Took a friend on a helicopter flight tonight!

[Grasshopper27]

Wow, that was fun, I always enjoy taking friends up flying. This was his first helicopter flight ever too!

Anyway, the winds were very calm tonight, just 8 knots. The sky was clear and visibility was great. Flew to Downtown Dallas and landed at the heliport, then flew over DFW airport and around Lewisville and Addison.

Wonderful night for flying, he has already begged me for a second flight.

God I love this job...

Hopper

 

[Shockwave]

I took a heli tour of Hawaii once. Right before they imposed a 5000 ft flight limit (Cant go below 5 or 2000 ft. Something dumb...)
Anwyays, the pilot was a retired Air Force heli pilot who had flown in Vietnam. Man, that guy worked a helicopter like I work a telnet session. It was probably one of the best events of my life. I'll never forget one part, he was skimming the ground haulin baldes (Or whatever a helicopter hauls...) going up this gradual hill. Then, just as we reached the top he popped up real fast a little bit and pointed the nose WAY down. And on the other side of that hill was like a 2000 foot drop. And WHOOSH! Down that cliff face we went.
It was awesome! He was one hell of a pilot.

 

[AndrewR]

I'll take my first helicopter flight next month when I play the part of downed aircrew floating in the ocean to be picked up by a CSAR chopper. Can't wait!

 

[TheOverlord]

where do you fly out of? i don't suppose your also an instructor?

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: TheOverlord
where do you fly out of? i don't suppose your also an instructor?

I was, and technically still am, but I'm not current. Every professional pilot that doesn't come out of the military has to become an instructor to build up time and experience before going on to other jobs. Most CFIs are fairly new pilots because of this.

I fly out of Dallas, mostly air tours and exec transport.

Hopper

 

[MacGaven]

A buddy of mine used to fly executive transport out of Denver. Are you a CF Instructor now or do you have your ABO?

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

MacGaven you scared the sh!t out of me, I thought Grasshopper was back =/

 

[thirtythree]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
MacGaven you scared the sh!t out of me, I thought Grasshopper was back =/

Haha. Me too.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: MacGaven
A buddy of mine used to fly executive transport out of Denver. Are you a CF Instructor now or do you have your ABO?

Why do you keep dredging up these old threads??!!

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: MacGaven
A buddy of mine used to fly executive transport out of Denver. Are you a CF Instructor now or do you have your ABO?

Why do you keep dredging up these old threads??!!

Someone put a temporary lock on all old threads

 

[amdskip]

Jeez, MacGaven is going at it.

 

[waggy]

heh i thought grasshopper was back. heh

 

[MaxDSP]

dude, I was about to look out the window and expecting to see pigs flying about

 

[gigapet]

Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
Wow, that was fun, I always enjoy taking friends up flying. This was his first helicopter flight ever too!

Anyway, the winds were very calm tonight, just 8 knots. The sky was clear and visibility was great. Flew to Downtown Dallas and landed at the heliport, then flew over DFW airport and around Lewisville and Addison.

Wonderful night for flying, he has already begged me for a second flight.

God I love this job...

Hopper

what kind of helicopter was it? S-76 executive s-92 or was it a european chopper

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
Wow, that was fun, I always enjoy taking friends up flying. This was his first helicopter flight ever too!

Anyway, the winds were very calm tonight, just 8 knots. The sky was clear and visibility was great. Flew to Downtown Dallas and landed at the heliport, then flew over DFW airport and around Lewisville and Addison.

Wonderful night for flying, he has already begged me for a second flight.

God I love this job...

Hopper

what kind of helicopter was it? S-76 executive s-92 or was it a european chopper

erm, Grasshopper27 is banned. It might be a while before he can respond to you

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
Wow, that was fun, I always enjoy taking friends up flying. This was his first helicopter flight ever too!

Anyway, the winds were very calm tonight, just 8 knots. The sky was clear and visibility was great. Flew to Downtown Dallas and landed at the heliport, then flew over DFW airport and around Lewisville and Addison.

Wonderful night for flying, he has already begged me for a second flight.

God I love this job...

Hopper

what kind of helicopter was it? S-76 executive s-92 or was it a european chopper

Uhh....you're not going to get an answer.

Grasshopper is permanently banned from AT.

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
Wow, that was fun, I always enjoy taking friends up flying. This was his first helicopter flight ever too!

Anyway, the winds were very calm tonight, just 8 knots. The sky was clear and visibility was great. Flew to Downtown Dallas and landed at the heliport, then flew over DFW airport and around Lewisville and Addison.

Wonderful night for flying, he has already begged me for a second flight.

God I love this job...

Hopper

what kind of helicopter was it? S-76 executive s-92 or was it a european chopper

Uhh....you're not going to get an answer.

Grasshopper is permanently banned from AT.

too late on the draw conjur...

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: waggy
heh i thought grasshopper was back. heh

Thats what I thought too!


Confused

 

[Mutilator]

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
Wow, that was fun, I always enjoy taking friends up flying. This was his first helicopter flight ever too!

Anyway, the winds were very calm tonight, just 8 knots. The sky was clear and visibility was great. Flew to Downtown Dallas and landed at the heliport, then flew over DFW airport and around Lewisville and Addison.

Wonderful night for flying, he has already begged me for a second flight.

God I love this job...

Hopper

what kind of helicopter was it? S-76 executive s-92 or was it a european chopper

Last Visited On: 04/24/2003 6:42 PM
I don't think Grasshopper is going to be answering any questions.

 

[gigapet]

banned for what ? helicopters are now considered inappropriate?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: gigapet
banned for what ? helicopters are now considered inappropriate?

Bad trader

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: gigapet
banned for what ? helicopters are now considered inappropriate?

Number 1, he was an annoying bastard
Number 2, he ripped off several traders in FS/FT under a different membername, but because of a dumbass mistake he made naming his directory on his site, they were found to be the same people

 

[sygyzy]

I once thought of taking a girl I liked on a copter ride. How memorable would that be? Then I looked at the price and I wept.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
MacGaven you scared the sh!t out of me, I thought Grasshopper was back =/

I saw this thread and went:

:Q

But all is well w/the world.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: MacGaven
A buddy of mine used to fly executive transport out of Denver. Are you a CF Instructor now or do you have your ABO?

BAN!!!!111!!!