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Old 06-09-2004, 05:51 PM
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Default Chopper, Canyon and Lake Pictures

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Chopper, Canyon and Lake and Jet Pictures

Took a trip out west the week before last and took some pictures of the flight through the Grand Canyon. This is the flight out there.
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Old 06-09-2004, 05:55 PM
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Another view from the jet.
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Old 06-09-2004, 05:57 PM
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Lisa and I decided to take one of the helicopter rides through the canyon and over lake Mead.

Dash.
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Old 06-09-2004, 06:07 PM
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Take off from the airport.
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Old 06-09-2004, 06:09 PM
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Dam thats big
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Old 06-09-2004, 06:10 PM
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Near the valley of fire
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Helicopters are cool for what they are

Personally, I think an open cockpit would have been cooler
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Old 06-09-2004, 06:17 PM
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Lake Mead. Very scenic
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Old 06-09-2004, 06:18 PM
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More lake Mead
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Old 06-09-2004, 06:21 PM
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Plateu though the canyon
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Old 06-09-2004, 06:24 PM
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Mo canyon






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Old 06-09-2004, 06:26 PM
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Lunch in the cayon on a plateu
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Old 06-09-2004, 06:28 PM
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Nice rotor hum. Anyone have a spare mil.6 ?
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Old 06-09-2004, 06:29 PM
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Hey look, They turn backwards

Where have I heard that before
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Old 06-09-2004, 06:30 PM
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I wonder how that would do on my 2-place
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