Monday, February 9, 2009

A Great View Of 'The Great White North'

Hello Family,
Well the Heli-Trip was one of the best thrills I've experienced in a long time. First of all, taking of is super wicked cool, you start out by slowly hovering off the ground until the chopper gets about 15 -20 feet off the ground, then you just shoot straight up at an incredible rate, once we got about 150 of the ground the pilot Verde the helicopter sideways at about a 45 degree angle shooting us sideways and looping upward in an arc, increase our altitude to 1200 ft and moved over the forest floor at the same time. Being in a helicopter is much different than flying in an airplane because you have over a 180 degree panoramic view vertical and horizontally at all times, which leaves you feeling like you yourself are flying, plus being so close to the forest floor gives you an up close and personal view of what you're flying over. Helicopters can also take super tight turns that an airplane could never do, which feels and looks amazing, also they can tip forward (face to the ground) and fly forward, which makes the point of view so you can see directly below you. In some ways its like the best roller coaster you've ever been on. Landing was fun too, but probably not as thrilling as landing in an airplane. I'll be going on more rides, but probably not until spring when the Ice roads unfreeze (this ride was just for fun, and it was), so it'll be a while until I get some footage.
I love you all,
Joe

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