ROTORHEADS AROUND THE WORLD (incl 'Views from the Cockpit')

BlenderPilot · 26th December 2002, 04:07

Heliport mentioned a while back we should post pictures taken from our machines, so here goes my first one.

I took this one a few days ago right after some friends had landed and were getting ready to shut down. I have also included a link to some other pictures I had previously posted a while back.

and the link to the helicopters and helicopters page is
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/he...toAlbum15.html

I hope some of you post your own soon. Greetings

Heliport · 28th December 2002, 17:10

Show us what you do .......... and where you do it!

Heliport

BlenderPilot · 31st December 2002, 17:12

I just put up new pictures on my webpage I hope you like them,

This is a picture of a 230 I flew for a while, it is now doing EMS in MS/USA, its nice to fly once you are off the ground, but its got some nasty habits, not too much power for hot and high, great helicopter to fly IFR!

Helicopters and Heliports WebPage Here

BlenderPilot · 25th January 2003, 02:23

I just found these two pictures from the Oncho program in West Africa, does it bring back memories to anyone?

BlenderPilot · 20th March 2003, 23:12

If anyone has pictures they would like posted please email me the pics and I will upload them on my server and send you a link so you can post them on PPRuNe.

My email is [email address]

Grainger · 29th March 2003, 15:31

Not much in the way of cityscapes up here in Scotland, but I think you'll agree the scenery more than makes up for it....

4th April 2003, 04:01

Here are a few guys at work.

101st Airborne Aviation Brigade Base Camp somewhere out there.....

BlenderPilot · 4th April 2003, 04:21

This was seen in the airport ramp at MMTO today, the pilot is my chief pilot Luis, and this pictures were taken by me, you should have seen the crowd of mechanics standing around! It's some "senorita" who wants some shots for her model portfolio. Spanish lesson # 1 for when you come down here: "senorita esta muy buena"

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Only in Mexico

Thomas coupling · 4th April 2003, 07:45

Blender...you've been doctoring the pics

John: who is that

Barannfin · 4th April 2003, 07:49

It must be spring break again eh?

IHL · 4th April 2003, 16:54

OK Blenderpilot: Where do I send my resume. That kind stuff never happens to me.

RW-1 · 4th April 2003, 20:53

Ok, so it isn't a turbine, nor in a wonderful area of the planet, but I play around a famous blimp on occasion when doing "circuits" in Pompano beach ... (Thomas ... nice pic !)

B Sousa · 6th April 2003, 04:22

Tours seem to be the easiest work although many long hours.
Thanks Oscar for the help.

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soggyboxers · 7th April 2003, 10:49

Well we seem to have had pics from Europe, the Antipodes, North America but unfortunately Guns pics from Africa didn't come out yet so here's a couple from Cameroun in the meantime. They're of operations in support of the Tchad-Cameroun pipeline (nearly 1200 km in length).
Sorry this one's a bit out of focus as the digital zoom on my little camera is a bit Mickey Mouse:

This is near where we landed with a party of archaeologists mapping the site of an iron age site where there were numerous iron forges. It's around 3500 feet elevation and 34 degreesC:

Look forward to seeing Guns Afrikan photos when he gets through to Blender.

Many thanks to John Eacott for the use of his website.

Soggy

vertalop · 8th April 2003, 17:47

Some shots of Iraq taken in January this year.

The first two are at Al Rasheed Airbase, which was reported as 'liberated' by the US today. The third shot is at Mosul civil airport in the north of the country and also features an Iraqi 727, which is probably now the 'ex' 727 seen in the press at Baghdad Airport recently.

The UN aircraft were evacuated shortly before hostilities commenced.

Pics hosted by JE..many thanks John

John Eacott · 9th April 2003, 01:33

Vertalop,

Dear old BALZ, many an hour flogging around the Brent Field in that, back in the 70's. How many hours on the old girl these days?

Heliport · 9th April 2003, 12:40

vertalop

Links to 'Geocities' sites never seem to work very well.
Suggest you ask John E or BP to host your pics.

Heliport

Thanks John

topcat450 · 11th April 2003, 10:44

Hi Vertalop,

Great pics of the UN machines, and I know its a long shot...but I don't suppose you have one with the Twin Pioneer in the background? Or did you see the twin-pioneer there...I'm trying to track down which one it was.

Cheers in advance

SASless · 12th April 2003, 04:32

Eacott....now the Bristow 212's must be the world's oldest 212's going.....some of them made 30,000 hours.

Gunship · 13th April 2003, 14:31

One of my personal "bests" .. just a shame I took this pic in 1999 on a low quallity setting on a 640 x 480 cam they do not even make these days.

But here we go .. bit of history in Sierra Leone. As the war was coming to a close the UN came in .. so my ship, the Mi-26 and then a Mi-8 in a HIGH Hover ... I personally do not fly a high approach landing at all (SA Airforce doctrine) but it has saved my a55 on many occasions.

The UN these days do a much lower quicker approach and the Civillian Russians are using "our" technique.

Cheers Gunsss

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