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AussieMan
December 4th, 2009, 23:34
At age 63 I had my first ever helicopter ride today. Because of several bushfires burning in the Lithgow and Bathurst districts we had a shortage of support vehicles in which to travel to Glen Davis heli base so I had to go out by helicopter. The return trip was also by helicopter and was most enjoyable.

Cheers
Pat

harleyman
December 5th, 2009, 00:39
They are fun, and very scary to me.....

cheezyflier
December 5th, 2009, 07:27
They are fun, and very scary to me.....

you know, i have to agree, but i can't really tell you why. at low altitude it's often safer to auto rotate than it would be to dead stick land in a fixed wing.

Cloud9Gal
December 5th, 2009, 07:58
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Yay! Good for you Pat! Your are lucky! I have always wanted to experience riding in an helicopter. Haven't found an opportunity yet.....

Chacha
December 5th, 2009, 08:16
Congratulations...... :applause: