Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle has been using a private helicopter to deliver supplies to stranded victims of Hurricane Helene in parts of western North Carolina.
Biffle, a NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee and pilot, is documenting the supply runs on X, where commenters are praising him for his efforts.
Biffle, a NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee and pilot, is documenting the supply runs on X, where commenters are praising him for his efforts.
you for helping my faith in humanity,” one wrote. Another said, “I admire you for what you’re doing,” one wrote. And another said, “I admire you for what you’re doing.”
In one video, Biffle, affectionately known as “The Biff” in the NASCAR community, zooms in on someone who was stranded in the mountains but got the pilot’s attention from more than a mile away by using a mirror to reflect light from the sun.
“Only way we were able to find someone stranded in the mountains at bottom of steep canyon,” he wrote.
In another, Biffle showcases a landing maneuver he executed to deliver supplies — a chain saw, EpiPens, insulin, chicken food, formula, gas and more — to the bottom of the canyon.
“Trees. Canyons. Power Lines,” he captioned a post on X that included a video of him landing a helicopter in a narrow strip of open grass in a heavily wooded area. “Glad this little beast of a helicopter can make it to the areas unreachable by larger aircraft.”
Biffle has also alerted relatives of stranded hurricane victims that their loved ones are all right.
When an X user asked how she could connect Biffle to those in need of his assistance, he responded, “Coordinates please.”
He has also shared aerial videos of the widespread devastation across western North Carolina, a region in the heart of NASCAR country.
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