Don Foreman wrote:

When leaving the top of a tall
building in a small chopper, there's a bit of a thrill when entering
air space with no building under it. It's a bit of a hoot watching
the faces of passengers who've never experienced that.

My dad did some flying for Air America in Laos in the late
50's. There was one strip that on a hot day, even his Helio
Courier had trouble lifting off from. Luckily there was a
cliff at the end of the runway, and he'd just drive off the
end, getting enough airspeed to fly on the way down.

He said this was a real E-ticket ride for people that had
never experienced it!


Jon