I'm sick of this

[Hikin_Jim]

Off topic short story: A couple years ago I was asked to go up a small local hill to provide communications support for a local fire and sheriff test. I'd been up there several times, each time by a different route, none taking more than 30 or 40 minutes. I asked what's the best way up. I was told there was a helicopter waiting for me in the cul de sac. It was a great but short ride, having never been in a copter before (or since).

Try riding in a chopper that's flying like a bat out of he|| at tree top level with the doors taken off with a 50 lbs backpack on your back and a 23 lbs machine gun in your arms. Oh, and your seat faces the door, your legs are hanging out into thin air, and when the chopper turns hard right, there's nothing between you and the ground but your seat belt. Now that's a chopper ride.

HJ

[HikeUp]

My first helicopter ride was when I was in a small boat stuck on a sand bar in the Arctic Ocean at low tide. The pilot had to set the skid down on the edge of the boat while we all climbed in. That was fun… the water’s kinda cold up there.

Experiences like that really make you think about where you are in the world and how different conditions can be depending on the country. I’ve been reading Stateless lately, they organize resources by country and it’s interesting to see how logistics, regulations and access can vary so much depending on location.

What’s the topic?

[bluerail]

i think the topic is helicopter rides

[Tim Le]

Choppers are bad ass. They make perfect subjects for awesome 80's TV shows...AIRWOLF!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSDcmLQeaLE

[Hikin_Jim]

i think the topic is helicopter rides

No, I think it had something do with Hal kicking over piles of rocks onto DWA land or something like that.