Author Archives: Heligypsy

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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.

Preflight

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Heligypsy

Pilots perform preflights. At least they should. Whether you like to refer to the procedure as an exterior inspection or something else is fine with me. I have heard the semantic argument that pilots can’t do a preflight inspection because … Continue reading →

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Watch This

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Heligypsy

The Hiller 12E had been delivered to the job. Literally. It was sitting on a trailer in the customers business yard all by its lonesome. The truck driver had, after driving all night in the rain, gone to the Motel … Continue reading →

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Back and Forth

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Heligypsy

Not always blogs, sometimes stories of past adventures. I write about travel,personal observations that expose my sometimes unusual thinking but mostly helicopter flying stories past and current Continue reading →

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Greener Pastures

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Heligypsy

I was talking to a pilot friend online today. He was bemoaning the fact that those of us who fly utility type helicopters seldom get to fly new state of the art helicopters. The fact that he is on a … Continue reading →

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Flying Floats

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Heligypsy

We had an airshow at our little Albenga airport here in Italy over the weekend. To be accurate, the airshow was flown at towns to the east and west of us on the Liguria coast. Albenga is the only airport … Continue reading →

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When things go wrong

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Heligypsy

This was bad. I could see the sickening conclusion in my mind and I knew what had to be done to save the mans life. What I couldn’t do ,was communicate with the diver who was only a minute from … Continue reading →

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Time and travel

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Heligypsy

On normal days I wake with the changing light of days dawning. That lightening of the eastern sky that precedes the actual dawn triggers something in my brain. Whether I actually get out of bed is another matter.If I do … Continue reading →

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Hello out there

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Heligypsy

At the risk of tooting my own horn I just wanted to say “Thank You” to all of you who have taken the time to look at our webshots pictures. This week we will go past 100,000 views of our … Continue reading →

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Good Bye Alassio

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Heligypsy

There are times when you have to wonder at your good fortune. The past 42 days spent here on the Liguria coast staying in the resort town of Alassio ,Italy has been one of those times. The flying was slow … Continue reading →

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Would they ever have guessed?…conclusion

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Heligypsy

Landing number…who knows, how many with many more to come. My passengers are delighted by their short rides and although its the same circuit and the same comments “Ad nauseam”, I smile and tell my disembarking passengers that they are … Continue reading →

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