Jesus Christ what a throw <| sep |> It ' s mostly semantics . Don ' t worry about it . Only a helo pilot would be able to tell the leading edges from the trailing edges in the helo diagrams you used . For what it ' s worth , All American military helos spin counterclockwise , except for the USCG Dauphine . Source helo pilot <| sep |> So what if he was born with both our neither ? Cause that sure does happen to very select people <| sep |> Zammit would be fairy <| sep |> Not even close Tyron <| sep |> Seriously . You would think a guy squattinf anywhere near this much would know that by now . Although , if he normally uses those godawful racks that have the angled pins up front and the safety section in back where there ' s also plate storage , the stored plates hit the plates on the bar as you descend , so you literally do have to step back several feet .