by Jeff Goin | May 16, 2017 | Log: Helicopter, Log: Life
An Amazing Vehicle Autopilot. I had no interest in a Tesla until reading about autopilot. One day in 2015 they released a software update that gave the cars level 2 self driving capability. That’s where a driver must be immediately ready to take over but the car...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 25, 2014 | Log: Helicopter
Her name is Ellie, Ellie Foo Foo. Ellie just sounded good–“Ellie the heli,” but “Foo Foo” has a story. A good friend of mine, Al, was an expert mechanic on airplanes and engines, but one that didn’t want to work on helicopters (an...
by Jeff Goin | May 2, 1998 | Log: Helicopter
Beating the air into submission by pummeling it with $100 bills Flying a helicopter is really quite amazing. It’s not natural, of course, and can seem nearly impossible to the uninitiated. People ask me all the time “is it hard?” The best way to...
