On 2008-03-05, Denny wrote:
rivets as he went by... I was annoyed over the fact that he was
likely to pile it up and give GA another black eye in the media... So
I called the local FSDO and had a chat with their chief... Bottom line
at this FSDO was that as long as he controlled his speed so that he
could see and avoid obstructions they did not have a problem with him
having to go around the trees and cell towers...

Having now got to fly a helicopter, I was amazed, from my fixed wing
perspective, how incredibly manoeverable they are at low speed. From a
fixed wing point of view, flying low and slow around obstructions is
suicidal. But a helicopter going low and slow is more manoeverable than
a sports car.

I did a 'confined area landing' with the instructor, and as a fixed wing
pilot, it made my wossnames spin the way we were flying at low altitude.
However, the helicopter had an amazing ability to do a fairly rapid
stop, rapid turns and rapid climbs.

That's not to say that flying at less than 100 feet above a highway
(that's not 500 ft from any vehicle, vessel or structure!) is imprudent.

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