Laura007 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 i know this sound like im proper showing off, but i had a helicopter lesson this morning!! it was awsome!! i tell you what, handling a helicopter is so cool. i got to do tight turns, yaw to the left and yaw to the right. go fast and the go slow, hovvering and everything. im still very excitable about the whole thing. it was in a robinson R22. this is me and my new toy! im going too be unbarable at work on monday. heehee i will stop gloating now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 WOW!! That is SO cool! Very envious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Keep gloating, that's terriffic, Laura! Will you be going again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted July 22, 2006 Author Share Posted July 22, 2006 if i save the pennies very hard, i was bought this lesson as a gift at work. but i tell you what, one day i will be whizzing round the sky ferrying chickens from one eglu to the next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 my word you are brave....my mum went in a helicopter once (she was in the police) and said she was constantly sick, because its different to a plane..you are straight up and straight down i suppose?! well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Oh you lucky thing, Laura. My cousin is a helicopter pilot and is one of the coastguard Big Yellow Taxis you'll see if you're in Devon or Cornwall this summer. I'd love to have a ride in a helicopter but only if he was flying it ! He was first on the scene and rescued several people from Boscastle when they were flooded a couple of years ago. He's the last one on the right when they were invited to Buckingham Palace last year! I'm very proud of him . Fancy moving up to a bigger model, Laura! I bet that would be as much fun to fly!! Save up and have some more lessons! If Fergie can do it, so can you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Wow so pleased for you bet you had a great time Were you like a kid after a roller coaster ride - Lets do it again! Lets do it again! Lets do it again! Despite my absolute terror about getting on a plane i loved the helicopter ride i once took. I think is cos i can still see the ground and therefore fancy my chances if we crash (dont ask me to explain the logic behind that one!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Oh go on, Emma! Have a go at explaining that one because I can't see the logic in that !! I suppose it's the same as me having to be awake in case the plane crashes ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Oh go on, Emma! Have a go at explaining that one because I can't see the logic in that !! I suppose it's the same as me having to be awake in case the plane crashes ! Here goes - i love rollercoaster rides and it feels like that (kinda). We took the one & only helicopter ride over the Hudson in NYC so i suppose my crazy logic says if we ditched i know i can swim so i'll probably be ok. (In reality i would be totally mashed up & not stand a chance but there you go - crazy logic!) Even though i know (scientifically) how a plane stays up in the air its just not right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 You are so right on that! It's too heavy to stay up!! Even paper aeroplanes fall out of the sky so how one of those dirty great Jumbos stays up there is too much for me to think about ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Just thinking about that new great big airbus plane make me feel sweaty! Having said all the above OH & I are thinking of booking a holiday to NYC again Im fine about it now but will i get on the plane??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Big bottle of Baileys ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Big bottle of Baileys ? Got shares in the company! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted July 22, 2006 Author Share Posted July 22, 2006 Oh you lucky thing, Laura. My cousin is a helicopter pilot and is one of the coastguard Big Yellow Taxis you'll see if you're in Devon or Cornwall this summer. I'd love to have a ride in a helicopter but only if he was flying it ! He was first on the scene and rescued several people from Boscastle when they were flooded a couple of years ago. He's the last one on the right when they were invited to Buckingham Palace last year! I'm very proud of him . Fancy moving up to a bigger model, Laura! I bet that would be as much fun to fly!! Save up and have some more lessons! If Fergie can do it, so can you!! yes please, but as far as im concerned i can already fly all helicoters after one little lesson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Laura I'm so . It's one of my dreams to go up in a helicopter. I have to admit that I'm not entirely sure about actually flying one myself, being a passenger sounds like quite enough for me, but what a fabulous gift and experience. When you qualify as a helicopter pilot and buy your own (to park in the garden- next to the eglu of course - I bet take-off would ruffle a few feathers- literally ) do let me know...... I'd happily be a paying passenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
