Army helicopter used for pizza run & other stories
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I once flew a live chicken and some firewood to a Telecom repeater site at 10,000' in PNG so some technicians could have some lunch. About an hour round trip in a LongRanger. I'm sure there are LOTS of helicopter abuse stories to come out of that country.
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Back in the good old days of BAOR, crazy Ivan on the Inner German border etc. During the Summer time at Kassel Airport. Usually filled with about 6-10 AAC cabs from all over the North German Plain partaking in some Kaffee und Kuchen just cos we could!
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What do they expect?
What do they expect?. If you give any normal red blooded male the keys to a fast agile and capable machine and they do not have to pick up the tab, do you expect two little do good robots?. Wake up and smell the coffee!!! If a little larking around and humor was not expected they why make them so damn good to fly in the first place?. As you can see from this thread we all do it, and learn from it. It is what makes us the people we are and if you can fly a helicopter and not feel compeled to enjoy it then should you be flying in the first place. bet even the Wright brothers had a few japes.
Reckon we need a pic of the girlie posted to make sure it was worth it!!!
Reckon we need a pic of the girlie posted to make sure it was worth it!!!
Purveyor of Egg Liqueur to Lucifer
"Sid, the CO would like to do a long nav tomorrow, so as you are the only one available ( 
), you'll need to pop down to his office for a brief".....
"Ah good evening Sid, I'd like to do a long nav somewhere involving a refuel tomorrow. I suggest somewhere South maybe"
(good evening and tomorrow in the same sentence, usually not good !)
"No probs Sir, how does Wurtzberg sound? We can get a refuel at Giebelstadt ?"
"Can I leave you to plan and book it Sid?"
"Consider it done Sir, (as it already was!
)
As this was late November, the Christmas list was created with Mrs Sids consultation and we had a jolly shopping trip. (Not with Mrs Sid I add!)"
The best bit was, I was only following orders!
Oh, and the HLS is a mere 100m from the Burger King !
The worst bit was the COs credit card wouldn't work, funny old thing
Funny, how many were sat around the crewroom all day (nobody else available, then!), and when we got back the amount of those saying, "I could do with a good PX run"
My reply, don't be afraid to fly with the CO, because you were all asked !!
), you'll need to pop down to his office for a brief"....."Ah good evening Sid, I'd like to do a long nav somewhere involving a refuel tomorrow. I suggest somewhere South maybe"
(good evening and tomorrow in the same sentence, usually not good !)
"No probs Sir, how does Wurtzberg sound? We can get a refuel at Giebelstadt ?"
"Can I leave you to plan and book it Sid?"
"Consider it done Sir, (as it already was!
)As this was late November, the Christmas list was created with Mrs Sids consultation and we had a jolly shopping trip. (Not with Mrs Sid I add!)"
The best bit was, I was only following orders!
Oh, and the HLS is a mere 100m from the Burger King !
The worst bit was the COs credit card wouldn't work, funny old thing
Funny, how many were sat around the crewroom all day (nobody else available, then!), and when we got back the amount of those saying, "I could do with a good PX run"
My reply, don't be afraid to fly with the CO, because you were all asked !!
