PS: how you doin' Gordy? I saw you left HAI shortly after I was done there (you taught me the "real-world-flying part" of my CFI at the time... helped me a lot at during the last two years! Thanks again!).
Thank you--you are welcome..As you obviously know--sometimes it can help to be shown "how" and "what" helicopters are capable of, and the work they do in the real world, outside of the controlled training environment. Sadly, these days it can be frowned upon. It would be interesting to find out how many people were "surprised" when they left the "nest", vs those who were "exposed" to a more realistic world.
I am doing good--currently on fire contract in Michigan--about to relocate to Idaho for the rest of fire season.
Edited for gramatical errors..