Photo Competition - Winners announced!

[Autorotate]

Not sure if Heliport will allow this but here goes. Since we have had a cool mix of images on the rotorheads at work thread I thought it would be a great idea to run a PPrune Photo Competition. This is what I am going to offer as a prize.

FIRST PRIZE
1. A Two year complimentary subscription to Heli Ops.

2. A copy of the video The Last Great Adventure showing the history of live deer capture in NZ by helicopter. An awesome video with plenty of "holy ****e" action in it.

3. A copy of the award winning book called the Chopper Boys, a pictorial history of animal capture in New Zealand. Combines two books called the Chopper Boys and the Helicopter Hunters.

4. Inclusion of the winning image in the 2005 Helicopters at Work calendar, plus 20 copies to give to your mates.


2ND PRIZE
1. Copy of The Last Great Adventure Video.

2. One year comp subscription to Heli Ops.


3RD PRIZE
1. One year complimentary sub to Heli Ops.



HELIPORT'S PRIZE
The image that Heliport likes the most will win a special moderators prize of a copy of the above mentioned The Chopper Boys book.



The only conditions are the images must be modern day, sorry but no oldies. And each images must show the beauty of the helicopter, either static or working.

All images must be posted to this thread and yours truly will pick the winning entry, in conjunction with Heliport.

So post away guys. Images that have been posted on the rotorheads thread are eligible but only six images will be accepted as entries by each member of Pprune so make sure you post your best ones.


Deadline for Entries 18th of August so that gives you plenty of time.


Ned.

Autorotate. :ok: :ok:

[Heliport]

Thanks Ned.
Good idea and very generous prizes. :ok:


Heliport

[Mikeb]

http://members.ortunecity.com/flyingwelshman/DSCF0215.jpg

[Gunship]

Thank You for the opportunity Autorotate. :ok:

I am sure not many of us can even try and match your pics - but let's try with some more "exclusive" one's ;)

My first one is of a Mi-24 just after she discarded her load of 80 x 80 mm rockets. On a shooting range of course...

http://www.nel.co.za/Data/photo272.jpg


Here we have an unusual "fly past" as it was a low speed fly past with a high nose up. Yes it might look normal but normally we fly with 8 degrees nose down at 140 to 160 kts.

http://www.nel.co.za/Data/photo275.jpg

Here we are in the hover with wheels up. This was the last official picture of this helicopter. I wrote her off a week later in a double engine failure.

http://www.nel.co.za/Data/photo276.jpg

Here we approach from the Atlantic in to land.

http://www.nel.co.za/Data/photo277.jpg

Hope you enjoyed them.

More later ... :ok:

[Capt Hollywood]

Here's a few I haven't posted before Ned.

Cheers,

Hollywood :cool:

http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting.com/photos/4ecd1521fdd9a02a3e90f37f4f33dc0e.jpg

http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting.com/photos/3d55a8701bab79df51b2e5068b369a3e.jpg

http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting.com/photos/24042db87ca809a4f39555c508fa5478.jpg

[MD900 Explorer]

Autorotate,

Thanks for giving up such great prizes for this photo competition, but i am a little confused as to the marking criteria on the competition, is is down to the technicality of the photo, or is it just a good looking photo you are after, or does it have to reflect one of the great principle areas of photography i.e movment, colour, shade, texture etc? Do they have to be pictures we have taken ourselves, or just any old photo, scrounged from anywhere?

Please advise as i have a few i would like to post, but not knowing the criteria, it is difficult.

Thanks in advance

MD :ok:

[HeliEng]

Hello everyone.

I am hoping someone can help. I am trying to post a picture that is on my website. I have followed all the instructions in Heliport's thread about posting photos, but everytime I sent the reply, all it gives is the URL in text, not the actual picture!!!

I am starting the pull my hair out, what am I doing wrong?????

Cheers:{ :ugh: :confused:

[Heliport]

HeliEng

Post it again and leave it.
Can't say where you're going wrong without .... seeing where you're going wrong. ;)

Heliport

[sss]

Here is HeliEng's picture

http://mysite.freeserve.com/picture_n_things/images/2-picture.jpg
Puma working on a Flare Tip Change on a rig in the Dutch Sector.

[Autorotate]

In response to previous posts will clarify who can post what. You must have shot the photo you are entering otherwise copyright issues come into play, especially if the entry is the winning one and we go to publish it in the calendar.

The image doesnt have to be technically correct, just a great looking image showing a helicopter. Thats it. No other technical type requirements. Some of the best looking helo images are the most technically incorrect.

Hope that helps.

Ned

[Gordy]

This was taken on Kauai and then edited in photoshop.

http://www.imagesofkauai.com/fw1044.jpg

[skidbiter123]

Here are a few pics from my flight school in NZ

H300 Sling training.

http://www.skidbiter.com/Gallery/300_1.jpg

H500 Mountain training.

http://www.skidbiter.com/Gallery/500_2.jpg


http://www.skidbiter.com/Gallery/500_3.jpg

Taupo AD refuelling.

http://www.skidbiter.com/Gallery/500_4.jpg

[London Jets]

http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v197/REFLAGG/AIRCRAFT%20POSTED/jetranger20030609.jpg

Here is my effort, taken at Shoreham, 9th June 2003

[Canadian Rotorhead]

http://www.canadianaviation.com/gallery/pictures/lnk736%280%29.jpg

[London Jets]

http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v197/REFLAGG/AIRCRAFT%20POSTED/chinooks.jpg

[SilsoeSid]

The beauty of the helicopter at work;

The search.
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/gwmidsearch.jpg

The rapid response.
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/gwmidflypast.jpg

reduced in size for posting
edited cause my spool chucker is u/s!

[tigerpic]

lime spreading.... my crew took this photo of me departing with a 3000 lbs bucket. the as350b3 is awesome!!

http://home.online.no/~fthirud/lime.jpg

[Thud_and_Blunder]

Sid:
The rapid resonse.

- must be some quaint N Yorks/ Janner dialect..:}

And what's all that funny green and brown stuff behind Molly in those 2 lovely photos of yours? ;)

[SilsoeSid]

T & B,
The lovely countryside that we love as the West Mids, or at least somewhere within an hours flying time!! :hmm:

The last green and brown bits some of 'us' will see for a while, but I may post a few pics to remind them.

Thanks for picking up the spelling mistake, on a different website that would have been worth 2 days of posts :\

Molly sends her love:ok:

(For those who don't know Molly, look closer at WMID)

[handysnaks]

Careful you two....that looks a bit like a conversation to me..
aren't they forbidden? ;)

[sandy helmet]

Life's a beach, Barbados W.I.

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/life's%20a%20beach.jpg

Thanks John Eacott for hosting.

[Squirrel]

Vancouver Island Helicopters 350B2 in the Cariboo Mountains with Mike Wiegele Heli-Skiing.

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/Tour 207 012.jpg

Thanks again to John Eacott for hosting the photo!

[John Eacott]

Snow photos must be all the rage...

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/JGO%20@%20Hotham%20approach.jpg

[rotaryman]

Great Photo John!

The last time i flew over that Joint it was on Fire? LOL:)

[vorticey]

at the top of a waterfall in the NT
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/Vert%20Ref/bit%20rocky.jpg
same spot, warming up
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/Vert%20Ref/stat%20up.jpg
Thanks John

[belly tank]

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/Ivanhoe%20071.jpg

In the Hunter Valley Vineyards NSW on a heli-tour

Thanks To John Eacott for hosting

[leemind]

Not up to the standard of some of the amazing photos posted but here goes....

http://members.iomartdsl.com/~david.leeming/MountainFlying/images/rescue_me.jpg

[diethelm]

Mr. Selfish:

It looks as if the oil pressure gauge is pegged at the max?

[Robbo Jock]

Tigerpic. Why are you flying around with a cow's head on a rope ?

[oscar bravo]

My first attempt at a photo in a message...hopefully it works!
This picture is an "Erickson Aircrane" (Olga) at Los Banos airport in California. I happened to be there in the morning and the light was awesome, so I snapped a pic!

OK I finally got it...Thanks to John Eacott for hosting the pic
and RDRickster for helping out!

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/SSH_Pics%20014.jpg

[RDRickster]

Click for link to his picture... (http://www.runryder.com/gallery/01613/SSH_Pics_014.jpg)

(I couldn't post the image directly for some reason - I think that site doesn't allow redirections from external sources)


If Rick's link produces 'You are not authorized to view this page', refresh that page and you'll see the picture.

Heliport

[tigerpic]

robbo jock: not a cow's head.... it is a HUGE soap-on-a-rope!

[Robbo Jock]

Presumably for the crew's annual shower.

[[email protected]]

Thanks to John Eacott for hosting.

Waterbirds course in Nova Scotia August 02
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/pprune1.jpg

Waterbirds course in Nova Scotia August 02
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/pprune2.jpg

Ilfracombe Lifeboat Day July 03
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/pprune3.jpg

Ilfracombe Lifeboat Day July 03
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/pprune5.jpg

Lake District March 04
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/pprune6.jpg

Falklands February 02 - hmmmm something missing from that Chinook I think!
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/pprune7.jpg

[rotorusa]

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/PHI%20012.jpg

407 landing on offshore platform...

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/PHI%20014.jpg

...407 taking off again.

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/PHI%20062.jpg

All yellows greens and blues.

[imabell]

herbicide spraying, bribie island, queensland.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/2042.jpg

[407 Driver]

Image Hosting provided by PhotoBucket.com (http://photobucket.com/)

Bell 407 ALM in the Columbia River valley, Canadian Rockies

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/ALM_Winter.jpg

Spring 2003, Pipestone River, Lk Louise AB Canada

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/ALM_Pipestone_R.jpg



Loading a 212 in the field after a M/R strike, a Kamov 32 flew it down to this spot.
For those of you not familiar with the Canadian Logging Industry, the Truck is a "self-loading" logging Truck.

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/AHZ_-_1.jpg


My Backyard, Parked on the Continental Divide, Canadian Rockies, Abbott Pass, 9,500' ALM 407

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/ALM_Abbott_Pass.jpg

212HP AHC arrives at CMH\'s Bugaboo Heli-Ski Lodge spring 2004

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/212_AHC_Bugaboos.jpg

206L3 ALL sitting at the BCFS repeater, 8,000\' Mica Ck BC

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/206L3_C-GALL.jpg

ALM taking a break, Mountain Ck, Glacier National Park, August 2003

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/ALM_Beaver_River.jpg

ALL 206L3 at the BCFS weather station, 8500\', Mt Tabernacle, Selkirk Mtns BC.

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/ALL_Mt_Tabernacle.jpg


ALM Pipestone River AB Spring 2003


http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/ALM_Pipestone_Burn.jpg

[Captain Lai Hai]

407 driver

Spectactular pics certainly a contrast to where I am at the moment.


Fly safe

[IHL]

407 your pictures are Super Natural. Awesome !

407 driver
An Interesting coincidence, I flew a 212 with registration GAHZ.

[twistair]

http://delta.wtr.ru/files/winrace1.jpg

More such photos at www.rotorcraft.ru


One more from www.rotorcraft.ru :

- What is Russian fishing?
- Fish is fried and fisher fired!

[RDRickster]

Will PPRuNer's get to vote for the winner, or do we simply rely on the expert eyes of Autorotate & Heliport? For what it's worth, 407 Driver's pictures seem to be on top.. Lots of great photos, but 407 Driver has the best of the lot.

[Autorotate]

Rickster - It will be decided by myself and Heliport. I think after twenty years of shooting helicopters I have a pretty good idea of what is a good helicopter image :ooh:

Heli Ops :E

[407 Driver]

OOps, just reads the "Rules" page, only 6 entries, and I posted 9 ???
Mr Judge, Will that be acceptable if I prove I have a split/multiple personality :8 :ooh: :sad: :p

[Autorotate]

407Driver - Will allow everyone to enter 10 images each. With yours, you can enter on behalf of your ski guides so that doesnt effect the ones that you took yourself.

Hope that helps.

Ned

[407 Driver]

Ah Yes, my Valued customer, He agreed to enter his photo's. Here are some of them that he took as I arrived and departed Mistaya Lodge this winter....

** 6 photo's courtesy of David Birnie, Mistaya Lodge **

407 ALM arriving

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/ALM_arrives_at_Mistaya.jpg

212 AHC departing the Lodge...

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/AHC_departing_Mistaya.jpg


212 departing...

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/AHC%20departing.jpg


Departing the Valley ...

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/Mistaya_Lodge.jpg


212 AHC arriving on a marginal fly-day....

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/01974697.jpg


The Snowball on arrival......

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/AHC_arrives_at_Mistaya.jpg

[Heliport]

Captain Lai HaiSpectactular pics certainly a contrast to where I am at the moment. All the more reason to let us see some pics of where you are at the moment. :)



Remember guys .....

All you need is a digital photo or a scan of an ordinary photo.

If you don't have your own website, either use one of the free photo hosting services on the net (Photobucket.com is very easy to use) or e-mail the pic to us and we'll do the rest.

Heliport

[SilsoeSid]

Going back to the initial post;
And each image must show the beauty of the helicopter, either static or working.
I feel those of us without the backgrounds recently posted are at a 'slight' disadvantage.
Beautiful scenery, I cannot fault, but isn't the aircraft 'just' landing, taking off, sitting there with mountain in background, etc?
The beauty of the helicopter, surely, is its versatility and not just the environment in which it is in.

Or did I just miss this as a photographic competition with a helicopter in it!

Disadvantaged Sid, in the 2nd city, England. (and it's raining!!)

[407 Driver]

Hey Sid, If it's only about Winning or Loosing.....I'll gladly withdraw all my Mountain Scenery pics from the contest.
I'm only here for they joy of Helicopter Photography and to share my pics with the guys 'round the world.

I looked at your pics and I feel that they're excellent. After my 25 years of staring at these darn mountains, it's a breath of fresh Air seeing your MD racing across the green fields and forests.

Diversity, one of the great beauties of the Helicopter :p



Voila, No Mountians.... :p

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/212_AHC.jpg

[Flying Lawyer]

Sid
No-one's disadvantaged - apart from people like me. Even if I had easy access to stunning background scenery and an expensive camera, my photos would still only be mediocre. Some people might say they're disadvantaged because they haven't got your experience taking aviation photos. Your pics are always very good. :ok:
Remember it's still early days - and nobody's won yet. :)

407 Driver
Please don't withdraw any of your pics. It's a real joy to see such a wide variety of photographs from all over the world.

[407 Driver]

Thanks Flying Lawyer, I never meant that I'd "remove" my pictures from view, just to remove myself from the competition if it makes some feel better.
I don't give a $H!T about winning anything. I'm here cause I love Photography.

As you mentioned, I also log in to this site to see the great pics from all over the world, Keep them coming !!

Oh, and I'm using an old relic 3.34 MP Nikon Coolpix 995 camera, a simple point and shoot device that's actually quite outdated.

Just wait and see some images if I find the $$ buy that spiffy new 6 MP Nikon D-70 SLR Digital. MMMMMMMM can't wait!!

[LDG_GEAR _MONITOR]

some great pictures !

vorticey- who was it in the lefet hand seat on your second picture then ;-)

[Autorotate]

407Driver & All,

Keep on posting the images. Remember as long as it has a helo in the picture then post it. If you think the helo has to be doing something, rather than just sitting somewhere with an awesome background, then think again. Some of the most amazing shots I have taken myself have been at sunrise, sunset or just seizing the moment and shooting the helo and its surroundings.

Not going to tell you what I am looking for because there are no rules. Depends on what I think of the image when I see it, thats it. ;)

So keep entering away and looking forward to seeing them. For the record there are some great images on this thread so far, keep em coming.

Ned :E

[SilsoeSid]

I can only agree when F.L. said,
Please don't withdraw any of your pics. It's a real joy to see such a wide variety of photographs from all over the world.
As an Englishman, it's just in my nature to have a whinge when I don't think the odds aren't in my favour and to cry 'Foul' at any opportunity.
It's not the winning, it's the taking part is it not? :yuk:
After my 25 years of staring at these darn mountains, it's a breath of fresh Air seeing your MD racing across the green fields and forests.
Nice one 407!!! :*

Love all the pics, just green with envy.
Today it is a Public Holiday and this afternoon it will be raining with isol CB and HVY RA SH. :{

But, I'm getting paid to fly. :ok:

[Squirrel]

206LR on the Portland Canal, British Columbia

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/101-0186_IMG.jpg

350B1 on Klemtu repeater site, west coast British Columbia

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/104-0403_IMG.jpg

Servicing a Forest Service repeater site, Pitt Island.

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/HCQ on Pitt Island small.JPG

350B2 VIV first run of the day in the Monashee Range, BC

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/Tour 211 074 - Feb 21 2004.jpg

Many thanks AGAIN to John Eacott for hosting the pictures.

[Bing]

Hmm lets see if this works



This should be the view from flyco when someone lifts from 2 spot.

http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v95/SkippyBing/8x6Aurora0127.jpg

[John Eacott]

Bing,

Surely not, 2 spot is alongside the for'd JBD, on the bow cat ;)

Nice shot, just out of the wash bay?

[Canadian Rotorhead]

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/Kildala_PLP_Repeater_1.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/Rescued_Abandoned_Sled.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/Catenary_Pickup.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/Vanc_Gen_Pad.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/Setting_jumpers.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/S64_at_tower_351.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/VTK_Sunset.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/Meeting_friends_after_work.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/Raude_Shutdown.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/Bob_10d.jpg

[belly tank]

407 drvr
Just wait and see some images if I find the $$ buy that spiffy new 6 MP Nikon D-70 SLR Digital. MMMMMMMM can't wait!!


"one of my pilots just bought a D100 and its just awesome, takes some wonderful piccys!"

your pics and canadian rotorheads are great by the way

I know repeated posts!!

but looking at all these pics, does\'nt it just give you that tingle down the spine, how great and diversified OUR industry is. WOW i love our job!!

[407 Driver]

Belly..."A pilot bought a Nikon D-100" ???
Hmm, the words, D-100 and Pilot, have never been seen in the same sentence before :p :p That's a LOT of $,$$$.oo

Nice Pics RH, shame about that red/white/blue paintjob though :p :p :p Don't you miss grubbing out in the woods with us low-life VFR types ??

Watch this site for a skinny DARK haired guy flying a R/W/B 350
as I'm about to go through my old logbooks and find some old pics from my past. :eek: :rolleyes: Be scared, be very scared

[belly tank]

www.hunterwinehelicopters.com.au/gallery/Bell%20206%20Nctl%201.JPG
over one of newcastles great beaches

www.hunterwinehelicopters.com.au/gallery/Lauren%20and%20Kate.JPG

some great girls who love helicopters!!

www.hunterwinehelicopters.com.au/gallery/Bell%20206%20Nctl%203.jpg

over nobbys headland newcastle


407 drvr.....I know its odd!!! but he used to be a photographer and had a lens the size of the hubble telescope, he did a clean swap for the D100!!

cheers hope you like the pics!!

hmmm......dont know what happened with my post....but its time for bedtime!! try copy and paste into your browser, some good pics there!

cheers

[407 Driver]

It's probably just the use of "i-m-g" Vs "I-M-G".

Computers are like that !

I pasted to a new browser window, great Pics!

[RDRickster]

The links are correct, but your website (or ISP) doesn't allow for redirection from other sites (like PPRuNe). Try putting the images on www.photobucket.com (http://www.photobucket.com)

[Canadian Rotorhead]

Nice Pics RH, shame about that red/white/blue paintjob though Don't you miss grubbing out in the woods with us low-life VFR types ??

Actually, yes, I miss it every day. It would be nice to actually really fly again but with baby only a few weeks away, the schedule here is really hard to beat.

I was in to Chapters book store today and saw the article, I haven't seen Lance in 14 years, hardly recognised him.

Watch this site for a skinny DARK haired guy flying a R/W/B 350

I'd prefer to see the ones with Orange, White and Blue. I always did like that color scheme.;)

Search as I might, I could not find an original photo of mine in O/W/B. Here's one from the coldest day of the year here this year...

One of my favorite shots, it's always nice to see the mounties when you need them.

As a kid, I dreamed of driving one of these two vehicles.

407Driver had the best of both worlds as he was a part-time Mountie just a few years ago. Before bone-headed beaurocrats took his and many other fine auxiliary officers' side-arms away.

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/Musquodoboit_lot_2.jpg

Precautionary landing due to Intermediate Gearbox Chip.

RH

[SilsoeSid]

After my last comments, I must admit squirrels last pic is pretty awesome. :{

[PPRuNe Radar]

If it is AWESOME and in Canada ...... then you need to add EH at the end to be grammatically correct ;)

[Canadian Rotorhead]

Absolutely, eh!

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/GalsXHC2.jpg

RH

[Finnrotor.com]

Now I finally understand why i've always wanted to be a Jetranger's blade...:D

[407 Driver]

Are you sutre that you didn't mean... Pitot Tube ??

[the wizard of auz]

Having only recently just moved from fixed to fling wing, I only have photos of a very unspectacular R22. and not being a photographer, and only having a pi;ot affordable camera, the pics are pretty ordinary too..................but heres a couple anyway.

http://www.emerge.net.au/~daznsuz/canning.jpg

http://www.emerge.net.au/~daznsuz/rock.jpg

http://www.emerge.net.au/~daznsuz/dam.jpg

[Bing]

John

Surely not, 2 spot is alongside the for'd JBD, on the bow cat

Ahh if only!

Nice shot, just out of the wash bay?

Indeed, there seemed to be a lot of that going on I'm sure it was nothing to do with the cocktail party the next day!

[SilsoeSid]

In the background, Birminghams B.T. Tower and the National Indoor Arena.

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/centre%201.jpg

A different view of 'the office'.

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/centreair.jpg

Thanks once more to John Eacott for hosting and re-sizing. (originals are huge files!)

[Autorotate]

SS - Nice shots. Try slowing the shutter speed down a little to get more blurr in the blades and they have the makings of some very nice images.

Ned

[bellsux]

http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting.com/photos/378b53ba651b3aec57d354ae3e021ea1.jpg

Photo of a different kind of bird...

Not as good looking as the frozen yanks but.. a shot of a skua next to the BA in the Larsmann Hills in Antarctica taken by me last summer (Feb).

Thanks to Capt Hollywood for hosting the picture.:ok:

[Capt Hollywood]

A few more from my collection.

http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting.com/photos/89e8fc023b1fa08655aaf9e028dd2721.jpg

http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting.com/photos/80a5ae9c6b5f9c313a149523867c4ea5.jpg

http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting.com/photos/309a59444b31253464e27cefa154e56f.jpg

http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting.com/photos/71837465f11717c8848dfbdce50fe71d.jpg

[Jcooper]

wiz of auz...I think you should get some points for making the blades appear as though they are moving with no pilot in the heli....or are they moving with no pilot in the heli?

[helidriver]

Here's a shot of a British Army Air Corps Gazelle AH1 on operations recently. Many thanks to John Eacott for hosting.
:cool:
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/Gazelle%20Iraq.jpg

[Aser]

We were having lunch and when we came back to the base....
Oh my god! :D
Original picture isn't it?


http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/sheep.jpg

[C4]

One of the University of Michigan Bell 430's getting airborne from a road accident.
PHOTO NOT TAKEN BY ME, BUT WILL CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/I94%20scene.jpg

[407 Driver]

ASER, please email me the GPS coordinates from you picture, that's HEAVEN for a sheep loving Helicopter Pilot !!!!

P.S. Don't tell Autorotate where that field is.... :p

[Aser]

407 regarding to the Autorotate signature I'm not going to divulgate the GPS coordinates, in interest of sheep security... :E

If you like the pictures I'll post some more from my collection.


Thanks. Look forward to seeing them.


Heliport

[the wizard of auz]

Jcooper, It was a slow shutter speed and a winding down rotor. I believe I am allowed to leave the chopper when its engine is stopped....................OK with you?

[Jcooper]

wasnt picking on you auz, just wondered

[NickLappos]

http://www.s-92heliport.com/superhawk1.jpg

This S-92 is our #4 ship, which did the European tour (Paris last year, followed by England, Ireland, Scotland, Scandanavia, Finland, thence back to the US).

It is now modified a bit with a rear door and longer internal cabin, decked out as the VH-92 demonstrator. It has a full VIP interior, TCAS, EGPWS, Wx Radar, as well as an on-board LAN so you can cruise the internet (wireless) while flying, a full video conferencing capability via SATCOM with a tracking antenna (I think its the first such installation in a helo) and a command center for placing the calls.

With extra attention to creature comforts, it is the smoothest and quietest aircraft we have ever measured.

The golf course picture was taken last summer at a resort near Houston TX where we hosted some folks to have a demonstration flight or two.

[Canadian Rotorhead]

Looks like heli-golfing. Maybe a marketing trip?

We had the good fortune of flying in her a few months ago while it was enroute back home from the European tour.

1. Captain Mario Leroux...
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/Capt_Mario_92.jpg

2. Halifax CHC crew...
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/DSCF1487.jpg

3. Stitched S92 Cockpit...
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/S92_Cockpit_Panorama2.jpg

4. Ex-CHC pal who rejoined the CAF, Sean Cruickshank...
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/DSCF1429.jpg

[Myra Leese]

New Years Eve 2001- if you have to work a stand down I can't think of a better way

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/snow landing.jpg

Forgot to say a big thanks to John Eacott for hosting

[2beers]

A picture I took while training in Oz '02-'03. Two of the robbies I was learning in at Moorabbin.
I like the way the sun reflects in both of them. But I LOVED the fact that my friends back in Sweden where at the beginning of winter while the summer was just around the corner when I took the picture :E

http://www.tobiasflygerhelikopter.nu/bilder/HLZandPHK.jpg

Strange! Someone has changed my picture to: http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/222.jpg
Not fun at all! :mad:

[205 Driver]

A few pictures from Canada.
http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/rap.jpg
Rappel training in Hinton, Alberta. Conair Helicopters (Frontier Helicopter in the old days) ceased operations at the end of that summer (2001) to concentrate on their fixed wing division. Not my picture (Peter Kwan's).

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/chin.jpg
Helifor's Chinook during BC's forest fire season last year.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/sling.jpg
VIH's 61 working on the McGillivray Lake Fire near Chase, BC


If this doesn\'t work again, my apologizies to all.
I'll let Heliport fix the problem for me and see what I did wrong...


All done.
Imabell's rehosted the pics and resized them at the same time.

Heliport

[dusk2dawn]

In flight level 420 you can see the world is round. But you guys see the world!


If we had a competition for best one line, you'd be in the running to win. :ok:
Heliport

[Blind]

The best piccie ever posted on this site was of the snowboarder sumping out of a squirrel.

Snow, mountains and choppers, what more could you want.

Or maybe even Jumping!!!:)

[imabell]

205 driver,

it looks like you left the www. from the start of the url.

another trick skier,

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/tb.jpg

[MD900 Explorer]

Imabell

Quality photo.

Looks like her C of G is well out. Nice t***!!:E

MD

[whopwhop]

Excuse me mam just checking to see that your shoulder harnesses arent to tight..........good to see that your buckle is secure.......:E

[WhirlyGirl Sarah]

http://www.energymusic.co.uk/helicopters/R22.jpg

I have over 3,000 pictures of helicopters now - people keep on telling me I'm obsessed but I don't beleive them... :D

This is one of my personal favourites, taken on a nice day last summer during my husband's training.

WGS

[SilsoeSid]

My daughter thinks this is the 'coolest' helicopter in the world. Are there any better pics of it anywhere?

http://www.interlog.com/~wwhite/gifs/imgqau09.jpg
Found at and credits to http://www.interlog.com/~wwhite/australq.html

[205 Driver]

Thanks to imabell and Heliport for looking after my previous pictures - much appreciated!

Here are a few more from Canada:

http://mlandry.users.sunwave.net/Heli/Heli_Photos/Cariboo_Chilcotin_K-Max.jpg
Cariboo Chilcotin's K-Max in Kamloops, BC.

http://mlandry.users.sunwave.net/Heli/Heli_Photos/S-61_PZR_Logging.jpg
CHL's S-61 back in their heli-logging days

http://mlandry.users.sunwave.net/Heli/Heli_Photos/Canadian-VVH_DYD.jpg
Refuelling in the alpine near Seymour Arm, BC.

http://mlandry.users.sunwave.net/Heli/Heli_Photos/Paint_Lake_MB.jpg
Initial attack in Paint Lake, MB

http://mlandry.users.sunwave.net/Heli/Heli_Photos/Cariboo_Chilcotin_205_FSMI_2.jpg
Cariboo Chilcotin's 205 (SMI) in the foreground with a Conair Firecat on final for landing. SMI was recently sold to Heli-Inter...

http://mlandry.users.sunwave.net/Heli/Heli_Photos/Heli-Lift_AStar_CTH_204.jpg
Fighting fires in Saskatchewan. Heli-Lift's AStar and Canadian Territorial's 204 (now JB Air).

[WhirlyGirl Sarah]

SS,

Do you think she will like this one? Same tour company I think...

http://www.bluedtravel.com/quicke/images/qs075_1.jpg

WGS

[rotaryman]

WoW,

I couldnt believe my eyes! when i saw the post on the Pink Helicopter,, LMFAO

I used to own and fly the old girl AKN The Pink Pig!
VH-HJL
She flew like a dream C30 with a modulated start ( could be very tricky ) when she wanted to be......and very well balanced, she was great for aerial Filming etc..Pity she ended up White...:ugh:

I miss the old Girl..:{

[IHL]

Ready to save Ontario's flora and fauna.


http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/S76C415.jpg

Somewhere OVER Gulf of Thailand.
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/61.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/7661.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/S76SavantLk.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/76lappe.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/76Hoist.jpg

[RS2]

Here are six for now.


Can I change my mind and my pics before the closing date ?, might have a few things to shoot yet before the closing date.

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Perspective-i/CCAOUsmall2.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Perspective-i/G-RFDS_19thNov03smaller.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Perspective-i/N430CE_small.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Perspective-i/LowLevel_012smaller.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Perspective-i/ZJ131_P_liftsmaller.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Perspective-i/smaller.jpg

:ok:

[belly tank]

http://www.hunterwinehelicopters.com.au/gallery/Carson%20S-61%202.jpg

A rear end shot of Carson's S61 on the fires in OZ last summer

http://www.hunterwinehelicopters.com.au/gallery/R44%201.JPG

Over Hunter valley gardens in the Hunter Valley, these gardens are massive and a feature on our tours in that area. there are 7 different feature gardens,waterfalls,walking tracks etc it took 4 years to build ad over $100m heard earned!!

http://www.hunterwinehelicopters.com.au/gallery/Bell%20206%20Nctl%203.jpg

Over our home town of Newcastle and Nobby's headland in the background

[Outwest]

This picture was taken by Jack Jaworski on the Erawan platform, Gulf of Thailand. If you look close that's me smiling from the 61 :D

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/tas.jpg

[gadgetguru]

wanted to ask before i boo-boo

would it be bad karma to post pictures of a helo prang?

i have a few pictures of a (UN) & some snaps of the remnants of one that went down in Stung-Treng Cambodia.

cheers

[205 Driver]

A visitor checks out our 204 in rainy Saskatchewan this summer.

http://mlandry.users.sunwave.net/Heli/Heli_Photos/deer.JPG

[Canadian Rotorhead]

Nice paint job, great pic too.

RH

[lamanated]

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/GIFZ.jpg

[MD900 Explorer]

AS350 B1 Slinging

http://www.peisestova.com/raija/heli-01.jpg

AS350 B1 OGE Hover with sling load

http://www.peisestova.com/raija/heli-02.jpg

AS350 B1 About to take off

http://www.peisestova.com/raija/heli-03.jpg

AS332 L2 Norsk Helikopter Puma infront of the opposition

http://www.peisestova.com/raija/heli-04.jpg

The working end of a 214 stationed at Statfjord B as SAR

http://www.peisestova.com/raija/heli-05.jpg

Norsk Puma and the 214 CHC Statoil SAR chopper taking off on 17L in background

http://www.peisestova.com/raija/heli-07.jpg

Norwegian Air Ambulance BO105 landing hot, with a patient in tow in Bergen

http://www.peisestova.com/raija/heli-08.jpg

Enjoy Guys

MD :ok:

[Mars]

That's not the Bergen we know and love; where is the rain?

[MD900 Explorer]

We have had our 4 days of sun and now the summer is over :(

Regards

MD :ok:

[Hueymeister]

Here's one of the UH 1D of the GAF in the Alps near Salzburg.


http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/Huey%20snow.jpg

[bigmuzb]

From Northern NSW, Australia.

Something about the colours that make these stand out.

Must be hard to see through the window shades...

Hope you like them,

Murray
Australia
http://bigmuzb.customer.netspace.net.au/kart%20helicopter%20caldwell%20023.jpg
http://bigmuzb.customer.netspace.net.au/kart%20helicopter%20caldwell%20025.jpg

[AlanM]

Can I vote for this!!!

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Longbow1024.jpg



Or there is:
http://www.pbase.com/image/32321377.jpg

(at the HCGB Open Champs) or this one in Maui, Hawaii

Sorry Alan. Pics with copyright claims aren't allowed in this forum. You're welcome to resubmit without.
Heliport

[407 Driver]

What the heck, one final entry....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/CraigatWork.jpg

Base pilot "Craig" practices with the local SAR team on Class D ( live human loads) rescues on Aug 8th. The belly band is utilized as a secondary safety system to the standard load hook. A spotter is seated in the back seat to release the belly band, if required.

Photo taken when I was laying on the ground beside the 2 SAR members about to be lifted.

Nikon D-70 w/28-200

[RDRickster]

Heliport / Autorotate,

Don't keep us in suspense... and the winner of the competition is?

[Heliport]

Sorry to keep you in suspense a little longer.
It's not an easy job - the quality of entries is so high it's difficult to choose.

Ned and I will announce the winners next Monday, 23rd.

[HeliEng]

Heliport,

Have you guys decided who won the photograph competition????

Are you going to post the winning photos?





"Mad as a mooing fish!"

[AlanM]

Any news on the result??

[MD900 Explorer]

Heliport / Autorotate

Sorry to keep you in suspense a little longer.
It's not an easy job - the quality of entries is so high it's difficult to choose.

Ned and I will announce the winners next Monday, 23rd

I know it is Tuseday the 24th and i for one am on the edge of my seat. Any indication of a time slot for the results?

Regards

MD :ok:

[Heliport]

Sorry guys.
I've been trying to contact Ned in New Zealand, but no luck so far.
He may have been called away on a rush photo assignment.
You'll know the results as soon as I do.

I've chosen the winner of Heliport's Prize, but that's an 'extra' to the main competition.
I think it's best if the winner of that is published at the same time as the others.


Heliport

[Heliport]

Apologies for the delay. Ned has been away on a photographic mission.

The quality of entries was extremely high, which made our choices very difficult.
When we got down to our 'short list', it became virtually impossible but, decisions had to be made, so here they are:

First Category: Images which show the beauty of the helicopter, either static or working

The winners, chosen by Ned - one of the world's leading aviation photographers - are:


The WINNER

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/gwmidflypast.jpg
Rapid Response

Congratulations to SilsoeSid who wins:

(1) Two year subscription to Heli Ops.

(2) Video 'The Last Great Adventure' showing the history of live deer capture in NZ by helicopter. An awesome video with plenty of "holy ****e" action in it.

(3) The award-winning book The Chopper Boys, a pictorial history of animal capture in New Zealand. Combines two books called the Chopper Boys and the Helicopter Hunters.

(4) Publication of the photograph in the 2005 Helicopters at Work calendar - and 20 copies to give to your mates!

__________

2ND PRIZE - a tie

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/Tour%20211%20074%20-%20Feb%2021%202004.jpg
350B2 VIV first run of the day in the Monashee Range, BC

and

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/Bob_10d.jpg
Self Portait

Congratulations to Squirrel and Canadian Rotorhead who both win:

(1) Copy of The Last Great Adventure Video.

(2) One year subscription to Heli Ops.


__________


3RD PRIZE- another tie!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/CraigatWork.jpg
C-FALM

and

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/I94%20scene.jpg
Univ of Michigan's 430 getting airborne at an accident

Congratulations to 407 Driver and C4 who both win a One year subscription to Heli Ops.

__________

Second Category: MODERATOR'S PRIZE: 'The image that Heliport likes the most'

This was a very difficult choice. With so many prizes already offered in the 'beauty of the helicopter' category, I decided it was fairest to choose my winner from the entries which captured the helicopter at work, regardless of beauty, photographic or artistic skills.
The winning photograph is one of my all-time favourite helicopter 'action shots' .......

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/Catenary_Pickup.jpg
Catenary Pickup

Congratulations to Canadian Rotorhead who wins a copy of The Chopper Boys - a pictorial history of animal capture in New Zealand and includes a second book 'Helicopter Hunters'.


Many thanks to you all for submitting such high quality entries.
Congratulations to the winners, and condolences to those who just missed this time.

We'll be running another competition soon. First Prize will be publication of your winning image on the cover of Heli Ops magazine.


Thanks to Ned for donating the prizes.

Would all winners contact Ned (Autorotate) by PM or e-mail as soon as possible.


Heliport

[the wizard of auz]

Congratulations guys!!.
some Bonza photos amongst em. :ok:

[MD900 Explorer]

Well done Guys, quality photo's. :ok:

Keep 'em coming

MD :ok:

[Heliport]

The catenary pad in the photograph is 1/2 mile from the mountains on each side, and 700 feet in the air above an avalanche zone.
It's bolted to three inch cables, a mile long, attached to the mountain by 15-21 rock anchors each.

For further information, including a description by Canadian Rotorhead, click here. (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=99801)


Heliport

[RS2]

Siloesid,

Check your pm's box.

Cheers
RS2

[407 Driver]

...on May 30, SILSOE SID wrote....


I feel those of us without the backgrounds recently posted are at a 'slight' disadvantage.

Disadvantaged Sid, in the 2nd city, England. (and it's raining!!)

SO, who's disadvantaged now Sid ?? :p :p

Congratulations Mate ! !