Comments on: Check Out the View http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/05/27/check-out-the-view/ Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erica http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/05/27/check-out-the-view/#comment-2559 Erica Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:43:36 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/05/27/check-out-the-view/#comment-2559 <a href="#comment-129736" rel="nofollow">@Pilot Mike </a> Hi Mike! Can you tell me who provided your Plaza Lights Tour in KC? I work for Big Brothers Big Sisters of KC and we are trying to put together a helicopter tour of the Plaza Lights for a charity auction this December. I really appreciate any contacts or tips you can throw my way! Thanks & take care! Erica erica@bbbskc.org @Pilot Mike

Hi Mike! Can you tell me who provided your Plaza Lights Tour in KC? I work for Big Brothers Big Sisters of KC and we are trying to put together a helicopter tour of the Plaza Lights for a charity auction this December. I really appreciate any contacts or tips you can throw my way! Thanks & take care!

Erica

erica@bbbskc.org

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/05/27/check-out-the-view/#comment-2558 Maria Langer Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:10:21 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/05/27/check-out-the-view/#comment-2558 To be fair, the front seat of <em>any</em> helicopter usually has incredible views. The back seat views depend a lot on the make/model of the helicopter. The R44 has good views from every seat, which is one thing that makes it useful for sightseeing or aerial survey work. The Hughes 500, however, for example, does not; the front seat backs are tall and the transmission's gear box hangs between the two back seats, limiting the view. JetRanger falls somewhere in between. Every helicopter is different. I like the fisheye photos taken from my helicopter. I hope to make some more of them in the future. To be fair, the front seat of any helicopter usually has incredible views. The back seat views depend a lot on the make/model of the helicopter. The R44 has good views from every seat, which is one thing that makes it useful for sightseeing or aerial survey work. The Hughes 500, however, for example, does not; the front seat backs are tall and the transmission’s gear box hangs between the two back seats, limiting the view. JetRanger falls somewhere in between. Every helicopter is different.

I like the fisheye photos taken from my helicopter. I hope to make some more of them in the future.

]]> By: Pilot Mike http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/05/27/check-out-the-view/#comment-2557 Pilot Mike Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:50:21 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/05/27/check-out-the-view/#comment-2557 A similar bubble view in an Enstrom was when I first fell in love with helicopters. It was a tour of the Kansas City Plaza Lights, at night, with my now wife for a surprise Christmas present. At the controls was Capt. Gregg and that climb-out from KMKC was amazing! I will never forget it and I was hooked forever! I hope to add the words "rotorcraft" & "helicopter" to my ticket someday and maybe even fly my own Robinson home from the factory. Great photo Bryan & Maria! <abbr><em>Pilot Mike´s last blog post: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pilotmike/~3/oGMpEO4i_04/" rel="nofollow">5 Quick G1000 Tips</a></em></abbr> A similar bubble view in an Enstrom was when I first fell in love with helicopters. It was a tour of the Kansas City Plaza Lights, at night, with my now wife for a surprise Christmas present. At the controls was Capt. Gregg and that climb-out from KMKC was amazing! I will never forget it and I was hooked forever! I hope to add the words “rotorcraft” & “helicopter” to my ticket someday and maybe even fly my own Robinson home from the factory. Great photo Bryan & Maria!

Pilot Mike´s last blog post: 5 Quick G1000 Tips

]]> By: Keith Gill http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/05/27/check-out-the-view/#comment-2556 Keith Gill Wed, 27 May 2009 16:14:26 +0000 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/05/27/check-out-the-view/#comment-2556 Last time I saw that view I was dropping down on the water to grab some agua for a fire. I never take the view for granted and count my time in the air as a privilege that I may have earned. Keith <abbr><em>Keith Gill´s last blog post: <a href="http://heligypsy.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/say-again/" rel="nofollow">Say Again ?</a></em></abbr> Last time I saw that view I was dropping down on the water to grab some agua for a fire. I never take the view for granted and count my time in the air as a privilege that I may have earned.

Keith

Keith Gill´s last blog post: Say Again ?

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