I Piloted A Helicopter Yesterday

[SWIL]

And was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. I'm in love :yahoo:

 

[tdtnvols2004]

Sweet. I've always wanted to do that. How did the oppourtunity come about?

 

[tennessee98]

:good!:

 

[vader]

Very cool, man.

 

[GASOUTHERNVOL]

awesome, brick killed a guy

 

[SWIL]

Sweet. I've always wanted to do that. How did the oppourtunity come about?

Air Atlanta Helicopters has a discovery flight you can sign up for. $150 gets you 30 mins of training and 30 mins in the air with a flight instructor.

I flew a Robinson R-22 over downtown ATL over Turner Field and in between the buildings. Often times Shane (the CFI) didn't even have his hands on the contols. I did get us into a few "OH, :censored:" moments, but the flight instructor quickly corrected us.

It was the coolest I've ever done. I'm thinking about a career change now.

 

[Fine Vol]

Swil thank god the batteries in the remote controller were not weak.

 

[TennTradition]

That is awesome! And..the price is better than I could have imagined...

 

[SWIL]

Yes, that would have been catastrophic!

 

[Plano Vol]

so uhhhh...promise me you will be on the ground between the hours of 8 and 11 this Friday morning

 

[SWIL]

LOL- your commute could get interesting :matrix:

 

[duckman398686]

awesome, brick killed a guy

lol:

 

[ChampVols]

Was it the red one in front of Wal-mart or the blue one
in front of K mart???

 

[GASOUTHERNVOL]

Was it the red one in front of Wal-mart or the blue one
in front of K mart???

haha shows what you know, it was the red with blue stripes and it was at Target,,,, rookie

 

[JTrainDavis]

A kid i worked with went to chopper school, he has his recreational liscense now after about a year and a half of training, the commercial end is going to take a boatload of air-hours, though, but he's plugging away. Problem is, unless you're independantly wealthy, those air-hours don't come cheap.

 

[crazyguy]

Helicopters are cool as cool as crap, I was amazed at how fast they ascend.

 

[SWIL]

A kid i worked with went to chopper school, he has his recreational liscense now after about a year and a half of training, the commercial end is going to take a boatload of air-hours, though, but he's plugging away. Problem is, unless you're independantly wealthy, those air-hours don't come cheap.

Yeah, I'm already convinced that I will be up to my ears in debt if I decide to persue this... :unsure:

 

[Plano Vol]

Promise me you will stay south of the airport....no crash landings at the Varsity or Cheetah

 

[SWIL]

But what if I get a sudden craving for greasy fries and a stripper??

 

[orange+white=heaven]

I shot aerials once with a helo pilot who had flown in Nam. Guy would do anything, tree tops flying.. no problem, even flew me under a bridge. Guy was certifiably nuts, but I had a blast...

 

[TennNC]

Very cool. My wife got to go up in the Duke hospital copter a few weeks ago for a story she was working on. Her overall reaction was how quickly it got up and moved. She's not a thrill seeker but loved the trip.

 

[BigPapaVol]

the world goes by really fast in a helicopter 10 feet off the treetops under a monocular Night Vision System, I promise.

 

[Plano Vol]

But what if I get a sudden craving for greasy fries and a stripper??

that's chili dogs and a stripper....what'll ya HAVE?