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so as a pilot the first thing you think is it's a helicopter right right so you go oh what is because when we see it's moving we're like oh
helicopter so the first thing you look for to see if it's a helicopter when they're doing that because usually when they get down there towards that 50 feet you'll get rotor wash
you see it in the movies when the helicopter's by the water it kicks the water comes up besides because the downdraft
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An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.
“We flew over the city in a helicopter.”
A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
To transport by helicopter.
“Car drivers were helicoptered to safety from nearby roads. There were photographs of people canoeing down streets.”
To travel by helicopter.
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