yup, hundreds of times in the corps

Yep. It was a Bell H-13 Sioux.

As a kid, I went on the Niagra Falls helicopter tour.
As an adult, I took the trip out to the volcanoes on the big island of Hawaii.

Thank you, shakran. :) Appreciate it.

Here she is:
http://www.pienoismalli.com/sq1606.jpg

Just recently went to my state fair and flew in a helicopter! I loved it been flying many times but that was a unique experience! If you have a chance do it!

Just watch out for those damn helicopter eating monkeys.

No helicopters, but I was in a two passenger biplane once. It didn't have any windows but the pilot still thought it would be good to do some dives. A fun experience to say the least.

I was 6 or 7 when I rode in one. It was fun but nothing special, I need to try parachuting...

More times than I can remember while serving in the military. I've was never able to totally relax; it sounded like bolts were coming loose every time.

only in simulators.

Flown in them many times. Few trips in Vietnam and I was on a helicopter carrier(USS Tripoli) for two years and flew a number of times from there. UH-1's and CH-46's Haven't flown in a civilian one tho.

Nice carpal! I'd pay real money to do that! :D

Ahh, I'm still in the supportive, comforting, boring majority. I want to go on a helicopter.

My old friend's dad flew a news chopper when he retired from the service. We used to get to sneak on a trip every once in a while.

The first time I flew on one, I didn't much like it but later trips were much more fun.

Many times in the service. My service assignment was flying crew chief. When with the right pilot and doing the right menuveres, there isn't a roller coaster in town that can beat them.

never have ridden in a helicopter but have been a passenger on a mail/cargo plane (forget the exact model, was usually below decks in engineering) taking off from an aircraft carrier on the cats.

Nope. I'm kinda afraid of the thought actually. I had the opportunity once and I chickened out.
*walks away with head hung in shame*

I would have gone on one of those scenic helicopter rides if they weren't so damn expensive.

One of the best "highs" I've ever had and I'm ha a LOT of fun.

A must in Kaui over the falls near the scene where the opening for Jurassic Park occurred. It's a great time and worth the price!

Don't laugh. They exist :-)
The rotor get's blown off first.

id like to fly in a helicoptor .. maybe one day i will!

Several times - very cool. The best way to see Hawaii.(Kawai)

Took a circle-island tour of Kauai. Beautiful. The pilot was ex-military and had more time to show us stuff than most 'tours'. Once the tour was over, he had to take a quick trip up to a weather station on the top of a mountain. We made it up there (with the weather guy) in mere minutes (yow!) and I was completely amazed as the pilot held the rig at the edge of this peak....totally.....still...with updrafts coming on all around. Really cool.

Anyway, highly recommended.

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=33367 Yes this is a pic of me good friend of mine is a heli pilot I ride around a bunch with him thinking about getting heli addon with my private pilots licence

MY BROTHER -IN-LAW IS A NAVY MECHANIC-COPTERS ONLY AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS(LIFER).HE STILL SWEARS IT SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FLY

nope, but ive been in an f-18 hornet (on the ground) on a military base

I don't remember if I ever had, I do remember when I was younger about 13-14 or so, I looked out the window and helicoptered landed in our field, it was fucking cool, my dad got a ride it by this guy who was newscopter pilot, nice guy a fews year later in die while flying the copter. I was sad.

rode in one when i was about 5 -loved t - scared of heights now - dunno if i could.

Flew in one a few years back over the Smoky Mountains.

You want pics? Of course you do.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...idechopper.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...opperview1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...opperview2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...opperview3.jpg

Oh, dear god. You went to Pigeon Forge, didn't you?! DIDN'T YOU?!

Yep, I also was in the valiant service of our beloved country & flew around in those sillyass whirlybirds. Dust Off to Womack.........we're bring in another serviceman who's FUBAR......

Well, duh. If you go to the Smoky Mtns., you have to witness the great twin peaks. :thumbsup:

I wonder if I was around 8 years ago when this thread was started? But I never posted in this thread.

I've been a few times, for pleasure though, not a military purpose (thank you to all of our service people for your sacrifice!) My most memorable was when I took my daughter, who was almost 7 years old at that time, on her first heli ride. We got on up the Niagara River in NY. As we approached the copter with all the noise and whirring I was carrying her and he tightly clutched me around the neck, obviously a bit scared. We sat down next to the pilot since it was a small glass dome front helicopter like one of those Bell copters. As soon as we lifted off the ground, her eyes lit up and a giant smile came across her face :) We hovered over the river heading downstream and you could see how the rapids started to develop, getting more and more formented, and then suddenly it was like the earth dropped out from under us and we were over Niagara Falls...very dramatic view and approach to the Falls.

Not my pics, but to give you the flavor:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...garaFalls1.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...garaFalls2.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...garaFalls3.jpg

(frantically hides Pigeon Forge coffee mug)


Um... no, no- never heard of the place! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...sa_whistle.gif

can't believe i missed this thread...

we used to shoot at sharks off Hon Tre Island out of an HH-3E...

I'm bringing back old threads. I'm also bringing back the sexy, but if that fails, I still have the old threads. ;)

You know how zoo's have signs that say "Don't Feed the Animals"? The same thing applies for hillbillies. You're just enabling them.

Given that I know where Whear's Valley, Mirey Ridge, Townsend and The Y and that Sevier County High School has a purple track with solid, rainbow-colored exchange zones and where Uncle Lem's place was, I get to say that.

damn...

gatlinburg...

mid-july...

Took a helo tour when I was in port Australia once. we flew right over the house they were filming "Big Brother" or one of those style shows in. It was a pretty fun ride.

Once or twice maybe... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: This is me at work:

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j3...g?t=1301458898

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j3...training09.jpg