Why Are Helicopters So Damn Cool?

"Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager" (Nighthawkwill7) 05/06/2014 at 18:47 • Filed to: Copterlopnik

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I stand by the fact that helicopters are one of the most ingenious machines mankind has ever made. They fly around by essentially beating the air into submission and you can land pretty much anywhere.

I need more monies so I can pursue training in rotorcraft.

For Sweden > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 18:49

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It's largely the certainty of violent, fiery, dismembering death.

jkm7680 > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 18:49

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Just because. I'll have a Blackhawk in black please.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > For Sweden 05/06/2014 at 18:52

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That and the noise. Even something as humble as a Robinson stirs up quite a racket.

EL_ULY > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 18:52

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We have a helipad here at work. They rule!

Opposite Locksmith > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 18:54

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Everyone around me knowsI don't trust two forms of transport; helicopters and horses. Once the helicopter malfunctions you're basically in a box of death. Pretty much the same concept on the horse JK.

At least in some planes they can direct they're glide. You're not just in a box in the sky.

Ps I know helicopters use their rotors to slow descent on free fall I'm not no bitch

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > jkm7680 05/06/2014 at 18:54

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Why not?

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > EL_ULY 05/06/2014 at 18:56

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It must be awesome to hear those choppers coming in. My flight school is located near an Air National Guard hangar and those Blackhawks really shake things up when they take off.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Opposite Locksmith 05/06/2014 at 18:58

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Autorotation isn't the preferred form of landing but at least you have a chance.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 19:02

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I remember the first time I was in a helicopter, must've been 21 or something... and it was in one of these.

EL_ULY > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 19:02

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sweeeet! we only get like little private to semi big choppers land (rich customers dropping cars off for service) They are rad, it never gets old. unless i just washed my car and all the dust lands on it

Opposite Locksmith > Opposite Locksmith 05/06/2014 at 19:02

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their glide

ly2v8-Brian > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 19:07

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Living on a military base when I was young I got to see Hueys, Blackhawks, and Chinooks fairly regularly

Opposite Locksmith > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 19:08

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hahahaha LANDING.

I've seen that diagram, and I've heard how effective they are from a seasoned helicopter wrangler

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 05/06/2014 at 19:09

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That's one way to trim the hedges lol. Is that a Hughes 500? Can't tell very well.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > ly2v8-Brian 05/06/2014 at 19:12

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I still see ANG Blackhawks regularly and it still never gets old. Dat sound.

jkm7680 > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 19:13

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It's the perfect DD!

ly2v8-Brian > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 19:15

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yes. Hueys are so distinct I loved those.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 19:16

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I have no idea, don't know if it's the same type I was in either, all I know is that I got to see how they cleared our power lines (I used to work with maintenance on powerlines) :)

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 05/06/2014 at 19:22

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Kick ass!

MountainCommand > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 20:44

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you got it! Every single time i think i hear a helicopter nearby, i must always go see it. I drop whatever im doing and try to spot it. They are just the coolest things ever. My personal favorite is the little bird/md500, its like the gymkhana car of the helo world.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > MountainCommand 05/06/2014 at 21:03

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I want to hoon one of those very badly.

MountainCommand > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 21:19

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plus they look super badass in formation. Like rolling up with 10 hayabusas.

Also, i hope youve watched BHD, specifically for the helicopter scenes.

Slow4o > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/06/2014 at 22:07

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As someone who flies in these to go offshore, they're pretty cool, but then when you're miles out over the Gulf, you start thinking about how this contraption has no business doing what it is doing.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Slow4o 05/06/2014 at 22:10

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I've flown some distance off the coast of Miami in a Piper Warrior so I kinda know that feeling, lol.