It does seem that during my period of rest
Flyer has come up with a special request
To concentrate wholly on the accolades
For those who trek soley underneath rotor blades
Discussing hot topics from right across nations
From the latest and greatest to autorotations
It's a good place to go if you have time to burn
There's always something to laugh at or something to learn
It's the spot to find answers if you have any questions
Or help others out by giving suggestions
Advice from the vets to the greenest of green
Obtaining more knowledge about your machine
Squirrels,430's and R22's
From shouldering weiners to filming the news
There is even queries about carting dogs
Pictures of skycranes with sling loaded logs
The mustering lads in their Wrangler jeans
To the IFR newbies discussing the leans
And those other challenges that come in the night
Mountain men talking of landing at height
Those working with Esso, Chevron Texaco
In the Bass Strait in Aus, in the Gulf Mexico
The Ag operator flying seat of the pants
The crossaint crusaders in the green fields of France
A sound engineer who's presenting a tip
Or landing in soup on a rolling bulk ship
The cold climate captains perched on an ice bed
Those half crazy Kiwis slinging deer in NZ
The heavy lift boys hauling ginormous loads
It makes for great viewing when they're in their modes
Comparing the rockets, their airspeeds and powers
Instructors and prodagies both trying to build hours
Those high time instructors who can teach you the most
Like that cranky long bastard on Australias east coast
Towing birds and looking for natural resources
Or the patriot men who joined up to armed forces
A SAR in the ocean out searching for signs
Those awesome 500's hanging off powerlines
The EMS angels who save many lives
Remote area workers and their good patient wives
The very sad truth of machines hitting wires
The brave efforts of those who are putting out fires
And those lucky buggers who fly to resorts
Sip Pina Coladas and admire all the sorts
Then there's the type that you just couldn't miss
Those amongst us who like taking the piss
Different occasions and in different ways
You can cop a floggin, we all have our days
The pioneer men who did long ago fly
What we all drive now when they first took the sky
Those men who have sting and imaginations
And are right up to speed on the new generations
Whatever your angle and wherever your job
There's good things to be learnt from this Rotorhead mob
With that I'll leave you with some sound advice
Don't realise your boundary and go past it twice
Last edited by bellfest; 21st February 2006 at 11:12.