Free Helicopter rides

m60a3

Member since
April 2005
From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)

Free Helicopter rides

Posted by m60a3 on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 6:02 PM

I got two rides for no charge today. At my fire dept. the Care Flight guys came and refreshed us on setting up LZ's and then took us up three at a time.
I snuck in a second ride when the last trip only had one pax (passenger).
I am unsure about the make of the Chopper. It's a French helo, fitting a pilot and 3 pax only. It is modified for the stretcher to be on the left side, so if originally it had a copilot position, I don't know.
Sure was fun and brought back some good memories.

-60

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grandadjohn

Member since
February 2003
From: phoenix

Posted by grandadjohn on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 7:32 PM

Propable did, but the strecher caused it to me removed, wish I could have been there to

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AH1Wsnake

Member since
December 2002
From: Modeling anything with "MARINES" on the side.

Posted by AH1Wsnake on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:43 PM

Sounds fun. Piloting one of those local medevac birds would be a dream job...

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:42 PM

Yeah, the local LifeGuard folks here in Anchorage fly single pilot with their BK117.

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m60a3

Member since
April 2005
From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)

Posted by m60a3 on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 11:07 PM

I'll never turn down a helicopter ride, that's for sure. The last ride I got before todays was while with my Volunteer Fire Dept. (Today I got paid for it at my professional FD job ) That time I went up in a UH1-D about two years ago.
Wish these opportunities came up more often.

Take care, everybody. -60

"I lay like a small idea in a vacant mind" - Wm. Least Heat Moon "I am at the center of the earth." - Black Elk My FSM friends are the best.

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m60a3

Member since
April 2005
From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)

Posted by m60a3 on Monday, February 11, 2008 8:50 PM

A week ago tomorrow the helo I mentioned above went down in the Laguna Madre off the coast, killing the pilot, flight nurse and flight medic. We had the medics funeral today with about a hundred fire, ems and peace officer vehicles involved. God rest your souls, good men.

60

"I lay like a small idea in a vacant mind" - Wm. Least Heat Moon "I am at the center of the earth." - Black Elk My FSM friends are the best.