Here is one of the assignments Glenn and I worked on last week. The second flight with my stabilizing rig. All of the thought and ground testing that went into it really paid off, not one single adjustment was necessary...........
Well I used to think that I had a handle on orchestrating formations but I'll humbly tell you that I'm not sure there is anyone around who is more capable than Glenn in that department, he is a wizard! His acumen is incredible throughout the process, procedures, safety, he's got it down. Funny, something the johnny come lately's don't realize, Glenn arrived at 3, we briefed, then briefed three more times before I jumped in a helicopter for 40 minutes, landed, we hopped into Glenn's Bo, launched, shot for close to an hour until we got low on light and the subject on fuel. When we went to dinner Glenn and I looked at each other and both said, "are you exhausted? I'm exhausted!" Doing this thing correctly is exhausting. There are so many already fully orchestrated air to air opportunities now that I'm afraid it gives participants the wrong impression about the dangers and complexities involved. The helicopter tragedy in NY is a great example and their subject was a stationary city, it's all serious stuff that looks easy if you're on the outside looking in.
