Special note: a tragic helicopter accident in New York City this week claimed the lives of five people excited to see and photograph Manhattan from the air. Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the victims and the pilot who managed to make it out alive.

In Las Vegas, we were fortunate to be flying with Maverick Helicopter which -- although using the same kind of choppers -- has a stellar safety record and does NOT use the kind of harnesses which contributed to the terrible toll in New York.

This four part series was a light-hearted romp, but now we're just...gutted.