Home > Flying > Why I Do Helicopter Rides

Why I Do Helicopter Rides

July 3rd, 2007 by Maria Langer
Add comment

How can anyone resist a happy, smiling face?

At a recent aerial photography gig, while waiting for the film crew to get their act together, I took a few people up for rides and use the flight time to inspect the obstacles I might have to face while doing the job. When I landed, and found that I still had to wait, I called the guy who’d hired me over for a ride.

Smiling PassengerMike took a series of photos of our departure and return, including this one. Can you see the smile on my passenger’s face? Is he a happy guy, or what?

And yes, this is the real departure angle on a typical helicopter flight. Push the cyclic forward to gain forward airspeed and climb out. It doesn’t feel this extreme on the inside.

At least not to me.

But then again, maybe that’s why this guy’s smiling.

Flying , , , ,

Did you enjoy this post? If so, please comment on it or share a little link love:
Add to Del.icio.us Add to Del.icio.us    Technorati This Technorati This    Digg This Digg This    Stumble It Stumble it!    Twit This Tweet This

  1. No comments yet.
  1. No trackbacks yet.
Comments are moderated. I encourage comments that further the discussion, but will not tolerate rudeness or spam. Differences of opinion are welcome, as long as they are presented in the spirit of friendly debate. For details, read the complete comment policy. Keep in mind that your comment may take several hours to appear.