Thinking About Skimming The Pool? It Needs It

Thinking About Skimming The Pool? It Needs It


Mad skills exhibited by this firefighting helo pilot. Honestly, how do you get that good at that? I mean, you have to start somewhere, sitting in the cockpit asking an instructor, “What does this button do?” How do you survive long enough to get good? You’re only allowed one OOPS, and that’s it.

Maybe this maneuver is no big deal for this dude, and he’s really, really good at flying helicopters. Maybe he could open your beer with the tip of the rotor if you were sunning yourself poolside, but he doesn’t want to show off. Maybe he’s texting and eating a sandwich while he’s filling that bag with water from the pool. Maybe he’s drunk.

Maybe not.

2 thoughts on “Thinking About Skimming The Pool? It Needs It”

  1. In the army, I always thought pilots were wankers. I was a grunt, and they slept between sheets nightly. But mad skills like this raise my estimation of them, and when you see this stuff time and time again you have to give them credit.

    See that basket on one skid? That’s a Stokes litter for medivaccing hurt people. Another reason to praise these guys. My high school classmate’s big brother died in Vietnam flying these things, and his mom was given his Distinguished Service Cross. My hat’s off.

    Since I’m on a roll, you must read “Chickenhawk.” It is the all time best book on copters in Vietnam. You will not be able to put it down, and afterwards you will not sleep.

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