Top of the World: photos from Nepal

[Vertical Freedom]

Hoy Encyclo...the doors politely fell orf back at Pheriche 14,000' to save weight :ooh:
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Grand old JetBanger, as old & as great as the BO105......may they both live long & healthy :8 lets see if the 505 can do what a JetBox can :rolleyes:

[Vertical Freedom]

Loading a critical Patient for rapid transfer to KTM :O
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[Evil Twin]

Hey Steven

Looks like you're back where you love. Quick question. Are these all old pics or are you back with Fishtail? Just curious.

Cheers
ET

[Old Farang]

Great photos, VF. Is that a bull bar on the front, or do you use it as a clothesline to dry out your spare underwear? :confused:

Anyway, from a now grounded old helicopter pilot, I have noticed an advertisement on Discovery Channel where 9N-AKF makes a landing to drop off some adventurer. Are you a film star as well? Take care up there!

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey ET....................Yer Mate back working the old digs; 'Top of the World' details to follow shortly (not FTA) :cool: Some clix are newbies & some are golden oldies :ok:
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G'day OF.............Yep it's a bull-bar for herding Cattle :8

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AF - jest messin' wid Ya :O if it's the black nose mounted bib, that's for hanging Camera gear off :oh: if it's the stainless tubing Your referring too then that's for the Slinging mirror to hang off :eek:

[Vertical Freedom]

Tail Rotor Guard.............:ooh:
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[Vertical Freedom]

Skids aligned to sumting :rolleyes: Grande Int. Hospital H :D
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[Carbon Bootprint]

Tail Rotor Gard.............
Wow, you take that tail rotor safety seriously... :D

Great stuff, VF. Please keep it up!

[odlanir]

#3977, Lake Begnas, thanks VF

[alj87]

Hello VF
Great job as usual, always wanted to ask you:
Are you 100% of the quality of fuel from these plastic cans?

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day Carbon Uggbootprint (softer & warmer)..............Yes Mate, I've witnessed 2 People walking into the Tail Rotor (engine running, not my machine) & know of 6 others All killed & all in the Himalayas :{ totally hideous, especially when 7 of those killed; the Pilot could have saved the day by protecting the Tail-Rotor by hanging over a ledge.....:(.............So Do the Right Thing, consider very much what You do with Your TR when landing :ok: Yes You say shut down - but someone can walk through the TR during shut-down/start-up, protect it whenever the opportunity is there to guard it!!! :ok:
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Oye Odlanir......................Bingo, You got it :D
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Namaste alj87................good question..............................next question :*
Yar I was suspect at first for a while too, but; A the donk has a damn good fuel filters & B we use a special funnel which has a water & particle separator built into the body of the stainless funnel so the crap is filtered out...never been a problem thus far, so must work :ooh:

Happy-Happy

[Vertical Freedom]

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Yip, You guessed it........Tail-Rotor parked safely clear of Human intervention :D
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[SRFred]

VF, what is the "spiders web" in the right background? Prayer flags or camo netting?

[sycamore]

Pay attention Fred....you are supposed to note the t/r is clear,,the helo has high skids,,the charming lady has a wedding ring ,a melting smile,and high skid red shoes...! Focus lad,focus....

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey SRFred...that's a spaghetti factory of wires & prayer flags over there :eek: the prayer flags are easy to see, but the wires - not :{
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G'day Sycamore.....Korrekt on the TR Mate :ok: has it got high skids? :ooh: has She got a wedding ring? me eyes must be failing me :8
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on descent to VNLK after a film shoot from 23,000' :*

[Vertical Freedom]

Langtang village below...............on descent from filming at 20,000' for TPP - Tea, Pee & Petrol :O
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[Vertical Freedom]

Any questions.....................................:p
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[SRFred]

You'd need a long ladder to service the tail rotor!

[Vertical Freedom]

Haaaar SRFred that's why I don't do any maintenance, different department :8 besides I'd rather have my tail out there than a minced up Person := ;)
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in the circle, in the circle............naaar prefer a Safe Tail-Rotor :ouch:

[Old Farang]

that's why I don't do any maintenance, different department
I have been meaning to ask you about that. Going on the number of different aircraft with 9N registration, there must be a substantial maintenance base, or several?

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day old Farang.......every operator has their own maintenance organization, Engineers, Technicians etc. :ooh:
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[500e]

VF what are the winds \ gusts like in your last photo with reference to your DA & lower control authority.
Super photos as usual & nice lady's if you are still allowed to say such things.

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey 500e......Thanks Mate, Love the 500's :ok: how about we swap machines ;)
DA here averages ISA+20, sometimes ISA+35 :ooh: winds can vary from 5knots to 55knots with plenty of swirling & turbulence to make approaches very serious :{ Will try & dig up some more Feminine shoots :O
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[T18]

Hi VF

You're photos are amazing, I always look forward to new ones.

Is that Lukla airport on post 3982, perhaps it's the perspective but it seems very challenging not much room for error, although I guess that would sum up most of of your flights.

Keep safe,
T18

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day T18....yep that's Lukla; VNLK :} naaaar Lukla is easy :ouch:
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Yar....yaaar......yaaaar; der tayl iz sayph :O

[Vertical Freedom]

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[belly tank]

Love the shot in #4003 Bro.... nice perspective :)

Hope your well mate!

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey Belly Tank.......thanks Mate, yep it's a beauty!!! :ok:

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[SRFred]

"Feminine shoots"! Would be interesting to drag up some old photos of the Lukla airstrip being "constructed" as I recall if was both male and female sherpas from the Namche/Khunde/Khumjung area involved in packing, rather stamping, the dirt of the runway. It was dirt when I flew out of it in early 1974 complete with broken aircraft at the top and bottom of the runway. Changed somewhat since then.

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey SRFred...great idea, I have a few buddies I can ask about that :p
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Yer Tail Safe from Yetis &.....................:}

[belly tank]

Huge mural appendages on the wall in #4015! :)....sorry its late at night and the eye starts wandering!.

Figured that must be the boys room brother! :)

Would love to hear the background story to whats obviously some sort of custom there?..

[Zombywoof]

Does seem a tad unusual for exterior wall decoration, doesn't it?

[flopter]

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Looks like some Beastiality going on up there as well.. :confused:

[Vertical Freedom]

hey Flopter....that's a negative on that Mate :ugh:
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Shooting break @ VNLK with 'Richard Crawford Luxury' & 'Damn Good Productions' :cool:

[Vertical Freedom]

Hoy Belly Tank...........Yes appendagly speaking it's to encourage a firmer time for a good time :O that's a Family house with All welcome ;)
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G'day Zombywoof........very :eek:
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[Arrrj]

VF,

Pic 4012, been there, very high...like 12,000 feet, in a car !? The clouds were 6,000 feet below us.

Superb pics of Bhutan.

Arrrj

[Old Farang]

Hey VF. Just been watching "Everest Rescue" on cable TV here in Bangkok. First episode and I missed part of it as well, but without giving away family secrets what do you know about the program?

Jason the pilot features a lot, but a couple of local boys doing a good job, including an impromptu medivac. (no idea where the Heidata News bit comes from)

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey Arrrrj.....yer Mate, i did it once in a car & a hundred by Rotorcraft :oh:
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[Vertical Freedom]

G'day Old Farang....I knows something about it, yes.....everything around the shoots, Jas, Siddarthha & gang :ooh: & that what its like here daily :ouch:
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VNLK - standin' @ the 06 threshold looking from 24....the weather not so good :mad:
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Threshold piano keys for 06 - VNLK :zzz:
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[Vertical Freedom]

Homage to the great Thamserku :ooh: (Amadablam of to the left, poking her head out) :eek: Namche Bazaar below :8
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[belly tank]

Hi Farang,

I too am recording Everest rescue. Im good friends with VF and fortunately for him he's not involved.:ugh:

The series gives an amazing insight to high altitude flying but its typical Foxtel or National geographic sensationalism with similar rhetoric to other aviation programs they cover.

Apart from the rubbish its very entertaining and the scenery is just wow!....and gives me a better appreciation for where my buddy works.:ok:

[Old Farang]

Hi Farang,
I too am recording Everest rescue. Im good friends with VF and fortunately for him he's not involved.
The series gives an amazing insight to high altitude flying but its typical Foxtel or National geographic sensationalism with similar rhetoric to other aviation programs they cover.
Apart from the rubbish its very entertaining and the scenery is just wow!....and gives me a better appreciation for where my buddy works.

Hello belly tank. Yes, having previously had experience in Australia with egotistical media types, it would appear that those pilots have a good handle on what can and cannot be done safely. Very impressive!

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey belly tank..........:ok:
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Hoy Old Farang............that's the office :ooh:
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During documentary interview filming @ Namche Bazaar main H ;)

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[Old Farang]

Hoy Old Farang............that's the office
Too high up for me, I am scared of heights! Strange, used to fly around with the door off all day, but even some video on the TV has me quivering. Guess it has something to do with both being sat down, and in control. Cheers

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day Old Farang.........yer I know what You mean, I'm shaky too at heights, that's why I stick to 500'AGL whenever possible, but crossing 20,000' pass You do get a bit of exposure :hmm:

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[Vertical Freedom]

Great Granny (91years young :8) & Me :cool:

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[Vertical Freedom]

Mom :)
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[Vertical Freedom]

Dad's turn AGAIN :{ (always, Mom don't cook, only eats) :ouch: absolutely delish creations especially given the resources & location :ok:
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[SRFred]

... and he even ironed his pants for dinner!

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey SRFred.....permanent press :hmm:
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[MJA Chaser]

re 4041. Where where were their tail rotors parked?

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey MJA Chaser....very safely :ooh:
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[SRFred]

Is that the "Everest View" airstrip?

[Vertical Freedom]

Namaste SRFred...........yep, Syangboche ~ VNSB :O
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[Vertical Freedom]

Cosy ;)
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[Vertical Freedom]

Mount Tamsherkhu from the HEV.H :mad:
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[AtomicFlyer]

Wow, amazing !

[Vertical Freedom]

Thanks Atomic Flyer :O
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[Vertical Freedom]

Ain't much of a fuel burn up here...................:confused:
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Aaaaargh 52 knots....me favourite speed :8
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She's still got 550fpm climb rate a happening :D fly in-trim or in-balance...there's no question :*

[Hot and Hi]

fly in-trim or in-balance...there's no question :*What do you mean, VF?

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day Hot & Hi.......there's no question in flying in-trim or balance; for a DayVFR Helicopter it's gotta be in-trim :8 reduces drag, fly faster, climber harder & get a lopsided backside :D but that is how Your machine flies the MOST efficient :ooh:
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Waiting for an escape hole :)

[Vertical Freedom]

The hole finally appears down to Base Camp :ooh: :p :rolleyes: going doooooooown :eek:
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Phakding H :ooh:
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[cavuman1]

Dear Vertical Freedom,

You definitely put the WOW in your pilotage and photographic skills! I garnered four hours of PIC time in an Evergreen Bell 206 Long Ranger way back in 1978. (I had accumulated 760 hours in Cessna 152's, 172's, 185's, and 320's at the time.) I could hover, barely...

One Sunday my friend/instructor called to see if I would like to bring my then-wife, son, and friend along for a sight seeing pleasure flight in the chopper. We spent nearly an hour doing maneuvers and low-level, high-speed runs over marshland and ocean. We requested and were granted landing permission at KSSI (St. Simons Island) when we were three minutes out at 3,000' MSL. My so-called friend came on the intercom and said "Watch this!" I recall, in slow motion, his reaching out from the right seat to cycle the emergency fuel cut-off switch. The annunciator panel went from green to orange to red. We were going to auto-rotate and were too low to get a relight/restart. I turned around and told my wife, son, and friend (who was busy shooting 3 frames/second with his Nikon) to Brace-Brace-Brace.

We flared 50' too soon and went down on the beach. Airspeed was indicated at 60 kts. and the VSI was pegged full down. Our skids dug into the sand, we tipped forward, and the main rotors made a clean decapitation of the boom. My wife grabbed our 8-year-old son and exited beneath the still-rotating main, which fluffed her hair. Had she been an inch taller - curtains! I fumbled frantically and finally released my five-point harness and exited stage left.

We walked about a quarter mile up the beach on Sea Island and encountered four gentlemen who were leaning out of a porch on the third floor of a condominium. They yelled "Hey! Did you see that helicopter go down? It was smoking and going too fast!" I responded "Yeah! We were in it!" "Do you want a drink?", they asked. Moments later, four gentlemen from Atlanta hugged us and motioned to a table upon which were half-gallons of every alcoholic beverage known to modern man. I grabbed a bottle and glugged. Our "pilot", replete in the knowledge that the FAA would be around soon, did not partake. My wife, who worked for the Sea Island Company, commandeered one of their limousines and took our son home. Our friend still has photos of the entire episode.

All by way of saying Thank You for bringing the joy of High Flight back to me. I have been afraid all these years and now am not. I owe a debt of gratitude to he who understands the serenity of a clear blue mountain lake, a kind and beautiful Bride, and the miracle of Himalayan Mountain Highs.

John Denver, whose Dad flew B-58's, would be proud...

(And jealous!)

Best and Highest Regards,

Ed :D

[twinstar_ca]

post #4062 is more of a "phak-ing" H than a "phak-ding" H... just saying!!!! :D keep up the great pics, brother!!!

[krypton_john]

Yikes, don't flame out on approach to that one!

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day Cavuman1..........crikey Mate what a horrific unnecessary experience :mad: all thanks to the stupidity of a passenger := I'd have beaten the living daylights out of the idiot had it been done to me :ugh: Glad to hear all is OK & you've got your flying Wings back, would love to see those clix :ok:
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Hey twinstar_ca......Your not wrong there :O
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Hoy krypton_john........heck NO, there's a spaghetti factory of low level & high wires up & downstream around that H, so a tricky steep approach :eek:
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[fhegner]

Gentlemen/girls....
I know from a secret source, that our dear friend VT, takes these amazing shots witta 'simple i-phone'........No advanced equipment. That just makes these shots more impressive. And trust me, the modest guy is just as nice and beautiful person in real life, as his pictures are.
Keep'm coming, Capt. Steven!

[Vertical Freedom]

Ow dear Brother Fritz............You've let my secret out :E I give up, it's true; I use an iPhone for all these clix :eek: but they are not so simple :ooh: Ow shucks....:O
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[Vertical Freedom]

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Well weathered station :}

[Vertical Freedom]

Health check ;)........................done :eek:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Hughes500]

VF

To be sure it must have been cold in that picture ;)

[Reefdog]

Put bridles on better heads

[Zombywoof]

Which one is the "start" button?

[gulliBell]

VF

To be sure it must have been cold in that picture ;)

I was thinking the same thing....

797 degC only giving you 49% Tq is hard to get my head around.

[Flying Bull]

I was thinking the same thing....

797 degC only giving you 49% Tq is hard to get my head around.

Did you sleep in ground school?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-altitude_cooking

At that altitude you have much less pressure....

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey Hughes500.......wasn't actually, she was just very, very happy to see me :=
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G'day Reefdog.................Aaaaargh but there were other nice assets :*
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Hello Zombywoof...................as requested, kindly please find bellow :ugh:
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Hi gulliBell.................a whole lot less at FL270 :mad: damn serious on a landing at that wee height :(
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Hoy Flying Bull..........I sure must've been snoring then too, cause I can't remember any of that stuff :O
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[DOUBLE BOGEY]

Flying Bull, I think Gullibell was being ironic!

[Vertical Freedom]

Haaaaar DOUBLE BOGEY so was I :E
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Flying Bull]

@ Vertical Freedom - well, doing the tests twice (1st military - 2nd civil) may help to remember more items ;-)
Or a look at the Power Check Diagrams - where you can clearly see, that the differences between sea level and 12.000 feet - at the same OAT - brings a difference from about 100 ° C in TOT....

[Vertical Freedom]

Haaar yes Flying Bull............45% torque @ 25,000' :eek: note the oil pressure :ooh: fuel burn - bugger all :uhoh:
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[DOUBLE BOGEY]

Flying Bull, are you seriously trying to teach VF about the issues of flying at Altitude!

Look at his altimeter in some of the images he posts.

[SRFred]

But the "altitude" must be getting to him because he has previously posted #4073 :)

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey DOUBLE BOGEY....I can always learn something new ;)
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G'day SRFred......'twas a re-post yes indeedly for exemplifying a point :ooh:

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[fhegner]

Dear VT, i think you own the public the story about that poor dog. I could, but you were there guy who was there when it happened. Safe landings. Yours f

[Flying Bull]

Flying Bull, are you seriously trying to teach VF about the issues of flying at Altitude!

Look at his altimeter in some of the images he posts.

I would never dare to teach VR anything about high altitude flying!!!:=

Interesting, what other read out of a short comment so....:confused:

VR quoted, that he might have sleept a minute in groundschool - regading to my earlier post.
And that was about simple physics temperature / pressure correlations.

Whats that info good for? Try to boil an egg at sea level for five minutes - and at 20.000 feet - and enjoy the differences :E

[fhegner]

Who would ever boil an egg when at altitude. You bring't from ground level. Nepal: 7000 feet and counting!

[fhegner]

That poor bastard was save from sure death, since itta fell into a deep well. Guess he was checking if the earth is round:
https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov

[DOUBLE BOGEY]

Hi Flying Bull when my kids were small they loved Soft Boiled Egss and Toast Soldiers for breakfast. Now cooking a boiled egg to perfection is a life skill that takes effort and work.
I used to ,and still do, tell them that the factors that must be assessed are the temperature of the egg, the OAT and the QFE to determine the exact boiling time.

I would not like to test my theories on an egg at VFs altitudes!

[500e]

VF

To be sure it must have been cold in that picture ;)
I worry about some of you It is dry atmosphere & static that causes hair to stand up like that

[gulliBell]

Which one is the "start" button?

I dare say the start button is duplicated and either will work....just use both together for a quick start.

[gulliBell]

I worry about some of you It is dry atmosphere & static that causes hair to stand up like that

Obviously the earth spike needs to be buried deeper to ensure proper grounding.

[gulliBell]

Flying Bull, I think Gullibell was being ironic!

Irony as an attempt to overcome terror induced by the Zp number.

The highest I've ever been was 11,000' and that was by myself in a 212...it was so terrifying I didn't think to get a photo of the altimeter for posterity.

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning fhegner......the Muttly is just a cute feral street Dog I woke up for a scratch & cuddle just after this photo was taken (yes iPhone) :uhoh:
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G'day Flying Bull......never to late, never to soon; to learn sumting new :8 Yes I was indeed power napping in them thar classes, or looking at the assets in the room :O
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Hello DOUBLE BOGEY.....happy to try on a cuppa, but as a Vegan - no Eggs for me :ok:
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Hi 500e.......surely it might be the freak-out factor causing the erection of hair follicles :confused:
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Good day to You gulliBell.....my start button is hidden deeply in a freshly brewed cuppa coffee each morning :eek:http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/rotors99005/C6EE2063-EE72-43D3-AAC9-2D025A31766F.jpg

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Old Farang]

I dare say the start button is duplicated and either will work....just use both together for a quick start.
Those types of start buttons require a gentle outward stroking motion for instant starts. Do not push them as that will tend to cause a misfire. :ok:

[Vertical Freedom]

Oh dear....Old Farang; so that's what I've been doing wrong :\
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

Note the outstanding design features to fit the engine exhaust, after the fact :rolleyes: Brand new Motorbike. I'd assumed it may have been simpler to reroute the exhaust or modify the engine mounting, just a wee bit :mad:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[belly tank]

Nice pics brother! love #4101 with reflection in your visor.. VFR on top:ok:

We've been chatting recently about Foxtel's series "Everest Rescue".
Cant wait to see you in action there.:ok:

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey belly tank......yep totally VFR on top :suspect: an SOP here for 4-6months :eek: yip looking forward to it too :ok:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Old Farang]

Not only that, you sit in the wrong damn seat! (4101)

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning to You Old Farang..........Aaaargh but the left seat is the Right seat if your giving instruction :eek:
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/rotors99005/IMG_7966.jpg

[Vertical Freedom]

Yam Chips fried in Coconut fat :p delish :ok:
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[Old Farang]

Morning to You Old Farang..........Aaaargh but the left seat is the Right seat if your giving instruction
I would be honored for you to give me some instruction. Alas, now too old and grounded with a bad ticker. But, you are not so far away from where I now live, so what would be the best time of the year to visit where you are, and would a site seeing charter be a an option? :ok:

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey there Old Farang......never to late, never to soon :D of course, would be my pleasure :ok: anytime off season & not monsoon :=
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/rotors99005/IMG_8347.jpg
Yum....home made Roti from freshly ground Organic Wheat, created by my good Wife :cool:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

Airborne off runway 03 - VNSB....flown by the late Capt. Benji Picard PIC (miss You Brother, You left too soon) :(
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[Vertical Freedom]

Len??? Len who.......Lenticular - Cloud formations :{ & yip she was blowing a serious gale that day, 50+knots :eek:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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Dying of cancer......white rice & biscuits for breaky, lunch & dinner :{
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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wide variety of local Yams :ok:
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Delish Fresh Fruits :cool:

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[oleary]

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Utterly magnificent!!! Thank you.

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day oleary.............thanks, my pleasure :cool:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[galaxy flyer]

Am I reading the altitude in post 4115 correct? 24,500'?

GF

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning galaxy flyer......Yes Sir, You certainly are correct & still climbing :=

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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Pilatus Porter landing, now ranked 8th highest airport in the World :uhoh: or 6th depending on where You get the info :8 googles not been friendly :rolleyes:
Top 30 Highest Airports in the World (http://travel.fyicenter.com/Airport/Top_30_Highest_Airports_in_the_World.php)
11 Highest Airports in the World - Insider Monkey (http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/11-highest-airports-in-the-world-354931/7/)

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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Lake Rara 10,010' :ooh:

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

AW119kx and Simone Moro: an adventure in Nepal (http://www.helipress.net/schede-1928-aw119kx_and_simone_moro_an_adventure_in_nepal)

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

Approaching Namche Bazaar H :p
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Old Farang]

Good morning young fellow! Watching the TV program(Everest Rescue) I noticed one of the pilots(Ryan) using what appears to be an iPad or tablet computer. He was able to enter all sorts of relevant details such as altitude, temperature, wind, etc., and it comes up with some serious answers including fuel required.

Is the program proprietary software, or something that he has developed himself? Do you use such a program, and if so how useful is it? Cheers mate.

[Zombywoof]

#4138 that was a tricky one. :)

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day Old Farang.......Yes Mate there are a number of good apps that do all those magic tricks for you, making life easier & maybe safer :8 I use the ole brain & draw on experience to decide what & how I'm gonna do a mission, but it's a very specialist niche here :O If I was anywhere else on a new aircraft I'd definitely be in deep into the RFM & the apps to aid me :ok:
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Hey Zoombywoof......Yep, it's a very clever, you've gotta look twice to see the double image being presented ;)
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

Sagarmatha....((Everest) in all her glory :ok:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Bravo Alpha One]

VF, If I may say so, your photographs are utterly stunning - what an incredibly beautiful part of the world. One thing slightly puzzles me is why so may of the buildings have a bright blur roof. Is it something cultural?
PS PLEASE keep them coming!

[Hot and Hi]

BA1: Could it be your blurred vision ;-)

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day Bravo Alpha One.......Thank You for Your kind words & not sure why some roofs are mostly blus......price maybe :confused:
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[DOUBLE BOGEY]

VFR the Everest picture in post 4149 is breathtaking. Are you able to tell us which approach or part we are looking at?

[Nigerian Expat Outlaw]

VNLK.... as in Sherpa, Sir Edmund Hilary et al ? I'm coming to Nepal for my next holidays ! Hope my lungs can handle it :ok:

VF, you're a lucky man.

NEO

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day H&H....Hot & High yikes that's Nepal all over :ooh: I'm accused of blurred vision as well as 'domestic blindness' by the Missus on a daily basis, guess it's the new SOP :O
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Hoy Double Bogey.......Thanks mate & yes it's approaching from the North-West I'm above EBC flying into the Western Khumb (the cirque of death) :8
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Hi NEO.........just take the Red pill & do loads of Pranayama breathing exercises before coming, clean up Your diet, find stairs to walk up & You'll be laughing :ok:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

Bugged out due weather, only no beer here :{
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[Vertical Freedom]

Simone Moro testing the unreleased (yet) AW119KX, landed here at the Pyramid weather station :cool:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Arrrj]

VF,

Cool "panorama" shot mate...do you have a new camera ?

You can show me when we are there soon !

Cheers,
Arrrj

[Madbob]

VF




Thanks for posting your wonderful pictures. Happily I seem to notice very few show evidence of damaged buildings or roads, infrastructure etc. from the earthqakes in Nepal. I hope that this is a sign that the country is getting back on its feet.....has the economy recovered yet?


ATB


MB

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey Arrrj.....'tis me ole iPhone 6S Mate, set on panorama :8
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G'day Madbob...Yes & No, some parts where not effected at all, those that where mostly are repaired & the economy well that's another story :oh:
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Looks like a wee toy, maybe a drone........camp 1 Manaslu :(

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

Yikes note the Climbers being filmed @ 22,000' :eek: near to Mingbo La pass :hmm:
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[Vertical Freedom]

Amadablam in the background ;)
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Pali]

You captured interesting moment at post #4165. It seems that some climber stepped on the cornice in the middle of the photo and apparently part of it fell off – you can see the the trace of the chunk down in the snow slope. The climber probably didn't like what he saw and decided not to continue on the edge, turned a bit back and traversed under the cornice.

This reminded me of my climbing era a quarter century ago...

[fleigle]

Good observation Pali, enhance that part of the picture and it would be a great entry into the Caption Competition on the Mil Forum.
My entry.... "oh Sh1t, now what do I do !?"
f

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning Pali.....Yikes, well observed - better You than me ;) I think I'd rather watch through my office plexiglass :8
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Hoy Fleigle.......exakery; You took the words right outa my mouth :}

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[Vertical Freedom]

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/rotors99005/P1060977.jpghttp://www.pprune.org/Unloading the power-pedal so therefore squeezing R pedal in USA made would reduce roll

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

Amadablam foreground & Sagarmatha (Everest) in the background :8
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Zombywoof]

The mountains are spectacular, but your best pics are the ones that show the people of the region.

[Vertical Freedom]

Good morning Zombywoof......Thanks Mate :ok: copied & understood, will consult with my Artistic Directorate & see what we can come up with :}
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Namche Bazaar main H :bored:

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[dash34]

Always appreciate this thread VF - best on the internet IMHO. You go to Nepal for the mountains, you return because of the people.

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Hey dash34......Exactly :ok: Thanks mate ;)
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Life by the River :)
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[DOUBLE BOGEY]

Hey VF. I am currently flying a little old B412 in Malta doing EMS. Our biggest hill (bump really) is only 800 feet high and we have no rivers on the island. However, our scenery is beautiful and inspired by your thread I am thinking of start one titled "Bottom of the World" Our Maltese girls are certainly able to give your Nepalese girls a run for their money. We don't have many dogs but a sh*t load of cats! We have no snow but some dust. The beer is good too. The local speciality food is "Rabbit" cooked in red wine.What do yah think! Should I go for it? After about 12K hrs droning out over the ocean taking the oil bears to work and back a little flying on a small island doing good work for the people of Malta is just the tonic. My motorbike is bigger than yours though!

[krypton_john]

Please do DB.

Although your nickname gives me a bad feeling... especially on par 5s. <shudders>

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning DB.....WoW a 412, how about a swap for while? :confused: Mate I'm running a 125cc Mahindra Duro Skooty :ok: Sounds like an aweome thread, Go for it ;)
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Hi KJ...........My thoughts exactly :ooh:


Happy Happy Landings :)

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[chopjock]

VF,
How do you do a walk around with the tail out of reach?

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Hey chopjock................You don't!!! It's been discussed here before :8 It is to protect the Tail Rotor from Locals wandering into it :ok:
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VNLK :ooh:

[Mil-26Man]

Excellent thread as always VF, keep up the good work (big fan of Everest Rescue right now, also).

Hey VF. I am currently flying a little old B412 in Malta doing EMS. Our biggest hill (bump really) is only 800 feet high and we have no rivers on the island. However, our scenery is beautiful and inspired by your thread I am thinking of start one titled "Bottom of the World" Our Maltese girls are certainly able to give your Nepalese girls a run for their money. We don't have many dogs but a sh*t load of cats! We have no snow but some dust. The beer is good too. The local speciality food is "Rabbit" cooked in red wine.What do yah think! Should I go for it? After about 12K hrs droning out over the ocean taking the oil bears to work and back a little flying on a small island doing good work for the people of Malta is just the tonic. My motorbike is bigger than yours though!

Go for it please! As someone with ties to Malta, I'd be very keen to see your pics, DB.

[JBL99]

Go for it DB!

[papa_sierra]

Yes please DB.

First visit to Malta in the early seventies aboard a Victor Mk 1 tanker; another of the crew had never been before and so the Captain requested and received the OK to fly around the Island at low level. The comment from the other first visitor - 'Cor ! It's like a brickies back yard' made us all laugh. Lovely place.

I do like the look of Nepal and it's people, maybe one day. Back on thread.

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[MJA Chaser]

Re 4201.
Mate, you been up in the Space Shuttle again?

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Naaar MJA Chaser....just low Earth orbit, amongst the jet streams :ooh:
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[Arrrj]

VF,

Happy Easter from sunny (rare !) Sydney.

As I have said before, keep all your amazing pics and write a book one day...I have no doubt it would be a best seller.

Cheers,
Arrrj

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G'day Arrrj....thanks ole Mate & a Blessed Easter to You & Family :ok:
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