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(No one was injured... just the school's reputation
)I love my school!
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Spence
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The bad thing about learning to fly a plane is that you may not get a chance to learn from your mistake. Kind of like freestyle rock climbing. How do you learn how to be good at it. 
I guess only the good ones live to tell about it.
I guess only the good ones live to tell about it."History doesn't always repeat itself but it often rhymes." - Mark Twain
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openSkies
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Helicopter pilots are insane. You could never get me into a helo.
I mean, think about it. The plane that I fly right now can glide for 5 miles from 2,000ft. Easily. So if I lose my engine, I've got plenty of landing options (a grass field, an airport, a long clearing, anything).
If you're in a helicopter and lose you're engine, then you're just flat-out screwed. Yes, they have... I forget the name of it, some type of thing... but anyways, it keeps the blades rotating (very slowly) regardless of whether the engine works, that way you have SOME control. Basically, you can just keep from flipping over or upside down. You're still hitting the ground just beneath you, no matter the terrain.
I've seen some nasty footage of copter crashes. The best I've ever seen was one that was taken from a news helicopter just after take-off. The camera caught the whole thing on tape, and it was pretty bad.
So yeah, that's my 2-cents on helicopter pilots. =]
I mean, think about it. The plane that I fly right now can glide for 5 miles from 2,000ft. Easily. So if I lose my engine, I've got plenty of landing options (a grass field, an airport, a long clearing, anything).
If you're in a helicopter and lose you're engine, then you're just flat-out screwed. Yes, they have... I forget the name of it, some type of thing... but anyways, it keeps the blades rotating (very slowly) regardless of whether the engine works, that way you have SOME control. Basically, you can just keep from flipping over or upside down. You're still hitting the ground just beneath you, no matter the terrain.
I've seen some nasty footage of copter crashes. The best I've ever seen was one that was taken from a news helicopter just after take-off. The camera caught the whole thing on tape, and it was pretty bad.
So yeah, that's my 2-cents on helicopter pilots. =]
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