absolutely brilliant

So, I've started flying the Jet Ranger in Portage La Prairie. DAMN I'm cool! hehe.
I'm at the point now after 5 flights that I can start, takeoff, hover, taxi, and transition to flight without the instructor having to take control. I'm not claiming that its pretty, but it gets the job done!
I was talking to Dave, who just came back from his G-course in Toronto (more on that later), and he asks me "how hard is it to hover". An innocent enough question obviously, to which I begin a lengthy reply intended to make the future-fighter pilot realise that flying a helicopter is clearly far more demanding than pushing a noisy-stick forward and yanking on some controls.
The following is taken directly from the MSN conversation, no animals were harmed in the making of this post.

Dave says:
how's course going?
Jack - Portage says:
good, it's challenging flying man, MAJOR hands and feet
Dave says:
I'm sure! you must be enjoying it then?
Jack - Portage says:
yeah!!
Dave says:
hehe, as if I had to ask....
Dave says:
how hard is it to hover?
Jack - Portage says:
think of something that constantly wants to roll over on its back and put you in the ground
Dave says:
my ex?
Jack - Portage says:
now think about trying to fly something like that with numb controls, there is no feedback, there is no centering spring
Jack - Portage says:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Dave says:
no really, she wanted to kill me a couple weeks ago
Jack - Portage says:
oh god that quote is going on the site

So there it is ladies and gentlemen! It's been far too long since a fresh post appeared on this page. Dave, Chris, sort your shit out!!

-J.