Philly with Ryan, Sean and Ken
 
Trip from Linden to the heliport in Philadelphia (Penn's Landings) to drop Ryan, then Mount Holly airport to refuel, and back to Linden.
 

   


Safety briefing for the passengers
"And you do not slam the doors!"
"So what happens if the engine stops?"
An R-22 taking off for a photo flight (hence no door)
Somebody has to check the rotorhead
Ken, Sean and Ryan
Thankfully I had my own map
Getting ready to start up
Rotors turning
Taking off from Linden, heading South
Cool sunglasses
We take Route 1, straight to Philly
Somewhere in Jersey, near Princeton
Lots of birds near the Delaware, we had to slalom a bit
A bridge over the Delaware
Following the Delaware to Philadelphia
Getting closer...
And closer...
Philly, about 35 mins after leaving Linden
Downtown Philly from the other side of the river
Ken likes to take artsy pictures
Crossing the Delaware, looking for the heliport
 
On approach for the helipad. Big buildings left and right, and crosswind
The heliport, right in the middle of the city. We dropped Ryan
A big warship
Same warship as we take off across the Delaware
Landing like an airplane, on the runway
That's a big chopper
A small Schweitzer training helicopter parked next to us
An old AWAC
Beautiful skies
We took the turnpike from South Jersey straight to Linden
 
Back to Linden as night falls
Sunset over Rahway