Took a short pleasure Heli ride on sunday , what a great experience and thrill, highly recommend it for anyone who been thinking about it .
Perfect landing and you can see the pilot constantly working the stick .
https://youtu.be/oHJr6iZm2Ho
Its what's Dads Day is for......................fun :mfr_lol:
Only done a short trip in a helicopter but its left me hungry for more :yes:
Quote from: Charlie747 on June 22, 2015, 08:36:56 AM
Its what's Dads Day is for......................fun :mfr_lol:
Only done a short trip in a helicopter but its left me hungry for more :yes:
I'm tempted to suggest a Chinook, but that wouldn't be very P.C :mfr_lol:
Quote from: O.C. on June 22, 2015, 02:29:28 PM
I'm tempted to suggest a Chinook, but that wouldn't be very P.C :mfr_lol:
i though that as well , :mfr_lol:
Sikorsky Skycrane! :mfr_lol:
I've flown in Chinooks, a Huey, a Jet Ranger, and a Sea King.
Huey was best fun a pilot was a nutcase.
They are all noisy basts and shake yer teeth loose.
Quote from: viper on June 22, 2015, 08:33:38 PM
don't get it ?
the boys are having a pop at my BMI...................... :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Charlie747 on June 22, 2015, 11:03:05 PM
the boys are having a pop at my BMI...................... :mfr_lol:
oh. oh dear
Im 14stone 4 and they were iffy at me being in the front, said I was too heavy , WTF
I'm 27stone and 6'4". I think Charlie is lighter than me but is shorter. Pretty sure we are the forum "heavyweights" :punk: :banana: :clap:
I was lucky enough to get a trip in an RAF Puma about 10 years ago when I was a volunteer with the Air Cadets. It was a fantastic experience. I was sitting opposite the open door with only a lap belt and the flight was at times fast and low. Never to be forgotten.
Quote from: patrick on June 23, 2015, 10:19:25 PM
I was lucky enough to get a trip in an RAF Puma about 10 years ago when I was a volunteer with the Air Cadets. It was a fantastic experience. I was sitting opposite the open door with only a lap belt and the flight was at times fast and low. Never to be forgotten.
Lucky man :punk: :punk:
Quote from: Boomer on June 23, 2015, 08:11:26 PM
I'm 27stone and 6'4". I think Charlie is lighter than me but is shorter. Pretty sure we are the forum "heavyweights" :punk: :banana: :clap:
:agree: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Charlie747 on June 24, 2015, 09:13:13 PM
Lucky man :punk: :punk:
:agree: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
I might beat the younger twin :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :censored:
:mfr_lol:
Helicopters scare me. No way in :censored: I'd get in one. Actually refused a ride some years back on a medivac chopper that was taking a patient to the hospital from a car wreck. I was in EMS then.. Still don't like the bloody things.
Parachuted out of a Wessex a few times, and spent 2 hours at the controls flying around Norway mountains one winter. Used to use them on a regular basis, navy pilots would never let you down, if they said they would come and get you...they would, no matter what the conditions, the RAF on the other hand......... :help:
The RAF are OK, unless it is a Wednesday [ station sports] a Friday [poets day] or anytime at a weekend.
I was lucky to have a 2 hour flight around the Berlin Wall back in the early 80's in a Aérospatiale Gazelle Attack helicopter.
It was an amazing time and got some lovely pictures of the wall from above. :yes:
:banana:
Quote from: doebag on July 14, 2015, 11:22:14 AM
The RAF are OK, unless it is a Wednesday [ station sports] a Friday [poets day] or anytime at a weekend.
One could always ask the USAF for some assistance. There's still a few bases left....dunno for how long though.