tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post113635523070851208..comments2024-03-22T07:12:47.560-07:00Comments on Pitchpull: Helicopter "Stealth Mode"Greybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1136929180643038942006-01-10T13:39:00.000-08:002006-01-10T13:39:00.000-08:00That's an interesting comment, about the differenc...That's an interesting comment, about the difference between provinces, Greybeard. We have no provinces that are totally urban, like New York. every province has its cities and its hinterland, and there are certainly conflicts there between the people who work for a living, and the people down in the capital who get paid just to move the money around. <BR/><BR/>And the Anglo-French divide is forever. It's a like your old South: historically a part of the country because of the outcome of a battle, and that doesn't seem to be the best way to build a nation. <BR/><BR/>We go to the polls soon, so the politicians are making more noise than usual. I think soon we'll have the same penalties for Americans caught smuggling handguns into Canada as Americans do for Canadians caught smuggling marijuana into the US.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1136856444467294062006-01-09T17:27:00.000-08:002006-01-09T17:27:00.000-08:00These must be "interesting" times to be Canadian, ...These must be "interesting" times to be Canadian, Mark!<BR/><BR/>It's sad and intriguing to sit back and watch the machinations of your government. Canadians are cool...<BR/>no shouting, no impolitic behavior noticeable from outside.<BR/>But I get the impression that in some cases, the rift between some of the provinces may be greater than the divide between "fly-over country" and the coasts here in the States.<BR/><BR/>It's gotta be worrisome, being an Aviator, watching freedoms go out the window there.<BR/><BR/>I wish you good luck!Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1136851976769472452006-01-09T16:12:00.000-08:002006-01-09T16:12:00.000-08:00It's nice to read that at least some people out th...It's nice to read that at least some people out there understand the importance of aviation for not only enjoyment and travel, but for medical emergencies and such.<BR/><BR/>Here in the Toronto area there are rumbles once again about trying to close the downtown "city center" airport.<BR/><BR/>These will be the first people to complain the first time their heathcare if effected by the lack of a convenient airport near the downtown area, but it's all NIMBY now, and no rational thought.Oshawapilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627548501466567000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1136626381937766422006-01-07T01:33:00.000-08:002006-01-07T01:33:00.000-08:00Hey guy,I gotta say I do love the sound of helicop...Hey guy,<BR/>I gotta say I do love the sound of helicopters, living here, I get to hear them all. Medical, tours, inter island, military, Coast Guard, you name, we have it. But when we hear one overhead at night, we know it can't be good. I took my first ride in one in 1987 and became totally addicted to them. There is one beach here you can sit on and watch them training several in line and it is beyond kool to watch. Last year we had the Blue Angels here and they got to fly right over us and I gotta tell you that was as close to max on the excitement scale as you can get. They were much closer to us here than they get on the mainland.<BR/>Anyway, keep up the great stories and maybe I can even understand a little of what you are writing about. Thank you for your great service for our country and your service that you are providing now.the golden horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997072300287533624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1136517738387976172006-01-05T19:22:00.000-08:002006-01-05T19:22:00.000-08:00Shoot, after The Boss and I got married (4 days af...Shoot, after The Boss and I got married (4 days after I came back from my second tour), we went to Ft "Hard" Knox to finish my service time. We lived in E'town and could hear the mortar ranges and what she called "herds of helicopters" all night 'most every night. What puzzled her was the fact that I slept through the racket that kept her up. But as I had to explain to her, "Hon, if it flies it's ours and a guardian angel. And even asleep I can tell the difference between incoming and outgoing...."<BR/>She still thinks I'm nuts - but amusing....The Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854776544931267722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1136437818241914602006-01-04T21:10:00.000-08:002006-01-04T21:10:00.000-08:00My hooch in Chu Lai was 300 feet from the fuel pit...My hooch in Chu Lai was 300 feet from the fuel pit. It drove me crazy for the first couple weeks when a helicopter would come in late at night, land, refuel at idle, then hover off to it's assigned parking spot.<BR/><BR/>It took maybe two weeks for me to adjust to the noise and sleep through it. Then, the only thing that would wake me was the sound of something OTHER than a Huey, a Cobra, or an OH-6......let a Chinook or a Jolly Green come in to refuel, and I was instantly awake! Our systems acclimate to things amazingly quickly.<BR/> <BR/>In one of my earliest posts on this blog I thanked an old Flight Instructor that forced me to wear earplugs when I flew. He saved me from being deaf now. Contemporaries cannot hear the telephone ring. My hearing is far from perfect, but I still hear some things before Sara Jean does.<BR/><BR/>No matter. <BR/>I intend to wear it all out before I return it anyway!Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1136437386646962952006-01-04T21:03:00.000-08:002006-01-04T21:03:00.000-08:00Helicopters are so loud I can barely understand yo...Helicopters are so loud I can barely understand you guys on the radio.<BR/><BR/>But it's better you than me landing on a highway amidst an accident scene at night.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1136416818945077592006-01-04T15:20:00.000-08:002006-01-04T15:20:00.000-08:00Yep, that's pretty warm and fuzzy, GB. I gotta te...Yep, that's pretty warm and fuzzy, GB. I gotta tell ya, though, I didn't feel so sweet about helicopters during my Iraqi vacation! They flew mostly at night and always about 5 feet over my tent,,, and they did it all night long! The noise made talking in the surgery suite particularly difficult. Try sign language wearing a mask and gloves. <BR/><BR/>They gave me a break in Kuwait. No helicopters at night BUT I found my tent sandwiched between 2 generators that were the size of a school buses.<BR/><BR/>Well, I now have to use a stethoscope for the hearing impaired,,, no kidding!<BR/>Oh well, I think it makes me look distinguished.<BR/><BR/>And I'm glad you do what you do too.Purple Tabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383565717518107613noreply@blogger.com