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About Heligypsy

Has it really been forty-seven years flying helicopters all over the world? I guess it's time to share some stories, I hope you enjoy my adventures.

Second Solo

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Heligypsy

One of the primary rules of flight instruction is “Does the student understand the task to be performed?” I was that student. In September 1974, flying a Bell 47 G-2. I had a grand total of 4.6 hours, and my … Continue reading →

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Flight Rules

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Heligypsy

NO night VFR flights in Mexico was the warning. The implication being that bad things would befall any pilot who found himself flying under visual flight rules in Mexican airspace after official darkness. Oooh, scary! Except that it happens all … Continue reading →

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Belize,naturally

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Heligypsy

It was dusk when we found a place to park our little motorhome near a riverside jungle resort. Our dog Zoey was out in the brush sniffing around at the hundreds of smells she didn’t recognize. I can only imagine … Continue reading →

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Have Yourself

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Heligypsy

Make a slideshow – it’s easy!

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Belize, where to start?

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Heligypsy

Start by accepting Belize for what it is. It’s a very young country. Belize is just 26 years old. There are problems here similar and familiar to any developing nation. Not a day goes by here that I don’t thank … Continue reading →

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Belizean Dreams

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Heligypsy

When I meet anyone my first gut feeling about that person has very little to do with what they say,but how they say it. I am not influenced by a persons attire ,I am interested by how comfortable they are … Continue reading →

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Getting Started

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Heligypsy

If you have ever been an employee in your parents company, you know its a no win situation. I admired my fathers abilities and intellect. He designed, amongst other things, a cooling system for a nuclear reactor without ever getting … Continue reading →

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So, I’m it, huh?

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Heligypsy

Paula caught me in this game of tag. Seven facts about me: My Mother cried the evening that I was born because she was afraid that her labor was going to go past midnight, and I would be born on … Continue reading →

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What you make it

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Heligypsy

My time is almost up. My assignment is coming to an end in Greece . It has been a good tour and we have tried to live each day here to the fullest. Thats the only way to try and … Continue reading →

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Flying down to Ensenada

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Heligypsy

Well, actually, I was driving. Fast. I was late, even though I was up at 04:00 and had crossed the border at Tijuana without incident. My helicopter was sitting at an airport on the coast south of Ensenada, Mexico. The … Continue reading →

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