<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">I recall thinking I should have a parachute fitted and only fly above 3,000ft.</font>
You could go with an ejection seat, I hear those blade synchronization issues are just a rumor. But you could ask LCDR. Terrance "Stump" Johnson, the test pilot for the seat manufacturer .....
No bird hits, bbut did catch a foil potato chip bag on the rotor once at Pompano, felt and sounded worse than it really was.
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Marc
[This message has been edited by RW-1 (edited 29 May 2001).]