This past week I took my first ever flight in a helicopter. Sponsored by the U.S. Marines, this flight exercise took place at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY. This gave regular folks like me the chance to fly in a real live chopper. I was amazed at how smooth the flight was. I was expecting a pretty choppy ride, but my commute home afterwards turned out to be the bumpier than the helicopter. The fact that you're not flying as high as a jet and not moving as fast, allows you to see more during the flight and makes for some pretty good photo opportunities as well.
I'd like to thank GySgt Lionel Saulsberry and Captain David Kim of the United States Marine Corps for allowing me to go up and capture these image. Thanks guys....OOO-RAH!
The Cockpit
Taking off...
Nassau County's North Shore
New York City skyline from a distance
USMMA Boat Basin
Aerial view of the USMMA campus
Mariner's Chapel
Kings Point, New York
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