Henry Raymond

Fairfax News => Current News & Events => Topic started by: Henry on September 23, 2010, 06:12:14 PM

Title: So Who Has An Orange Helicopter
Post by: Henry on September 23, 2010, 06:12:14 PM

About 5 p.m. an orange helicopter went over my place coming from the NorthEast and headed toward the SouthWest.  Could see no writing on it, but that doesn't mean there wasn't some.

I stood in my driveway and watched it and suspect the guys in the helicopter were saying, "Guess these people don't get out much."

Title: Re: So Who Has An Orange Helicopter
Post by: 7F24 on September 23, 2010, 07:06:35 PM

It was a Skycrane helicopter.  They are used for lifting heavy items quickly, like to the top of a mountain.  It was up in Quebec doing some work, you saw it on its way back to clear customs.   I don't think he saw you.....if he did he didn't say anything about it.

Title: Re: So Who Has An Orange Helicopter
Post by: Henry on September 23, 2010, 08:41:50 PM

Thanks - Maybe I should have waved and made a real idiot of myself.

Title: Re: So Who Has An Orange Helicopter
Post by: woodsman on September 25, 2010, 11:41:17 AM

...They say we look real small from up in the air...


Here's some info Henry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-64_Skycrane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-64_Skycrane)