Grand Canyon West by copter - I (Page 5): Fantastic work and especially out of a bubble! These are great shots Mike, you really nailed these compositions from an awesome vantage point!

Umnak Loc: Mount Vernon, Wa.

Fantastic work and especially out of a bubble! These are great shots Mike, you really nailed these compositions from an awesome vantage point!
Rob

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

autofocus wrote:

bet the pilot didn't practice any auto rotations while you were onboard too!

A fantastic set of shots Mike!

Thanks, Vince, I believe that he properly evaluated his passengers and decided not to demonstrate the auto rotation maneuver. That Eurocopter 130 (called some else now with an Airbus designation since the purchase) was a very nice ride.

autofocus Loc: North Central Connecticut

UTMike wrote:

Thanks, Vince, I believe that he properly evaluated his passengers and decided not to demonstrate the auto rotation maneuver. That Eurocopter 130 (called some else now with an Airbus designation since the purchase) was a very nice ride.

when I was in the military the Warrant Officers and commissioned pilots would often ask is anyone would want a ride in the helicopter, and I had learned to always turn them down. Being that they'd often practice the emergency maneuver of auto rotation the grunts that accepted the ride often had the crap scared out of them!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

autofocus wrote:

when I was in the military the Warrant Officers and commissioned pilots would often ask is anyone would want a ride in the helicopter, and I had learned to always turn them down. Being that they'd often practice the emergency maneuver of auto rotation the grunts that accepted the ride often had the crap scared out of them!

Beginning field artillery officers taking a ride to learn observed fire from a copter were also treated that way. Damn fly boys (LOL).

Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY

UTMike wrote:

I decided to take the copter tour because I have n... (show quote)

Very exciting, Mike!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Bubalola wrote:

Very exciting, Mike!

It was fun, Eugene.

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Excellent set Mike, especially like #9. Love helicopters, Bob bought me a flying lesson for an hour in New Zealand, great feeling.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Sylvias wrote:

Excellent set Mike, especially like #9. Love helicopters, Bob bought me a flying lesson for an hour in New Zealand, great feeling.

Thanks, Sylvia. Bob knows how to treat a woman. I will do this again when I can get near the Grand Canyon National Park.