Your helicopter story reminds me of a helicopter experienced the aforementioned Albert Dickson and I had while reporting the first Best Sports City story in Denver for The Sporting News. We were in a helicopter over downtown Denver as Albert shot aerial pics of Coors Field, etc. As I remember it, Albert at one point asked the pilot if he could turn us around and go back the other direction to get a couple more shots. The pilot's response: "No, I can't do that or we'd drop like a rock in this wind." Oh, OK. Then let's not do that. (Also, I'm going to email you a better version of that "NASCARize me" cover.)
Your helicopter story reminds me of a helicopter experienced the aforementioned Albert Dickson and I had while reporting the first Best Sports City story in Denver for The Sporting News. We were in a helicopter over downtown Denver as Albert shot aerial pics of Coors Field, etc. As I remember it, Albert at one point asked the pilot if he could turn us around and go back the other direction to get a couple more shots. The pilot's response: "No, I can't do that or we'd drop like a rock in this wind." Oh, OK. Then let's not do that. (Also, I'm going to email you a better version of that "NASCARize me" cover.)
Pro tip: Never ever go up in a flying device that will drop like a rock if you turn around.