Re: Got lucky at the drive thru

On 2025-04-13, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

On 2025-04-13 10:44 a.m., Mike Duffy wrote:

On 2025-04-13, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
 

Helicopter accidents are notoriously difficult
to walk away from. They don't glide very well.

 
Very true. Moreover, even if the guy reads the book
and resolves to keep it to running speed & jump-down
height until he has overcome the well-known universal
tendency of beginners to overcompensate stick movements,
without practical guidance or simulation, self-learning
has never been accomplished.

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My friend is a retired airline pilot with more than 30,000 hours of
flight time.  He has flown hundreds of different  aircraft from single
engine  to 777s. He had no interest in helicopters. It didn't help that
in his early days as a commercial pilot he  had a friend who was a
helicopter pilot.  He once watched as his friend took off. He went up
about 20-30 feet and then suddenly dropped back down. No serious
injuries but it was a scary thing to see.

Even helicopter pilots have their quirks.  My husband flew with
one who didn't like to hang out at 1000 feet.  He was accustomed
to installing air-conditioners on single- or two-story buildings.

--
Cindy Hamilton