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My Son becomes youngest helicopter pilot in New England. One of youngest in US
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07-03-2012, 08:48 AM #1NES Member
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My Son becomes youngest helicopter pilot in New England. One of youngest in US
I saw the article about gen Y not wanting to learn to Drive. My son turned 16 yesterday and flew solo in a helicopter. He wants to go straight into the Army as part of the High School to Flight School Program.
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/...ngland-to.html.
An interesting thing is the liberal media has written about him this past weekend. He was featured on the today.com website and was on the main page of msn.com over the weekend. And told those reporters that he liked shooting guns with his dad. They didn't mention that in the article though.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/48005272
He is also a really good shot. At a Recent Twigs Traditional Marksman class, he got 26 out of 30 on target at 200 meters.
He has his own website at www.copterboy.com
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I had to share as a very proud dad.
Mark
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07-03-2012, 08:50 AM #2Marine Corps Veteran
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Originally Posted by nhfiat
Sounds like a great kid. Has he ever thought about shooting Highpower? It would be really good experience for him if he joins the Army, and it's a lot of fun too.
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07-03-2012, 08:51 AM #3NES Member
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Outstanding!
Trust but verify.
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07-03-2012, 08:52 AM #4NES Member
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Very cool! Always wanted to learn to fly. Wish I did it when I was younger!
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07-03-2012, 08:53 AM #5Instructor
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Congratulations.
You should be proud!
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07-03-2012, 08:56 AM #6NES Member
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MAD PROPS to you sir. You obviously did things right!
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07-03-2012, 08:59 AM #7NES Member
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Nice job!!!!
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07-03-2012, 09:04 AM #8NES Member
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Well done Mark.
Congrats to the boy.
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Congrats, Mark!
I've gotta ask... were you and your son at the Air Show on Saturday? My son and I were in line to look at the military helicopter and there was some discussion behind us of a young man who was turning 16 and flying helicopters. Just wondering if that was you?
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07-03-2012, 09:09 AM #10NES Member
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Would he ever think about not joining the army and starting up a local heli charter company? Simply an amazing kid
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