Just rode in a chopper!

"EL_ULY" (uly) 10/28/2017 at 11:47 • Filed to: None

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So much fun but more than anything, I realized the ground sucks ass. Being in the sky is way better. Flying Miatas NAOW!

E92M3 > EL_ULY 10/28/2017 at 11:57

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I don’t enjoy being in anything that can’t glide back to Earth, should the engine fail.

Even then the chances of landing in a flat area with zero objects to hit is slim.

MrDakka > EL_ULY 10/28/2017 at 11:58

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Being on the ground is for the poors. What better way to lord over them than to eat cookies while hovering over them and watching them scramble around for the crumbs that fall to the earth? If you did this in the olden times, people would’ve regarded you as some sort of cruel god, perhaps even some kind of cookie monster.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > EL_ULY 10/28/2017 at 12:09

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Is EL_ULY coming to help #LiberateSA ?

EL_ULY > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 10/28/2017 at 12:22

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After lunch maybe :]

Lived in SA for 4 year-ish. Didn’t remember that particular uniform lol. Neat town but lacked commercial resources. It’s literally the world’s largest small town

EL_ULY > MrDakka 10/28/2017 at 12:23

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One of my favorite OPPO replies of all time lol :]

all of the stars!

EL_ULY > E92M3 10/28/2017 at 12:24

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I was thinking that the whole time during the safety briefing lol

facw > E92M3 10/28/2017 at 12:28

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You have a small chance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorotation

Tapas > EL_ULY 10/28/2017 at 12:36

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Where did you go in the chopper?!

E92M3 > EL_ULY 10/28/2017 at 12:51

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This is what would be going through ny mind the whole warmup sequence/takeoff.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > EL_ULY 10/28/2017 at 13:00

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This has been my work truck on a few occasions this summer. It’s pretty great, yeah.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > EL_ULY 10/28/2017 at 13:07

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Clearly you think that being on the ground sucks... until you consider the role of the Jesus Nut...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_nut

TheRealBicycleBuck > E92M3 10/28/2017 at 14:09

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A helicopter with an engine failure can autorotate safely to the ground. Every pilot is taught how and practices the procedure regularly.

The thing pilots really fear is a tail rotor failure.

EL_ULY > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/29/2017 at 21:17

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Yup, never going back on one again!

EL_ULY > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 10/29/2017 at 21:18

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Coooool!

We use them in the commercial A/C world, but never been on one.

EL_ULY > Tapas 10/29/2017 at 21:18

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Just around Woodlands and that neat Exxon complex

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > EL_ULY 10/30/2017 at 00:30

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We use them for carrying heavy things into the backcountry. Like the 26' long 8x8's we built this bridge out of.

26' long 8x8's aren’t light.

Tapas > EL_ULY 10/30/2017 at 00:52

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Oh sweet!

They had a huge 100 year old tree on the property where they planned to build something. So they moved the tree at a cost of a million dollars.

Also, they have the actual Nascar car that they sponsored in previous races. And of course, old gas pumps.

EL_ULY > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 10/30/2017 at 12:14

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oh dang, extra rough terrain

EL_ULY > Tapas 10/30/2017 at 12:15

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oh wow interesting. Didn’t know that. I’ll load the video soon :]