The circumstances surrounding the find were strange. I found it next to a gas station in Vybor, in very good condition...but not a soul in sight.

After going through a server crash during mid-flight, I came to the conclusion someone else was flying it during a previous crash, and their character saved far away from where the chopper last saved (vec saves are less frequent, and helis/characters dont save in mid-air).

So, my conclusion is: Some dude flew to Vybor to fuel the chopper up, then flew the chopper from Vybor to the east coast. Landed, got out, didnt hard-save the heli, their character saved (heli didnt), server crashed.

When the server came back, they would be on the east coast, the heli would still be in Vybor.