I think in Canada the Helicopter is truly underappreciated. How many helicopters are used in populous areas? In the united states it seems that they are used everywhere (Military, News, Media, Heavy lift, corporate, homebuilt...so on).
If you were to ask the general public in Canada ..."what helicopters are used in canada?" I am willing to bet that the answers would be:
..."the yellow ones (Canadian Forces SAR)
.... and some army green ones (what other colour would the army have?)
.... oh and those ones that crash all teh time the Sea Kings" (All due respect to the Air Force/Navy Assigned Work horse)
The only highly visable one I can think of outside that said list is the "Bandaid one" (the Ontario civil air ambulance)
Whereas in the USA I bet people see choopers all the time.....
Chinook
blackhawk
Apache
CObra
Of course there are several police helicopters! ETC .....
We all know that Helicopters are truly a great tool, but they (including the pilots), seem to be under utilized / appreciated here in the Great White North.
IMHO
What do you think?
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Vulture on Tue May 15, 2007 1:00 am, edited 1 time in total.