http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:30:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/06/04/travel-insanity/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/06/04/travel-insanity/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:33:34 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/06/04/travel-insanity/ Too many miles, too little time. The short version summary of my five intense days of mostly travel, covering 1200+ miles three times, using three different modes of transportation. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/06/04/travel-insanity/feed/ 5 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/05/wickenburg-to-las-vegas-by-helicopter/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/05/wickenburg-to-las-vegas-by-helicopter/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:20:16 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/05/wickenburg-to-las-vegas-by-helicopter/ Again. I couldn't have asked for better weather. That's what I was thinking as I preflighted my helicopter early on Wednesday morning. I'd been hired to take three people from Wickenburg to the Las Vegas area with the primary objective of viewing the new bridge near the Hoover Dam from the air. My client, who had flown with me several times before, was willing to make the four-hour round-trip flight by helicopter -- and pay for it -- just for a look. To make the trip more worth his while, we'd also land at Boulder City Municipal Airport, where they'd rent a car and drive over to the dam for a tour. After lunch, they'd come back to the airport, climb back on board, and I'd take them for a Vegas Strip tour before returning to Wickenburg. 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