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From: Rossmoor at Seal Beach
2600 hrs in helicopters. with over 1300 power off landings for training purposes,, and never a crash... and only one close call... A CHP helicopter flying over Riverside area at night , forgot to turn on his Nav lights, we ended up going head to head both at about 90 knots, my landing spot reflected off of his CHP logo, I saw it, I banked hard right and we missed by about 50 ft or so... he was following a car on the 91 fwy not looking up or out. I proceeded to land at Riverside airport, and file a report with the FAA... It remains very vivid in my memory! I had about 150 hrs at the time.
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From: Rossmoor at Seal Beach
A 64 F250 along the So Cal Freeways. I don't fly as a profession anymore, there are too many helicopter pilots on the market, and the economy has killed the job market. Too many PD's and FD's shutting down helo Op's due to budget cuts. So I opened my own business 3 years ago, and happily fly for leisure once in a while. Or the occasional Charter flight when called upon.
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Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Newberry Springs, CA
Sometimes that's more dangerous than flying a helo! 
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Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Missouri
Yupp! The real test is in the field. Normally I get shaky when I'm nervous, but when I was doing my training I was always calm and never flustered. It surprised even me.
At the end of my class the instructor shook everyones hand and said "Try no to kill too many people."
Its not a matter of if its a matter of when. You just have to hope you dont do it too often.
At the end of my class the instructor shook everyones hand and said "Try no to kill too many people."
Its not a matter of if its a matter of when. You just have to hope you dont do it too often.