Helo pilot wanted
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Helo pilot wanted
Honestly, that's what the ad said. Says mountain flying, so all you offshore guys can take a hike...
Just a caution that the standards for mountain flying a model are pretty high. First is being able to handle a loaded R44 in the high and tight. And you can't be asking yourself where you'd go when the engine quits. (It never quits on an R44).
For example:
Just a caution that the standards for mountain flying a model are pretty high. First is being able to handle a loaded R44 in the high and tight. And you can't be asking yourself where you'd go when the engine quits. (It never quits on an R44).
For example:
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I once had the opportunity to fly three models, the photographer, producer/director, dog sled, musher, and dog team up onto Eagle Glacier in Alaska for an all day photoshoot.
At the end of the day....the Sled Dogs were the only other critters that showed any commonsense and likability.
Explaining there was no Ladies Loo on the Glacier fell upon some very spoiled ears.
I do admit there was a certain amount of entertainment watching the dogs outsmart the Models.
If you were to ask me for counsel.....the answer is "No Thank You!".
At the end of the day....the Sled Dogs were the only other critters that showed any commonsense and likability.
Explaining there was no Ladies Loo on the Glacier fell upon some very spoiled ears.
I do admit there was a certain amount of entertainment watching the dogs outsmart the Models.
If you were to ask me for counsel.....the answer is "No Thank You!".
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From: Redding CA, or on a fire somewhere
Do get to fly the occasional ones to Coachella, or Catalina.... Like the saying goes... "Nice to look at, but somewhere out there is some guy tired of dealing with their !!!!", and most are dumber than a post...
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It's OK if you are flying something with a bit of beef. Then you can plant them in the LHS and they can sit there starry eyed whilst they think they are actually flying the helicopter.
I forget to mention the autopilot.
I forget to mention the autopilot.
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Sometimes......a very pretty Post one might consider!
But as Gordy rightly notes without saying it.....at some point you have to begin talking and that is when the pretty wears thin pretty quickly.
But as Gordy rightly notes without saying it.....at some point you have to begin talking and that is when the pretty wears thin pretty quickly.
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i was once heli-skiing with a group of 5+ guide and one pax sat out a run. He and i (of course!) flew to the bottom landing after dropping the group off and the they eventually arrived. One guy in the group asked the riding guest what he had been doing while not skiing and he said “talking to the pilot”. The response was “you mean this guy?!?” Said Geoffrey Epstein. Haha!
