I do like the writing and programmes of May, J but I think he too would be amused by the number of people taking it seriously. And implicitly he was making comparisons with light aircraft, so range considerations are out of court too.
Later this year, I'm astounded to discover that I celebrate the 40th birthday of my first helicopter solo (Bell 47), and like
Shy, I did it after flying some baby jets which the military insisted I demonstrate competence on before they would give me a helicopter!
All that time ago I got a buzz out of just doing appropriate things with the controls and seeing the concrete move further away between my feet .... wow! None of this manic rushing up and down a mile or so of concrete before and after flight.
And last month, when I most recently flew (Bell 412) the same buzz was still there ...... eat yer heart out May, don't knock it 'til you've tried it!
