During the 2002 Commonwealth Games, I had the opportunity for a jump-seat ride in a Bolkow (thanks SC and JJ). Loved it. I jumped out of that helicopter and announced to the world that I HAD to that.
A few months later, had a similar trip (thanks DB) which opened my eyes to it being a bit more tricky than it looked but still ....
And within 13 months, I had my PPL(H). After my first few lessons though, I was ker-nackered. Smiling but ker-nackered. And one of my favourite moments was when I got a round of applause at a small airfield for my beautiful reverse parking
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Cheers
Whirls