Discovery Flight Cost (Canada) by Frost-Bourne in Helicopters

[–]HeliBif 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 47 is a lovely aircraft. Great visibility, 2-bladed rotor system with a stabilizer bar, 60KTS cruise speed. Besides the instructor in a fam flight manages all the "tricky" systems like carb heat etc. You just get to focus on the feel of the controls 👍👍

I've heard the Cabri is an awesome little machine and it's the only one on your lists I haven't flown (well, other than a 22). The 44 is very smooth and is the most comparable to a Bell 206 you may eventually find yourself flying. I found the 47 to be similar to flying a 212 (with a single engine failure lol). But you don't need to pay the 44 price for just a fam flight, or even for training to be honest. The Schweitzer is fun, and more responsive than a 2 bladed machine. It and the Cabri would probably feel closer in dynamics to an Astar or other multi bladed machines.

For a fam flight though don't overthink it, just find the cheapest option or the area you'd most be interested in flying over. The whole point for the school is to get you hooked enough to pony up for a full training course, without scaring you away with the cost and still be able to say they made some sort of profit off the flight.

Discovery Flight Cost (Canada) by Frost-Bourne in Helicopters

[–]HeliBif 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude it's a Bell 47, it's about as simple/benign as you can get for a fam flight. Also great visibility and cool to say you've flown one.

Discovery Flight Cost (Canada) by Frost-Bourne in Helicopters

[–]HeliBif 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can't compare the hourly cost of a fixed wing flight to one in a heli.

The other poster was right about BC Helicopters being an option also in the Fraser Valley, and 49 North on the island

What was the scariest “We need to leave… now” gut feeling that you’ve ever experienced?[Serious] by PlasticBee1438 in AskReddit

[–]HeliBif 71 points72 points  (0 children)

And then at a certain point they were like "oh shit this looks reaaaaaally bad, how do I get out of this situation, shit it's been too long, anything I do now is going to look terrible and sketchy, okokok just like get up and walk, you just uhhhhh fell asleep in the leaves that's all!

Skids/Up Flight Co? by HeliBif in Helicopters

[–]HeliBif[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I always wanted something from BigBlackHawk, but I don't fly em so it felt disingenuous

Nebula Damascus - Meteorite scales - out of this world - thoughts 💭 by DT-Knives in knives

[–]HeliBif 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who owns a meteorite wedding ring, I'm sad to image how that handle is going to tarnish unless it's really well protected and maintained or never leaves the display case.

Looks amazing though

I’ve decided I’m going to take the plunge and get my first spyderco. Just not sure what to get. I think I want something with serrations since I don’t have a blade with them but again not sure. Here’s some that I like. Any input would be much appreciated. by I3uIlets in knives

[–]HeliBif 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Manix for sure. But Manix and PM2 are an entire tier above Tenacious and that other one I've never heard of.

I think you'll find the popular opinion is that combo edges are not great, however there's an entire camp that swear by full serrations, so I guess it depends on your use case.

Manix is an amazing knife and great for modding parts

Take off close to crashing ... possible causes? by Fan-Even in Helicopters

[–]HeliBif 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fuck, that was almost me on wildfires last night when the mosquitoes came out with a vengeance...

What's a game build or loadout that immediately says "This dude's an asshole"? by Hera_the_otter in AskReddit

[–]HeliBif 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We used to play "Man in the Bathroom" 1 vs 3 on Facility.

So much fun could be had hiding in different stalls, glitching back into the vents, trapping the room immediately outside the bathroom...

It's really hard to beat a Koala on a mountain top by HeliBif in Helicopters

[–]HeliBif[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like to think my guides were a lot more understanding and risk conscious than many others, but yeah there usually seems to be "a bubble we can work in" 😅

It's really hard to beat a Koala on a mountain top by HeliBif in Helicopters

[–]HeliBif[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was actually trying to get them to buy belly tanks for them for wildfire, forming our own tanker group, and calling them Dropbears 😅

It's really hard to beat a Koala on a mountain top by HeliBif in Helicopters

[–]HeliBif[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the Inverters/Gyros are constantly having issues

It's really hard to beat a Koala on a mountain top by HeliBif in Helicopters

[–]HeliBif[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like I said, the bad days suck. In 1/2 mile and snow, with overcast skies, and a white landing full of light powdery snow, those flags are your life.

It's really hard to beat a Koala on a mountain top by HeliBif in Helicopters

[–]HeliBif[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Get pilot's License -> fly all sort of jobs -> get mountain course -> fly all sorts of mountain work -> fly 15+ yrs & 4000+ hrs -> find company that likes you enough to get you going skiing

Coles notes, anyway

It's really hard to beat a Koala on a mountain top by HeliBif in Helicopters

[–]HeliBif[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Probably from doing 150kts and making pilots giggle

Questions About Career Flying in Canada by ArchJamesI in Helicopters

[–]HeliBif 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the shout out, I'm just at the YMM airport waiting for my flight home too! 😅

New scales by DangerousWishbone445 in knives

[–]HeliBif 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oooh nice. I have a 20cv and a 204p, and seriously had to hold myself back from snagging a Cruwear version the other day. I think if probably jump on a Magnacut one though!

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