Originally Posted by
controlz
Recreational pilots... why did you choose helicopter over fixed wing? Were you ever tempted by fixed wing or always wanted rotor?
Well, in a plane, you always have to hit a runway at landing, and of course you need one for takeoff. In a helicopter, you don't care about runways at all.
And no, as an "Airwolf"-TV show kid, I never was really interested in fixed wing flying. Luckily, at the same time I did my PPL-H, my wife did her PPL-A. So, for the distance, she's PIC, for sightseeing, I am
And as stated: There's no better way of flying than in a helicopter. Nothing beats hovering over to the airport café and making some fuzz on the tables ;-)
Go, get this license
Thracian