37 private helos flew out of Hickory NC airport on Day 1

https://youtu.be/nQAPEBKhMS8?si=fX33rhcrcAXuVEfN

Taking Our Helicopter Into North Carolina's Disaster - Hurricane Helene


first 7 minutes tells the basic story and shows a real tight LZ

dont remember amy of this being mentioned in the fema daily ops briefs
- which is a problem