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From shy kid to TV helicopter pilot Bobby Ratliff
Bobby Ratliff rose from a quiet high school student to a television helicopter pilot for KCRG TV9. He balanced flight risk with caution, flew through a tornado eye in Washington Iowa, and chose safety over risky stunts before leaving the news business with his wife for a Gulf of Mexico honeymoon.
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Virginia
Bobby
Virginia Tech
Dick Hill International Flight School
Springfield
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Iowa
Iowa City
Bobby Ratliff
Aimee Kromminga
Hopkinton
Gulf of Mexico
KCRG