bosshoss
Senior Heliman
Location: Chicago, IL
| Prejudice?It has always been my perception,that Heli guys sniff at us Plane guys as stupid, less skilled, or "Not in the Know" enough to be Heli pilots.
Kind of snobbish.
And after taking up Helis, after being in planes 35+ Years, I have found this to be only partially true. There are snobs, braggarts, haters in every part of the hobby.
The separation that happens at our field, with the heli guys shoved down to the heli pad, and plane guys screaming "No Hovering on the Runway!!", only seems to add to this divide. It's a dynamic that will perpetuate itself, it's inevitable.
Certainly the two don't mix at a field without coordination. I know first hand.
RR is a great place for Helis , and it's separation from planes, has made it so. My Airplane buddies knew of it , as the where "The Heli guys go".
Put an airplane site mirrored on another site, link it, announce it, and let RR stay true to it's roots. That is what makes it a great place. Any Plane guy who buys a CX will go to RCU first, an eventually end up here when he gets a TREX, Blade, ESKY, etc...
Rightly so, no hate, just separate. Hey, that ryhmes...I could be a minister..LOL. |
Kidding
