Watching all the heli activity last week at the Galway races. 88 or was it 100 choppers to and froing all day. It looked like a re-enactment of the fall of Saigon or a quiet day in Baghdad.
Long after the last race, I counted 6 in the air and it occured to me that by that time many of the pax must have been sampling the sponsors brew for quite some time. I know I certainly was, particularly as I had a very good day at the races financially. Sadly I walked home in the rain.
So how does a pilot of a helicopter cope with an intoxicated gang of revellers? After all unlike Ryanair or Easyjet, these people have forked out big money for the trip and don't they just know it. It must lead to a fraught few moments for some of you pros out there. Any stories?