Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

[theMusicMan]

no open windows though), which seats 3 passengers, but all would be next to a window.

R44


There is another option of a larger and thus more expensive helicopter - a Jet Ranger, which seats 4 passengers (one in the middle for the entire journey - no changing seatsJet Ranger



So... personally I'd perfer the Jet Ranger as we'd all have windows that could open. I'd bag the front seat as I'd be the organiser - hehe...

Any takers...

[theMusicMan]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

WOW, ah well, I thought there would be some interest in this.

Maybe mot then. Shame.

[j.baker]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

John,

Teresa and I would be interested.

[benvendetta]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

I did a helicopter flight in the Rockies near Banff in Canada a few years ago - awesome!

[Ian]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

Go for it - I've done several copter rides to the Grand Canyon - superb experiences!

Ian

[Jim Ford]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

Nasty dangerous things!

I worked on helicopter engines for 35 years, including the Alison 250 which powered the earlier Jetrangers. Get an engine failure on a single engined helicopter and you're basically toast! You _can_ autorotate, but it's a pretty extreme and risky procedure, and inevitably results in a very heavy landing, with damage to the airframe and shock-loading of the engine.

Not that I want to put anybody off!
;^)

Jim

[theMusicMan]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

Thanks Jim Watch the hordes of interested parties show their heads now, eh!

[j.baker]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

Jim,

Just think of the photos that you would get.....they would be priceless

[Jim Ford]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

Jim,

Just think of the photos that you would get.....they would be priceless

Yeahbut, a fixed wing aircraft is bad enough - relying on the miracle of Bernoulli. But a helicopter relies on the miracle of Sikorsky, _in_addition_ to that of Bernoulli - both foreigners I might add!
;^)

If God had meant us to fly, He would have given us cyclic and collective pitch on our ears!

Jim

[PeterBirder]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

Jim,

Just think of the photos that you would get.....they would be priceless

Priceless or posthumous?

[Ian]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

On the subject of helicopters, from one of our other sites, my blog on DPNow:

http://dpnow.com/forum2/blog.php?b=132

Ian

[Zuiko]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

Nice idea, John, personally I can't afford it but if you can get a trip together I'll look forward to seeing the pictures!

[oly_om]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

I am talking about a gliding jaunt with my friend, Sarah, to get some interesting shots. I'm hoping to do it some justice and hopefully achieve something approaching these shots: http://www.whiteplanes.com/gliders1.htm. Sadly the person who took those was a friend of Sarah's and lost his life whilst taking gliding shots (he stood up at the wrong moment after changing his lens...). There is a warning here to be damned careful on airfields and don't compromise your own safety for a good shot. At the same time, it's also amazing and well worth taking these opportunities if you can get them. I look forward to some excellent shots!

Andy

[maccabeej]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

If God had meant us to fly, He would have given us cyclic and collective pitch on our ears!

Jim

Then try to walk, talk and chew gum.
Jim

[Jim Ford]

Re: Very exciting Helicopter flight... if you're interested, read on...

Then try to walk, talk and chew gum.
Jim

Ah, what was said of President Gerald Ford - he couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time.

Jim