Cotty wrote:
On 24/8/05, Cesar, discombobulated, unleashed:
Talking about location or situation, let me think on this -
1) I was sitting in a UH-1 with the doors open as we did a 'map of the
earth' return to our base in southern Honduras. The others hesitated
when the pilot asked if we wanted to do it, so I chimed in and said
yes! Nothing spectacular in terms of photos but it was the situation.
2) The first helicopter ride I ever took (in a Bell - the same type
used in the tv show 'Magnum P.I.') was in support of some radar
testing. We were over the Abermarle Sound in N. Carolina - I got some
great shots. One of them sits on one of my speakers in the living
room. It was when the pilot said 'oh, oh' as the helicopter shuddered,
and then again, that I began to wonder. To keep a long story short; it
was winter and we would not have lasted long in the water. We headed to
land and as we were getting ready to land in a field, the engine cut out
and we autorotated to the ground safely. This field ended up being just
two miles away from where a future girlfriend lived! Shortly, a local
newspaper reporter came out to greet us as we awaited our ride 'home'.
3)Another helicopter ride -is there a theme here?- along the
Honduras/Nicaragua border during the time of the Contras. I was
shooting away with the doors open in another UH-1 knowing full well that
I could not reveal where those shots were taken, when I heard the pilot
say 'oh, oh' [is that a standard for pilots?]. It seems we were in
Nicaraguan airspace and they would have been in the right to shoot us down!
Hey Cesar, have you read 'Chickenhawk' by Robert Mason? If you haven't -
you should.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Cotty,
You have gotten my ear. I will look for it at the next available
opportunity.
Pondering,
César
Panama City, Florida
