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Originally Posted by Hurrying Nowhere
And as to the comment on how a helicopter is so dangerous to use to fly to a yacht.....i would personally be a lot more worried about a car ride than the helicopter ride.....
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It may not be logical at all, and perhaps lack of experience, but helicopters, especially small ones like those, scare me, and even more so landing and taking off on a very small place on a boat. I fully understand they're use and see why for some they are absolutely great to have. If I had the need then I'm sure I'd learn enough to get over the anxiety they give me today.
I'm sure it's no different than the fear non-boaters have of boating. I've only been on a helicopter twice in my life and once was in NY landing at the Manhattan Heliport and the other was landing on top of an office building. Both times I took off from small airports and that part wasn't scary at all. I think the rattle and noise just makes them feel less safe.
I've also seen one have to approach a boat multiple times before finally setting down and that didn't add to my confidence.
I once saw one used to dry a tennis court and with the small area it had to work in, I wasn't all that comfortable watching.
Reality is we're all more fearful of the unknown and that we lack experience with.