{"id":5278,"date":"2011-06-26T19:30:37","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T02:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=5278"},"modified":"2011-06-26T19:30:37","modified_gmt":"2011-06-27T02:30:37","slug":"chicago-helicopter-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=5278","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Helicopter Tour."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"IMG_1127.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874127519\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3014\/5874127519_c5a9f36088.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1127.JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1100.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874656560\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5200\/5874656560_25568456cd.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1100.JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2961.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874202843\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5196\/5874202843_562d907526.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2961.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2969.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874209383\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3285\/5874209383_0525b973bb.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2969.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2936.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874749178\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5313\/5874749178_baa7e805da.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2936.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Nik and I after the ride by Julie Rubes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/5875110268\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5073\/5875110268_4b704c7bbf.jpg\" alt=\"Nik and I after the ride\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This morning Julie and I headed out to Lansing, Illinois to use our Groupon for a helicopter tour of Chicago by <a title=\"Sun Aero Helicopters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sunaerohelicopters.com\/\">Sun Aero Helicopters<\/a>.  The flight was a 35 minute flight from the South Side up along Lake Michigan to the Hancock building and then down to the University of Chicago.  I&#8217;ve never been in a helicopter or a small plane for that matter and I&#8217;m pretty sure every time I get on a plane I&#8217;m testing fate.  In other words I was pretty freaked out for the first 10 minutes and then I settled in.  I think if it was a windy day I would have been terrified the entire trip.  I let Julie ride shotgun figuring if we went down I didn&#8217;t want to see it happen.  That all being said it was an amazing ride.  The weather was great so we were able see everything.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_2917.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874735818\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3043\/5874735818_d2fd91e77b_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2917.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2918.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874180475\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5062\/5874180475_479fe655b3_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2918.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2925.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874740420\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5234\/5874740420_7046007750_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2925.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2927.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874743454\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3033\/5874743454_02af5bb869_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2927.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2941.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874192943\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5141\/5874192943_60dc968d83_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2941.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2958.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874759294\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5071\/5874759294_9bc3aef11d_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2958.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2963.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874763314\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3136\/5874763314_f371e64839_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2963.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2964.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874207447\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5277\/5874207447_c2afb1c5eb_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2964.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2980.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874214933\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5120\/5874214933_5bea77dc61_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2980.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2991.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874220717\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3204\/5874220717_572c10e11b_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2991.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_2994.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874223607\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3228\/5874223607_67947b03fa_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2994.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1094.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874651488\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5187\/5874651488_fcd9e6339d_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1094.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1105.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874659978\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5312\/5874659978_c3d22ed318_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1105.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1108.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874664012\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5147\/5874664012_da1017916a_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1108.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1110.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874108783\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3159\/5874108783_6ffa93665d_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1110.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1111.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874668096\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5188\/5874668096_f87452370a_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1111.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1120.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874679828\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5195\/5874679828_f45e0990e7_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1120.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1123.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874122705\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5273\/5874122705_42bf7f7b36_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1123.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1124.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874124075\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3131\/5874124075_7cfb3b0209_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1124.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1133.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874690506\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5196\/5874690506_1a18ca4f94_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1133.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1151.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874143723\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5302\/5874143723_71f74a61d0_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1151.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1154.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874705312\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5108\/5874705312_c58a3e9c51_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1154.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1164.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874708510\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5269\/5874708510_1c834f93bb_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1164.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1190.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874722004\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3234\/5874722004_8fa744586b_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1190.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1191.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874166023\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5238\/5874166023_9446aec4bd_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1191.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1192.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874725124\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5301\/5874725124_0d11e7dd8c_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1192.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1198.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874727750\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5120\/5874727750_7d41e485a9_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1198.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1203.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874729016\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3147\/5874729016_380682f89a_t.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1203.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Side Notes:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/25643085?color=ffffff\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>* This is the video of our landing as the tour ended.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_1179.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874159379\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5195\/5874159379_4ca182cf64.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1179.JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><a title=\"IMG_1102.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5874657748\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5069\/5874657748_dc762e4eb8.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1102.JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>** Considering we were flying up from Northwest Indiana we got to see some great views of Solider Field and U.S. Cellular Field.<\/p>\n<p>***  Julie has a lot more photos on <a title=\"Julierubes:  Flickr.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/sets\/72157626930507173\/with\/5875109380\/\">Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning Julie and I headed out to Lansing, Illinois to use our Groupon for a helicopter tour of Chicago by Sun Aero Helicopters. The flight was a 35 minute flight from the South Side up along Lake Michigan to the Hancock building and then down to the University of Chicago. I&#8217;ve never been in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[19],"tags":[87,463],"class_list":["post-5278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-chicago","tag-helicopter-tour"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pazIS5-1n8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5278"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5315,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5278\/revisions\/5315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}