NICE!!!! How did it feel? Did the pilot throw it around a little (you know - like a tick tock?). I bet he was in AWE with your NX7. What did he say?

 

I have been up in 47s quite a few times, so it was nothing new for me, but still exciting to be in a full scale helicopter again. LOL...no, he didn`t do any tic-tocs....especially when I showed him a video of what our helicopters can do. He was very interested in how they work, and he was awe struck over the mechanics of it. He was also amazed at their ability to fly inverted. He never said for sure, but he hinted at the idea of getting one and learning to fly it.

 

It always fascinates me as to how different/similar a real helicopter is to the feel of an RC helicopter. Would be great if you have convinced him to fly @Geena.

 

I agree. It would be great if he starts flying because of our hour or so of interaction. Maybe if he does, I`ll start seeing him at the helicopter events.

 

I've had the opportunity to ride in a UH-1 Huey while I was in service back in the 90's.... The pilot took us down "on the deck" over a local lake, as if we were flying low over a rice-field in Vietnam! It was seemingly like riding in a "run-away elevator" at the time. I had a basic understanding of aircraft physics at the time, but it was still a rush that cannot be duplicated entirely by flying RC.