However, as I was walking back to the plane to prepare to leave, a shiny black helicopter approached and landed a short distance from the plane. You've got to wonder when the proverbial black helicopter appears out of nowhere and lands right next to you! The AS350 had a gimbal camera mount under the nose, and the registration number ended in Whiskey Alpha. As pilots tend to do we asked what they were doing, and they said they were filming some things being dropped from a Sikorsky Skycrane for Space-X (some guys have all the luck!). I asked the pilot whether Whiskey Alpha on the tailboom stood for Wolff Aviation, and he answered, "That's me, I'm Mark Wolff!" Having heard so much about Mark Wolff and Wolff Aviation over the years, it was a wonderful surprise to actually meet him.
