All Entries in the "Helicopter Pilots" Category
Wedding Helicopter Flights
Groom + Bride + Helicopter = Wedding!
When you think of a wedding what do you see? Do you envision a milky white church sitting on a hill? Or maybe you see the bright lights of Las Vegas?
The conservative …
Flying an Air Hawk
I was telling my mate about flying my AirHawk around the top end of Australia. How it was one of the most comfortable and reliable things I had flown on.
Now my mate is pretty all knowing …
Around the World in 11 Days, 7 Hours, and 3 Minutes
It has often been stated that records are forged just to be shattered. On the morning of August 7, 2008, that is exactly what Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik set out to do: go around …
How to become a Helicopter Pilot
Being a helicopter pilot has many benefits: it is an extremely respected career, it offers an opportunity to travel and see new places, and it comes with a euphoria that only flying a helicopter can bring …
The Pilot Who Lived to Tell the Tale
The five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance…
Adrian recalls, “I think I spent the first six months after the accident in denial. Physically, I felt fine …
Rotor Vortex
This is the next chapter of Adrian Villaruz’ Struggle to Survive a Helicopter crash.
As soon as the Sea King hit the ground, frantic radio calls went out from the hookers to the job boss, who …
A Pilot’s Struggle to Fly and Survive
The second part of Adrian Villaruz’ Story…
The right seat of the Sikorsky S61A Sea King sat several feet higher than the seats of the Robinson and Schweitzer aircraft that Adrian had been trained …
You’re too Old for that
The Trilogy – Part 1…
by John Kean, Helicopter Pilot.
My friends were astounded…
My wife just shrugged her shoulders and looked at the sky…
My accountant immediately opened his well worn drawer…
The Rat Maze that led to a Helicopter License
Adrian Villaruz: One Who Can’t, Writing About Those Who Can – Part One
The gospel according to Hollywood, states that everyone chasing their dreams ends up living gloriously happy, ever after …
Adventures of Captain John and Budgie 1
As told by a first-time Helicopter Joy Flight Passenger…
If you asked Captain John’s little Granddaughter what Grandpa was doing last Sunday, she would have waved her finger in the air …