VFR: Well done on this initiative. Bravo!
I wish you
every success.
Given the fact that I was weaned on executive aircraft, some may be surprised to learn that the Lama is in fact one of my
all time favourite helicopters.
For while she looks as though she may have been designed by Frank Hornby, and though she shakes like a drunk in withdrawal, and despite the poor leg room of her rear-seat passengers, and even though she can't accommodate their baggage, yet .. for her size, her performance is dazzling .. and who, pray tell, can resist the exquisite shrill of her ancient Artouste as it leaps into life - a call to flight for anyone within a kilometre of her frame!
And all this talk of Lamas reminds of a little poem I once read, composed by a boy who had once watched live Lamas working in the Italian Alps.
Lama dear lama, rugged and rare,
built with conviction, a strong sturdy mare.
Who can compare, with your perspex and tin,
for even you fly, while lacking a fin!
Even the Dalai, who shares in your name,
could never deny, supporting your gain.
Your framework and wires, might others repel,
but for me you shall always be my dear belle.
Fly high lovely lama, breathing thin air,
for there you belong, for those who will dare.