You captured the whole idea of the strip really well. Thanks Frank.
It is not invented by the way either. We joke like that a lot when I fly with my fire guys.
(mostly I do the joking, they mostly get scared...
no just kidding)
It originated when we took off for a fire and I realized I left my over-night-bag at the base instead of my chase truck where it belongs. I went "uh-oh" and people gave me these scared looks. Then I told them I left the bag at the base and they were ready to kill me.
Turns out my mechanic, who has a lot of common sense (which by the way isn't all that common) thought of it and brought it with him....
As far as Chuck flying from the right side goes. Check "FAQ" on our website, question 7.
We get that question a lot, that's why we permanently put it on our website...