When we started doing helicopter charter flights we imagined that it would be taking rich people to their backyards on Martha’s Vineyard. Business of that sort has been, uh, rather lean. Therefore we were grateful to have the opportunity to operate a charter flight yesterday from Hanscom Field to the Billerica High School with Santa Claus (a.k.a. “Harvey”) on board:
[I took these photos with a Samsung Epic 4G phone (Sprint). Note that I did not wear an elf or reindeer costume, though I did consider trying to find some of those antlers that people attach to their car doors. I wore my usual jeans and T-shirt and welcomed the children for photos in the helicopter while “Santa” worked a separate line of munchkins.]