Flying in a helicopter

Last night, just before departing back to Israel, I had a unique experience. My friend Dan, is very much into flying. Last year when we visited the bay area before going back to Israel, we all got a ride on a small airplane (the popular Bay Tour, see http://picasaweb.google.com/AnatGiora/SanFranciscoBayArea#).

But flying only airplanes is apparently not enough for Dan, and in the last few years he's into flying helicpters as well. So yesterday, we went on a short night flight in a tiny chopper. While flying in a small plane was very nice, flying in a helicopter is a whole new thing. The visibility was fantastic, and seeing the vast Bay Area, lit at night and expanded from San-Francisco 'till San-Jose is magnificent. Gliding 4 feet above the ground, before takeoff and after landing is somewhat freaky and mostly very enjoyable.

I had a great time, which was definitely better than the laternative, of catching some sleep before my flight back home...

Thank you Dan!!!

Giora