fly for a living - people get killed for all sorts of reasons. At least you're doing what you earnestly want to. Many people end up doing what they have to. You know the types - head held down , shoulders heavy with life's burdens....
Thanks for letting me rant...
-LAFF