Advice needed please
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Advice needed please
I need some advice please.
Many years ago when I was young and naive I found myself holding at an RAF Station near Basingstoke where I fell in with the wrong crowd and spent a number of hours flying left seat in something named after a large black cat thingy.
Although it was a huge blast I subsequently returned to the world of fixed wing and thought I had put a life of teetering heads behind me. Despite an occasional nagging desire to try it again I thought I had the willpower to resist.
A couple of days ago, in a moment of madness, I ducked into the offices of a local helicopter operator and went on a flying lesson. That old but vaguely familiar feeling of euphoria returned, the autorotation demo left me hankering for more and the hovering exercise left me in a sweat and going cold turkey.
Today found me drawn into Transair, scouring the top shelves for Helicopter pilot’s manuals. I feel I have to buy a new logbook and keep fingering the card with the school number on it wanting to make a further booking.
What should I do? Is there a self-help group for people like me or should I just give in and succumb to the inevitable?
Many years ago when I was young and naive I found myself holding at an RAF Station near Basingstoke where I fell in with the wrong crowd and spent a number of hours flying left seat in something named after a large black cat thingy.
Although it was a huge blast I subsequently returned to the world of fixed wing and thought I had put a life of teetering heads behind me. Despite an occasional nagging desire to try it again I thought I had the willpower to resist.
A couple of days ago, in a moment of madness, I ducked into the offices of a local helicopter operator and went on a flying lesson. That old but vaguely familiar feeling of euphoria returned, the autorotation demo left me hankering for more and the hovering exercise left me in a sweat and going cold turkey.
Today found me drawn into Transair, scouring the top shelves for Helicopter pilot’s manuals. I feel I have to buy a new logbook and keep fingering the card with the school number on it wanting to make a further booking.
What should I do? Is there a self-help group for people like me or should I just give in and succumb to the inevitable?
Hovering AND talking
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That's like walking into a boozer and asking for the phone number of Alcoholics Anonymous 
Go for it 'cos I can guarantee that won't be sitting in your retirement home wishing you'd never flown rotary.
Cheers
Whirls
Go for it 'cos I can guarantee that won't be sitting in your retirement home wishing you'd never flown rotary.
Cheers
Whirls
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Advice needed?
"Just give in and succumb to the inevitable."
You won't regret it if you do, but will if you don't.
With a similar UAS background, like you I had little interest in helicopters. Then someone offered me a trial lesson. I was curious, and it was free, so accepted. I was immediately bitten by the bug and, after careful consideration (for about a day), succumbed to the inevitable and started training.
No regrets whatsoever - far from it. Flying helicopters opens up a whole new world of aviation.
Go for it!
I guarantee you'll enjoy it.
"Just give in and succumb to the inevitable."
You won't regret it if you do, but will if you don't.
With a similar UAS background, like you I had little interest in helicopters. Then someone offered me a trial lesson. I was curious, and it was free, so accepted. I was immediately bitten by the bug and, after careful consideration (for about a day), succumbed to the inevitable and started training.
No regrets whatsoever - far from it. Flying helicopters opens up a whole new world of aviation.
Go for it!
I guarantee you'll enjoy it.
Hovering AND talking
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From: Propping up bars in the Lands of D H Lawrence and Bishop Bonner
Nah, just send them up the chimneys or down t'mill.
I can promise you, that when you have an incentive like this to save, you can do it. You'd be surprised where you can making cuts; after all, ones expenditure always expends to fit the income!
Cheers
Whirls
I can promise you, that when you have an incentive like this to save, you can do it. You'd be surprised where you can making cuts; after all, ones expenditure always expends to fit the income!
Cheers
Whirls
Hovering AND talking
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From: Propping up bars in the Lands of D H Lawrence and Bishop Bonner
Indeedy - at last, someone's who's got it!!!
If you need any further info about flying from Norwich, feel free to PM me.
However, as I have a wood burning stove, only a toddler could get up the flue and not even I'm that heartless!
Cheers
Whirls
If you need any further info about flying from Norwich, feel free to PM me.
However, as I have a wood burning stove, only a toddler could get up the flue and not even I'm that heartless!
Cheers
Whirls
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From: In the air with luck
Legalapproach.
You are still in the first stages of addiction, it is not to late there is a chance of recovery, but until you admit to yourself you are hooked there is little we can do for you.
Try explaining to her that shall be obeyed, or as last resort
helicopters anonymous
PO box 500E, all donations welcome to help another sufferer
You are still in the first stages of addiction, it is not to late there is a chance of recovery, but until you admit to yourself you are hooked there is little we can do for you.
Try explaining to her that shall be obeyed,
or as last resorthelicopters anonymous
PO box 500E, all donations welcome to help another sufferer
