[Gay State Conservative]

Now you know...

I had my first plane trip when I was 12.I was on the verge of filling my pants the whole way.Even today,500,000 air miles later,I get a bit nervous for the first few,and last few,minutes of a flight.

A few years ago we took a short helicopter ride in Orlando.,,,over Disney World,etc.Twenty minutes...about $40.God I was scared!

[Arlis]

Fixed wing planes are inherently safe. Only in very rare structural failures do they not glide.

Helicopters are inherently dangerous. Only complex systems keep them in the air.

I have thousands of hours in planes, learned to fly one before I could drive a car. Never been in a helicopter, and never will be.

[old curmudgeon]

I flew my own plane for 40 years.

Multi-engine, instrument, etc.

I would never ever ride in a flopper.

I used to fly to Newark and take a cab into NYC rather than ride a flopper.

Here is all you need to know: Why do they use helicopters?

Because they are going where no flying machine should ever try to go.

Reason enough for me.