Texas gun range offers target practice from a helicoptor...

[cynatnite]

The gun debate went to new heights in one Texas town, where the owners of a gun range are letting customers take part in a target practice from inside a helicopter.

"It's like the ultimate video game," Dan Claassen of Helicopter Sniper Adventure told local ABC affiliate WFAA.

And while the concept may sound extreme to some, Claassen says a number of safety precautions have been put into place.

"It's not like we're endangering anybody's life with our flight patterns or our techniques," he said. "Everything is totally safe in that regard."

It’s also entirely legal under Federal Aviation Administration and local county regulations.

Customers pay $795 to take part in the firefight flight, which includes a safety training class, awards ceremony and lunch. Well, and unlike an actual firefight, no returning fire. The individual flights are relatively short, lasting about 15 minutes per person. Still, that’s enough time to fire off an estimated 500 rounds of .233 semiautomatic rifle ammunition.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/texas-gun-range-offers-target-practice-helicopter-215555159.html

[FSogol]

1. LOL: The $800 price tag for the 15 minute flight includes an awards ceremony.

[Paladin]

2. "It's like the ultimate video game."

That statement pertains to a significant portion of shooting activities these days. Profoundly unhealthy.

[Politicalboi]

3. Man, 800 dollars to pretend

You're Sarah Paling shooting innocent animals from her heated helicopter. I get a laugh out of this line.

"It's not like we're endangering anybody's life with our flight patterns or our techniques," he said. "Everything is totally safe in that regard."

Unless they crash and start a huge wildfire all for the thrill of shooting out of a helicopter. Hey I got an idea, if you're young enough, join the military. Maybe they will let you do that for free.