Two of my partners and I had decided to fly to Baltimore Inner Harbor Sunday. The weather was marginal VFR but being intrepid helicopter pilots we filed a VFR flight plan for ADIZ entry and went for it.
My partner Rob flew the first leg to the Pier 7 heliport. The ceiling was around 1300, but at one point we started getting into thin cloud. Rob wisely floored the collective and slowed down to 60 KIAS, then leveled off at 500 agl. After we got through that, he climbed to to around 900 agl for the rest of the way down.
The heliport gave us their courtesy car and we went to the main part of the inner harbor for brunch. Then back in the helicopter. This time Dennis flew the next leg to the Tidewater Grill in Le Havre, MD. We checkout the joint, agreed it would be a great place to come back to for lunch or dinner. After a diet coke, we climbed back in and I flew the leg back home.
It was really a fun day, and here's some pictures. I was in the back of the bus first leg, left seat second leg. Enjoy!
My partner Rob flew the first leg to the Pier 7 heliport. The ceiling was around 1300, but at one point we started getting into thin cloud. Rob wisely floored the collective and slowed down to 60 KIAS, then leveled off at 500 agl. After we got through that, he climbed to to around 900 agl for the rest of the way down.
The heliport gave us their courtesy car and we went to the main part of the inner harbor for brunch. Then back in the helicopter. This time Dennis flew the next leg to the Tidewater Grill in Le Havre, MD. We checkout the joint, agreed it would be a great place to come back to for lunch or dinner. After a diet coke, we climbed back in and I flew the leg back home.
It was really a fun day, and here's some pictures. I was in the back of the bus first leg, left seat second leg. Enjoy!
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