Mil Mi-8 Ride - 7/6
Photos from my sightseeing flight on a Baltic Airlines (Балтийские Авиалинии) Mil Mi-8 "Hip". The helicopter operates on weekends from the Peter and Paul fortress.
Though St. Petersburg is a fantastic city to see from the air, the enthusiast of Russian aviation in me was more interested in the opportunity to ride on the quintessential Russian helicopter (one heck of a way to get my first helicopter ride).
Read MoreThough St. Petersburg is a fantastic city to see from the air, the enthusiast of Russian aviation in me was more interested in the opportunity to ride on the quintessential Russian helicopter (one heck of a way to get my first helicopter ride).