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

[BlenderPilot]

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

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

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


Helicopters and Heliports WebPage Here (http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/helicopterpictures/PhotoAlbum15.html)

I hope some of you post your own soon.
Greetings

[Heliport]

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



Heliport

[BlenderPilot]

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

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

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

Helicopters and Heliports WebPage Here (http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/helicopterpictures/PhotoAlbum15.html)

[BlenderPilot]

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

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/mafou.JPG

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/swimming.JPG

[BlenderPilot]

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

My email is [email protected]


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

[Grainger]

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

http://www.procyonw.demon.co.uk/images/ploct1.jpg
http://www.procyonw.demon.co.uk/images/ploct2.jpg

[Nick Lappos]

Here are a few guys at work.

101st Airborne Aviation Brigade Base Camp somewhere out there.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/10120base.jpg

[BlenderPilot]

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

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Garduno7.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/GardunoPP1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/GardunoPP2.jpg

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Only in Mexico

[Thomas coupling]

Blender...you've been doctoring the pics:D

John: who is that:ok:

[Barannfin]

It must be spring break again eh? :eek: :eek: :O :ok:

[IHL]

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

[RW-1]

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

http://www.dynamicflight.com/heliride/deprchblimp1.jpg

[B Sousa]

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

[http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/bsousa.jpg

[soggyboxers]

Well we seem to have had pics from Europe, the Antipodes, North America but unfortunately Guns pics from Africa didn't come out yet so here's a couple from Cameroun in the meantime. They're of operations in support of the Tchad-Cameroun pipeline (nearly 1200 km in length).
Sorry this one's a bit out of focus as the digital zoom on my little camera is a bit Mickey Mouse:
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/Cameroun%20Pipeline%20KP526%205.JPG

This is near where we landed with a party of archaeologists mapping the site of an iron age site where there were numerous iron forges. It's around 3500 feet elevation and 34 degreesC:
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/Lom%20River,%20Landing.JPG

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

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

Soggy

[vertalop]

Some shots of Iraq taken in January this year.

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

The UN aircraft were evacuated shortly before hostilities commenced.

Pics hosted by JE..many thanks John

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3388-1/Rasheed1.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3390-1/Rasheed2.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3392-1/Mosul.jpg

[John Eacott]

Vertalop,

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

[Heliport]

vertalop

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

Heliport



Thanks John

[topcat450]

Hi Vertalop,

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

Cheers in advance

[SASless]

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

[Gunship]

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

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

The UN these days do a much lower quicker approach and the Civillian Russians are using "our" technique. :8

Cheers Gunsss :cool:

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Mi-24 and UN Mi-26 and Mi-8.jpg

Cheers Gunsss

[Gunship]

A fantastic helicopter ... 20 tons or 100 fully kitted troops at 135 kts. That is the Mi-26. Inside it even has it's own crane !

Here are a few I have taken in SL over the years.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/UN Mi-26.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/mi-26.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/mi26.jpg

[BlenderPilot]

SeaKing lifting Gazelle



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

[Gunship]

Ok guys I know you guys are used to this beauty but I got a massive hard - on when I eventually heard and saw a Chinook. 10 Sept 2000 at Cockerill Military Base.
You might remember Ops Barras where rebels (West Side Boys) took 11 British (Irish) Soldiers captive when they went off the "normal route".
http://www.nel.co.za/Data/photo96.jpg



South Africa's pride ; The Rooivalk. Close sources told me if it was not for American pressure - the British would have taken the Rooivalk. This is from a Pilot's viewpoint .. and this is a rumour network ;)
http://www.nel.co.za/Data/photo99.jpg


Bokkie is a very old Mi-8 that is argably THE helicopter that won the war against rebels in Sierra Leone. She was THE helicopter / Gunship / Transporter that did it all before the Mi-24's. The Name BOKKIE (antelope) was given to her by a very good friend Chris Louw who died of cancer a few years ago. :sad: Even after 5 years in the African sun, stripped and faded - the red words still stands out - have a look when you visit Lungi International next time ... oh and a salute to her will be in order :ok:
PS: Left rear is defunct "Diamond Airlines" Mi-8
http://www.nel.co.za/Data/photo100.jpg

[BlenderPilot]

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

[Barannfin]

........ Oook and item 15 on the checklist is drain the fuel... what the??! I've never seen so much water in a sample!....

nice pic:ok:

[DIVINE WIND]

GUNSHIP
I saw some good footage of your machine on Aussie T.V. back in August 2000. Did you ever get to see it?
go to
www.abc.net.au/foreign/stories

should be dated 29/8/2000

[BlenderPilot]

I'm unrelated to this one picture but I think its pretty cool so here, you can even see the dart in the midair!

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

[Heliport]

Some wonderful pics.
Keep 'em coming guys. :D

Heliport

[Genghis the Engineer]

Not recent, and I wasn't actually there working on Helicopters - I was trying to arrange a satellite launch that never happened. But, this was taken roundabout the end of the cold war somewhere rather East of Moscow.

G

http://images.photobox.co.uk/public/images/07/30/2950730.s.jpg

[Sultan Ismail]

Victoria Falls, Zambia-Zimbabwe
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/VictoriaFalls.jpg
Victoria Falls, with the statue of Dr. David Livingstone in the foreground on the Zimbabwe side
On the other side is Zambia with the 5 Star Royal Livingstone Hotel
The bridge can just be seen on the right.



Dauphin landing at Bukit Lanjan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/DauphinKualaLumpur.jpg

[Genghis the Engineer]

Not one of ours...

http://images.photobox.co.uk/public/images/93/63/2959363.s.jpg

(I'm afraid that my slide scanner can't really cope with quite so many shades of off-white so doesn't do the picture justice).

G

[Thomas coupling]

Is that the Tupolov equivalent of the Virgin Concorde???

Scrapped since the Paris air show 1988???

[IHL]

NASA is or was leasing a Concordski (TU-144) and using it for research.

[verticalflight]

http://www.verticalflight.fsnet.co.uk/images/helo_night.jpg

http://www.verticalflight.fsnet.co.uk/images/helo_night_rotors_running.jpg

Agusta-Bell 212 ASW before taking off for a rendezvous with frigate - Venezuelan Navy
Puerto Cabello - Venezuela

Nice kit - limited on power in hot humid days though.

[Heliport]

Wonderful collection building up. :)

[BlenderPilot]

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/206custparkonly.jpg

[Thomas coupling]

Perhaps they should have parking restriction signs pointing skywards, too!!:D


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

[Heliport]

http://www2g.biglobe.ne.jp/~aviation/hems07.jpg

MD902 Explorer has replaced the AS365 Dauphin at London Air Ambulance.
The Dauphin flew over 5,000 hours and some 37,500 take offs and landings. It will spend a sunny retirement in the Caribbean as VIP and tourist transport.

The £4.2 million twin engined Explorer will be based at The Royal London Hospital's rooftop helipad. Sponsored by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin HEMS will be used to transport and treat severely injured patients on around 1,000 missions a year.

[vorticey]

At the 10th gorge camp
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3404-1/1.jpg


Smitt Rock, dropping off outboard
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3406-1/2.jpg


Jeda's Leap (crock spotting)
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3408-1/3.jpg


Edith repeater
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3410-1/4.jpg


6th gorge (dropped off canoe)
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3412-1/5.jpg

[Steve76]

Thanks for the memories Vort!
Good to see FAU is still going strong.
Fly Safe :ok:

[Heliport]

EC155 of the Hong Kong Government Flying Service
http://www.info.gov.hk/gfs/photo1/ec155/ec15508.jpg

[chopperdr]

couple of shots taken during our latest adventures last month.
dr

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



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

[Heliport]

chopperdr

Your "latest adventures last month" include the Jefferson Memorial and (I think) Las Vegas.
Did you fly a helicopter between the two? If so, why not start a new thread telling us about it - and some more pics if you have them.

Heliport

[chopperdr]

heliport: took those shots with a pocket digital, sony dcs72, so there is no fancy equipment, have loads of pictures, if people are interested and blenderpilot does not mind posting them then we will send them through.
dr

[chopperdr]

the washington dc pictures were taken from falcon 1 which is metro pd's as-350 and the vegas pictures from md 530f. our company specializes in special operations equipment, flir, nightsun mounts etc for law enforcement and paramilitary groups so we get alot of good photo oportunities. here is one from last week with border patrol, these guys are the unsung heros, tough job, but the crews are dedicated and most professional.
dr


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

[Another KOS]

Are you sure Goldsmith is still alive - thought he died last year!

[B47]

And now, let's dredge up some memories from you pros....

For those who learnt to fly on a Bell 47, here's my baby. Now on Private Cat in the UK, fully restored and in great nick, and does about a hundred hours a year (and probably 200 hours a year cleaning and fettling!).

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/G-BFEFB47G.jpg

A perfect day's pleasure flying.... Crossing Ullswater quickly to avoid the military traffic always screaming down the middle of the lake.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/ullswater2002.jpg

Here she is in the late 60's/early 70's. She is an Agusta machine, a G3-B1 Sioux, one of the first 150 the AAC took in 1964. (50 from Agusta, 100 from Westland). Anyone remember her (XT 132)? and does anyone recognise the location?

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/XT132-3.jpg

I've traced 18 ex AAC pilots who have her in their logbooks, most of who learned to fly on her. One of the pleasures of owning a classic machine is making contact with those who flew her. If you have any AAC B47 memories it would be great to hear them (we could start another thread).

[BlenderPilot]

I spent last week in the Pacific Coast with some developers looking for a spot to build a new airport, I took the following pictures and I hope you like them.



My favorite helicopter, and his improvised caretaker
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/heliguardian.jpg



This place belongs to an englishman named Goldsmith, he flies here in an executive 757, and brings and english helicopter pilot to get him here from Manzanillo airport (mmzo), maybe someone knows who he is?
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/goldsmithsplace.jpg



This is MMZO airport
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/manzanilloapp.jpg



Mexican Pacific Coast has more than 1000 kilometers of deserted beaches
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/pacificcoast.jpg


Hotel area of Manzanillo, Mexico
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/lashadasmanzani.jpg

[crop duster]

Carlos, I'm ready to move. Do they have any rice or cotton so I can make a living?
Barryb

PS: Great looking 412. Bet they would make a great crop duster.

[SASless]

Ah heck....he gone and done ruined it for us!

I have been looking for just such a place like that to retire....was gonna put a shovel and a tail rotor blade over my shoulders....and start walking until the third person asked me what those things on your shoulders are. At that exact point....I was gonna dig me a big ol' hole.....throw the shovel and tail rotor blade into it.....kick the dirt over both of them and call that location my final resting place.

I thought if no one knew what a tail rotor blade was....they knew nothing of helicopters.....and if they did not know what a shovel was....they knew nothing of hard work! And....that fellow Rotorheads sounds like Paradise to me!

[BlenderPilot]

B47,
Those are some really nice pictures! And that is one piston helicopter (the only one) I would absolutely love to have! Congratulations!

Crop Duster,
Actually while at the airport (taking pictures of crabs), I could hear piston planes buzzing near the airport, I asked and was told there is lot of them around working on Banana, Papaya and Palm plants, I was told it was mostly Piper Pawnees.

A Bell 412 a crop duster? Never seen one, there is a about 5 Bell 212's cropdusting around here, spraying herbicide on pot and amapola for the federal police. It makes my skin crawl to see them work, they spray fields up in the mountains, hidden between trees, and upslope, so they start at the bottom with some airspeed and end up at the top with a pedal (almost hammerhead) turn, and as it manuvers like a bird, you can see the downwash mixing up with the chemical coming out of those loong spray booms while listening to that 48FT main rotor spinning those almost 2FT wide blades, I can't help to get a grin on my face.

I have to get some pictures of that.

Manzanillo port is also a popular stop for tuna spotting boats.

[crop duster]

Blender, I flew a Pawnee about a hundred hours one summer. Alot of fun to fly empty but loaded with 120-130 gallons at 3000 feet elevation it was a dog. No comparison with the 500 gallon 1000 hp Thrush I fly now.

That sound you mentioned from the rotor of the 212 is even better when you're sitting there doing it. Just after daylight and just before dark, it'll give you chill bumps all over.

Those guys that are spraying the drugs must have big gonads or could be over half nuts. A couple of guys from here in north La. are down south doing it in Thrushes and AirTractors. Not worth the $115,000 they make.

[John Eacott]

Having a quiet weekend at home scanning photos, I thought these may be worth sharing. In 1976-79 Bristow operated 4 Bell 212's in the Brent Field to shuttle the workers around the field, and I had an engine mishap one morning. Not wanting to fly 100 nm back to Sumburgh, and denied the largest pad (Brent B) because a 234 Chinook was due in later, I put down on a spare deck and awaited the black hand gang. I landed to one side so that North Scottish could get in with a Bo105.

The engine was deemed U/S, but after defuelling we had to wait until cooler evening temps to ferry single engine back to the maintenance hangar that we had on Treasure Finder (IIRC). I was assured that Redhill had approved the S/E ferry, and was daft enough to believe the engineers!

When we got to Treasure Finder, no such approval was sought nor given (young and gullible?), then the engineers showed me the shrapnel holes in the tail and tail rotor :eek:

Anyway, it was a salutory lesson, in making a judgement call to "do the right thing" and get the 212 to our hangar facility.

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/2011-1/G-BALZ+on+deck+02.jpg

The turbine :(

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/2013-1/G-BALZ+turbine+failure.jpg


http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3414-1/NS+B-105+02.jpg

[46Driver]

Thought y'all might like these photos: The World Trade Center photo I took while in a CH-46E while on a formation flight to NYC back in 1993 - guess I got lucky with the camera. The CH-53E is a nice, politically incorrect camo job that a friend sent.


NEVER FORGET

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/NYC1993CH46.jpg


OLD SCHOOL

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/53eldy3.jpg

[Steve76]

Hey John,
....that takes real BALZ to ferry a machine home OEI!
(get it? balls/balz....:p ....no? well I thought it clever)

[John Eacott]

Thanks, Steve, don't give up your day job ;)

FWIW, G-BALZ was one of the 212's featured operating in Iraq for the UN weapons inspectors, with photos in this thread. Wonder if their engineers looked as plug ugly & threatening as our two culprits :eek:

[vertalop]

John,

They shave most days anyway, but most of them were still the same guys from way back then!

:E

[chopperman]

B47,
Having just unearthed my old military logbook from under a pile of dust and cobwebs, I find that I flew old '132' four times during my time with 'Advanced Rotary' at Middle Wallop in the mid 70's. Good to see that it's still flying and being well looked after.

Well done, fly safely,
Chopperman.

[soggyboxers]

John,
The hairy engineer in your photo of BALZ is Ray Farnes who finally retired from Bristow in Nigeria 2 years ago. He looks just the same now, except that his hair and long whiskers are rather greyer. He, like BALZ is in fine fettle.
;)

[Lu Zuckerman]

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Bell47.jpg

I crewed and maintained this HO3-S in the Coast Guard. It was resurrected from the boneyard and completely overhauled to flight condition. It will be placed in the Smithsonian Aircraft Museum later this year. Prior to entering Coast Guard service the Sikorsky was operated along with five others by the Greyhound bus company which employed them as a taxi service in the Boston area.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/H3.jpg

I also crewed and maintained this HTL-1 picking it up in Miami and flying in it to Floyd bennett Field in Brooklyn, NY where we installed floats. We later flew both the HTL-1 and the HO3-S to Boston and placed them aboard the CGC Eastwind for her cruise to Greenland in 1952. The HTL-1 crashed after the cruise killing the pilot and the flight mechanic.

:ok:

Sorry, the pictures got switched

[John Eacott]

An old shot from the cockpit of a Sea King on the deck of RFA Tidepool. I had forgotten how close the clearances were; to think the blades are out there somewhere, day & night ;)

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3416-1/Tidepool+flight+deck+from+SK.jpg


We (826NAS) operated from Albion for a while, to help remove Brit expats from Bangladesh when they had a squabble with India. Trogging across the Indian Ocean we painted Union Flags all around, to avoid being mistaken for Vikrant or other similar vessels. Midshipmen "surplus to requirements" were taken by Wessex V to Arethusa, here...

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3418-1/Wessex+transfer+Albion+to+Arethusa.jpg

[rotorcaptain]

A few shots my Flight Nurse took while we were inbound to the Ahwahnee Meadow LZ to pick up a patient that had fallen while climbing.
Our BK is down for Maintenance so we're in our backup B3.

Dropping into the valley
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3434-1/Yosemite+AStar+001a.jpg


Bridal Veil Falls
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3436-1/Yosemite+AStar+002a.jpg


Holding over El capitan Meadow, @ or below 500' due to the Peregrin Falcons roosting above.
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3438-1/Yosemite+AStar+003a.jpg


Ahwahnee Meadows LZ
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3440-1/Yosemite+AStar+004a.jpg


California Highway Patrol did the hoist/rescue with Yosemite SAR
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3442-1/Yosemite+AStar+005a.jpg

[Steve76]

Fantastic shots RotorCaptain,
Bridal Veil Falls just look magnificent....very envious!

[NickLappos]

Here are a few at random:

S-92 in Alaska, USCG pilot at the controls:
http://s-92heliport.com/images/S-92%20AK.jpg

My AH-1G Cobra on the ramp at Chu Lai, Vietnam 1970:
http://s-92heliport.com/images/mighty%20mouse.jpg

Flying Comanche Prototype #1 over Florida, 1998:
http://s-92heliport.com/images/Nick%20and%20Rus%20in%20RAH2.jpg

[md 600 driver]

this is my latest girlfriend ive put her in the harem with the md 600 and the hiller 12c http://www.caa.co.uk/srg/aircraft_register/GImages/g-bzyb001.jpg

[Heliport]

More superb pictures. :ok:

[Heliport]

A pilot and his young son were winched to safety after their seaplane somersaulted and crashed on take-off. The aircraft wound up floating on its back after hitting a rock on Lessjavri Lake in the north of Norway.

http://images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2003300585,00.jpg

Pilot Julius Eriksen and his six-year-old son escaped and clung to one of the plane’s floats.
Watchers on the shore raised the alarm and a Royal Norwegian Air Force rescue helicopter raced to the scene from the nearby Banak air base.

http://images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2003300584,00.jpg

A winchman was lowered and the lucky pair were hauled aboard unhurt. The plane sank shortly after their escape.

[Heliport]

Keep them coming.

[Heliport]

Lots of superb pics.

Never thought of going to Mexico for a holiday but,
after seeing Blender's pics ....... Hmmm, worth a thought. :hmm:

http://www.gomanzanillo.com/lgedolfinjump.gif

Keep the pics coming guys.
We're building a great collection here.

[soggyboxers]

For those of you who think that West africa is all just jungle and mangrove swamps, here are a few shots of our 365N3 (which I think is the first in Africa) which is operating in Cameroun in support of moperations on the Tchad-Cameroun pipeline project. Most of our flying in Cameroun is in the mountains, which are really beautiful.

At Limbe, on the coast at the foot of Mount Cameroun:
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/LimbeWaiting.jpg

The landing site is at 9500 feet, but the N3 is a very good hot/high machine. The temperature was around 12 centigrade on the day.
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/MtCamerounHLS.jpg

The summit was making one of its rare appearances. At 13435 feet, it's West Africa's highest:
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/MtCameSummit.jpg

[Heliport]

Rotorheads regulars .....


Flying Lawyer (Tudor Owen) and Nick Lappos at Sikorsky http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/Picture042600.jpg



And in the great man's office,
preserved as it was on his last day. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/igorsoffice_cst.jpg




No, not Nick - the other great man!

[IHL]

I thought the 4077th flew the 47 D.
Great looking aircraft .

[Hedski]

Lovely shots Soggyb! Also wouldn't mind knowing what are min. experience requirements for F/O's on Schreiner 365's etc. in Africa? I need hours from somewhere!!!!!

[sprocket]

IHL: Yep, thats true. Still seems to be a popular paint scheme for 47's in general though. ;)

[Jonasraf]

http://www.tv.is/besto/hover.jpg
Here is pilot JK.Bjornson coming in for refueling. Thougt this picture were nice because of the powerline there about meter above his rotordisc. :mad:

http://www.tv.is/besto/refueling.jpg
and here he landed.:ok:

I'll try to find another picture of him doing some stunt.

Fly safe!!!:}

[The Scout]

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


Six Scouts, a Wasp and a Gazelle at Lake Vyrnwy, North Wales for two days of intensive mountain flying guidance from ex-army men who used to fly them when they were but boys.

A fabulous couple of days away from the daily grind for all who participated.

The Scout

[Squawk7777]

Blenderpilot

What is the meaning of the number 2 on your tailnumber (XC-SCT)? Is that a heli of the secretaria de comunicaciones y transportes? Not to long ago, I ferried on of their King Airs from MEX to MFE (also XC registered) ...

[[email protected]]

MD 600 - XX382 - I'm sure I've bounced that one around Ternhill a few times doing EOLs with student QHIs. I hate you for owning your own Gazelle (lucky bast**d) almost as much as I hate Rotor Captain for getting to fly around Yosemite!!!

[MightyGem]

Just a normal day at the office!!

http://www.jetthrust.com/vote/pics/img3e7e95d9d1437.jpg

[BlenderPilot]

Squawk7777

Yes SCT means Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes and the #2 means the main SCT is the Falcon Jet they also have, along with about 25 other aircraft, SCT does the same thing the DOT in the U.S.

We mostly fly around the country scouting for good places for new roads, airports, bridges and such, but when the hurricanes strike we usually spend about a month doing disaster relief carrying sick, food, water, medicine, looking for improvised runways for the IAI Aravas to take over. It never fails and we have usually been out every year since 1996.

You say you got a ride in one of the KingAirs, I love going around in the red Cessna Citations the ones that do the verification of navaids and procedures, those flights are soo much fun, in one day they will fly to 5 different airports do the app a couple of times and do the most awsome manuvers I have seen a private jet do, (except the acrobatic lear 23 I saw in Acapulco a few months ago, an american fellow who does amazing things!) If you ever get a chance hop into one of their flights!

[Dave_Jackson]

http://www.unicopter.com/temporary/cyclogiro.jpg

. . . . . . . . . . . . . " I'm sure the turbine was in there last night."

[Heliport]

Is that Lu Z ?

[Lu Zuckerman]

To: Heliport

1) I'm not that old.

2) I would neve fly in an aircraft that small. No toilet.

:p

[sprocket]

Dave: Is that another one of your inventions? :D

[3top]

I love this corner!

Here "LA FRANCESA" from the SA319B thread!

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


Thanks Blender!


I will load some more once I get them out to Blender!

3top
:cool:

[Squawk7777]

Blender,

are you saying that XC-SCT exists in duplicate? Falcon and Bell are registered SCT? That's interesting. I know how flexible the DGAC can be with the XC registration. I was offered once to ferry a confiscated Turbo Commander XC-A003 or so.

7 7 7 7

[Heliport]

Good pic 3top.

And thanks for helping again Blender.


http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/actsm.gif

[BlenderPilot]

These pictures were taken by a friend, he's into destroying Marihuana and Opium crops.

This is a very dangerous job for many reasons, but it is usually a very intersting and challenging, it is done by two agencies, one military and one civilian and most of the time they work as a team.

This is one of their 212 flying alongside an IAI Arava (for air support)
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Bell212AravaLR.jpg

The very tall plants all around the helicopter and crew are all fully grown Marihuana plants.
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/212CannLR.jpg

The little plants you see the 212 landed on, are all young marihuana plants.
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Bell212FieldLR.jpg

This is what they are supposed to do after cutting down the plants, burn them.
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Bell212BurnLR.jpg

[IHL]

Hi Blender Pilot:
What type of aeroplane is that ?

What engines are on it?

[Jiff]

Helicopter Transport Services CH54B (Helitanker)
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3444-1/S64+01a.jpg

I thought you said the tracking was easy

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3446-1/S64+sunset+a.jpg

A Corvallis Sunset

[BlenderPilot]

IHL the info for the airplane is the following:

Designation: IAI 201 Arava
Manufacturer: Israeli Acft. Ind., Israel
Crew: 2
Seats: 25 troops
Engine: 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A34
Engine Type: Turboprop
Engine Thrust: 560 kW (750 shp)
Propeller: 2 x 3 bladed constant speed Hartzell propellers

From what I understand its a great airplane for short fields, with great payload.

I once saw from above (live) how one of those, while landing on a narrow road, hit a small (but tall) dirt mound with the wing tip, it cart wheeled to a stop with 14 people on board, we landed inmediately to help out, and that little egg shaped fuselage kept everyone on board alive, its a tough airplane. This happened in Honduras.

[Autorotate]

Couple of pics for you to enjoy from my travels.

:E


http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/350africa1.jpg

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

[Winnie]

AUTOROTATE:
Is that a roll of toiletpaper on top of the machine with that slight angle of bank?;)

[The Nr Fairy]

It took me a moment to realise that no, it's wasn't a piccie of some dork who'd left his helmet on the floor near the pedals !

[exrotarybooty]

B47
Your photo of XT 132 was taken at Middle Wallop if my memory serves me right! I trained there in 1965, and returned as a QHI in the late 60s 'til the early 70s. I've checked my log book and XT 132 was one of the Sioux I didn't fly, so you can't add a Royal Marine to your list unfortunately.
Below is a photo of XT 219, a Royal Marine B47 Sioux in less happy circumstances. Aden, Feb 1967, from Hover to Bother in one second. The only thing stopping us going over the edge was one of the blades stopping down slope, otherwise we'd still be bouncing!

http://mysite.freeserve.com/exrotarybooty/images/7-picture3.jpg

[Autorotate]

No, it's not digitally manipulated.


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

:E

[Autorotate]

Air Glaciers Lama spraying grapes near Sierre, Switzerland.
Shot at the top of the spray turn.
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/lamaag.jpg


Taken during a trip from Johannesburg to Nairobbery.

Alt 11,500ft with Mt Killimanjaro in the background
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/killy.jpg


:E

[Vortex what...ouch!]

11,500 feet. Waaaay to high. I've been up there once in a 206 and didn't like it.:ugh:

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/3bd55a87/bc/Flying+pictures/__hr_Dsc00068.jpg

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/3bd55a87/bc/Flying+pictures/Dsc00069.jpg

Believe it or not that isn't the Caribbean but the West of Ireland.

Hmmm for some reason the pictures won't display.

They are here anyway. (http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/bc/andy_corder/lst?&.dir=/Flying+pictures&.src=ph&.begin=9999&.view=t&.order=&.done=http%3a//uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/bc/andy_corder/lst%3f%26.dir=/Flying%2bpictures%26.src=ph%26.view=t) 4th and 5th rows down.:ok:

[jungly]

October 1996 - enroute from Banja Luka (Bosnia) to Split (Croatia).

Sorry for flying so high - but it was necessary so as not to get shot down!

This by the way is a Royal Navy Sea King Mk 4....NOT an MH53 (as we were mis-identified by a flight of US Army Apaches) NOR a Serbian Mil-8 Hip (as we were mis-identified by a pair of USAF F-16's!)



http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3448-1/Bosnia+SK4.jpg

[rotorusa]

Nice photo, jungly!

The color scheme there, is it designed to make the aircraft look less like a helicopter and more like a... ahem... a zebra?

I can see how this would confuse any adversary. Great trick, I say!

[Heliport]

RIAT at Fairford recently.

http://mysite.freeserve.com/Mil_Photos/RIAT/5/151_5193w.jpg


(Pic copied from another thread. )

[Winnie]

And I thought going under the bridge was crazy!:E :E :ok:
Would not want to be in the back of either Lynx in those pictures:ooh:

[Heliport]

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/pprune/fttp03.jpg

[Man-on-the-fence]

http://mysite.freeserve.com/Mil_Photos/Helo/149_4926w.jpg
Someone has taken the P !!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/151_5183w.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/151_5187w.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/152_5203w.jpg

[paulo]

Coo... Some (most?) of these photos are brilliant. I am not [fixed wing] worthy. :)

[Heliport]

Quite right.
But being the generous chaps we are, we don't mind fixed-wing types visiting.


http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/actsm.gif

[pr00ne]

B47 and exrotarybooty,

Piccie of XT132 was taken at RAF South Cerney, then home of CFS (H) and CFS Basic, who own the Provost T1 in background.

Wrong Hangars for Middle Wallop.

Anyone remember the RAF team "The Tomahawks" ?
Flew the Sioux HT3 for a short while around the end of the 60's. Piccie of them would be nice..............................

[Spot 4]

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3450-1/GRIFFIN.jpg
Bell 412 Griffin - DHFS Shropshire - UK

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3452-1/NTM.jpg
SA330J Puma HCI - RAF - NATO Tiger Meet 2003

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3454-1/JDF.jpg
Bell 412EP Jamaican Defence Force - Kingston - Jamaica

[John Eacott]

Whilst Europe & Canada are suffering extreme bushfires, the Victorian Alps have had one of the best snowfalls in decades, not only a good depth, but genuine powder snow, almost unheard of in Oz. Temps down around -6C for a week, so we haven't done a lot of flying on our skier shuttle operation: here's our helipad at Falls Creek, it took two Kassie's an hour and a half to level it off for us to use when the snow eased off!

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3456-1/Falls+helipad+snowbound.jpg

I was lucky enough to have a client want to go skiing, so the B206 was roped in to take him and I for a few hours on the slopes: this is our 6000ft AMSL roof top pad, complete with JetA1 refuel facility:


ttp://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3458-1/Hotham+helipad.JPG

[Heliport]

Ah! I did wonder about "this is our 6000ft AMSL roof top pad" when only the top pic appeared! :D

Many thanks for your help resizing bigger pics for us John. :ok:

[Bronx]

Dunno what the British CAA would say about this one ;)

http://www.mucahit.net/Komutanlar/helikopter.jpg

[The Nr Fairy]

For the appropriate fee, I'm sure they'd say nothing !

[Thud_and_Blunder]

..If they react the way the Greek Cypriot National Guard did in 1974, you won't see them for dust...

[Check Revs]

Couple of years ago (Antarctica)


http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3460-1/Oryx+Cargo+Sling+SANAE.jpg

Cargo sling off (through) Naval support vessel.

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3462-1/Puma+J+Fly+by+.jpg

Puma J Flyby

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3464-1/Puma+J+White-out.jpg

Puma J's during white-out

The joys of flying a helicopter

[Dynamic Component]

Check Revs,

Great to see pictures of helis I've flown before!:} hja,hiz
Thanks for that!

[Check Revs]

DC,

What, where, when?

I believe one of them is no more. But it could be a rumour.

Regards

[Heliport]

Nothing to do with helicopters, but I thought this NASA photograph of a sonic boom was interesting.

http://apod.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0102/sonicboomplane_navy.jpg

[Lowlevldevl]

OOps

[SASless]

Winnie.....used to be a roll of toilet paper stuck on the rotor brake handle on S58T's.....helped keep the white shirts from turning pink on the left shoulder and arm.

[Bronx]

http://www.alea.org/pics/images/nypd/nypd9a.jpg


Early morning start
http://www.alea.org/pics/images/nypd/NYPDflightline.jpg

[Autorotate]

First one is early early morning patient pick up from outside of Salt Lake City.

http://www.pixel16.com/heliimages/airmed.jpg



Helo Logging near Squamish, BC.

http://www.pixel16.com/heliimages/logging.jpg

[Dynamic Component]

Check Revs,

Flew them in the opposite extremes.
40-50deg C in Africa, picking people out of trees for a private operator.

[Heliport]

Photographs courtesy of Rotorheads contributor Rich Lee.

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3466-1/99-372-002+small.jpg


http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3468-1/99-372-014+small.jpg


http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3470-1/99-372-017+small.jpg

[Rich Lee]

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3472-1/ch53+eext+humv+extra+fuel+small.jpg

[Autorotate]

Few more piccies.

Patrolling down Huntington Beach in California.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/huntington.jpg

Heading into an oil rig in Kiwiland

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/offshore.jpg

Deer Hunting in NZ. Note the shooter riding the chain on top of the deer. Quickest way out of the bush.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/thechain.jpg

[212man]

After a day basking in the sun in a tropical paradise......

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3486-1/PH+rain+1.jpg

there's time to relax on the way home......

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3477-1/PH+traffic.jpg

A couple for the 76 pilots: bet yours can't do this.....

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3480-1/IAS+at+11000.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3483-1/descending.jpg

Thanks to John for hosting these.

[Steve76]

Steve76 and Galapagos hard at work keeping Ontario safe...??

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/pictures008sm.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/pictures004sm.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Picture0011sm.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Picture0007sm.jpg

Thanks to BlenderPilot for hosting these shots... :ok:

[John Eacott]

Early morning starts aren't my favourites these days, but it was worth it this morning, to have a play in this little gem; with only 23 hours on the clock ;)

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3534-1/VIS+early+morning+2.JPG

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3532-1/VIS+early+morning+1.JPG

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3536-1/VIS+cockpit.JPG

[Heliport]

This thread gets better and better. :ok:

[IanSeager]

a couple more for your collection

http://www.tempix.flyer.co.uk/images/prevs/Lynx1.jpg

http://www.tempix.flyer.co.uk/images/prevs/Lynx2.jpg

Ian

[Autorotate]

Out Mustering

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


Longlining in Papua New Guinea. Not much undernearth you for miles and miles and miles except jungle.

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


Ag Work in NZ

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


Shot for Enstrom.

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

[John Eacott]

Autorotate,

Another ski season half way over, and still no photo session in the Alps ;)

[RW-1]

Liked your cockpit shot john, a new desktop backround is born on my system ...

[John Eacott]

RW-1,

I put a hi res copy of that picture here, for you (http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/photos/pprune/VIS%20cockpit%20large.jpg)

;)

[Heli-Ice]

212man

Very impressive!!!

When I grow up I'm going to buy one of those.

[Heliport]

These Hong Kong photographs were originally posted on another thread by Moosp.
I thought they were worth including here.

http://www.info.gov.hk/gfs/photo1/L2/L2074.jpg

http://www.info.gov.hk/gfs/photo1/s76/s7610.jpg

[AlanM]

My website (http://www.kbmphtotography.com)

http://www.kbmphotography.com/site/content/aircraft/Original%20Files/andscape01.jpg

Some of mine on airliners.net:

Finals for the FATO at Farnborough airshow (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/307019/L/)

Lifting off a spot at Farnborough airshow (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/307018/L/)

EH101 Merlin at Farnborough (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/306607/L/)

AH64 demo flight by Boeing test pilots (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/306605/L/)

Merlin lining up on the FATO (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/306357/L/)

Alex Air - Maui, Hawaii (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/292269/L)

Alex Air on the beach in Maui (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/292264/L/)

Bkue Hawaiian Eurocopter at Kahului (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/291556/L)

Air Harrods S76 (G-HARH) at Farnborough airshow (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/260982/L)

G-BOYF on the grass at Farnborough (S-76) (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/260983/L/)

J-Max A109E taxis on to the FATO (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/260981/L/)

G-SOHI A109EOA ready to taxi at Farnborough (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/260980/L/)

G-SCUR - EC120 (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/260979/L/)

VP-BQK Bell 430 on the VIP spot (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/260964/L/)

28 Sqn (RAF) Merlins with MOD VIPs (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/260955/L/)

AB139 demo aircraft I-ANEW (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/260946/L/)

RAF Twin Squirrel VIP transport (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/260743/L/)

B430 Head on (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/260740/L/)

Twin Squirrel approaching Battersea Heliport, London (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/234372/L/)

G-BXJK - UK Gazelle in French Army colours (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/197542/L/)

G-BYOM S76 after weather divving to Farnborough (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/130625/L/)


Chiltern Air Support Unit G-CHSU at Benson (EC135) (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/120437/L/)

RAF Puma ground taxiing (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/120435/L)

Army Air Coprs Lynx in Canada (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/114814/L)

RAF Chinooks on ex in Canada with lynx (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/114070/L/)

Chinook landing in the Canadian plains (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/114069/L)

Picking up USL by CH47 in Canada (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/114071/L/)

B222 G-NOIR at Farnborough (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/110372/L/)

UH60 - Caption required!!!!! (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/101982/L/)

Will bore you with more soon!!:ok:

[rotorusa]

...On the deck at Main Pass 252 in the Gulf of Mexico, off to the side to leave room for another aircraft...

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3540-1/Jasper+02.jpg

...even though MP252 is so big it has two helipads. Here's the other pad with a BIII on it.

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3542-1/Jasper+03.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3538-1/Jasper+01.jpg

Preflight write-up: "access to tailboom blocked by alligator"


Thanks John for hosting the pictures.

[John Eacott]

AlanM,

I had no idea that was your site, the photos are stopping me working ;) Excellent quality, well done.

Caption for the UH-60: "Will you tell him, or shall we just amble away and look disinterested?"

[rotorboy]

here are a recent couple. Not the greatest quality, but oh well.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/S61A.jpg


http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/S61Pilot.jpg

:ok:

[NRDK]

Link kindly provided by John Eacott.

S61 on a rescue in the Scottish Highlands.

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3549-1/MU+Penguin+Gully.jpg

[Heliport]

A 'catenary' landing-pad on Alcan's Kemano pipeline, Canada.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/Catenary.jpg

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

Any Canadian Rotorheads landed there?

[Canadian Rotorhead]

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

The catenary at Powerline Pass, between Kemano and Kitimat, British Columbia is owned and maintained by Alcan aluminum of Canada. Myself and two other pilots (Dave Newman and Clint Sarver) were the only pilots trained to do so until I left the VFR side and pursued a less stressful life. Since that time, another pilot did a few lifts there using an Astar, not fun or very smart if you look at the size of the pad.

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

The Catenary system holds the powerline conductor above the valley floor below, replacing six towers previously wiped out by avalanches. The only way to inspect and service the insulators is to be dropped off by helicopter on the pad you see below and to the left of the machine.

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

When I get a bit of time, I will post some more pics of that job. Very busy at home and work these days.

Bob Garnhum


Thanks for the prompt response Bob - and welcome to Rotorheads.
Heliport

[Heliport]

China

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3552-1/Tianjin+S76A__.jpg


http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3554-1/Tanggu+Helibase+212.jpg

[Canadian Rotorhead]

http://www.canadianaviation.com/gallery/pictures/lnk1366%280%29.jpg

http://www.canadianaviation.com/gallery/pictures/lnk1367%280%29.jpg

[peter manktelow]

More China......

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3556-1/Hainan+Island+S76+small.jpg

[PAXboy]

rotorcaptain: Seriously interesting task you have there. Not many folks have to watch out "due to the Peregrin Falcons roosting above" in their daily job.

I note that the photos were: "A few shots my Flight Nurse took while we were inbound to the Ahwahnee Meadow" Why can't we all have a nurse with us every day? I think that many people (of both gender's) could benefit from this simple practise of having someone there who's job it is to look after the flight. Just think how much more you pilot people could relax, knowing that you were going to be nursed at any time?

Well, you did say 'Flight Nurse'? :}

[Lowlevldevl]

Heliport,
Tried to respond to your offer of help with posting pics. Don't know if you can help or not. Tried to follow your instructions re: posting but no joy.

Working on it. Is this yours?


http://www.airliners.net/photos/small/5/7/5/303575.jpg http://www.airliners.net/photos/small/7/8/4/334487.jpg http://www.airliners.net/photos/small/0/9/9/329990.jpg

Yessir thats my Baby!
Thanks.

[Lowlevldevl]

Yep! Thats her alright. A standard '63 model UH-1B. Never saw action in Vietnam. Spent some time with the military in one of the scandinavian countries. Bought back by Summit helicopters eventually. Prior to this one had the worst cream, orange and mission brown paint scheme ever seen on an aircraft.
The company that owns it has 3 JR's and a LongRanger. All the same basic scheme but different colours. They stand out.

[Randy_g]

Here's couple from my collection.

1) Our 204B as a CB is getting ready to pounce, late one afternoon.

http://www.caaviation.com/gallery/pictures/24.jpg

2) While supporting tree planting, the AME and I found a great place to spend the afternoon.

http://www.canadianaviation.com/gallery/pictures/lnk535%280%29.jpg

3) A sunset in the barrens of the N.W.T. Didn't have to rush out to take it, as these can be long and drawn out affairs lasting a couple of hours.

http://www.canadianaviation.com/gallery/pictures/lnk586%280%29.jpg



Cheers

A few more.

The rough life of an Initial attack crew. A bit of a break from the 35C heat (okay nothing like African, or Aussie heat) after a loaded smoke patrol.

http://www.canadianaviation.com/gallery/pictures/lnk619%280%29.jpg

To the other extreme. A student doing some slinging training at -30C.

http://www.canadianaviation.com/gallery/pictures/lnk636%280%29.jpg

For the Robbie fans out there, this is from the time I was doing seismic with a 44 and a 100' line.

http://www.canadianaviation.com/gallery/pictures/lnk892%280%29.jpg

Cheers

[Canadian Rotorhead]

https://chcweb.chc.ca/CHCIntranet/chchomeintranet.nsf/CHC%20Sable%20Sky.jpg

https://chcweb.chc.ca/CHCIntranet/chchomeintranet.nsf/CHC%20Intl%20S61%20Sable.jpg

http://www.caaviation.com/gallery/pictures/190.jpg

https://chcweb.chc.ca/CHCIntranet/chchomeintranet.nsf/CHC%20Intl%20S-61%20FOKP%20Sable.jpg

This one is not Halifax, but a few friends at work in Peace River, Alberta...

http://www.caaviation.com/gallery/pictures/230.jpg

[Thomas coupling]

Randy G what is a CB? Fantastic scenery - sounds like you've got a good job there.

[Thomas coupling]

This is what happens when you turn your back and let the kids loose with a felt tip pen:mad:

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/chinook2.JPG

[Randy_g]

Thanks TC I've gotten to see a lot of this great country.

For those who don't know what a CB is; over here it's sometimes called a BBMMC. :D Big Black Money Making Cloud, or what the met guys call a cumulonimbus (doesn't do some of them justice). :D

Cheers

p.s. you should keep the markers, and spray cans away from those youths !! :D :D

Now let's see a plank driver do this. Needed a coffee really badly, so we stopped for one. :D :ok:

http://www.canadianaviation.com/gallery/pictures/lnk603%280%29.jpg

Cheers

[Canadian Rotorhead]

Here's what happens when you spend too much time in a jungle camp in Venezuela with time to use Photoshop...

http://www.caaviation.com/gallery/pictures/284.jpg

(Image created by Gary Deveau, Capure, VZ)

[Thumper2]

I would get the rockie that rigged that load in class before those cables snap! Remember the 90 rule! LOL :p

[SASless]

Guess we know how the pyramids got built now!

[407 Driver]

Here's a couple of 407 shots...

Our Base 407 C-FALM sitting at a radio-repeater site at 9,000 ASL in Glacier National Park on a cold October day a few years ago.

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/ba96fc84.jpg

ALM conducting a Class D fixed line sling rescue. There were 3 climbers overdue on Mt Patterson in Banff National Park. We searched for them, and found them in a small cave at 9,500' ASL, I slung the wardens to the cave entrance on a 100' line, they scrambled inside as I reduced altitude to give them some slack. They rappelled the injured party down to a suitable pick-up spot a few meters below the cave entrance.

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

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/Mt_Patterson_rescue_2.jpg

[Canadian Rotorhead]

Beautiful shots, where do you find the time to post these with all that flying there this month.

Have a safe one.

RH

[407 Driver]

Hey C-RH -- Thanks,
You're pics are very unique and interesting also. Those Alcan Pad shots blow me away, Well done....
I find it fascinating to see pics of all of the different helicopter uses around the world, we're sure an adaptable bunch to find jobs for these aircraft, where ever we may live.

I've been sitting on Red Alert - Initial Attack for the past week, no flying, just $$$$$. After 150 hours in 30, the break is nice, and the profit is more than flying the old Gal.

D

PS..We have Chris G in town, fresh from your location.....He's flying a LH drive BA, slightly smaller than the 61.

[Heliport]

It's very important that pilots relax between these demanding flights, of course .....

http://www.canadianaviation.com/gallery/pictures/lnk1371%280%29.jpg

C-RH's 35lb spring salmon! :D

[Dave_Jackson]

Heliport,

You said " It's very important that pilots relax between these demanding flights"

'Relax' be damned. He fought hard for that salmon.
Here's the picture (movie) that was taken just before yours. (http://www.boldra.com/images/incoming/y2000/?f=salmon.asf)

:D

[SASless]

Try that at DFW or NYC or LHR on a break between flights!

[Canadian Rotorhead]

PS..We have Chris G in town, fresh from your location.....He's flying a LH drive BA, slightly smaller than the 61.

Bet he's having lots of fun though. He was in the schedule to do the Caracas - YVR ferry trip with me, but he's busy. If we get up that way, I'll drop in and drain the local Jet A tank dry with the Shortsky. I'll likely cross the rocks through Spokane though.

CDN RH

http://www.caaviation.com/gallery/pictures/169.jpg

[Autorotate]

Few more images from my travels, and for those that asked to see a couple from my military shoots, have included those as well.

Kamov KA-32 working on the Hoping Dam project in Taiwan.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/kamovtaiwan2.jpg

Selection of images shot on the 2003 fires in and near Canberra. The area where the Kmax is working lost nearly 600 houses in the one day.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/kmaxduffy2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/craneoz2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/craneweston2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/hueyyuriarra2.jpg

Fire Lighting this time. Not putting it out.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/firelighting2.jpg

AZ Army National Guard Apache

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/azapache2.jpg

F-14 Shoot at NAS Pax River.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/paxtomcat2.jpg

Honolulu PD MD520N over the lagoons.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/hawaiipd2.jpg

Last but not least F-15 Formation when we visited downtown Sydney.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/EaglesSydney2.jpg

[Rotor Driver]

Just wanted to thank you guys who posted some great photo's. Really added to my collection. Would love to post some of my old Iran photo's but havent scanned them yet.

:cool: :zzz: :zzz:

[Autorotate]

Last Bunch before I head off to Heli Tech in the UK. If any of you are going then stop by Booth 1414 and say hi.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/dawnspraying2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/seminole2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/superbug2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/vicfalls2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/foamat8022.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/mist5002.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/hurricane2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/macchis2.jpg


And finally for all those Robbie lovers out there.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/zkhtq2.jpg

One thing I have forgotten to do since I started posting these images is say a very sincere thankyou to Carlos (Blenderpilot). Really appreciate the hosting of the images and its thanks to him that the images can be seen and enjoyed (hopefully).

:E

[IHL]

In contrast to the Catenary Landing Pad, a LongRanger landing on the coast James Bay.
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3570-1/6b.jpg

A few S76 shots on a heli-pad approach and departure.

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3572-1/76b.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3574-1/76b1.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3576-1/76b2.jpg

[John Eacott]

We're heading toward the end of the ski season, and one of the mountains gathered the troops and machinery for the staff photo. My nerves twitched a bit when the 5 Kassi's parked a tad close to the BK :eek:

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3578-1/DSCN0437.JPG

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3580-1/JGO+Falls+8th+Sept+.JPG

[rotorcaptain]

Only twitched a bit? Sheesh.

[HeloTeacher]

I've been asked to supply a couple pics and would like to. Unfortunately, I can't find the instructions that wee posted on how to do it, can anyone help?

[Thomas coupling]

Heloteacher, if you PM or e-mail Blenderpilot or John Eacott they will upload your piccy onto their server and issue you instructions on how to present your long awaited piccies:)

[DV Window]

Hi

Anyone out there with photos of the Bell 47

I am writing a book on the aircraft and would like to "pad" it out with some good in-flight pictures

I would also ask for permission to use any photographs in the book

Thanks in advance

[RDRickster]

I recently took some pictures of B47 with a friend on this forum. Some are in flight, in hover, and on ground. Check your PM's.

[matador]

Here are some pictures of my job that Blender has kindly hosted. It's hot un Summer but very cold also in the winter.
Hope you like them
Buen vuelo:O
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/212EnLasRocas.jpg



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



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



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

[BlenderPilot]

Had an early morning flight today that took me close to one of mexico’s largest active volcanos, Popocatepetl, its about 25 NM from my base, it is a very active volcano that often emits ash and water vapor above 30,000 FT., it's spectacular to see this happen.

This volcano is a little over 18,000 FT, and as you can see by looking at the altimeter I was already at 12,600 FT and it still looked like I had way to go to the top. This was a 206L IV, great altitude machine with the optional T/R Kit.

You can’t go anywhere from Mexico City without going up to at least 10,500 to clear the monuntains.

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

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

[Old Man Rotor]

Not being a whizz on the new 155 technology....most mediums experience a drop off in VNE as the DH gets higher...in the B412 it can drop off anywhere from around 7 - 20 knts depending on the OAT at 6000 ft.

With your slick machine at over 6000 with that impressisve IAS, does Eurocopter account for a decrease in VNE as Bell does??

If it does....how close are you to VNE???

[Basic VNE = 175??]

[212man]

OMR,
the 155 TAS actually increases with altitude up until around 6-7000 ft and thens tails off again. This still gives a TAS at 9-10000 equal to that at sea level!

Fuel burn stays pretty static until 6000 ft then drops off significantly: 330 kg/hr at sea level, 270 kg/hr at 10000 ft, both with about 157 kts TAS.

Vne is 175 kts up to 2000 ft, then reduces to 172 at 4000 ft and thereafter at 3 kts per 1000 ft. The IAS scal has a red line that automatically moves to reflect this.

No gear limiting speed either!

[Flying Lawyer]

Blue Ridge Helicopters B47 G2 @ Shenandoah Valley Airport, Virginia
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/B47G2ShenandoahValleyAirport.jpg

Blue Ridge Mountains
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/B47ShenandoahValley.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/SkylineDrive.jpg

Shenandoah Valley
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/ShenandoahValley.jpg

[Steve76]

Hi Flying Lawyer....
Well I also was just in West Virginia last weekend. Rode the Blue Ridge Parkway on the bike and did a checkout for a rafting company on the Gauley and New Rivers near Fayetteville.
Couldn't help but think about the "flying under bridges" thread while looking at the New River Bridge...not that it would be much of a challenge. ;)

[Heliport]

Have you posted any pictures from your part of the world?

[cyclic]

Just checked my logbook - last flew XX382 on 1/12/93 ! Best check the frange?

[Steve76]

"I kid you not honey...there was a great big orange helicopter in our front yard today"

10000lbs leaves a hell of a dent in the lawn....:E :E

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/EMSscene1SM.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/EMSscene2SM.jpg

[Canadian Rotorhead]

IMM was a pretty machine back when she was still in one piece...

http://www.caaviation.com/gallery/redir.asp?link=378&tree=0

Here's my old girl, before I moved to the East Coast...

Over 24,000 hours and still going strong...

http://www.jerryhart.net/images/AirAmb.jpg

http://www.jerryhart.net/images/HELICRASH1C.jpg

http://www.jerryhart.net/images/har_lake2.jpg

http://www.jerryhart.net/images/elahovalley2.jpg

http://www.jerryhart.net/images/whytecliff1.jpg

[bloodycrow]

Just a few pics from NW Ontario

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3582-1/Okie+S76+01.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3584-1/Okie+S76+02.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3586-1/Okie+S76+04.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3588-1/Okie+S76+05.jpg

Having a breather and a laugh after nearly toppling our patient over while crossing a beaver dam just moments earlier
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3590-1/Okie+S76+07.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3592-1/Okie+S76+08.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3594-1/Okie+S76+03.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3596-1/Okie+S76+06.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3598-1/Okie+S76+09.jpg

Thanks to John Eacott for providing the host service

[Helo wife]

I've been pestering my hubby for some photos for awhile. He's finally brought a couple home and agreed I can post them.

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3600-1/Chris+Mackeral+S76.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3602-1/Chris+S76+hover.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3605-1/Chris+S76+takeoff.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3608-1/Puma+Winch+Hover+Red+Dust.jpg

Excellent photography by Mick Prentice.
Thanks to John Eacott for hosting them.

[Aerobatic Flyer]

The pictures on this thread have made this FW pilot want to learn to fly helicopters!

This was my one helicopter experience to date.

A very, very welcome sight:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/E2D8366C47B6EA6.jpg


Their landing was better than ours!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/8344BA0C707CE2A.jpg


Take off with 5 POB at 9600ft:
http://www.fototime.com/EF39AFEA8DA704F/standard.jpg

[Sayagain...?]

Only Allooooooooooooettes and Lamas can do that......

[John Eacott]

AF,

Now seriously, how was the skiing up there? Any of those fresh tracks yours? ;)

[Steve76]

:}
Those bloody crows!....and the farmers cat :E

Geez, I miss those sunday avo's!!

[IHL]

What is tragic in Bloodycrows first picture is where the 76 has landed; Hwy 17, "The Trans Canada", Canada's Super Highway, the only Highway linking Western Canada to Eastern Canada.

I realize I'm ranting, but you would think we could do better than a single lane Highway as our MAJOR AUTOROUTE!

[Flying Lawyer]

Nothing to do with helicopters, but one of my favourites nonetheless.

The photograph shows a friend of mine flying his Spitfire Mk IX (MH434) during the filming of a television series some years ago.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/FlyingLawyer/Piece_of_Cake__PE_.jpg

[Steve76]

IHL,

Its not that it's single lane (Just like OZ and NZ) but that the speed limit is 90 kph everywhere!!!
Soooooo easy to get nailed for a ticket. Specially around Winnipeg :*
Still managed to get from Winnipeg International to Kenora airport in 2hrs flat... :E

[Autorotate]

Flying Lawyer - Wouldnt be Ray Hannah would it.

:E

[bloodycrow]

Mr B.
Yer...they were good days mate...swing swing woosh..history..it might have had white paws and a collar but it's still a feral to me.

[Flying Lawyer]

Autorotate

Yes. Ray Hanna filming 'Piece of Cake' about 1988.

[407 Driver]

Sayagain...?..........Only aloutettes and lamas can do it (5 on board at 9,500') ??????
Perhaps I should post pics of my 407 with 7 on board at 11,500? :O

[Autorotate]

Flying Lawyer - Mark and I were good friends and I shot him in the P-40 just before he left Kiwiland and went back to the UK, about a month before he was killed in the Buchon.

:E

[Randy_g]

407, I think you should post them pics. :ok: I heard that there was a company doing heli-skiing in the Himilayas with 407's. At a mere 5,000 (metres that is). ;) :D :ok:

Cheers

[Avnx EO]

These are my baby pictures. Worked on her for the last 2+ years. She's not your average 412: Higher power PT6s with FADEC, Full glass cockpit, NVG, 4-Axis, full SAR, etc. :cool:

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/412inflight.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/412inflight2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/412CockpitEFIS.jpg

Yeah, that's FLIR on the copilot's inboard display. You can also show it on the pilot's side, or mix FLIR, Radar, or EGPWS with nav overlays. (The RDR-1600 search/weather radar, TCAS, and EGPWS is fully provisioned but not installed on this one.) She's also about 200lb lighter than an equivalently equiped 412EP.

[BlenderPilot]

Nice thing about the country, you can land anywhere, and not just to pick up wounded.


http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/B412MRRoad.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/B412onRoad.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/B412Curve.jpg

[Squawk7777]

Hey Blender was that you in PBC refueling about two weeks ago? I recognized XC-SCT2 but I had no time walking up, boss was waiting :uhoh:

[BlenderPilot]

Squawk7777

Yes that was me in MMPB! I remember seeing Cessna Citations, 402's and a Lear 60 (I think) What were you on?

[Avnx EO]

Got Guns? :E

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

Me, a few years back, with my baby from a previous marriage - so to speak. .... helping to put the P.A.V.E in Pave Hawk.:ok:

[Flying Lawyer]

Autorotate

It's hard to believe it was four years ago (end of last month) that Mark was killed. Time passes quickly, but I still miss him.
Here's a picture of the Yak 3 we shared.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Flying%20Lawyer/newyak.jpg


Hope nobody minds the occasional fixed-wing photograph.

[Autorotate]

Few pics from recent trip here in Kiwiland.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/TH002WEB.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/TH010WEB.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/TH006WEB.jpg



Autorotate. :E

[Captain Lai Hai]

400kva Live Line insulator washing HK

IMGfile:///C:/My%20Documents/IW%202003/DSC00912.JPG/IMG

[John Eacott]

CLH,

You can't link to a photo on your hard drive (at least, not so that anyone else can view it!), so if you want to e mail it to me, I'll host it and send you the url to link.

;)

[Autorotate]

John - You will have to forgive CLH as he is very busy chasing the women in Hong Kong and also he is a Queenslander. I rest my case ;)

:E

[chopperdr]

some pictures of our latest testing programs on the east coast which included stops with martin county sheriff ( stuart florida), navy (pax river), marines ( cherry point) and metro pd washington dc.
fly safe
chopperdr

Metro PD Washington DC
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/CruisingPotomac.jpg


Martin County Sheriff
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/MartinCOH-58.jpg


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

[Heliport]

CLICK HERE (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=106684&referrerid=30158) for a superb video of final Concorde departure from JFK.

[3B3]

A few shots from Chattanooga Tennessee...

(Hey SASless...I finally registered)


Holiday fireworks
http://www.lzontheweb.com/images/fireworks.jpg

Highways are some of our better landing areas
http://www.lzontheweb.com/images/wet.jpg

Erlanger is a SPIFR program
http://www.lzontheweb.com/images/ron9900.jpg

Our new paint sceme
http://www.lzontheweb.com/images/100_0135.jpg

[SASless]

Well now....3B3....it took you long enough! I see you are up to your usual high standards of professional performance. At one time I used to know what all those dials and things were about....rarely get to see them anymore except when browsing the web it seems.

Welcome to the world of Pprune....we will look forward to your participation.

Why don't you post some of the nurse pic's you are so proud of?:ok:

[BlenderPilot]

I got these old pictures from friend they were taken between 1957 and 1970's



As you can see the NOTAR concept is not so new, this helicopter came to Mexico in 1957 to prospect for construction of powerlines, and it was a NOTAR design, anbody know what it is?
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/DJINN800.jpg



Picking up workers after calling it a day
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/GEH1WheelLR.jpg



Helicopter is landed at 18,810 FTAMSL!
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Lama18810.jpg

[Autorotate]

If I am correct the one you are asking to identify is a Sud Aviation Djin.

:E

[Ian Corrigible]

Autorotate -

That's a stunning paint job on the Tasmanian EC130. Any more piccies ?


I/C

[Heliport]

John Eacott posted these photos on a thread about the Wessex some time ago. I've copied them here so that members who've joined since then can enjoy them.

Heliport
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Piccies of the HAS1, HAS3 and HU5. Mk60 pics are tucked away, out of sight...

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3611-1/Ark+Wessex+I+on+bucket+course.JPG

Grainy shot of Ark Royal SAR flight Wessex 1 during a helicopter gymkhana, c 1974
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3614-1/Hampshire+WIII+on+high+line+tx.JPG

"Humphrey", HMS Hampshire's Wessex HAS3 during the same gymkhana, high line transfer

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3617-1/Resource+Wessex+V+on+gymkhana.JPG

RFA Resource ship's flight, same day.

All good fun (IIRC, Resource won.....)

[snoopymagnolia]

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3620-1/219_2+small.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3622-1/2some2+small.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3624-1/101_1+small.jpg

[Windle Poons]

Taken just north of Liverpool in November 2001. The quality is poor as a high rate of compression was used, when I update the site I'll increase the quality.......

http://www.letsnickeurope.com/gallery3/images/005.jpg

Windle P.

[Helo wife]

This photo was taken over Perth in 1989

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3626-1/Squirrel+Perth1989.jpg


This is another photo taken by Mick Prentice, of a Puma at Barrow Island

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3628-1/PumaBarrow.jpg

Thanks again John Eacott

[Canadian Rotorhead]

A few shots from a recent visit from the S92 in Halifax, NS, Canada.


http://www.caaviation.com/forums/uploads/post-28-1066954603.jpg


http://www.caaviation.com/forums/uploads/post-28-1067050439.jpg



http://www.caaviation.com/forums/uploads/post-28-1067109092.jpg

[ATN]

BlenderPilot and autorotate,

This is a Djinn SO 1221, I logged about 150 H crop spraying back in 1976, and I crashed one.

The engine produces compressed air which is ejected at the blades tip, hence no need for a T/R.

ATN

[Heliport]

We've built up a wonderful collection of photographs posted by our members all over the world.

To say it's popular would be an understatement - we've just passed through 50,000 hits! :ok: :ok: :ok:

[BlenderPilot]

Dear ATN, (and Ned)

Thanks for the info, you are my hero, flying one of those must have been a true adventure.

Did you have yaw control? How?

[ATN]

BlenderPilot,

Yaw control by a rudder like fixed wings, in hover the engine exhaust provides the airstream to the rudder, not very effective though, depending on the crosswind for example to turn 90 to the right it may be easier to turn 270 to the left.

Cheers
ATN

[Autorotate]

Few more from the travels. Hope you enjoy them.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/ontario2LR.jpg


http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/ontario1LR.jpg


http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/madrid2LR.jpg


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


http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/lacoruna3LR.jpg


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


http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/airglaciers3LR.jpg

[Heliport]

Our picture collection is currently averaging 2000+ hits a week.

Thanks for posting your pics guys. :ok:

[Autorotate]

Royal Oman Police Bell 205 picking up a photographer to shoot the Offshore powerboat races near Muscat.

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

An S-61N and S-76 of CHC Intl in formation near one of Unocals platforms near Songhkla, Thailand.

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

Amuri Helicopters MD500D on its way home after shooting a nice 14 point stag on a station property near Hamner Springs, New Zealand.

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

Florida Dept of Forestry Cobra during bucket training near Orlando, Florida.

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

Kiwi based Heli Sika use an AS350B2 for topdressing south of Auckland.

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

One of Island Hoppers AS350s heads into one of the many deserted islands in the Pacific Ocean near Fiji.

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

[Bravo73]

I love this thread.

Keeps the dreams burning strong...

[RDRickster]

A Brantly B2B (7 still shots integrated into an animated GIF file)...

http://www.brantly.info/RDRickster_animated1.GIF

Click here for full motion MPEG (http://www.brantly.info/RDRickster_land1.MPG)

[Autorotate]

Air Zermatt’s EC135-T2 doing winch training near the Matterhorn.

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

Sydney, Australia based Childflight’s AS365N2 near the coast.

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

This is a San Diego based 212, operated by Rogers Helicopters on contract to CDF.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/cdf2.jpg

One of Heli Hong Kongs new B3s on a photo shoot near Kai Tak.

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

Erickson had two Cranes working on the Aussie fires last season.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/crane3.jpg

[Thomas coupling]

Like your publications Autorotate, these shots are awesome, no wonder you're one of the best. Keep it coming.

[Autorotate]

TC - Thanks for the comments and glad you like them, pubs and pics that is. I just try to capture dynamic type images that show helicopters doing what they do best.

I have some other "**** Hot" type images with helos in 'unique' angles but if I post them here will get rained on by those saying it doesnt show helicopters in a professional light etc.

Autorotate.

[Heliport]

Neville

I'm sure we'd enjoy seeing some of your 'unique' angle shots.
Why not post some? We're a broad-minded lot.

[Helipolarbear]

Neville Ol' Chap,

Please post those unique Pic's...........................don't mind the do good'ers.......................we'll blast their irrelevent comments off the board! Show the stuff we all get up to one time or another!!!!:p

[407 Driver]

Here's a few fire pic's that I took during western Canada's bad fire season this year....

A Mustang Helicopters 205-17 picks up water in Tokkum Ck Kootenay National Park.

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/205-17_HUF.jpg

A 214ST N-registered, but operated in Canada by Helicopter Transport Services about to depart the fuel pad in YRV (Revelstoke BC) for a fire in Glacier National Park.

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/214ST_Revelstoke.jpg

A Mustang Heli 350B2 working on the Tokkum Ck fire.

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/350B2_JHC.jpg

[407 Driver]

Here's a couple of shots of Canada's new SAR aircraft, the CH-149 Cormorant (or EH 101 Merlin). Pictured in YGE (Golden BC) on a search for a missing Cessna 172, July 2003


http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/9395dd03.jpg

http://img74.photobucket.com/albums/v226/dsmctighe/Cormorant_2.jpg

[Autorotate]

407 Driver - I see your mount parked at the back of the ramp behind the Cormorant.

I love that shot of yours showing Mustang Helicopters Bell 205. Fantastic shot.

Few more of mine for the viewing.

EC130 owner by the owner of Farner Air Service in Sion, Switzerland.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/swissec130.jpg

An MD600 owned by the Guangzhou Aviation Company at Shenzhen.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/chinamd600.jpg

Heli Pro's Bell 205 on the Canberra Fires.

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

Couple of shots of Ericksons Cranes working near Canberra.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/crane4.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/crane2.jpg

These shots are of the Kmax working near Canberra and one more of the Crane.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/kmaxcanberra4.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/kmaxcanberra3.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/kmaxcanberra1.jpg

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

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

[407 Driver]

Here are a few more 407 pictures, my specialty...

Working the 407 at 9,500' in the Rocky Mountains.

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

Heli-Skiing in the Purcell range

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

And finally, one 212 maintenance shot, performed in a less-than-ideal situation.....
We had to change a swashplate on this 212 in the field, this neat portable crane attaches to the side of the 212

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

[STANDTO]

Life in the Isle of Man

Here is Aeromega working hard at a casevac BEFORE the races. I am stood under the overheads for the Mountain Railway. We were casevacing after a head on between a bike and car.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/airmed.jpg

This is still one of my Favourites - a gazelle that brought the Reds commentator over for the Peel display in 2002. The mondeo is mine, sadly!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/gazmondeo.jpg



and How times change - the Defence Helo Flying School doing the honours for 03



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Rotorheads/Gallery/dhfs2.jpg

[arm the floats]

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/DSCF0024LR.jpg
Lifting gravel for mountain footpaths in the UK.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/DSCF0037LR.jpg
Manoeuvering a fuel bowser at a ski lift in Scotland

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/DSCF0043LR.jpg
Oilrigs,surplus to requirement in the Cromarty Firth,Scotland

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/DSCF0053LR.jpg
Moving 1 tonne bags of stone in the Cairngorms,Scotland

[Marc Tower]

OK, here are some old ones (early 1980's). Many thanks to BlenderPilot for hosting the photos!

Me coming in after a night of NVG fun and games at Ft. Campbell, KY...the photo was taken from an AH-1S
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/OH58CAMFogLR.jpg

The next two I took as a passenger on a Blackhawk going from the old AFB in San Berardino to Ft. Irwin, California.
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/SocalUH60LR.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/UH602LR.jpg

[sycamore]

Just looking back at Nick`s picture of the 101ST Cav on page 1, next to back row on the right--- There`s always one or two who are out of step with everybody else- or, did they know something?:hmm:

[Heliport]

These pictures were posted on a thread about the Mi-24 earlier this year.
Many new members have joined since then and I thought they were worth adding to this collection.

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By Gunship

Here goes my baby
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/DSC02754.JPG

Tx BLENDERPILOT .... after all these hassles with different sites - your really work ! Many many thanks !

Here is one over my "hometown" :)

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/DSC02662.JPG


Well here is my "rear - end" maybe there are some tail gunners around :o

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/DSC02730.JPG ... Note ... This was for a Parade as we have peace now ... note ... no 80 mm rockets inside the pods :)
But ... the 12,7 mm - 4 barrell gattling in the nose is ALWAYS loaded ;)


Here is our Mi-24 Runway being used by a Mi-26. It is approximately 300 metres long and at sea level. What you see next to the helipad is a “creek” with seawater and a 5 mile long beach just past it. The forklift is a 20 ton container forklift ... just to get an idea... she is massive !

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/Mil26HeliFromAirMASSIVE.jpg



By tecpilot on the same thread.


http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/tecpilotmi24.jpg
Taken in the hot and dusty Arizona desert during the exercise "Desert Rescue 2000"

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And by BlenderPilot

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/AerobaticHind.jpg
Mi-24 HIND

[crop duster]

Thanks to BlenderPilot, here a few shots of the B47 I spray in. B47-G2A. It's equipped with a AgNav GPS, smoker, hydraulic spray system, and Crop Hawk spray computer.

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

These were taken while spraying winter and spring weeds. This allows the farmer to simply plant the next crop and save valuble soil moisture.

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


It takes about six minutes to put out a load and then back to the trailer for another one. If all I need is product I can be rolling off the pad in 60 seconds or so. These were taken while carrying 60 gallons of spray. The B47 wouldn't hover up off the ground like the picture shows so we simply pull power and roll off the pad by adding forward cyclic. The brown grass behind the truck has already been sprayed, planted, and the milo is just starting to come up. That's why we sprayed this field with the 47 to keep from injuring the emerging crop.

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


This is my other ride. A little bit faster and will haul quite a bit more. Working speed is 140 to 150 with 500 gallons.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/1995Ayers.jpg

[Autorotate]

Wanaka Helicopters R-22s out in formation and bucket training.

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

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/wanakaformationr22.jpg

Kiwi based Faram Helicopters B3 slinging a linesman into fix a powerline.

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

PA State Police A119 Koala chasing “suspects” car.

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

San Diego based CDF contracted 212.

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

[NRDK]

Three Pictures from Scotland

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3631-1/FV+Gem+small.jpg

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3633-1/CASEVAC+at+sea+small.jpg


http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3635-1/Coastguard+MU+on+the+rocks+small.jpg


Thanks again to John Eacott for the link via his site. Cheers.

[jumpseater]

With many thanks to John Eacott for his trouble, the original images are very low res, so its not Johns fault they are a bit rough round the edges!

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3637-1/206+_+Hatfield.jpg

B206 at Hatfield UK

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3639-1/Chinook+_+Alconbury+small.jpg

RAF Chinook at Alconbury UK

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3641-1/Chinook+_+Middle+Wallop+small.jpg

RAF Chinook at Middle Wallop UK

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3643-1/Gazelle+_+Cottesmore+02.jpg

Gazelle at RAF Cottesmore

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3645-1/Gazelle+_+Middle+Wallop.jpg

Gazelle at Middle Wallop UK

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3647-1/SHAR.jpg

A sort of more sporty helicopter, SHAR at Hatfield UK

[Squirrel]

Helicopter Transport Service 212 - XTF bucketing the Kootenay National Park fire - Canada

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3649-1/HTS_s+212+-+XTF+in+the+dip.jpg

Walt Ramsey in XTF on the Kootenay fire

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3651-1/Walt+Ramsey+in+HTS_s+212+-+XTF.jpg

Parks Canada supervisor Lee Smith & VIH 206 on the Kootenay River waiting for visibility to improve

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3653-1/Parks+Canada+Lee+Smith++VIH_s+206BIII+waiting+it+out+on+the+ river.jpg

Columbia's Chinook 5CH in the retardant dip, Kootenay Park

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/3655-1/Columbia_s+4CH+filling+up+with+retardant.JPG

[Randy_g]

A.M.E.'s performing a 100 hr on a float equipped 206. Carat Lake, N.W.T.

http://photos.heremy.com/randyspics/321741387.jpg

Training I.A. (initial attack) crews on how to do hover exits. Red Lake, Ont.

http://photos.heremy.com/randyspics/321751387.jpg

Watching a twin Otter depart before we get to washing our machines. James camp, N.W.T.

http://photos.heremy.com/randyspics/321781387.jpg

Dropping an I.A. crew at a fire near Caramat, Ont.

http://photos.heremy.com/randyspics/321931387.jpg

A 500D waiting in -40C temps. Drumheller, AB.

http://photos.heremy.com/randyspics/322031387.jpg