Helicopter ride

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We wanted to chicken out (paid fees would be refunded to credit card) but this very pursuasive guy who welcomed us changed our minds.

He later admitted that he hadn't been up himself!

P1150478Six minute flight over lowland and a hill or two but not over glaciers (further away?). For that you had to pay another $60 for another 12 minutes.

Flight manager picked me for the front seat. Whoohoo!

Was up effortlessly. Smoother than an elevator.P1150482 P1150485


Photos were shot through the all around bubble window.

One or two shots caught reflections; like this one.P1150487 P1150489 P1150491


Pilot swung us close to this cliff face for a short lecture on the layers.P1150492 P1150493


Then over to this little rocky hill.

Thats mist, not reflection off the cockpit window.P1150495 P1150497








My left foot, on footrest over the bottom window.P1150498 P1150500






Cool as a cucumber, this one, our pilot.P1150502







Shadow of our copter far down on ground below.P1150504






The one we went up in.









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