To: buccaneer81
My father in law flies helicopters. They are louder than hell. To be even near a helicopter you need to have ear plugs the size of corks. There isn’t an Ipod in the world that is louder than a helicopter.
33 posted on
05/19/2008 11:38:47 AM PDT by
ThreeYearLurker
(The NY Times: They are who we thought they were, and we let them off the hook!)
To: ThreeYearLurker
My father in law flies helicopters. They are louder than hell. To be even near a helicopter you need to have ear plugs the size of corks. There isn’t an Ipod in the world that is louder than a helicopter.With the turbines running, yes. If he was auto rotating (similar to gliding in fixed wing aircraft) a lot less so. The article said he was having trouble maintaining altitude.
63 posted on
05/19/2008 12:21:33 PM PDT by
magslinger
(cranky right-winger)
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