Trip to Tuguegarao: Part Two

So this is the second instalment of pictures from my trip to Tuguegarao. I thought this part deserved its own post since it was just a tad exciting (and also since I took so many pictures!).

Although I don't really know a whole lot about helicopters, I have been fascinated with them ever since I was a little girl and have always wanted to ride in one. Well I finally got my chance! 

One of our pilots had to do a recurrency flight on the last day I was in Tuguegarao, and I got to ride along as he flew over town and practised various skills on the runway. As there were no backseat passengers to get blasted by the wind, we were able to fly with the doors off - perfect for taking pictures!

Here are just a few of the pictures I took:

Isn't she pretty?!

I'm guessing most people probably don't want to see a lot of pictures like this,
so I'll just limit it to this one!

This is the same runway used for commercial flights coming from Manila

Doing 360's at the end of the runway! It was cool to watch the shadows change shape...

At the other end of the runway, coming in for our first of several landings

Our second landing: a slower and steeper descent than the first, making for better pictures

Not the greatest picture of me, but proof that I was actually there! :-)