Category Archives: Flying Stories

The Next Generation

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Heligypsy

I was reading a post on Facebook the other day by one of our newer pilots. He was going to celebrate his Mother’s birthday. She was turning 56. What? A few of our other pilots are about the same age … Continue reading →

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Firefighting in the city

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Heligypsy

Athens, Hellas and the wildfire that had travelled cross country for about 15 miles, was now reaching the city. The fire was running through the upscale neighborhood about as fast as a person could run. There were in fact a … Continue reading →

Posted in Flying Stories, helicopter firefighting, Helicopter Pilot, Random rantings, World Travel | Tagged Contract helicopter pilot, helicopter firefighting, Helicopter flying, Helicopter Pilot, World Travel | 2 Comments

Pretty Good

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Heligypsy

I was talking with one of our pilots the other day and he was lamenting what he perceived as his eroding flying skills. I thought for a moment before commenting because I considered him to be of one of the … Continue reading →

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Say Again ?

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Heligypsy

I fly mostly in countries other than the U.S.A. English is the international language of aviation and anywhere in the world I fly I am able to communicate in some fashion in English. Being able to communicate in a common … Continue reading →

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He could have been….

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Heligypsy

A Chief Pilot I worked for many years ago had developed an obvious problem with alcohol consumption. In those days the stereo typical bush pilot and helicopter pilot was a hard flying,drinking,living, rugged individual or so the myth was sold.I … Continue reading →

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Hydraulic Failures

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Heligypsy

Flying a helicopter without hydraulic boost can be an event that ranges anywhere from completely normal to life ending. Fact is that some helicopters fly perfectly well without any hydraulic power to assist control inputs and some helicopters can not … Continue reading →

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The Rules

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Heligypsy

Military trained helicopter pilots spend most of their careers flying with another military trained pilot sitting beside them. In the commercial civilian world where two pilots are not required by law, a second pilot is seldom used. Most commercial operators … Continue reading →

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