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Originally Posted by NeedSpace
Had a GREAT flight today. I had my first lesson in a helicopter. I am still coming down from the high. I knew I would enjoy it but wow, didn't expect this.
I flew 30 minutes in a Robinson R22 Beta. I flew out of Linden (LDJ) and zipped around the lower harbor, just south of Brooklyn. I might have to get my heli license....
Here is she is in all her glory. Comparing it to flying a fixed wing, you are constantly doing something. It is like trying to stand on a big beach ball and trying to maintain your balance.
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Strange thing happened to me about 20 somethin' years ago. I just finished my private fixed wing but had never taken a flight in a helicopter - I had to try it out. I got a flight in an R22. Completely different!! Cruising around at 500 AGL with the doors off - I was converted. Currently flying an AS350B3 for my job.