View Full Version : Three Robbie R44 flew from US to Europe via Greenland
twistair
28th Oct 2009, 20:57
This month three R44s landed near Moscow after a small cross country.
They started from Robinson factory, crossed US and Canada, then reached Greenland, flew over south coast to Kulusuk and then Iceland, Faroe and to Norway.
Some nice photos and their route can be seen (sorry, text is in Russian): here (http://www.reaa.ru/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1256508995).
http://misha.users.photofile.ru/photo/misha/96209638/xlarge/112609042.jpg
Group leader is Dmitry Rakitsky, one of the most skilled and talented Russian general aviation helo pilots. Three others are private pilots who own these three new helos (delivery literally ex-works).
Nice journey :ok:
Need money
28th Oct 2009, 21:20
Cracking picture, bet that was an awesome trip !
:D
JB LFPN FLYER
28th Oct 2009, 21:23
Amazing trip :ok:
Spacibo for posting ;)
JB
Interesting leg from Kulusuk to Reyjavik - 400nm if I remember right. How did they do that? Or did they stash fuel up the coast a bit?
ATPMBA
28th Oct 2009, 23:52
I'm suprised Frank permitted it!!!!!
Last I heard you couldn't even depart the factory while carrying a passenger.
That got so manny nanny rules it's sickening.
wiisp
29th Oct 2009, 00:07
I met them in Nuuk, GL as they where filling up fueltanks, jerrycans and jars with 100 LL.. No secrets about the range, just lot of fuel stuffed everywhere..
Good job:ok: ! wiisp
madman1145
29th Oct 2009, 00:11
I just love the safety with those flotations device they have on their helicopters :suspect: ..
A friend of mine did it with a Norwegian guy a while ago. Some scary ****e ..
- madman
twistair
29th Oct 2009, 06:18
I'm suprised Frank permitted it!!!!!
Frank didn't. They got their helos disassembled, assembled them themselves and flew out.
I wonder what Frank says when he hear about this :E
IntheTin
29th Oct 2009, 08:27
Those are some great pictures! :ok:
lelebebbel
29th Oct 2009, 10:19
A friend of mine did it with a Norwegian guy a while ago. Some scary ****e ..
- madman
you mean Arve and Johan?
Flyturen hjem fra USA (http://www.helistars.no/Bilder.htm)
Flown from Hillsboro (Oregon) to Norway in 2008.
Their longest leg over water was about 3hrs as far as I remember. They had a "experimental" 15 gal. aux fuel tank installed on the back seats for the ferry.
http://www.helistars.no/Images/a%20glacier%20in%20pangnirtung%20valley%20wl.jpg
toptobottom
29th Oct 2009, 11:17
http://misha.users.photofile.ru/photo/misha/96209638/xlarge/112609042.jpg
Great piccie - one to send to the tree huggers? :E
Heli-Ice
29th Oct 2009, 20:59
Great job! Must have been a fun trip.
Cyclone7
30th Oct 2009, 08:52
Stunning photos, we are looking at doing a ferry trip with an owner from the US or Europe to South Africa. If a R 44 can do it, then I guess a B 206 should walk it.
Sam Rutherford
14th May 2014, 18:38
Doing this next month in an R44 - Wick to New York...
Gonna be fun!
Fly safe, Sam.