Rotorheads calendar January 2008

[John Eacott]

Happy New Year for 2008!

There are a choice of two images for January, both brilliant photos taken by Mark Ogden in the Australian ski fields when he covered the operation between Mt Hotham and Falls Creek ski resorts.

BK117 on skier shuttle:

Wide screen:
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/1128-1/Jan+2008+BK117+wide+thumb.jpg (http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/1125-1/Jan+2008+BK117+wide.jpg)

Standard screen size:

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/1133-1/Jan+2008+BK117+thumb.jpg (http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/1130-1/Jan+2008+BK117.jpg)



Bell 206BIII JetRanger pre flight:

Wide screen:
http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/1138-1/Jan+2008+B206+wide+thumb.jpg (http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/1135-1/Jan+2008+B206+wide.jpg)

Standard screen size:

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/1143-1/Jan+2008+B206+thumb.jpg (http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/1140-1/Jan+2008+B206.jpg)





As always, for Windows users click on the thumbnail to open a higher resolution full picture, then right click to select “Set as Background”. Mac users should select the background via System Prefences.

[moosp]

Thanks again for these screen backgrounds. Great shots as usual.

[sss]

marvellous, thanks yet again :ok:

[sprocket]

Onya John, happy new year.

[LongTailRotor]

Thanks for Januarys background, brilliant pictures.
I can't wait to see February.

Happy New Year!

LongTailRotor.

[NNB]

John happy new year
and may it be a safe and prospereous one for you and your crew
cheers,
Nigel

[Flying Bull]

Hi all,
well done again.
watching the background something looked weired to me.
The antennas on the top of the cockpit, they are pointing foreward.
I'm used to a different, more streamline view
http://www.flugzeugbilder.de/show.php?id=704764
but found also the other way to mount
http://www.flugzeugbilder.de/show.php?id=634213
Anyone an idea, why the antennas are mounted in different ways?
Best wishes for the New Year
"Flying Bull"

[John Eacott]

Flying Bull,

We were always led to believe that the forward facing (as per the factory fit) antennae are that way to give working room when on the roof doing a pre flight. It makes no difference to the antenna performance, and certainly gets in the way when they are angled aft!

NNB/Nigel,

Many thanks: I no longer have a crew, I sold up in June and am now in a much more relaxed mode, enjoying life :ok:

[Flying Bull]

Hi John,
tx for the quick reply.
I've no problems doing a preflight with angeld aft antennas.
Rotorhead and hydraulics - no problem.
I might rather kick one off, on my way to a perfect stand on the cabin roof, if it had been mounted like the one on the calenderpicture ;-)
Nut much space left there anyway with shoes size 48....(UK 12, US 12 1/²)
Greetings Flying Bull

[Ken Wells]

Brill as usual

[Brian Dixon]

As always,
thank you very much.

Happy New Year to all.

Brian

[bell222]

nice pics :ok::ok::ok:

[heli-mad]

WOW. Great pic yet again. Thanks a lot and a very happy,safe year to you all

[whitus1]

FANTASTIC PICS:ok: HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!

[Senior Pilot]

Thanks for the January calendar, John :cool:

I know that anyone with good photos that could be used for a calendar would be welcome to send them to John or to Blender Pilot, for future use :ok: