<p>There are plenty of strong and resilient women across rural and remote Australia, and Carol Godfrey is a wonderful example. Managing and living on a large pastoral property in South West Queensland, Carol Godfrey has seen it all.&nbsp;One day in 2011, when she had to move 500 cattle to a neighbours property, the cattle were released (by another person) too early and headed in the wrong direction. In her hast to ger her mustering helicopter into the air, she made a critical error...and was lucky to survive a catastrophic crash landing.&nbsp;</p><p>*****</p><p>Thanks so much for listening to the Flying Doctor Podcast. It is lovely to have you along on the journey with us.</p><p>There has been some wonderful feedback from listeners and those we have interviewed. Word of mouth is always the best promotion for a podcast – <em>so if you enjoy this podcast, or a specific story, please share with family and friends.</em></p><p>Reviews and ratings help our podcast to be found by others, so if you can take the time to do that it would be appreciated.&nbsp;You can also send feedback, questions or comments through to <a href="mailto:lana.mitchell@rfds.org.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcast@rfds.org.au</a>.&nbsp;Please join the conversation at our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/5028836067177271" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook Group called the Flying Doctor Podcast Community</a>&nbsp;</p><p>And if you haven’t already done so – catch up on our extensive back-series as there are some ripper yarns, incredibly brave and strong people, and many-a-story that are so typically Aussie in terms of resilience, innovation in times of crisis, and of course humour.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Flying Doctor

Royal Flying Doctor Service

Our Favourites: #91 Station boss Carol's helicopter hit the power line, then hit the ground

OCT 8, 202546 MIN
The Flying Doctor

Our Favourites: #91 Station boss Carol's helicopter hit the power line, then hit the ground

OCT 8, 202546 MIN

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<p>There are plenty of strong and resilient women across rural and remote Australia, and Carol Godfrey is a wonderful example. Managing and living on a large pastoral property in South West Queensland, Carol Godfrey has seen it all.&nbsp;One day in 2011, when she had to move 500 cattle to a neighbours property, the cattle were released (by another person) too early and headed in the wrong direction. In her hast to ger her mustering helicopter into the air, she made a critical error...and was lucky to survive a catastrophic crash landing.&nbsp;</p><p>*****</p><p>Thanks so much for listening to the Flying Doctor Podcast. It is lovely to have you along on the journey with us.</p><p>There has been some wonderful feedback from listeners and those we have interviewed. Word of mouth is always the best promotion for a podcast – <em>so if you enjoy this podcast, or a specific story, please share with family and friends.</em></p><p>Reviews and ratings help our podcast to be found by others, so if you can take the time to do that it would be appreciated.&nbsp;You can also send feedback, questions or comments through to <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>.&nbsp;Please join the conversation at our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/5028836067177271" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook Group called the Flying Doctor Podcast Community</a>&nbsp;</p><p>And if you haven’t already done so – catch up on our extensive back-series as there are some ripper yarns, incredibly brave and strong people, and many-a-story that are so typically Aussie in terms of resilience, innovation in times of crisis, and of course humour.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>