The ultimate act of courage in piloting a helicopter is accepting that the Jesus nut was probably supplied by the lowest bidder. In a message dated 8/20/2010 2:39:36 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Re: the non religious "Jesus Nuts" > They were also called "Jesus nuts" by my coworkers, I thought a Jesus Nut was atop a helicopter holding things on or together. If it came off or failed, you normally had an expedited trip to Jesus if you believe in conventional religion. > probably named in a spontaneously outburst by some guy > who was about to need a tetanus shot. ... if you lost the Jesus Nut on your helicopter, I suspect you will quickly need more than a tetanus shot.

