...that I'm forgetting. Our guide was named Rahim and I like that name. Then we had to hightail it outta there and back to the lower east side back to the piers so I could make my appointment... for helicopter tours. It was kinda surreal actually. I got ushered in past the lines, paid for my 15 minutes of ride, they were real quick about it then they brought me to the side told me 'don't tell the...
Well... ok... it's been over a month now since my last post, but then, I have never been a great one for blogging. That added to the fact that very little seems to have happened. The helicopter build has had to be put on hold for now pending more funds. I have bought some small things for it like a set of ball link pliers and a digital caliper. However, I tried to save a little money and bought the...
...flying around. The sky is filled with them during the morning and evening commutes, keeping drivers updated on the status of the miles and miles of freeway that cover the city. The police also use helicopters to aid in the pursuit of suspected bad guys. So it really doesn't surprise me to hear the noise of a helicopter above me at any time of day. However, the other day I got an exciting little...
I've been thinking about how this is documenting my growth. How, I voice many opinions here, yet they're all changed shortly after. Or, at least, by now. I've been reading things on here, thinking about how I was back then. I can't wait to here what my friends said into my voice memo thing. ^_^ KUYA is a licensed helicopter pilot. It is very exciting. [5466]
Yesterday was my birthday. Nothing exciting happened. The day after Heroes season 3, and that was about it. However today started off oddly enough. After getting to bed late, around 130am, I finally got...insurance through them. I have two accidents in six months and suddenly they drop me. Well as of yesterday my last accident is off my record, so I can go to someone else and get a good rate. Go Progressive
This is a real story of a dramatic Coast Guard rescue as told by Petty Officer James Russell, an aviation electronics technician with air station Houston. He served as flight mechanic on the helicopter that saved seven survivors. The crew of the 6512 departed Air Station Corpus Christi at around 10 p.m., en-route to Houston/Galveston for Hurricane Ike search and rescue and damage...
...SPYYYY). But anyways, so yeah - we were talking and laughing about random crap. Then I stopped talking because I heard a loud noise, it was coming from the sky. Not before long, a beautiful navy-colored HELICOPTER appeared in the sky. I wish I had my camera, I would've made a video of it; no trees or anything blocking the clear view. D: The colors were nicely painted. Omfg. I totally spazzed over it...
A helicopter creates lift in a different way. Where a fixed wing aircraft has to be moving to produce lift by the "plane" or angle of attack on the wing, a helicopter achieves it by manipulating the main rotor blades, changing the angle at which they meet the air and subsequently the angle of attack. The drawback with this setup is the need for torque control with a tail rotor, which bleeds power from...
...shift. Total weight is calculated, and let me tell you, the nurses and respiratory therapists are not amused about telling their weight. One of the pilots said he had over 25,000 hours in the old helicopter, and only 8 hours in this one. When I heard that, I decided to wait until they get this one down. The helicopter I used to fly in that crashed was new, and the pilot was new, and unfamiliar...
Steph's 7 p.m.-7 a.m. nurse is evaluating her right now, so I'm in the Family Waiting Room right now, typing this entry. I'm sure many people on my E-mailing list also read this blog, so I apologize for...at the corner of S. Grant and E. State Streets in Columbus. Part of the excitement was watching the helicopters and ambulances going in and out of Grant Hospital, which was right across State St
