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The article focuses on Stewart Graham, Second Naval Helicopter Pilot of the U.S. Coast Guard. Topics discussed include problems faced by Graham while flying H02S helicopter, support of Graham for helicopter-mounted sonar, helicopter rescues by him, his resistance towards a project of his mentor Frank Erickson, the use of helicopters by Graham in search and rescue (SAR) operations.

A biography of U.S. Coast Guard's Second Naval Helicopter Pilot, Stewart Graham, is presented. He was born in 1917 and grew up in Rosedale, Long Island, New York. He graduated from Navy flight training in September 1941 as an enlisted aviation pilot. Graham's relationship with his mentor Lieutenant commander Frank Erickson is also included and bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.

The article offers the author's insights on double-engine failures in twin-engine aircraft. Topics discussed include the approach of a senior pilot and new aviator to landing, the shift of the sump light system, and the use of a tire layed in the hangar deck for the replacement of engine. It also mentioned the importance of keeping the yellow light from bothering the pilot.

The article offers information on Stewart Ross Graham, a former helicopter pilot for the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy. Graham was borng in Rosedale, New York, which was near the Curtiss-Wright Airport where he spent his free time with pilots and their airplanes. He enlisted in the Coast Guard in the year 1937.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of working as a professional as a flight instructor before the Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NAPTOPS) in the U.S.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of flying an Able Dog (AD) aircraft.