Chuck Aaron and the Red Bull Helicopter(s) BY DAVE HIRSCHMAN L ike other confirmed fixed-wing pilots, I’ve always regarded helicopters with deep suspicion. Their method of flight seems unnatural, unintuitive, and exceedingly fragile. It relies on maintaining an exquisite balance between complex, competing forces that seem predisposed toward violent mayhem. So it was with some trepidation that I recently found myself in the left seat of the Red Bull helicopter with pilot Chuck Aaron as he demonstrated a series of aerobatic maneuvers that, frankly, seemed impossible for a craft in which flight itself appears improbable. ADAM KOCH/RED BULL Plus— View the video. AOPA PILOT • 67 • AUGUST 2011http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Video/Our-Heli-Does-Backflips-021242756059724