Inside The Most Unforgiving Job In Aviation | Coast Guard Search & Rescue

In this episode of The Aerpod, Mitchell sits down with Russ Torgerson, a retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot and rescue swimmer whose career spanned decades of search and rescue missions at sea. Russ shares what it’s really like operating in environments where the weather, the ocean, and the mission itself can all push a crew to the limit. From ship-based helicopter operations to moments where seconds meant the difference between disaster and survival, Russ walks through the realities of Co...