Rotorheads Around the World (incl 'Views from the Cockpit')

[Capt Hollywood]

fkelly - If you were in fact referring to the blank screens, the flash went off on my camera and it has that effect.

[Chairmanofthebored]

Especially for SASLESS and those who understand. The country where helicopters rarely return from... a 180nm by 180nm death trap. More fun and games and a largely frustrating but seriously rewarding experience.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/Steve76/Sierra%20Leone/IMG_0461.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/Steve76/Sierra%20Leone/IMG_0247.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/Steve76/Sierra%20Leone/IMG_0847.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/Steve76/Sierra%20Leone/IMG_0118.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/Steve76/Sierra%20Leone/IMG_0610.jpg

[alouette]

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n395/alouette_316b/DSC_0053.jpg

[griffothefog]

A couple of the bosses play things sitting at the palace!! :ok:http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk50/marcusdoha/bosssplaythings.jpg

[zlocko2002]

http://photos-f.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1917/237/26/1202788622/n1202788622_30269917_5213.jpg

[zlocko2002]

http://photos-a.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1917/237/26/1202788622/n1202788622_30269920_6094.jpg

http://photos-c.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1917/237/26/1202788622/n1202788622_30269922_6593.jpg

http://photos-f.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1917/237/26/1202788622/n1202788622_30269925_7454.jpg

[zlocko2002]

http://photos-g.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1917/237/26/1202788622/n1202788622_30269918_5504.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v233/237/26/1202788622/n1202788622_30027216_2993.jpg

http://photos-a.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1917/237/26/1202788622/n1202788622_30269912_3947.jpg

[zlocko2002]

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2523/237/26/1202788622/n1202788622_30359736_8227787.jpg

[zlocko2002]

http://photos-f.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v313/237/26/1202788622/n1202788622_30133885_9905.jpg

[alouette]

Are you flying for the police in Croatia or the army? If for the police where are Dorijan and Sinisa?

[TOMMY1954]

Bell 222 (CS-HDS) on final approach to LPCS , Cascais-Portugal
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh285/Thomas_Ferreira/IMG_3913.jpg

[collector]

Are you flying for the police in Croatia or the army? If for the police where are Dorijan and Sinisa?


On zlocko's pics are army helicopters...hello there zlocko :D

Dorian has retired and Sinisa is still with us...

[zlocko2002]

hello!
i am in air force :ouch:
sinisa is now cheef pilot in police :)

[alouette]

Thanks!!!:ok:

[alouette]

Then I am sure some of us will remember this aerial disaster...

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n395/alouette_316b/CIMG0638.jpg

[Ghostrider203]

distaster - why? It´s a BK117C1 :ok:

[alouette]

I should have phrased this differently...I agree that BK 117C1 is a good aircraft. However, for those who remember will agree that the operation was a disaster. :}

[Ghostrider203]

Oh, that´s the reason why the ships are in Germany. :-(

[thorpey]

Why did the outfit not work out, could you share the reasons? Cheers thorpey

[BlenderPilot]

On most of the police helicopter photos where you see a pilot, it's me flying, complicated fleet, AS350B3, AS355F2 and N, Bell 206JR and L4, Bell 412, and I also fly an A109E. It's not too uncommon to fly 4 or 5 different types around here in a day.

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

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

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

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/cockpitMR.jpgg

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

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

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

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/CondorRevolucion2.jpg

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

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

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

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/JIC.jpgg

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

[BlenderPilot]

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

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

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

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

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

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/PF322.jpg

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

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

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

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

[ChopperFAN]

Nice pics guys...

Simon :D

[SASless]

BP,

You posted some excellent photographs of helicopters....really!:ok:

I much prefer your photos of people as you have posted in the past and were widely acclaimed by those who viewed them.:D

How about some more of the hangar staff?;)

[bast0n]

SAS

How about some more of the hangar staff?

My goodness, you old colonial you, and ,Yes, once a colonial always a colonial, like it is not possble to be ex Welsh. Hangar staff? You will start calling engineers by their christian names soon, and then where will it end......................?

[alouette]

Right! Those involved with good intentions, and an interest to develop a sound helicopter operation in Croatia worked their butts off to make this happen. What we did not consider was that we were mislead by a few persons on what the actual purpose was to establish the operation. I contributed to it by co-authoring a bloody JAR-Ops manual, apart from other activities, which kept me on my feet for 24/7/365.

Some folks quit their current jobs at that time because they, including myself, believed that this was a supreme concept. Just to find out later that our trust and loyalty have been abused, and sugar coated with all kind of bull****. And finally the sugar coated bull**** was what broke this concept's neck. That is the reason the helicopters got repo'd.

Not to mention that I had to chase them for my pay check. Enough said!!!:mad: I still could get temper tantrum when I think about it.

However, I must say that the conversion course, and the winch training was tops. Everything else was flops...

When I left the company, the BK 117 and the EC 145 still were parked outside in the grass in Lucko exposed to the weather elements.

[Big Bucks Bernie]

Supposedly, the Croatian EC-145 (nowadays registered D-HDPP) might end up with the DRF Luftrettung in Regensburg (at least if the speculations on rth.info (http://www.rth.info/news/news.php?id=821) and helionline.de (http://forum.helionline.net/viewtopic.php?t=6321) are anything to go by).

[chopper2004]

Dear all,

Apologies as it has taken a long while to download near 1000 pics and upload them onto photobucket, so hopefully you can see some of the fruits of my holiday in Anaheim a month back. Enjoy!!:ok::)

LAFD AgustaWestland AW139

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC04940.jpg



http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC04791.jpg

LAFD Bell 206B III outfitted by Rotorcraft Support Inc

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC05003.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC05008.jpg



Orange County Fire Department new 412
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC04909.jpg

EMS Bell 429 kitted out by Air Methods

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC05281.jpg


http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC04880.jpg


http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC04864.jpg

AH-1S Cobra on the way to Huey.co.uk

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC05030.jpg


http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC05031.jpg


UH-1B in HAL-3 colors and replica armament. Has C of A but the company decided to ferry it by flatbed rather than fly it!!

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC05113.jpg

Wisconsin ARNG UH-60M

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC05174.jpg


http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC05144.jpg



More to come.........................

[SASless]

BastOn,

When BP posts some more of the photos I requested....you shall be proved very wrong on multiple counts. They are much more interesting than the aircraft!

I am old, but very definitely an Ex-Colonial as proved by history and commonsense.:=

[bast0n]

SAS

I am old, but very definitely an Ex-Colonial as proved by history and commonsense.

I really like this thread - and some of the photos are staggeringly good. Lets keep them coming. Commonsense you mention. That is the good thing about this thread, full of commonsense, unlike a myriad other threads, where common sense seems to be overtaken by personal battles to gain oneupmanship - never mind the facts!! :)

PS - to let you sleep soundly I will agree that maybe, just maybe, you are an EX!!:)

[fly2pb]

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t233/500drvr/Baja%201000/baja.jpg?t=1237922280

[thorpey]

Would that by chance be the same job that Griff was working on?

[alouette]

Don't know Griff actually..wait a minute. For the hoist course? Yes!!!

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n395/alouette_316b/CIMG0675.jpg

[birrddog]

Zlocko,

They sure do make the helipads rather small down those parts, don't they? :E
http://photos-a.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1917/237/26/1202788622/n1202788622_30269920_6094.jpg
Why not just land on the apron in front of the tower?

Or is this the Croatian equivalent of "buzzing the tower" :}

[zlocko2002]

helicopter is in hover and anti-terrorist unit is just to be deployed...you can see them in another picture :ok:

[Ken Wells]

http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt35/cptkenwells/stuff/109copy.jpg

[SASless]

Birddog,

Those shots are of what I know as "Roof Tops".....the landing of guys with guns on top of very small flat surfaces....usually done at night on NVG's putting just one skid or wheel on or just nearly on the surface. It can be good fun with some wind blowing and misty rain flying about. In the dark without any lights to help in seeing the wires and such.

[birrddog]

Zlocko, SAS, thanks, though it was just an attempt at humor ;)

[kezo]

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5189/mom1p.jpg
I wonder if his mum is a pilot.

[alouette]

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n395/alouette_316b/DSC02962.jpg

[Cloud Basher]

From Tyndal AFB airshow 2009

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii292/Nards22/Tyndal%20AFB%20airshow%202009/Cobra001.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii292/Nards22/Tyndal%20AFB%20airshow%202009/Cobra004.jpg

Cheers
CB

[Cloud Basher]

And two from a nice little private airpark on the Florida panhandle. Absolutely beautiful paint job on this Longranger. I later met the pilot and we had a couple of beers and had a good old chat about all things aviation. A wondeful day. Thank you Roger.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii292/Nards22/Flying%20in%20USA/IMG_9712.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii292/Nards22/Flying%20in%20USA/IMG_9720.jpg

[TIMTS]

That longranger paintjob looks like the Airlog scheme with the gray taking over for the various shades of blue. One of the many just sold off??

[alouette]

Those LongRangers were at least the real work horses of the business...

[SASless]

He is the commissoned officer on the team!:rolleyes:

The rest are Warrant Officer Helicopter Pilots!:D

[bast0n]

Yup - no self confidence to be different...........................:)

[cfr]

A different point of view...

I hope you like it!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3437563333_9cc1daaaf3.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3442163786_f0c7a54a40.jpg

[ecureilx]

CFR - The pics of the hoist are amazing ..

As an SLF, I am curious - where was the camera positioned when you clicked them ?

[SASless]

Huey's were not known for their speed....but at times they could really haul ass if they had to!

http://www.utdallas.edu/airamerica/images/AirAmercopter-Mule.jpg

[Gordy]

SASless:

A Huey can haul ass......

Too funny..:D:D but you do realize it is lost on here..

[Friendly Black Dog]

Hey Mr. CFR

Forgive my inquisitive mind but don't the crewies believe in helmets down there?

FBD

[John Eacott]

Just a few shots taken recently:

VicPol Dauphins on the ramp:

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101375/DSCN4690/web.jpg?ver=12403160380001

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101375/DSCN4692/web.jpg?ver=12403160670001

Off on a winching exercise

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101375/DSCN4694/web.jpg?ver=12403160930001

HEMS 3 and HEMS 5 on The Alfred helipad:

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101375/DSCN4718/web.jpg?ver=12403165520001

The "new" Herts & Essex MD902 at North Weald last week:

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101442/DSCN4789/web.jpg?ver=12413828490001

[ChopperFAN]

Very nice :8

I never get to see these birds much cause i dont leave S.A. often... I was lucky to see my first Dauphin when i was in VIC for the 08 Grand prix one of the police ones came in, I couldnt keep my eyes off it, the new 412 looks smick too

Thanks Simon :ok:

[Akitomo]

Hello guys! I'm a newbie and not sure here's the right place to post such a topic (it's just flaunting.) though,... :hmm: I'll give it a go. Sorry if it bothers you all.

@Modertor; Please move/delete my thread if it won't fit this section/forum.

Here're Maryland State Police AS-365N2/3.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/93md.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/94001.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/94002.jpg

and I found New Ray's 1/48 model a half year back. It looks a special detailed model comparing with their 365s. Unfortunately the model has been set in a flight condition only with a stand and the main landing gears have not been contained in this model though the nose gear is retractable and installed in the model. Anyway, for the price, I believe it has an excelent balance of value for money.

been contained in this model though the nose gear is retractable and installed in the model. Anyway, for the price, I believe it has an excelent balance of value for money.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/FR-AS365-MD-detail-1.jpg

However, as the model looked kinda poor, I tried to look better.
All the antennas have been remade/added using a 0.5mm O.D. plastic rod.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/48/msp102.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/48/msp103.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/48/msp105.jpg

The interior accessory, air duct and brake hoses were added in the cabin.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/48/msp008.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/48/msp009.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/48/msp106.jpg

The pitot tubes on the nose have been remade. The windshield center post and the OAT indicator in/over the cockpit have been added. The nose landing gear has been modified to be steerable.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/48/msp201.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/48/msp005.jpg

The wire harness of the rescue hoist has been added.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/48/msp202a.jpg

Also, the main landing gears and the fairings have been added/modified totally.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g9/akitomo/48/msp203.jpg

Hope you all would enjoy the photos.

For all the victims of the "N93MD"..... http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/344971-hems-accident-maryland-4-killed.html

[cfr]

Hope you like it.http://static.pprune.org/images/smilies/thumbs.gif

SAR B412 training flight.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3468496698_dd385e9e97.jpg

[cfr]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3255548981_8d48034f7b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3308/3217501417_c94bcd68ea.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/3058765685_6c7a0d3608.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2219/2631804872_343b83014b.jpg

No Photoshop at all (just resize for web & logo)

[VH-XXX]

Ok where is this, local folk like JE you are exempt!

http://users.netconnect.com.au/~njah1/yarra.jpg

[Big Bucks Bernie]

Yarra River Heliport in Melbourne (looking from Spencer Street to Kings Way ;))

[topendtorque]

the quiz is easy.

There has been a recent announcement of massive infrastructure spending to revamp the OZ navy.

That there is the newest addition and flagship, the HMAS KIVIN KRUDD.

It is powered by two dynamic machines, built with someone elses money, which is usual for KRUDD, and they will work in opposition to each other when the ship cast off.

It will eventually wander aimlessly about driven by the wind (as he is, a hot wind) until it strikes an immovable object and then like the OZ eceonomy its great engines will disappear in a spectacular exhibition of diametric opposition.

The crew will all be saved, having done backflips, like their fearless leader, into the sh***y local creek.

Then the local care-flight will save them as all other reputable HEMS outfits have also gone down the local sh***y creek, I mean gurgler.

amen

Then the spin doctors will start.

[BlenderPilot]

CFR, That Carlos Ferreira photographer is really good!! I am truly impressed by those last three photos, do you have a link to more of his photos or the photographers website?

[Decredenza]

http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1040711.jpg?t=1243092359

Spring time in British Columbia, Canada - a metre of snow has already melted

[flingerwinger]

Wow decredenza, where abouts is that?

[Capt Hollywood]

A few from the last couple of weeks....

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/danodwyer/Bell%20206/IMG_1344.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/danodwyer/Bell%20206/IMG_1356.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/danodwyer/Bell%20206/IMG_1403.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n197/danodwyer/Bell%20206/IMG_1405.jpg

[R.OCKAPE]

what were you guys doing there captain ?

[Capt Hollywood]

Powerline ops. I was out of work for a couple of months after the last company I worked for ran into some financial trouble thanks to the GFC. I have thankfully picked up a new role, only problem is I actually have to work for a living now!

[R.OCKAPE]

sell one of the kids for medical experiments..

[Capt Hollywood]

Sell one? I'm still trying to make one!

[heliduck]

Capt Hollywood, I thought you would be down the beach selling cans of softdrink? I heard it worked once!

[Capt Hollywood]

Ah yes, I read the same story, not sure if I believe that one!

[Semi Rigid]

- someone has knicked off with your flite/single/ steps on VH-LTX

[BigMike]

Some pics from the flooding in NSW in recent days.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/Floods-3.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/floods-1.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/floods-2.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/Helipro-BK-Coffs-Floods-3.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/Floods-4.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/Floods-5.jpg

Always wanted to be a Milkman... ;)

[ChopperFAN]

Very nice Mike :D

I like the 3rd one awesome perspective, would make a good desktop or promo for them

So whats the Bk's milk load capability like...? Sure beats a claggy truck

If only it was full of Iced coffee mmm :O


Thanks

[that chinese fella]

Nice photos Mike, say gday to White-man.

Hey CH, you still doing night maint ground runs all these years later - no TRGB cowl.........

[Capt Hollywood]

It's an ex-Canadian Kiowa apparently, it doesn't have a TRGB cowl.

[Elvis70]

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Elvis70/helicoptersaw6.jpg

[Elvis70]

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Elvis70/helicoptersaw7.jpg

[Elvis70]

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Elvis70/SkullAircraft.jpg


http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo120/Elvis70/HangarPics002.jpg

[Hedge36]

Howdy, ADVElvis :)

[Elvis70]

A fellow ADV guy huh? Good to see. I had to look up your location. The big D. Well fly safe, and ride safer.

[Hedge36]

The innerwebs is only so big, mang.

[helo1]

Great shots there bigmike have you any more

[Pandalet]

Taken this morning at Harrow - apparently, they were scraping someone off the train tracks...

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd140/alisonlloyd/DSC01601.jpg

[Baldegret]

Pottering down the Welsh coast this Saturday we came across what I presume was a training exercise north of West Wales (Aberporth) airport. Here are a couple of shots taken by Cyclicchick as we passed by. If you were involved and would like a copy of the original, please PM me.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3586061079_31346de5e9.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/3586060617_10bf53f77e.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/3586060617_10bf53f77e.jpg?v=0

[rotorrookie]

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2007-12/8870.jpg

hmm I thought this helicopter was a single seater:}

[topendtorque]

Surely you don't grow those things in Iceland?
the genetics of the crop seems questionable;
and most importantly;
how far away is the farmer with his salt petre?
cheers tet

[Aser]

Ferry flight from Milan(LILG) to Alicante(LEMU), with fuel stop at LFTZ(St. Tropez) and LEGE(Girona)

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h263/aser_martinez/06-2009-ECLBM/Ferry-06-2009.gif

Looking out for Monaco helicopters
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h263/aser_martinez/06-2009-ECLBM/P6100400.jpg

Yes, 120kts and floats armed. don't worry.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h263/aser_martinez/06-2009-ECLBM/P6100410.jpg

Congestion...
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h263/aser_martinez/06-2009-ECLBM/P6100413.jpg

La Mole airport
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h263/aser_martinez/06-2009-ECLBM/P6100419.jpg

Girona, Spain
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h263/aser_martinez/06-2009-ECLBM/P6100428.jpg

Best regards
Aser

[oldlag]

Aser looks very nice

[Evil Twin]

Gettting paid to play last weekend for D Day

http://www.alclm.co.nz/d_day1.jpg

[griffothefog]

Acer,

Nice pics, but why is the torque limiter on over the pond :confused:

[Bdub]

Cape Decision Lighthouse, SE Alaska...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/Flying%20in%20Alaska/6007atCapeDecision.jpg

Hubbard Glacier at Russells Fiord, near Yakutat Alaska...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/Flying%20in%20Alaska/P3310102.jpg

[Senior Pilot]

Bdub (do you drive one as well? ;),

Welcome to Rotorheads: thanks for the nice photos on your first post :ok:

[Aser]

Griff, I'll give you my answer in the 139 thread. ;)

[SASless]

Bdub flies in a beautiful part of the world....hope he keeps the photos coming! :ok:

[Bdub]

Nope, not a pilot. Was a Flight Mechanic in the Coast Guard for 12 years and an Army Crew Chief for 8 years prior to that.

Unfortunately, I didn't take the camera along nearly enough.

Thanks for the welcome, I'll try to find so more pictures to post in the future.

[hoverlvr]

Akitomo:
very nice work with your New Ray Maryland AS365 model. You inspired me, so I bought one of my own. May I humbly inquire as to how you fabricated the main landing gear? And you opened the gear doors?:D

[rotorrookie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3363/3639657494_56bb1afcaf_o.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3639765024_a9525e83e2_b.jpg

[slingyerhook]

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss18/arriel1d1/Lochdamphhelilift11.jpg

[slingyerhook]

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss18/arriel1d1/Glenachullishhelilift20.jpg

[slingyerhook]

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss18/arriel1d1/Glenachullishhelilift21.jpg

[slingyerhook]

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss18/arriel1d1/Glenachullishhelilift1.jpg

[Heliringer]

Slingyerhook,

Nice piccies, which company is that?

I really really want to fly in Scotland but I just can't take the time off to do the conversion exams, it's a bugger.

Ringer

[slingyerhook]

Ringer,

The company was Specialist Helicopters,but were bought by PDG around three years back.

I was a groundhandler with them for four years,and have to say it was the best job i've had:ok:.I can't say enough about the skills these guys had/have in the lifting game,and i'll forever tip my cap to them:D.

PDG are the only players up here doing this kind of thing now,and probably lead the market at it nationwide too.

SYH.

[Old Photo.Fanatic]

My main interest is photographing "Fixed Wing" BUT,
I also like ,when it's interesting, to photograph Helicopters.
This is a small selection since I went Digital in 2005.
Enjoy.

I have many more earlier Helicopter Pics. on slides, waiting for the right "Scanner" before posting some.
Lots of Nato stuff, Trips to USA and Canada, Middle Wallop meetings etc. including Fun and Games at "Broadlands".




Duxford July 2006, Note "Vortices" off the blades.

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt200/phredd10/Helicopters/1July2006Duxford.jpg




I particularly like this for the "Light" effect. Duxford Sept 2006

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt200/phredd10/Helicopters/2Sept2006Duxford.jpg




This was hairy!!!, Right above me!!!, Shadows underneath prove the "Angle"
Duxford Sept 2006

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt200/phredd10/Helicopters/3Sept2006Duxford.jpg




Landiviseau, France "Tiger Meet" June 2008

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt200/phredd10/Helicopters/4June2008LandiviseauFrance.jpg




Landiviseau, France "Tiger Meet" June 2008

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt200/phredd10/Helicopters/5June2008LandiviseauFrance.jpg




Kecskemet Airshow Hungary, Aug. 2008

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt200/phredd10/Helicopters/6KecskemetHungaryAug2008TerryBurke.jpg




Kecskemet Airshow Hungary, Aug. 2008

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt200/phredd10/Helicopters/7KecskemetHungaryAug2008.jpg




Kecskemet Airshow Hungary Aug. 2008

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt200/phredd10/Helicopters/8KecskemetHungaryAug2008.jpg




Kecskemet Airshow Hungary Aug. 2008

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt200/phredd10/Helicopters/9KecskemetHungaryAug2008.jpg




Fairford July 2008

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt200/phredd10/Helicopters/10FairfordJuly2008.jpg




Fairford July 2008

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt200/phredd10/Helicopters/11FairfordJuly2008.jpg


OPF.

[VeeAny]

OPF

I think they're great, I tried photographing the Sarang Team last year at Biggin with not so good results.

Gary

[Trans Lift]

Great pictures!!:ok:

[slingyerhook]

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss18/arriel1d1/Glenachullishhelilift12.jpg

[slingyerhook]

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss18/arriel1d1/Glenachullishhelilift13.jpg

[slingyerhook]

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss18/arriel1d1/Glenachullishhelilift29.jpg

[slingyerhook]

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss18/arriel1d1/Glenachullishhelilift3.jpg

[slingyerhook]

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss18/arriel1d1/Lochdamphhelilift19.jpg

[Decredenza]

http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/ice1.jpg

Wasn't really a problem - we just put AS 350 Skates on it and pushed it into the hangar....

http://s385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/ice4.jpg

It didn't look like that bad a storm...

http://s385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/ice3.jpg

No forest fires today!

http://s385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/ice2.jpg

[Sergeantmike]

You gotta love the mountains....

[R.OCKAPE]

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh5/bushpig205/HeliRappelTrainingOpsSalmon42.jpg (http://www.pprune.org/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh5/bushpig205/HeliRappelTrainingOpsSalmon42.jpg%5B/IMG%5D)

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh5/bushpig205/HeliRappelTrainingOpsSalmon50.jpg (http://www.pprune.org/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh5/bushpig205/HeliRappelTrainingOpsSalmon50.jpg%5B/IMG%5D)

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh5/bushpig205/HeliRappelTrainingOpsSalmon43.jpg (http://www.pprune.org/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh5/bushpig205/HeliRappelTrainingOpsSalmon43.jpg%5B/IMG%5D)

[Gordy]

Here comes the rain:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zkYLubQ2rXg/Sk5zAJode2I/AAAAAAAAAXc/QP3FD-xvOKw/s800/_IGP5101%2043T%2009.jpg

A seldom seen view:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zkYLubQ2rXg/Sk5z57ODL-I/AAAAAAAAAX4/C6gMVncCpWg/s800/_IGP5202%20rappel%20training%2009.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zkYLubQ2rXg/Sk50lTisFXI/AAAAAAAAAY0/lGiy4MMRpyk/s800/_MG_3546%20rappel%20training%2009.jpg

[excrewingbod]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/DarrenBe/Longside/Work%20-%2019th%20June%202009/IMG_3313800.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/DarrenBe/Longside/Work%20-%2019th%20June%202009/IMG_3488800.jpg

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http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/DarrenBe/Longside/Work%20-%2019th%20June%202009/IMG_3504800.jpg

[Brilliant Stuff]

Love the door on the Puma. How sensible.:ok:

[pumaboy]

Mike Echo is looking good how many hours now on the airframe

:ok::ok::ok::ok:

[Kangia]

Nice shots Gordy.

I've always wondered this but is there a procedure they follow if the engine quits in the Long Ranger with the two guys roping down?

.

[Gordy]

Kangia:

Nice shots Gordy.

Thanks---I cannot take credit, I was flying--The pictures were taken by our aviation safety officer Bob Barnes---who is also an amateur photographer.

I've always wondered this but is there a procedure they follow if the engine quits in the Long Ranger with the two guys roping down?

There are different procedures depending upon the severity of the problem. According to the "book", the spotter can signal the rappellers to speed up---OR, if the engine quits, he can cut their ropes.

We discuss the issues often and I have come to the conclusion that if the engine quits, I am going to nose over slightly to gain some speed, (depending upon height---we rappell anywhere up to 250 feet), the guys on the line will go down with the aircraft, which initially will be descending quite slowly. They will not hit the ground that hard. We train typically in open areas first, then putting them into tight areas. If they are rappelling to a tight area, they will be drug into a tree and can cut themselves free from the rope quickly, and then climb down.

You bring up a good discussion---some of us, by the very nature of the work we do, will rarely have a good spot to auto into. We also do not have the luxury of flying above 500 feet all the time---in fact I rarely fly above 300 feet. There was a manual produced by the US military many years ago called "How to crash a helicopter". It discussed how to crash and survive in those situations where you had no choice. Here is a link for the document.

How to crash a helicopter (http://fireheli.com/Files/howtocrashahelicopter.pdf)

[SASless]

My goal was always to put the guys on the ropes....or fixed line....down as gently as possible and make sure the aircraft did not fall on top of them. I accepted the fact the aircraft was going to be a write off but hopefully I could use it up in a manner that kept me as intact as possible.

When you have folks hanging under you.....you accept both a responsibility and liability as regard their safety and well being. In all of my helicopter flying....these were the times I most keenly felt the burden of doing things as perfect as possible. There seemed to be a heck of a lot of difference between carrying people inside the aircraft as compared to their being slung under you or rappelling down the rope. Rappelling generally went quickly and thus the exposure was not very long in duration but fixed roping/short haulling was an altogether thing. I had nightmares about dragging folks into something....or losing the entire line.

All of my rappelling and fixed line work was done in either Hueys or Chinooks so I had a lot of "aircraft" to use up if things went all wrong. Never worried about the Chinook as it had plenty of power but the old Huey being single engined posed an all together mindset.

The key was being ready to react should anything go even slightly wrong....delay could be a killer!

The importance of a very detailed brief for each flight...so everyone knew what to do....which way to run...or hide....and which way the aircraft would move went a long way in improving the chances for the guys on the ropes or on the ground.

[Kangia]

Thank's Gordy,

that's very interesting reading. Your techniques sound sensible alright. Would be fun to try and practice with some weights. Not the same obviously but I've known a couple of guys who had engine failures with loads on long lines. After releasing the load 'late' in the auto they were always amazed at the lack of damage to the load.

Looks like nice flying.

SASless I can understand why the feeling of having someone hanging outside your single engine machine would be a fairly intence one. Not sure I'd like that at all. I've become too used to two engines and plenty of wind. And everyone in seats.

[JaredYng]

One for the little guys!
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs024.snc1/4262_520284129915_64400671_30972220_5077129_n.jpg

[gingernut]

Sorry guys, only fly a Cessna me'self, but can't help snapping when I see these magical machines.....can't help thinking you'd get a bit further if the propeller thingy on top went a bit faster.

Mam Tor today.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2431/3718567200_095811bffc.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3717774285_37eb66b481.jpg?v=0

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3717713457_d8bce1a916.jpg?v=0

[chopper2004]

Again just this Saturday gone, had a blast at Yeovilton....(minus the in laws) :ok:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC06122.jpg



http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC05931.jpg



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http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC05929.jpg

[206Fan]

Sweet shots chopper04 :ok:

Il try and get a few at the RIAT and post them here!

[chopper2004]

My very wet visit yesterday :rolleyes::*

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC06406.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC06405.jpg

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http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC06290.jpg

[RAAus_Pilot]

Damn bushfires!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d936b3127ccec7f7eae7ed3b00000040O00AZMWTdm1atmQPbz4I/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d936b3127ccec7f77b002c3c00000040O00AZMWTdm1atmQPbz4I/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d936b3127ccec7f6f6c04c6e00000040O00AZMWTdm1atmQPbz4I/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d936b3127ccec7f7f67c6c9e00000040O00AZMWTdm1atmQPbz4I/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d936b3127ccec7f6dd788d6b00000040O00AZMWTdm1atmQPbz4I/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d936b3127ccec7f7a1172c4600000040O00AZMWTdm1atmQPbz4I/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d936b3127ccec7f600554c8000000040O00AZMWTdm1atmQPbz4I/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d936b3127ccec7f7b406edf500000040O00AZMWTdm1atmQPbz4I/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d936b3127ccec7f79dc4adbb00000040O00AZMWTdm1atmQPbz4I/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d936b3127ccec7f6c9e68dff00000040O00AZMWTdm1atmQPbz4I/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/

[Capt Hollywood]

Nice pics Chopper2004.

If I may offer a suggestion, slow your shutter speed down, preferably down to 125th of a second or slower. It gives the rotor blades some movement. Something just doesn't look right when the blades are frozen in flight. :ok:

[206Fan]

Few from the RIAT!





http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_3307.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_3317.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_3068.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_3070.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_3311.jpg

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http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_3516.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_3532.jpg


http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_3547.jpg

[206Fan]

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_3337.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_3291.jpg


http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_2960.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_3280.jpg


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http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/Davy_032/IMG_20090718_3352.jpg

[Gordy]

A few from the "Bridge Fire" in Bryce Canyon National Park. Mostly around 8500' and 35 deg C...

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Pokie%2009/IMGP0710.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Pokie%2009/IMGP0707.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Pokie%2009/IMGP0706.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Pokie%2009/IMGP0683.jpg

[BigMike]

Nice pics Gordy. Looks like a nice part of the world to fly in.

A little bit of an 'arty' shot last February at Essendon Airport during the fires.
BK117 VH-JGO (HEMS 4) on standby. No filters, natural light, just played with the White Balance a bit.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/BK-smoke-sunrise.jpg

[IntheTin]

Lovely clarity Big Mike. :ok:

[BigMike]

Thanks.


Fly on the wall... ;)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/109-overhead.jpg

[rotorrookie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3639755330_c1a1df82ff_b.jpg
over lava fields
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3750114221_fb03c15569_b.jpg
nice heli picnic
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2423/3750112473_058f06865f_b.jpg
looking down:ok:

[BigMike]

FOX-1 taxis from the Essendon ramp.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/FOX-1.jpg

[helo1]

As always Big Mike awesome shots you put up on Pprune.
Keep them coming mate

[CYHeli]

Hey BM, some of those old buildings out there don't inspire much confidence do they?
Not the most professional look you can get. And car parking is horrid.:(

[zlocko2002]

http://www.dalmacijanews.com/Portals/0/images/2009-07/vlak_nesreca9-240709.jpg

http://www.javno.com/slike/slike_3/galerija/r2/g2009/m07/x221209244059019798_3.jpg

[TOMMY1954]

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh285/Thomas_Ferreira/IMG2220.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh285/Thomas_Ferreira/IMG2275.jpg

[BlenderPilot]

Entering the Mexico City area at night from the north, Agusta 119
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/NightEntry.jpg*

VIP A109E
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/AEJ.jpg*

My friend Betty who's on her 5th hitch as a helicopter pilot, currently flying EC135 offshore and also flies the 412 really good.
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/BEtty.jpg*

AF UH60
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/DN1.jpg*

My friend Alfredo Casar, great instructor!!
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/FSC.jpg*

El Chore Taking Off
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/GDFChore.jpg*

WEiRd AnGLe at MMTO Elevation 8,445 FTAMSL
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/XAMASBlade.jpg*

Pico de Orizaba - Elevation 18,490 FT AMSL
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/PicoOrizaba.jpg*

[BlenderPilot]

Less than 100 hrs. since new!
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/PCa.jpg*

I have flown this one lately, it feels like a tractor . . .
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/N76ME2.jpg*

Flyby
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/N76ME.jpg*

Visiting MMMX
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/MarineO.jpg*

Big Chicken
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/KST.jpg*

Our receptionist at the hangar . . .
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Karina1.jpg*

she lives right by the airport and claims to love cooking?!
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Kari2.jpg*

Need to excercise the budget . . . .
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Bell412Condores.jpg*

[zhishengji751]

great photos BlenderPilot!

[ChopperFAN]

Thanks Blenderpilot, always great photos

How come the 119s like a tractor? I thought they would be good haha

Simon :ok:

[zhishengji751]

Hi Blender Pilot, a few questions...

Is that the paramedic symbol on the engine cowls of the two Police helicopters?

And what does the G.D.F stand for on the nose?
I see the Squirrel was lucky enough to the registration XC-GDF.

Some nice paint jobs over there!

[darrenphughes]

Hey Blender, My Wife and I happened to be Betty's instructors out in Fresno. It's mad that she's in the 135 and 412 already and I'm still in a Robbie! Ask her about her first solo x-country that turned into a night dual with me!! Funny stuff, although not so much at the time.

[BlenderPilot]

ChopperFAN,
Well the 119 feels like a tractor because the rotor isn't really smooth except when you are in cruise, if you are manuvering around on in approach it will make your teeth rattle!!!

Zhishengji751,
G.D.F. stands for Gobierno Distrito Federal (Federal District Govt. = Mexico City Police) and yes that is the paramedic symbol on the helicopter, traffic is really though in Mexico City and in many cases a 5 mile trip by ground could take an hour or more so we do a lot of medical evacuation flights, we just pretty much land anywhere around the city where you can fit a helicopter and transport the patient to an available hospital around the city, most within a 10 mile radius, but we do it in under 5 or 10 minutes, instead of an hour by ground, the MC police does on average about 3 flights of the kind every day.

darrenphughes,
Spoke to Betty about two hours ago, she laughed when I asked her about her x-country ;) She's doing really good fortunately, I keep on telling her she's doing great but she still demands perfection! She almost went from the R22 Fresno to the EC135 and she's doing really well. Last thursday we flew that black Koala you see in the photos for about 8 hours in one day, went from MC to Texas and back the same day for paperwork and it was fun for me, but Betty, being Betty, wanted to perfectly hover and fly the aircraft although she'd never flown it before! I would say she did better than most who fly it everyday, me and her have been up flying the 206L4 and the AS350B3 and she's always done great so I thing you guys are great instructors! ;)

[flighttest-engineer]

Thank you, BlenderPilot.

Very nice pictures you have submitted. :ok:

[Barkly1992]

Gawd you 'guys' can take good pictures.

Who teaches you professional photography?
:ok:

[ChopperFAN]

Ta blender, thats interesting im glad i asked now as im interested in helicopter design and how different helis react

Keep up the good work...! This thread has all the best pics :D

Ill try to get some pics ive taken around Adelaide soon, and some from Melbourne grand prix in 08.

Simon

[patatas]

So far, this year we had 75.000 hectare burned. It's one of the worst in many years.
Most os the pictures are in south of Spain, close to Gibraltar.
http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac334/alecris20/DSC00808.jpg

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac334/alecris20/DSC00831.jpg

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac334/alecris20/F10.jpg

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac334/alecris20/F4.jpg

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac334/alecris20/DSC00107.jpg

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac334/alecris20/DSC00072.jpg

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac334/alecris20/Cucarrete05.jpg

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac334/alecris20/SL371857.jpg

[Decredenza]

http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1060578.jpg
Seeing as we are on page 234....Columbia's 234 showed up for a little work. Biggest lift was 21,000 lbs @ 5000' and 20 C

http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1060597.jpg

19,000 lb Bombardier BR 400 snowcat

http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1050936.jpg

A little imitation

http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1060256.jpg

900 lb basket of stuff

[patatas]

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac334/alecris20/DSCN1376.jpg

Aproaching Algeciras, south of Spain with the view of Morroco at the Back over the Strait of Gilbraltar
http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac334/alecris20/P1020970.jpg

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac334/alecris20/SL371724.jpg

Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz
http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac334/alecris20/SL372211.jpg

[SimonBl]

Hi guys, long time lurker - just interested for an ID on this beast in a hanger near Exmouth, Western Australia:

http://simonb.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p343666064.jpg

Simon....

[pohm1]

The one on the left is a Jeep Wrangler, not sure about the one on the right:ok:

The one in the background is a Bristow AS332L Super Puma.


P1

[SimonBl]

"The one on the left is a Jeep Wrangler, not sure about the one on the right"

I should have expected that, thanks pohm1.

[CYHeli]

Security! Who let that man in here?? :E

[VEMD]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r272/helicos/IMG_4877.jpg
From LWSK(Skopje, Makedonia) landing in LIBD (Bari, Italy)..

[vaqueroaero]

Took a trip over to Mineral Wells, Texas today with the family. The majority of pilots trained there before being shipped off to Vietnam. We stopped off at the reproduction of the Camp Holloway Memorial Wall, so just a few shots from there.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CampHollowayMemorial003.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CampHollowayMemorial005.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CampHollowayMemorial006.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CampHollowayMemorial007.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CampHollowayMemorial011.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CampHollowayMemorial015.jpg

[BigMike]

HEMS 3 lifting of from it's home base in Bendigo, country Victoria - Australia.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/Bendigo-2.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/Bendigo-1.jpg

[Pekka]

:D...Nice BlenderPilot:D

incredibly beautiful photos. All these are wallpapers candidates of the year:ok:

[Canadian Rotorhead]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_2588.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_2590.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_2595.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_2601.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_2593.jpg

[TalkSpike]

Ahhh, the S92 in the air and the EC225 on the ground! That happens quite alot where I come from also.

:ok:

[Canadian Rotorhead]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_0014.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_0021.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_0024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_0027.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_0034.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_0047.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_0049.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_0076.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_0085.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_0220.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_0233.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/Rotorhead/IMG_0235.jpg

[pplh]

Is it brand new? That glass cockpit looks awesome.

[Canadian Rotorhead]

Not brand new, it was previously working in Norway. They get the new one:}.

[Matari]

Chinook drivers should like these pics. More here: The Kopp-Etchells Effect (http://www.michaelyon-online.com/the-kopp-etchells-effect.htm)

http://www.michaelyon-online.com/images/stories/koppetchells/3150-fertilizer12-730.jpg

http://www.michaelyon-online.com/images/stories/koppetchells/3150-fertilizer15aYY-730YY.jpg

[topendtorque]

Some of the contributors in these pages are really awesome.

More than once they remind me of previous greats, like Frank Hurley ( of the ill fated Shackelton expidition) or even Damien Parer (famed war photographer).
I suggest that some of you put together your efforts in saleable form that can be preserved by many of us and our age of the contempory helicopter design, at work, and maybe at play.

After all, many would have us believe that we are on the verge of moving way ahead of the efficiencies of the best of the fifties designs. Who knows?

[BlenderPilot]

When have you ever seen a bigger crowd gather to see 3 helicopters takeoff?

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Parade1.jpg*

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/TailRotorParade.jpg*

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/ParadeBH.jpg*

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/DelfinZocalo.jpg*

[Nubian]

A somewhat "normal" scene from the middle east or Africa...

Can anyone confirm that they normally glue their hats on in Mexico? (excess of 20 caps/hats still on the head while the Uh-60 lifts). Yes, I have taken off with big crowds around much smaller helicopters before and the crowds usually has dispersed quickly, not to mention all the hats and other loose items leaving the scene as soon as a little pitch is pulled.

[S76driver]

Looked at all the photos matari.....amazing.....my upmost respect and admiration to all who serve in the forces.

[CYHeli]

Just info Ruger, my web browser came up with warnings because helihuntnfish web site is know to host malware and other internet nasties and I had to go through a number of windows to get this page to display.
Any chance of getting the photos posted somewhere else. I'd rather not infect my pc.:ok:

Thanks.

[FalkoB]

how can i upload pictures ?

[Gordy]

how can i upload pictures ?

All you ever wanted to know....See HERE (http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/145070-how-post-photographs-incl-photography-tips-gurus.html)

[ruger]

Just landed after after a venison recovery op in the Ureweras in Godzone-1997. How can I post multiple pictures, I try to add another pic by adding the URL but it just copies over the first picture...?

http://www.helihuntnfish.com/Gallery%20photos/Helihunting/Wednesday,%20May%2018,%202005%20(27)%20(Medium).JPG

[VH-XXX]

Click the image icon, paste in your url. Press enter a couple of times to space down and leave a gap, then press the image icon and go again.

[topendtorque]

to host malware and other internet nasties


Second that.

Add FACEBOOK, ******* and Youtube to the nasties hosts also. all banned from here nowadays.

[chopper2004]

Thanks to a close friend who provided us free passes :)

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC07054.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC06942.jpg


http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC06940.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC06979.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC07072.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g209/longranger/DSC06910.jpg

[Gordy]

Some pics from the last 10 days or so. All taken by "Bob", the Aviation Safety Officer for the forest I am currently assigned to:

Working the Hill Creek Fire
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Pokie%2009/P1040343hillcrkrx09.jpg

Loading the "helitorch"
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Pokie%2009/_IGP5840SBigHoles09.jpg

Torch Liftoff
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Pokie%2009/_IGP5850SBigHolesRX09.jpg

Getting the torch onto the trees:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Pokie%2009/_IGP5873SBigHolesRX09.jpg

Different fire--same result:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Pokie%2009/_IGP5668FallCrkRX09.jpg

The Hill Creek fire by the Teton Mountains.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Pokie%2009/_IGP5999hillcrkrx09.jpg

This is why we have particle separators:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Pokie%2009/_IGP6002hillcrkrx09.jpg

Dipping from a "foldatank"...with the "helidog"... (Zoe--she travels with the crew).
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/Pokie%2009/_IGP6011hillcrkrx09.jpg

[SASless]

Typical Guvmint job....start a fire then haul water to put it out!

Is this why they are called "Prescribed Burns" rather than "Controlled Burns"?

[Flying Bull]

http://www.uheeren.de/pprune/crabweather.jpg
NRW Police BK117 underway at crab weather

and a visitor in "our" airspace
http://www.uheeren.de/pprune/police135_2.jpg

[Flying Bull]

http://cdn.fotocommunity.com/Luft-und-Raumfahrt/Hubschrauber/Im-Dunst-a13245061.jpgdifferent view of the same EC135

http://www.uheeren.de/pprune/police135.jpg

[Flying Bull]

EC155 of the police NRW over cloud
http://www.uheeren.de/pprune/ec155ocloud.jpg

[Flying Bull]

a picture fitting one of the present threads
The snow came in to fast, even so the homebase 30 miles away was sky clear.
It took one week before I could fly out there again....
http://www.uheeren.de/pprune/snow.jpg


http://cdn.fotocommunity.com/Luft-und-Raumfahrt/Hubschrauber/Im-Dunst-a2814659.jpg

[Heli-Ice]

Near Narsaq Point, South-Greenland this summer.



http://lh3.ggpht.com/_PoHt4exeZSo/SsiwwoU4yQI/AAAAAAAABBA/uqBJOzSJsAY/s640/Narsaq%20Point%201.jpg

Thanks for the help Senior Pilot.

[birrddog]

And here is a picture of The Emperor in his new clothes
















Am I the only one who can't see photo's posted by Flying Bull and Heli-ice?

[toptobottom]

Am I the only one who can't see photo's posted by Flying Bull and Heli-ice?

Nope - me neither...

[Flying Bull]

Hello birrddog,
seems, that pictures hosted at the fotocommunity produce problems with pprune.
I rehosted the pictures and hope, that you can see them now.

Here are some more - Bell 206 in front of a new AIDA did the pleasure flights around that ship ;-)
http://www.uheeren.de/pprune/aidabell.jpg

and a police BK117 blowing away the middle markers of a smal UL-landing strip
(I replaced them later)
http://www.uheeren.de/pprune/wind.jpg

and a BK117 coming home at sunset
http://www.uheeren.de/pprune/bksunset.jpg

last but not least, an EC135 of the police of the city of Hamburg

[Woozles]

Helimed2 - Culter, Aberdeenshire

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv187/derrickreid/DSC00275-1.jpg

[birrddog]

Is that a Wx Radar in the nose of that Helimed2 135?

The nose looks a little pointier than the Hamburg Police 135...

[skadi]

Is that a Wx Radar in the nose of that Helimed2 135?



Yes, thats correct

skadi

[R.OCKAPE]

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh5/bushpig205/P1000743.jpg

[Brilliant Stuff]

It always amazes me how wide those blades are.:ooh:

[moi]

hi

here is saudi MOI S-92


http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy121/knghit/DSC_0290.jpg


another one


http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy121/knghit/DSC_0300.jpg

[TWOTBAGS]

Have seen that Saudi MOI 92 running about Riyadh and have always wondered what it did. We thought it was a VIP thing for the royals:}

[moi]

hi TWOTBAGS

yes there is 2 VIP S-92 and 15 utilty also

[vaqueroaero]

A few pictures from a recent trip to Iquique in northern Chile. We were based at the foothills of the Atacama Desert, which is apparently the driest place on Earth. Having been there I understand why. The pictures of the desert don't really do the 'emptiness' of the place justice.

Some desert and a pitot tube.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CIMG0050.jpg

Some rocks.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CIMG0094.jpg

From a landing pad at 5500 msl straight down to the ocean in the distance.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CIMG0096.jpg

Where's the wind from? The mountains on the horizon rise up to about 20,000 feet.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CIMG0097.jpg

Anyone for golf?

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CIMG0101.jpg

Hopefully this will work........

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CIMG0109.jpg

It does what it says on the box.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CIMG0110.jpg

A landing pad.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/DSCN0229.jpg

Up the coast.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CIMG0060.jpg

Wear our clothes and survive when your helicopter crashes! Fly Smart. Fly Bell.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CIMG0074.jpg

Me & my shadow....

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Vaqueroaero/CIMG0056.jpg

[Senior Pilot]

Copied from the Mil Forum: some more of the QinetiQ Mi-8MTV out and about in the murk:

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii218/lajuriel/IMG_5040-lo.jpg


http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii218/lajuriel/IMG_5047-lo.jpg


http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii218/lajuriel/IMG_5131-lo.jpg


http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii218/lajuriel/IMG_5146-lo.jpg


http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii218/lajuriel/IMG_5194-lo.jpg


http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii218/lajuriel/IMG_5224-lo.jpg


http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii218/lajuriel/IMG_5259-lo.jpg

[Barkly1992]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g289/vh-grumpy/2009October18Helicopter4.jpg

[VH-XXX]

New kid on the block.........

This one got lost, calling overhead the field saying he was 5 miles to the south. If you're on here would be interested to hear how you managed to get lost on such a perfect day yesterday!

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/bristow.jpg

[BigMike]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/Mi-8-2.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/Mi-8-5.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/Mi-8-4.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/BK-refuel.jpg

...dosn't matter where you are in the world, there's always a rugby ground somewhere. ;)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/Rugby-posts.jpg

[R.OCKAPE]

Nice shots of PNG there Big Mike...

thanks for sharing

[Friendly Black Dog]

Nice pic's Mike. You don't like to stay in the one place for to long do you.

FBD:ok:

[helimedic]

http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab250/trevorlloyd1/Augusta1.jpg

http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab250/trevorlloyd1/Augusta2.jpg

http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab250/trevorlloyd1/Augusta3.jpg

http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab250/trevorlloyd1/Augusta4.jpg

[R.OCKAPE]

Big Mike

Whats the elevation of that pad and what weight's the Mil carrying in the net ?

[The Nr Fairy]

Nice piccies of the ETPS Mi-8. Would those trees be Everliegh Ashes, perchance ?

[Flying Bull]

hi folks,

found a cool foto, but I´m not quite sure, wether it was cool from the pilot to do so.
Cause the picture is copyright protected, the picture might not be displayedhere, so
I added a link to the page, where the picture is.
If that doesn´t work, please copy the link and oben it in a new window.
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/cat/3226/display/19076457.jpg
http://cdn.fotocommunity.com/Luft-und-Raumfahrt/Hubschrauber/I-AICO-als-Pelikan1-a19076457.jpg



Foto I-AICO als Pelikan1 - Bild von ZaKl aus Hubschrauber - Fotografie (19076457) - fotocommunity.de (http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/cat/3226/display/19076457)

Foto I-AICO als Pelikan1 - Bild von ZaKl aus Hubschrauber - Fotografie (19076457) - fotocommunity.de (http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/cat/3226/display/19076457)

Greetings Flying Bull

[Fareastdriver]

Maybe they are there to pick up the bodies of motorcyclists who overtake on blind corners.

[pplh]

Does anyone know the story behind the QinetiQ Mi-8MTV? I think I'm correct in saying I've seen it a few times over Salisbury Plain but why are the British military using it?

[BigMike]

"Whats the elevation of that pad and what weight's the Mil carrying in the net ?"

About 5400ft, no idea how much weight they are carrying. If you work for J McD you probably have this info by now... ;)

[n5296s]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/4065539888_a403bc715f_b.jpg

[vaqueroaero]

Flying Bull - that picture HAS to be Photoshopped...................:}

[212man]

Does anyone know the story behind the QinetiQ Mi-8MTV? I think I'm correct in saying I've seen it a few times over Salisbury Plain but why are the British military using it?

It's being used for training Afghan pilots. (It's not a secret)

[pplh]

That explains it, thanks 212man :ok:

[BlenderPilot]

Happened over a crowded city, the birds were really small . . . . . .

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRUNETWO/DSC_1852.jpg*

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRUNETWO/DSC_1835.jpg*

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRUNETWO/DSC_1855.jpg*

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRUNETWO/DSC_1829.jpg*

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRUNETWO/DSC_1820.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRUNETWO/DSC_1800.jpg*

[birrddog]

Ooher... I bet that got your attention.

What happened to the Pilot?

Good justification for a helmet and clear visor.

[Decredenza]

Glad I haven't had a bird strike....I hope the crew were OK.....

http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1060602.jpg
In Flight Service


http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1060701.jpg
No, he was not eating the dog...


http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1060614.jpg
It is good to have an inspector around....


http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1060550.jpg
Does this equation work for you? Litres/ hour = 10% of tariff in US Dollars


http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1060601.jpg
Thirsty Beast


http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1060798.jpg
Too small for a 234...


http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1060925.jpg
Heavy rain puts out most of my fires.


http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1060928.jpg
VIH with a cool geophysical toy.


http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1070013.jpg
Just one of the Alberta Tar/Oil (depends on your viewpoint) Sand locations


http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1070014.jpg
Loading a truck with Sand


http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1070021.jpg
3 trucks (full size pickup on the road in top right of pic).


http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/snippet58/P1070625.jpg
5 passenger seating in back of AS350

[TOMMY1954]

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh285/Thomas_Ferreira/IMG4436.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh285/Thomas_Ferreira/IMG4435.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh285/Thomas_Ferreira/IMG4433.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh285/Thomas_Ferreira/IMG4440.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh285/Thomas_Ferreira/IMG4437.jpg

[Phoinix]

Oh dear 109E for HEMS, mind the head... And do not load a patient that's over 185cm :) or you might be going: sir, I'm really sorry about that but would you mind twisting your broken neck a bit so we can fit you in?

[fijdor]

S61R view from the side coming back from way up north.

http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv196/jacdor/retour204.jpg


JD

[MK10]

http://kapitalaviation.co.uk/images/aviation%201.jpg

[MK10]

http://www.starflyer.co.uk/images/gallery/3.jpg

http://www.starflyer.co.uk/images/gallery/5.jpg

http://www.starflyer.co.uk/images/gallery/2.jpg

[cfr]

SAR AS365N2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3487/3970632337_2170ef5fa4.jpg

[Brilliant Stuff]

Love it.:ok::ok::ok:

[VH-XXX]

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/heli1.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/heli2.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/heli3.jpg


You guys have got it easy with your modern EFIS'S, there ain't much info on that screen.

[RVDT]

Really? What more would the EFIS tell you?

[Capt.Gonzo]

I didn´t knew that Dominic Santini has bought a new Helicopter - NICE ;)

[John Eacott]

I've just returned from a 4 week trip to Antarctica, flying an AS350B2 supporting the French at Dumont D'Urville. My first trip to the ice, and it was certainly eventful!

A few of the photos:

L'Astrolabe is the smallest ice breaker in use, and the evolution to get the Squirrels in and out of the hold has little margin for error!

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101843/DSCN5782/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101843/DSCN5784/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101843/DSCN5785/web.jpg

We initially flew pax and supplies into DDU, but the ice was so thick this year that the distance from the ship was nearly 60nm, making for a lot of flying

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101843/DSCN5800/web.jpg

Lots and lots of icebergs, and vast distances with confusing perceptions of range. The ship's nearest iceberg was visual at 50nm from only 1000ft

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101843/DSCN5795/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101843/DSCN5828/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101843/DSCN5884/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/102043/helico14/web.jpg

The thick ice kept us trapped for quite a while, we worried about getting out at one stage

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/102043/astrolabe-on-ice-sm/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/102043/helico15-sm/web.jpg

One session with 68kt winds and frozen sea spray we could have done without

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/102043/helico-iced/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101929/DSCN6138/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101929/DSCN6153/web.jpg

But a fresh water blast with warm water, lots of WD40 and a long ground run got us going again

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101929/DSCN6163/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/johneacott/101929/DSCN6177/web.jpg

[birrddog]

Great photo's John.

Perhaps some contenders for an upcoming calendar?

[Brilliant Stuff]

John that looks very interesting please tell us more about flying in the antarctic. :ok:

[singesavant]

John and helidan thanks you both for sharings those amazing experiences!

Amazing flying for sure...

davy

[topendtorque]

Those are superb photographs, John and the sub-titles; AKA quips, are even better.

i thought??, which one shall I use as a quote to exemplify global warming???

You win hands down, the whole lot qualify, and Al Bore loses a five deck hand in one wipeout. well done.

cheers tet.

P.S. Who is Al Bore you say? well, he is being reported as going to be the worlds first ETS billionaire.

Funny how that many of us rusty rotorheads have tread long and rough paths from bank to bank to raise finance on things that fly, (or float) but still that are tangible, definable and officially registered on a national register, but now banks are eager to hand out spondoolicks by the bucket load on hot air.

Put your slide rules aside you chopper gurus, you are amongst the smartest of our race, go Figurrrr.
tet

[Brilliant Stuff]

That 234 looks brand new. Love how the cabin gets refueled.

[BigMike]

Vladisvostok Air Mi-8 slinging fuel bladders from Tolukuma Mine to Veimauri staging area
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/RA06.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/RA06-2.jpg

2 new bush pads in the hills, both at 6500ft

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/BC-1.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/BC-2.jpg

How many bananas can you fit in a BK? funny you ask... half loaded!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/Bananas.jpg

[Friendly Black Dog]

So much for the VIP fit out hey Mike?

Great shots.

FBD:ok:

[topendtorque]

Mike seems to go from one banana republic to another these days.

Stick with this one Mike, you can actually see the fruits.
cheers tet

[Helikopter]

http://barnaland.is/barn/20706/album/150315/img/20091206232617_8.jpg

Helikopter,

Your image link is to an account requiring a sign in: no one else can view the photo!

Senior Pilot

[FACT Pilot]

Great photo's everyone. A little bit of history in every photo...

[Flaxton Flyer]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f345/MisterScobb/coney4a.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f345/MisterScobb/cobby_8029.jpg

It's not all blood and guts...


http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f345/MisterScobb/DSC_1563.jpg

[heliski22]

Flaxton FLyer,

Landing spot carefully chosen to demonstrate the advantages of NOTAR? :ok:

[Bertie Thruster]

All spots carefully chosen!

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i97/nmhsu/P1010023.jpg

[Gordy]

Who says ya need a NOTAR:

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/float/DSCN0040.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j35/helokat/float/68b19852.jpg

[firebird_uk]

Thought you might like to see some pics from a recent sightseeing flight.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4200628406_79bc0cb09f_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2711/4200628934_39c8bd7fc9_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/4200629054_656366c1a5_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2444/4200629162_40f78e8bde_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4200629720_0f53eddaed_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4200629810_cc31a8abf0_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/4200629552_c191522c93_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/4200629632_d7c851f3c5_o.jpg

[MINself]

Great pics ff

Must be some early shots? Before SASH looked like an advertising board!... And you changed your hair colour!!!

Seasons greetings to you and all at YAA.

:ok:

[Thud_and_Blunder]

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

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/Rough_and_Toothless/SumburghHotel091219.jpg
we weren't going anywhere yesterday...

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/Rough_and_Toothless/_DCC7479.jpg
..but flyable this morning..

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/Rough_and_Toothless/_DCC7485-1.jpg
..which gave us time to get to Point of Fethaland lighthouse..

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/Rough_and_Toothless/SDC10082.jpg
returning via the west side of Mainland to Sumburgh before the sun went down (at 5 to 3 in the afternoon)

[Spunk]

Sometimes you are on the sunny side...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Captain407/External/HHS_Lastenflug-266.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Captain407/External/HHS_Lastenflug-152.jpg

...and sometimes you're not :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/Captain407/External/DSC01747.jpg

(The weather on the pic looks worse then it actually was).

[titusville]

http://district8.net/wp-content//160409al.jpg

[Max Shutterspeed]

Bloody hell. Hope the grass wasn't wet!

[misterbonkers]

loading the stretcher in the back would be interesting...

[GoodGrief]

"cool picture" aside, I'd like to hear the pilot's explanation...

[Thud_and_Blunder]

loading the stretcher in the back would be interesting...
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 Titusville for the surplus apostrophe - yet