warpspeed
10-09-2007, 11:24 PM
After work tonight I took the Swift to my usual spot for a few flights before it got dark. (Sorry guys, no crashes this time. I will admit however that I still suck.) Right as I'm packing to leave a guy pulls up a few spaces over and breaks out what looks to me like a Raptor 60 or 90.
Well, I ain't shy, so I mosied on over to check it out and introduced myself. "Guy" wasn't real friendly so I decided I'd just ooh and aah over his bird and take off. When I asked if it was a Raptor 90 he got a little defensive and said it was a "REAL helicopter, compared to that toy you're flying."
"That's a Century Swift 550, no more a toy than your Raptor" says I.
"Century sucks. You got ripped off. Shoulda bought a Raptor" says Mr. Stain.
My natural instinct was to introduce his teeth to my fist, but amazingly I was able to practice a little restraint and just told him to go f*** himself instead.(The wifey has managed to calm me down a little after all!)
Wasn't going to let him get off the hook that easily though. Instead of leaving I plopped down in the grass right next to his gear and stared, waiting for the show to begin.
Mr. Stain's heli must have been brand new and never broken in because it took the guy at least 20 minutes to get it started. I was about to leave when it finally fired up-and it promptly tipped over and destroyed a set of CF blades. I asked him if he'd ever flown a helicopter before, which just pissed him off even more and he went off on this rant about how he's flown planes for years and "this shouldn't be any different," then went on to comment that he "can fly a lot better than you."
That wouldn't surprise me. I already told you I suck.
But this guy was a NEWB! At that point I knew he was in for a surprise so I actually wasted another 20 minutes I'll never get back while he changed blades and went thru that ridiculous starting procedure again. What follows is PRICELESS....
Mr Stain steps back all of maybe 2 feet and hits the throttle. Gotta tell ya, those things have some SERIOUS power. His heli rose maybe 3 or 4 feet in the air while the blades were gaining momentum then shot to the left in a graceful arc that ended right on the hood of Mr. Stain's Lexus!!!!
I laughed my ass off all the way home.
Well, I ain't shy, so I mosied on over to check it out and introduced myself. "Guy" wasn't real friendly so I decided I'd just ooh and aah over his bird and take off. When I asked if it was a Raptor 90 he got a little defensive and said it was a "REAL helicopter, compared to that toy you're flying."
"That's a Century Swift 550, no more a toy than your Raptor" says I.
"Century sucks. You got ripped off. Shoulda bought a Raptor" says Mr. Stain.
My natural instinct was to introduce his teeth to my fist, but amazingly I was able to practice a little restraint and just told him to go f*** himself instead.(The wifey has managed to calm me down a little after all!)
Wasn't going to let him get off the hook that easily though. Instead of leaving I plopped down in the grass right next to his gear and stared, waiting for the show to begin.
Mr. Stain's heli must have been brand new and never broken in because it took the guy at least 20 minutes to get it started. I was about to leave when it finally fired up-and it promptly tipped over and destroyed a set of CF blades. I asked him if he'd ever flown a helicopter before, which just pissed him off even more and he went off on this rant about how he's flown planes for years and "this shouldn't be any different," then went on to comment that he "can fly a lot better than you."
That wouldn't surprise me. I already told you I suck.
But this guy was a NEWB! At that point I knew he was in for a surprise so I actually wasted another 20 minutes I'll never get back while he changed blades and went thru that ridiculous starting procedure again. What follows is PRICELESS....
Mr Stain steps back all of maybe 2 feet and hits the throttle. Gotta tell ya, those things have some SERIOUS power. His heli rose maybe 3 or 4 feet in the air while the blades were gaining momentum then shot to the left in a graceful arc that ended right on the hood of Mr. Stain's Lexus!!!!
I laughed my ass off all the way home.