Most memorable passenger, or passengers you've carried..

[Whirley]

MY DAD!!! I hope he was proud.

[tottigol]

A 13 year old girl from Mexico who had been dragged beneath a drunk drivers car for almost a half mile and her Father who was bringing his daughter to the hospital for specialized treatment.

SASLESS, many, many of those in the last five years.

And in a previous life King Carlos of Spain, Prince Karim Aga Khan (both at the same time) and Italy's Prime Minister Berlusconi (before he entered politics).

[imabell]

aah, the beautiful anika when we were making treasure hunt, the nights, the moet. anika come back. pleeease.

[Revolutionary]

I flew a dead guy once, out over the ocean. He was stuffed in an urn and released by his wife, scattering in the wind and over the water. When I came back I discovered most of him stuck to the tailboom. "Excuse me ma'am, why don't you exit the helicopter on this side please"...

[407 Driver]

Pierre E Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (from 1968 to 1984). Took he and his 3 sons for a flight in 1984.

[John Eacott]

Imabell,

What went wrong with your Treasure Hunt? Our's got much clearer pictures

A pilot I worked with in Central Australia once flew 2 naked girls in the company\'s R44

I think the photos are still on the office wall at the Rock

And on PPRuNe

[Ascend Charlie]

Governor General of Oz, Vice-Prez Chaney of You Essay, Archbishop of Canterbury, Tom Cruise and several accompanying females, Russell Crowe minus the telephone, Nicole Kidman, Elle Macpherson (had hairy knees), Prince Harry, Princess Anne, millionaires, billionaires and squillionaires.

And as Hoggy said, pollies don't count, even though we took their money to carry their worthless hides. Same for sporting,TV, and showbiz "personalities". But usually it is not because they DON'T count, it's because they CAN'T count.

[diginagain]

Hey, John, that's the 'doctored' photo. Where's the one with both birds on it, or didn't you want to inflict that on us!

[Bravo73]

Yawn. Didn't we go through this a couple of months ago...?

[Gerhardt]

Bravo, no need to be a jerk. I'm thoroughly enjoying this thread! I'm with whily, though, that the most memorable one is the first time you take one of your parents up.

[Stringfellow Dork]

Nice ase in the Suzi Perry shot. She's not bad either!

[Capt Hollywood]

The prince and princess of Lichtenstein. Nice chap, CPL back home apparently, the missus was a bit of a dragon though. Kept complaining about the hot weather. January's possibly not the best time to visit Central Australia if you're not in the mood for high temps!

Clinton's Secret Service team.

The wife of the co-founder of Microsoft (or is that stretching it a bit!) The security check for that flight seemed far more severe than the Secret Service team!

We fly a few kids from the Starlight and Make-A-Wish Foundations, they're not famous flyers but they're definitely the most rewarding flights.

Hollywood

[Bravo73]

Here you go, Gerhardt. The previous thread. Enjoy away.

But then you probably weren't around the last time this came up.


Regards,

jerk


PS There're all SLF to me. No matter the sex, colour or size of wallet. Some are just nicer than others.

[Gerhardt]

Excellent sense of humor, Bravo. Sorry about calling you a jerk. I'm a little quick on the defense trigger but will work on that characteristic of mine. Maybe I'm just pissed my helo training flight got cancelled today.


Hope the thread continues on a positive note.

[13snoopy]

My 79 year old mother. She'd never been further off the ground than a step ladder. I think she held her breath the entire time.

[ec135driver]

Today?

A thirteen year old girl, with multiple injuries, cut from the back seat of a car, after a head-on crash in which her father (the driver) was killed.

She did everything she could to co-operate with the paramedics, even though she had a mangled left foot, broken lower leg, broken pelvis, broken right arm and a head injury.

Sorry guys, but celebs, politicians and the rich don't even come close.

[HeliMark]

Several years ago I was taking Santa to a shopping center. As I was putting Santa in, my boss came up with a 7 year old girl who was cute as a button, and asked if I would fly her with Santa in his sled. She had cancer and the treatments were not going well. I jumped at the chance and the look on that girls face will stay with me the rest of my life.

I had to leave quickly after dropping them off as I was loosing my composure, she looked like my daughter at that age.

[SASless]

ec135driver....aren't the kids the best patients.....they serve as an example to all of us I think.

Gave a flight to a youngster with Leukemia one time....he passed three days later.

Called the boss to get his permission...to be told...in short order never to call with such a request again.




Also was told to fly as long as I wanted...go anywhere the kids desired....take the family along...do as many flights as I thought right.....and make sure the little ones enjoyed the day....and to pick up the expenses on the company card.

[chester2005]

respect

EC 135
RESPECT !!!!!!!!!!!!!! As much as i would like to do your job when i get my CPL, times like you have described there must make the job quite harrowing.
If we ever meet i will gladly buy you a drink.(or anyone who does that sort of job)

SASLESS
nic gap in your text, for a second i thought your boss was a complete w**ker, obviously not


Sorry all if this brings a little sombre note to the thread but i couldn't help myself.
Credit where credit is due !!!!!

chester

[Nigerian Expat Outlaw]

Just to sort of cheer things back up, I flew Princess Di in Hong Kong in the late 80's and she was absolutely radiant, beautiful and charming.

She asked me my name (I told her in normal military parlance and she said "No, your NAME"), no airs and graces, just lovely.

Gave me a warm feeling, but nothing near some of the posts here.

NEO.