But but but....250 knots is so slow!
Man, I'm still jealous of you helicopter drivers. That sounds like a blast.
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But but but....250 knots is so slow!
Man, I'm still jealous of you helicopter drivers. That sounds like a blast.
Well I can tell you that 100-120 knots with NVGs about 10-20 feet off the deck dodging trees, power lines, buildings and such is a bit of a rush.But but but....250 knots is so slow!
well, a Zeppelin would achieve the same and be much safer, more comfortable and cheaper. Aside of burning up the original Zeppelin was the first flying hotel. Anyway, it's a fake but I'm sure some fools will invest money in it.
Well I can tell you that 100-120 knots with NVGs about 10-20 feet off the deck dodging trees, power lines, buildings and such is a bit of a rush.
Oh man, I'm sure. I'm so jealous of that kind of flying. What I do is very, very pedestrian in comparison!
Well I can tell you that 100-120 knots with NVGs about 10-20 feet off the deck dodging trees, power lines, buildings and such is a bit of a rush.
These days you have to worry about UAVs as well ... we almost clipped one in a UH-60 on approach to Baghdad International. Some of those bastards are really small.
Here are a couple of fun videos:
The BO-105 is an awesome helicopter.
The AH-1 is my baby. Brings back memories...
BTW, I would love to fly your biz jet. So cool!
All flying is good.
UAVs are very interesting to me.
If you consider that a UAV is a remote control helicopter or fixed wing AC, then I saw my first ones at a test location many years ago. The fixed wing was an F4 Phantom jet and the helicopter was a UH-1. Really cool time for me during my military career.