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Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2013, 19:16
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

Without wishing to be pedantic I thought that...

Without wishing to be pedantic I thought that this thread was titled

'Views from the Cockpit'

Personally I do not think that pictures of helicopters at air shows fit in.

It would be better...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Oct 2012, 08:13
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

These photos and Vertical Freedom's shots must...

These photos and Vertical Freedom's shots must rank as the jewels in Rotorheads crown.
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Sep 2012, 07:56
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

From Nepal. How many did you pick up...

From Nepal.



How many did you pick up at 20,250?
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Aug 2012, 12:04
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

BH06L3. That picture of the waterfalls over the...

BH06L3. That picture of the waterfalls over the edge of a chocolate cake. Would I be right in assuming it is a glacier with centuries old layers of dust and ice?
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Feb 2012, 08:10
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

I wonder whether he used an old fashioned film...

I wonder whether he used an old fashioned film camera for those. I used to do it in Borneo years ago. Set the shutter to open/close; open it and wait for the lightning to take it's own picture.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2011, 08:57
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

I haven' been to the Forties for years but are...

I haven' been to the Forties for years but are not the platforms a bit short legged?
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Mar 2011, 09:03
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

Nice pictures, John. I have never seen a Sunday...

Nice pictures, John. I have never seen a Sunday morning sunrise. There is no way you will ever get me airborne at that time on a Sunday.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th May 2010, 10:29
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

Fantastic pictures again, Ned. In all my 48...

Fantastic pictures again, Ned. In all my 48 years of flying I have never known anybody to take such supremely brilliant pictures on so many varied backgrounds.
Nice shots of 'The Smoke that...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th May 2010, 12:51
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

My fault. What I really ment to say...

My fault.



What I really ment to say was 'SOME civil pilots have no interest in helicopters that shoot at people.'
Forum: Rotorheads
17th May 2010, 08:29
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

I like all aeroplanes, planks and rotary, that...

I like all aeroplanes, planks and rotary, that shoot at people. I spent quite a lot of my life flying them.

It looks as if the mods have bounced the thread back again.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2010, 09:00
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

Thanks Ned. Brilliant pictures and would have...

Thanks Ned. Brilliant pictures and would have taken a long time to post. I agree with you; there should be a seperate thread for military helicopters. There is a thread on the miltary that has...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2010, 10:13
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

It's the Bell Bounce that puts me off.

It's the Bell Bounce that puts me off.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Nov 2009, 15:38
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

Maybe they are there to pick up the bodies of...

Maybe they are there to pick up the bodies of motorcyclists who overtake on blind corners.
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Sep 2008, 04:18
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

Looking at the rotor head there appears to be no...

Looking at the rotor head there appears to be no provision for cyclic control of the head. Even though the collective would be fully down there should still be space for rotor control but the star...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2008, 13:40
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

During the Olympics we were routed further away...

During the Olympics we were routed further away from Hong Kong out in the sticks. Those who remember my last views of China will know that they were the new modern China, We now go back fifty years....
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jul 2008, 00:09
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

Thud and Blunder. I was detached to 28 Sqn...

Thud and Blunder.

I was detached to 28 Sqn from Singapore in 1969 and I took a long Super Eight movie of this part of China. I converted it to DVD some two years ago and so far I have made 22...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jul 2008, 23:53
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

A change of venue. Last year I went to Karratha...

A change of venue. Last year I went to Karratha during a slack time in China.
Most helicopter pilots think of Karratha as an oil centre but it started off with salt and now the main industry is...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jul 2008, 22:21
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

That's my housemaid. There is a GOLDEN...

That's my housemaid.

There is a GOLDEN RULE about being a domestic employer.

NEVER SHAG YOUR STAFF.

So I don't.

Honest. Cross my Heart.
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jul 2008, 02:53
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

There is an old saying that you never find oil in...

There is an old saying that you never find oil in nice places. There are exceptions and one of these is South China, Shenzhen. Many of you will have been to China but apart from landing and taking...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Mar 2008, 04:58
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

You are looking at the wrong place, it's in the...

You are looking at the wrong place, it's in the roof. The down button is on the consol.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Nov 2007, 02:05
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

Once upon a time the Puma 330C was a nice looking...

Once upon a time the Puma 330C was a nice looking helicopter.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Sep 2007, 12:08
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,532
Posted By Fareastdriver

Downtown Shenzhen, Peoples Republic of China. ...

Downtown Shenzhen, Peoples Republic of China.
In the background is Fan Ling, a dormitory town in Hong Kong.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee224/fareastdriver/DSCF0046.jpg


What the...
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