not quite what i had in mind
Thanks for the replies guys, 3000 fpm must be an awesome ride! But I was thinking more along the lines of your typical civilian pax helos. The nicest machine I've seen up close was a pristine EC135 that refueled at my school. Instead of taking off on the runway, he requested a fly-by of the school and must of been doing at least 100 kts down the taxiway. Just as he pasted the gawking students, he pulled back and shot up like a rocket!