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Forum: Rotorheads
4th Dec 2011, 20:47
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Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

The lines in the second photo: if I remember...

The lines in the second photo: if I remember 1970-vintage O-Level geography correctly (doubtful, I know) they'll be lateral and medial glacial moraines.
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Apr 2011, 19:15
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Lovely photos, Phoinix - I'm jealous of your...

Lovely photos, Phoinix - I'm jealous of your opportunities for flying in proper mountains! Interesting viewpoint above the river in the last pic, especially when you look at the wires crossing the...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Mar 2010, 12:31
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Not all Bond crews live in the cabins - those...

Not all Bond crews live in the cabins - those lucky enough to fly the lighthouse task (admittedly BAS, but still Bond) usually get the luxury of Rooms 31 or (if particularly fortunate) 32 at the...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Dec 2009, 22:08
Replies: 5,672
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Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Why would they want to do that? Mind you,...

Why would they want to do that?

Mind you, same question goes for the landing direction - I'm sure this one view doesn't tell the whole story

nice to see the grammar police haven't descended on...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Dec 2009, 21:25
Replies: 5,672
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Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

It's been snowing in Shetland, too...: ...

It's been snowing in Shetland, too...:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/Rough_and_Toothless/SumburghHotel091219.jpg
we weren't going anywhere yesterday...
...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Mar 2009, 11:08
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

http://s.wsj.net/media/0305pod05.jpg Ang...

http://s.wsj.net/media/0305pod05.jpg

Ang Tshring Shrepa played a shot on Kongde Ri, a mountain in eastern Nepal, Thursday. The amateur golfer, who owns Nepal’s Yeti Airways, hired a helicopter to...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Dec 2008, 15:34
Replies: 5,672
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Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Bo105 on Hirta island, St Kilda

There's no point trying to compete with Ned - the fella is in a class of his own way out ahead of us mere mortals.

Meanwhile, last week, on an island 44nm west of Benbecula... handysnaks, does...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2008, 08:40
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Chopper 2004, Stunning pictures from very...

Chopper 2004,

Stunning pictures from very unusual locations.

I'm now going to risk being shot down by people who really know their photography. Have you considered changing the settings on...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Nov 2008, 19:20
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Thumbs up I agree with the last 2 posts - there are some...

I agree with the last 2 posts - there are some excellent pictures on this page, they really do justice to the places you've been and the things you've done. Thanks for posting them :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Nov 2008, 10:04
Replies: 5,672
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Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

SD is the brave fella in the LHS, I'm doing the...

SD is the brave fella in the LHS, I'm doing the RHS stuff.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Nov 2008, 20:15
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Dai, if you mean the one in Wales (is there...

Dai, if you mean the one in Wales (is there another where you are in Aotearoa?) then no - NLB only covers the Scottish and Isle of Man lighthouses. The ship was en route from the Pentland Skerries...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Nov 2008, 19:47
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Some from last week's training with the Northern...

Some from last week's training with the Northern Lighthouse Board ship NLV Pharos:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/Rough_and_Toothless/LiftingUSLfromdeck.jpg
...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2008, 23:22
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Crab, I use a Photobucket account - works well...

Crab, I use a Photobucket account - works well for me. When you're back in tomorrow you should find a CD-ROM with all the other .JPGs; if you'd prefer the .RAW files I can get them to you later by...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2008, 20:44
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

bb in ca, I'd already taken the Air Amb in -...

bb in ca,

I'd already taken the Air Amb in - the 2 paramedics in red are the crew (ie the real workers) of the heli I fly. After 2 attempts to land nearby I'd put our a/c down at the top of a...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Sep 2008, 20:55
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

A few from this afternoon to show what Crab does...

A few from this afternoon to show what Crab does when he's not posting here:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/Rough_and_Toothless/_DCC4423.jpg
...taken just as the front-left Coastguard...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jul 2008, 23:29
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

FarEast, I really HAVE to scan my 1981 pics...

FarEast,

I really HAVE to scan my 1981 pics of the border from HK so that you can see how much has changed.

Meanwhile, earlier today in Devon:
...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jul 2008, 21:45
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

mfriskel, It's all to do with a discussion...

mfriskel,

It's all to do with a discussion on these boards a little while ago where his teddy passed Mach 1 before leaving the cot (or crib, as I believe you say over there) at the prospect of an...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jul 2008, 17:07
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

TwinHueyMan, I agree with FACT pilot - those are...

TwinHueyMan, I agree with FACT pilot - those are good quality pics. Just don't let Crab@saavn see them! The thought of 902s using hoists makes Nurse reach for the key to his medicine cabinet,...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jul 2008, 16:10
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

On the Lizard about 6nm E of Culdrose: ...

On the Lizard about 6nm E of Culdrose:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/Rough_and_Toothless/_DCC3334.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/Rough_and_Toothless/_DCC3333.jpg
...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2008, 20:36
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

SASless, It was probably the dog that took...

SASless,

It was probably the dog that took the photo - you know, the one whose job it is to bite the pilots if they try to interfere with the automatics in flight...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jan 2008, 11:28
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Top quality pics, Ned. I hope the bloke who did...

Top quality pics, Ned. I hope the bloke who did the pre-flight on the Mil in the playground takes another look at the tail-rotor before he goes anywhere... He'd probably just been for a dive in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Oct 2007, 08:07
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

NNB, I don't think any of the settings have...

NNB,

I don't think any of the settings have changed - I occasionally get online sessions where several pics don't appear first time. Usually, by scrolling to the post where you expect a pic then...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2007, 09:11
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Ioan, Sikorsky R4B Hoverfly, 1940. There's...

Ioan,

Sikorsky R4B Hoverfly, 1940. There's one in the RAF Museum at Hendon if you want a close-up look here in the UK.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Aug 2007, 21:23
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

A couple of recent shots from Dorset: ...

A couple of recent shots from Dorset:

Lulworth Cove (with the Army on block leave, so ranges clear)

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/Rough_and_Toothless/_DCC0967.jpg

Durdle Door
...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2007, 21:56
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Not just fast jets... (taken at Waddington after...

Not just fast jets... (taken at Waddington after the washout)
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/Rough_and_Toothless/_DCC0601.jpg
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2007, 09:12
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

212man, I can just about make out my old house a...

212man, I can just about make out my old house a few miles E of Tungku beach in the last phot - lovely pics.

TBC - that shot now awaits the CP here in Kent (as the background on his work desktop...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Nov 2006, 09:30
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

[Quote: Is TB from NZ still down your way?] ...

[Quote: Is TB from NZ still down your way?]

I was operating the Kent AAmb as a floater a month or so back when, on the way out of Kings College LS, I heard TB's unmistakable dulcet tones on...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Oct 2006, 10:14
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Belvedere - cue stories about AVPIN starts, C of...

Belvedere - cue stories about AVPIN starts, C of G shifts during Farnborough demos...

Fantastic pictures here lately. I particularly like the one from nrh (well, they're all good, but this one...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Aug 2006, 14:41
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Sasless' link (which was excellent - many thanks)...

Sasless' link (which was excellent - many thanks) made me dig out my photie album from 1987 (when I were still single'n'appy...) and my trip to Oshkosh. I hadn't realised how lucky I was not to see...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Feb 2005, 19:31
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Sadly, Peter, I think even your hardy folk would...

Sadly, Peter, I think even your hardy folk would draw the line at all that Uranium dust from the GAU8 shells :(
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Feb 2005, 19:31
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Sadly, Peter, I think even your hardy folk would...

Sadly, Peter, I think even your hardy folk would draw the line at all that Uranium dust from the GAU8 shells :(
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Feb 2005, 11:27
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

But Peter, this is my normal, mundane job! ...

But Peter, this is my normal, mundane job!

Credit to those folk in real jobs who provide us with the wherewithal to do what we enjoy.

A couple more from out here, showing the area north of one...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Feb 2005, 11:27
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

But Peter, this is my normal, mundane job! ...

But Peter, this is my normal, mundane job!

Credit to those folk in real jobs who provide us with the wherewithal to do what we enjoy.

A couple more from out here, showing the area north of one...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Feb 2005, 11:27
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

But Peter, this is my normal, mundane job! ...

But Peter, this is my normal, mundane job!

Credit to those folk in real jobs who provide us with the wherewithal to do what we enjoy.

A couple more from out here, showing the area north of one...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Jan 2005, 09:37
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,594,579
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

212Man, We've not had serviceable autopilots...

212Man,

We've not had serviceable autopilots since last August; the 50 deg C OAT limit sadly doesn't seem to apply to the autopilot system, which usually kicks off after about 10 mins with the...
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