Chapter 45 in my continuing saga to break my fear of heights – flying in a helicopter.

Last year I flew in one, but on the inside, see here.

This year, I chose to ride in the door gunner position on the side of the helicopter. Nothing between me and jumping but the flimsy government issued lap restraint.

The fun part was when the pilot banked hard to the left, our side….

When that happened, we were literally looking straight down. This is some video of the first time that happened. Good times.

The majority of the yelling is from the basic training recruit sitting next to me. He was like a kid in a candy store.