Taking my daughter on a helicopter ride for her sweet 16 B-Day . What can we expect ? We've never even been on an airplane ..yikes ... LOL .......... I'm excited ... but very nervous ...
2007-09-17 12:31:40 · 8 answers · asked by Teenam1111 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
AirBob gave you a great idea of the sensation...
John B makes me laugh... "Beating the Air into Submission" !! I was a aircrewman / sensor operator in the SH-60B Seahawk for 15 years... almost 5000 flight hours.
Hopefully, you're getting your ride in a gas-turbine helo... much smoother and quieter ride than a piston helo. BUT it's a blast either way.
I STILL remember my first flight (during SAR school) way back on August 28th of 1985... we were HOISTED from the water into an UH-3 Sea King, flown around Pensacola Bay, and then jumped back into the water. WOW what a blast !
2007-09-18 05:21:23 · answer #1 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Riding in a "chopper" is great! It's very exciting but it's noisy & "shakey" (alot of vibration!) in a smaller helicopter. The larger business helicopters are relatively smooth except for the landing which can be a little "rough" if the pilot sets it down too fast. Go for it! And enjoy the experience!
2007-09-17 12:53:48 · answer #2 · answered by Char 1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is just like riding on a magic carpet!!! It is so wonderful and one of the best experiences I have had!! It helps if you are nervous to have the pilot explain things before hand, basically give you a brief course in what to expect and all that. My husband is a helicopter pilot, so when he took me up, he gave me so much infor that I wasn't nervous at all!
Good luck and have fun!!!
2007-09-17 12:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by JAM 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The important thing to do is to trust the pilot's skill and professionalism, he has no intention of placing himself or his passengers in unnecessary peril. The first sensation will be when the hilo lifts off and hovers with seemingly no support. You will next move to the liftoff area where you will transition into forward flight and begin to gain altitude. Once at altitude, the flight should be very smooth, sit back and enjoy it because it will be over long before your want it to be.
2007-09-17 12:50:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't care about flying....I have been to Germany & Hawaii... Had to fly to get there.... But my Daughter and son and Daughter in law and grandson loved the helicopter ride up around yellowstone.... @
2007-09-17 12:43:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nine years being all I can be in the army flying helicopters. You'll love it. By the way, helicopters don't actually fly. They beat the air into submission.
2007-09-17 12:58:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
They will love it!!
I still remember my first helicopter ride, it was great!
2007-09-17 14:09:31 · answer #7 · answered by sandy_dfw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The time of your life. Have fun.
2007-09-17 15:34:18 · answer #8 · answered by Ozzie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋