First flight in R-22...

.... and I still can't stop smiling :-))

Flying helicopter is soo different from an airplane, it really felt
like flying magic carpet :-) And it's so nice to watch grass waves
around :-) In airplane you get from ground so fast it's hard to notice
how nice view you can have from so low altitude.

That was just a "discovery flight", 0.4hr, but great :-) Just wish I
had made some pictures during small "loop" from airport and back...

I never really though how long does it take to start and stop rotor in
a helicopter. And it really feels like driving one-wheeled bicycle,
much harder than flying airplane - in airplane I was practically
flying from first lesson, maybye not very nice, but flying. And in
helicopter I would crash it in 5 seconds without help of instructor.
Now I really appreciate pilots keeping those things steady in the air
:-))

It's a pity I came here just for a week, and all helicopters were
booked :-( Would try more hoovering :-) That's a challenge ;-)

Definitely will try again!
--
Filip Zawadiak
PP-ASEL 140hr
http://vyx.net/~philz