Would you ride a helicopter?

[Redway]

By no means as safe a form of transportation as aeroplanes, and sometimes it feels like even cars doing 80 on the motorway are less risky. Is there any chance of getting you on one, or is it a firm no?

[Crimson Dynamo]

100% NO

[Parmy]

Would depend where I was,or needed to be.

[Benjamin]

I have. It’s fine.

[Zizu]

One propeller !!!??

No way Jose


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[Zizu]

So many rich and famous have died in helicopter crashes .. .


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[Cherie]

Not in a million years, far too many accidents

[Crimson Dynamo]

Not in a million years, far too many accidents

100 %

[Redway]

Yeah, I hear that. It seems to disproportionately affect the rich and the wealthy. I can definitely agree on that.

[Livia]

Helicopters are great! You're sitting there, then... whooosh! You're up in the air.

[Maru]

Only if I need to be Life Flighted and probably wouldn't even be aware of it.

[Redway]

Only if I need to be Life Flighted and probably wouldn't even be aware of it.

Yeah, I know people who had to be transported to hospital by helicopter and they didn’t have a conscious choice. It just had to be done.

[LaLaLand]

Would love to take one of those helicopter flights over New York City at night, all of those lights. Bucket list stuff.

A friend of mine took one over the Grand Canyon once and said it was just incredible.

[LaLaLand]

Hot air balloon on the other hand - absolutely bloomin’ not! :skull:

[Ray.]

I have. It’s fine.

Same. It was nice.

[bots]

I've taken about 200 helicopter flights. It's an interesting experience. It's a lot more basic than a plane, and a lot noisier. I've also flown in bad weather conditions, and that's not fun as you don't fly high enough to get above the weather. Generally speaking, it's fine flying in them but i've also had a few hairy moments that i wouldn't like to repeat :laugh:

[Benjamin]

Hot air balloon on the other hand - absolutely bloomin’ not! :skull:

Oh it’s so peaceful. I loved it.

[Livia]

No to the hot air balloon. I've seen them come down unexpectedly, you can't steer them, you're at the mercy of the wind and weather... Not for me.

[Barry.]

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[Ninastar]

Nope and never a hot air balloon either

[Mystic Mock]

Never.

[Redway]

Hot air balloon on the other hand - absolutely bloomin’ not! :skull:

Imagine someone suddenly breaking out into manic delirium on a hot-air balloon (and the onset of mania really can be that sudden in some cases, albeit rarely). Restraining them to the balloon-basket would be nigh-on impossible. Instant leap to death. Panic-attacks can be wavered with time and grounding reassurance (albeit more difficult when you’re up in the air). Being drunk or manic? Potentially very, very hard to contain to the seat. People have leaped to their death in the frenzy of mania on lesser altitude (hospital-windows).

[Benjamin]

Imagine someone suddenly breaking out into manic delirium on a hot-air balloon (and the onset of mania really can be that sudden in some cases, albeit rarely). Restraining them to the balloon-basket would be nigh-on impossible. Instant leap to death. Panic-attacks can be wavered with time and grounding reassurance (albeit more difficult when you’re up in the air). Being drunk or manic? Potentially very, very hard to contain to the seat. People have leaped to their death in the frenzy of mania on lesser altitude (hospital-windows).

You do often hear of people having a manic episode and leaping out of hot air balloons…

[Redway]

You do often hear of people having a manic episode and leaping out of hot air balloons…

No, but anything can happen in-theory.

[bots]

if people having manic episodes was anything other than miniscule, it would be a regular occurrence for people to walk in front of a car or a train, take a header off a bridge. In london, where millions of people commute each day, how many manic episodes lead to a fatality? The danger to life is everywhere

[AnnieK]

Ive done the helicopter New York skyline trip. It was amazing....i was bricking it the whole time but wanted to go back up once we landed safely :laugh:

[bots]

Ive done the helicopter New York skyline trip. It was amazing....i was bricking it the whole time but wanted to go back up once we landed safely :laugh:

i think it's relief after the trauma of the flight. I flew back and forward to oil rigs, and a helicopter builds up it's momentum by basically nose diving off the top of the rig. You certainly didnt want to have a delicate stomach