Top of the World: photos from Nepal

[Zombywoof]

Thank the imaginary deity of your choice for VF's pics.

So much bad news lately. Political craziness worldwide. His pics always bring me back to the grand beauty of this world.

#4229 a terrific shot. It's so good to have you back, VF.

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey zoombywoof...thanks kindly :cool:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Non-PC Plod]

VF,
You probably explained this before in post #1, but you seem to have about 100 cameras all pointing in different directions on the front of the cab. How do you control them? Do you see what you are going to take on a screen in the cockpit somehow, or do you press and hope for the best? Do all the cameras shoot together, or do you select the one or multiple ones you want to use?

Your thread is still a haven on the forum, as a bitching-free zone!

Thanks!

[Pali]

Is on #4234 Everest South col? If yes then you fly way over 8.000m mark!

[albatross]

Quick question.
Flying as a pax on airliners I have often noticed that the OAT at cruise alt is very warm flying near the Himilayas.
What do you find? Are temps at alt warmer than the standard atmosphere?
Great photos.

[Zombywoof]

you seem to have about 100 cameras all pointing in different directions on the front of the cab.I heard he has an iPhone. :)

Your thread is still a haven on the forum, as a bitching-free zone!So true. For sure one of the best threads on PPR. Some people know how to get high, but this guy knows how to get REALLY high. ;)

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning Non-PC Plod.......I was merely the Bus Driver (AirBus) :D Cameras are fixed & shooting is remotely controlled from inside the cockpit by the CameraMan :8
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Hi Pali........Yip Your right & right, both times :O
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G'day albatross........ Yes the Southern Himalayas are generally ISA +20 to +30 :eek:
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Hey there Zombywoof..........too right, 'tis an iPhone I use indeedly :ok:
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[Vertical Freedom]

Sagarmatha (Everest) :}

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[DOUBLE BOGEY]

Hi VF, DB here. Stunning images. Can you help me on my Malta thread please. How do I make my images big like yours? Thanks

[roybert]

Hey there VF One word Awesome


Thanks


Ok Two words

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day DB......thanks Mate!! You just paste the link to Your photo from an app like 'photobucket' into the 'insert image' from the drop down menu above this box :ouch:
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Hey roybert...............in a word thankyou :ok:
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Happy Happy :cool:

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Carbon Bootprint]

That is one big Buddha, VF. Where exactly is that?

[Vertical Freedom]

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:eek:

[Vertical Freedom]

Hoy CB......it sure is ;) this big Buddha is located @ N27° 36' 47.0" E85° 33' 59.3" :bored:

[Flying Bull]

You can actualy see the Budda on Apple Maps...

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey FB....WoW that's awesome ;)
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Camp 1 Sagarmatha...20,500' :ooh:

[Carbon Bootprint]

VF and FB, thanks for the responses. I don't have much occasion to get to those parts right now but once I start to live a life of leisure I may mosey over there... :)

Travel safe, amigos.

[vaqueroaero]

Hey VF..in the picture of post 4245, on the pinnacle in the middle of the foreground.....is that a camp? People walking?

Far braver man than I flying around at those altitudes! I'll stick to being 5 feet agl spraying in Texas. Y'all be safe up there!

[fhegner]

VF Ji, your latest pictures are almost 'out of this world' (no there not, it's there for everyone to enjoy, some few miles from where you and I is sitting!) I bet a pizza at Vespers that the awesome pictures and not to forget, your unconditional love for Nepalese people and their animals, have done more for the tourist influx, than any promotion!

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey CB.....most welcome ;) any time :ok:
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G'day vaqueroaero..............yes it sure is :eek: & me too Mate :cool:
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Morning fhegner.................thanks Buddy, now just waiting for the commissions to roll in :O
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[etudiant]

These are just wonderful photos. Thank you for sharing them.

It appears an addictive place to fly in, surrounded by such spectacular scenery.

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day etudiant.....thanks kindly, it sure is :ooh:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Arrrj]

VF,

Pic 4260 - Bhutan ?

Arrrj

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey Arrrj....naar Mate, it's Nepal in the Sama valley; 'Budh Ganduki' :ok:
happy happy :D
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[Vertical Freedom]

VNLK circa 1972 :}
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[zetec2]

Surely not a "Twin Pin" ? looks like turbine engines, what is it ?????.

[Self loading bear]

Surely not a "Twin Pin" ? looks like turbine engines, what is it ?????.

Not much other aircraft with triple tail fin than the Twin Pioneer.

I am temped to say my eyes are still so good that I can make out the distinctive fixed landing gear with diagonal brace on the photo.
(About as good as yours seeing turbine engines?)

Besides, Twin pins were operated in Nepal around 1972.

Cheers SLB

[A681001]

the "twin Pin" would be 9N-RF6
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23057174@N02/2447936632

love the pics VF , thanks for sharing :ok:

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day zetec2....Surely yes....don't call me Shirley :E
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Hey SLB......thanks for that - goodonya :ok:
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Afternoon A681001 ............great find & many thanks :)

Peace Brothers Peace ;)
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[belly tank]

The good old Twotter! not to be confused by the millennials as a Twitter :)

VF, Spent many trips with my folks flying from Aeropelican to Sydney return back in the 80's-90's in the Aeropelican Twotters.

Loved the recent series of Everest rescue, was great apart from a bit of narrative hype:)

[zetec2]

Thanks info, VF apologies re "Shirley" !!.

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day BT...........yeh old Twotter :8 good Bird :ok:
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Hi zetec2.........Your welcome :cool: I was kidding about the Shirley :}
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[Vertical Freedom]

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Helicopter :ok:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[papa_sierra]

Hi VF, It is now 2 years since the earthquake devastated Nepal. How did your fundraising go?, I like to think my small contribution went someway to help restore peoples lives.

Keep on with the photos - uplifting.

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey PS.....thanks it was reported here on this thread just over a year ago. Yes it did make a (big) difference to 8 damaged homes that where rebuilt :ok: Many Thanks & All the Best ;)

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[Vertical Freedom]

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may even be a Hot Cross Bun in here :O Espresso with Your Apple Tart? :suspect:

[Vertical Freedom]

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[DOUBLE BOGEY]

Nice Cow VF. But don't put that sucker in your bed!

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning DB.......exactly, She'd hog the bed :O
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Nigerian Expat Outlaw]

Hi again VF,

You must have one of the best pilot jobs in the world, right on top of it in fact ! Can't think of many regions where you get your breath taken away by the view every single day.

Cheers,

NEO

[fadecdegraded]

I work in PNG and my breath gets taken away every single day as well but it has got nothing to do with the view. :suspect:

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day Nigerian Expat Outlaw........thanks Brother :ok:
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Hey fadecdegraded......................another day, another dollar; less tax :8

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[Vertical Freedom]

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Note the engine oil pressure @ 20,000' :( fuel burn is cool (slim) though :ouch:
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[Frying Pan]

VF, are you leaving this job? The other site suggests you may be looking elsewhere. If so you're leaving behind some mighty shoes to fill. You'll also need to keep up the great photos...or at least tell the new guy or gal to do so :ok:

Cheers FP

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day FP.......yep wanna be closer to home, Australia preferred, it's high time to be closer to aging Family :cool:

Stay Happy....Stay Safe :ok:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[flyinkiwi]

VF, re your photos in post 4286. Its not the low oil pressure that worries me, its the fuel gauge! :eek:

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day flyikiwi......Mate when Your only burnin' 100litres per hour; that's plenty of petrol :D landing with 30-40litres after a high-altitude Rescue is not uncommon on these Hills :8

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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Telecommunications cabling at it's finest :eek:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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Short final 20 @ VNPL :ooh:

[Hot and Hi]

BTW, Vertical Freedom, what do you use for flight following / tracking when working up in the Himalayas?

[Vertical Freedom]

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Hey H&H.....the V2 tracker :ok:

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[ecureilx]

..

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u399/etsys/pri_39863336_zps0ghdeous.jpg (http://s1065.photobucket.com/user/etsys/media/pri_39863336_zps0ghdeous.jpg.html)

Saw the above in a News Site and it says it's Base Camp.

A Pajero in Base Camp ???

WOW !!!

[peely]

Yes, it is Tibet with a road to the North Side base camp

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey there ecureilx.....yer Mate that's surely a Pajero pajero translation English | Spanish dictionary | Reverso (http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/pajero) at Base Camp of Everest, but on the Chinese side which has a road all the way to this camp. Only way on the Nepali side is walk or Helicopter :ooh:
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[krypton_john]

Trust the Chinese to smack a road through to the roof of the world!

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey KJ...yep, exactly :}
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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Himalaya Hotel :) Tail-Rotor-Safe :ok:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Old Farang]

Hello VF. I have noticed, both in your photos and the TV series, that none of the helicopters are fitted with snowshoes, sometimes called bear paws. Is there a operational reason for that?

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day OF......it's about the money, yar, yar I know one dinged Tail is gonna cost a heck of a lot more than a pair of Bear Paws :( 4 machines of the entire countries fleet have them :ooh:
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[Vertical Freedom]

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/rotors99003/IMG_5209%202.jpgGoroksheph H 17,200' :8

[Thracian]

Great pictures, please keep them coming ;-)

Btw: Did you ever make a landing on top of one of those high mountains? And do you have pictures of such a situation?

Thracian

[Vertical Freedom]

Hoy Thracian......Yep sure did, quiet a few for Rescues :8 gimme a few days, I'll dig up a few :ok:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[cavuman1]

Greetings from 482' MSL, V.F.! (Southwest Ohio, USA.) Sagarmatha claimed a number of victims this past weekend - she is jealous of her summit and guards it accordingly. I was curious as to whether you might have been involved in any rescue efforts and have kept fingers crossed that you remain safe while flying your "frantic palm tree". Om and Ghitissara Sutta!

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Fixed Wing Ed

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day cavuman1....contract prohibits me from publicly giving current details :confused: from the Blues Brothers lets just say 'I'm on a mission from God' :cool:
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[Vertical Freedom]

Damn hard landing............how hard? VERY hard :ouch: :eek: :ouch:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Pali]

Fellow Slovak climber died at South col 2 or 3 days ago so maybe his body will be retrieved from Western Cwm - Camp 2. If yes and you will be involved, greet his immortal soul from me. You know...

[Groquik]

Damn hard landing............how hard? VERY hard :ouch: :eek: :ouch:


hi VF
here (http://helihub.com/2017/05/07/07-may-17-9n-akg-airbus-as350b3e-everest-base-camp-nepal/) and there (http://www.aviationnepal.com/update-on-heli-everest-as-350-b3e-incident/) they mentionned that the tail boom "was hit by" or "hit" an object on the ground.

which is not exactly the same as an hard landing. no?

anyhow fly safe up there!

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey Pali........the never ending deaths on Sagarmatha. Sad to hear of Slovak's demise. The Mountain wins again. May Slovak Rest in Peace
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Evening Groquik.......Hmmm interesting??? I can tell You from first hand; with the crease & crumbling around 2/3's of the tail-boom there was no impact to the boom just a bloody heavy landing. Claimed cause was from a downdraught just on arrival at EBCH. After inspection the Pilot elected to fly the machine to Lukla :=:yuk::=
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[whoknows idont]

After inspection the Pilot elected to fly the machine to Lukla :=:yuk::=


Good god! :ooh:

[500e]

Good god! :ooh:
There are a surprising number out there, who have no fear or imagination

[etudiant]

As the weight was low and the flight downhill, maybe it was a reasonable gamble.
I don't know what pressures the pilot/operator was under.
In any case a tribute to the resilience of these machines, they even work when busted.

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey whoknowsidont.....exactly :ooh:
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Morning 500e............not me :hmm:
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Hi etudiant..........doubt anyone is under that sort of pressure :confused: yep damn tough, nearly as tough as a Bell ;)
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[whoknows idont]

As the weight was low and the flight downhill, maybe it was a reasonable gamble.
I don't know what pressures the pilot/operator was under.
In any case a tribute to the resilience of these machines, they even work when busted.

Reasonable game? To take off with the tailboom's structural integrity so severely compromised? Your line of thinking just boggles my mind. :confused:
The only pressure that could justify that take-off in my book would be something like a rapidly approaching tsunami or pyroclastic flow with no other possible means of evacuation.
No wonder the insurance premiums are as high as they are... :*

[etudiant]

No argument that this was very risky, but think tail boom is pretty overengineered just for manufacturing convenience. If the pilot was not able to pay for a repair at altitude, he may have felt compelled to chance the flight. With passengers, he'd be criminally liable, but by himself, he's rolling the dice.
Hope he made it alright and is back in the air.

[SRFred]

"rolling the dice" no I think he would have been spinning all the prayer wheels down the valley and hoping!

[Flying Bull]

I'd rather think, the motivation came from the perspective of spending one or weather related even more nights on the mountain camp in a freezing tent....

[deedledeedle]

looking through this thread brought back some memories!I spent 7 weeks trekking in the solo khumbu in 1995,towards the end of the trip we were in the gokyo valley when it started to snow,after a day or so the snow must have been 5 feet deep,the next village down from us was wiped out by an avalanche-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_India_cyclone-there was no way out for us as it was too dangerous due to further avalanche risk,after a few days a helicopter came to check out the situation and they day after they started airlifting us all out.there must have been 150 locals and tourists so it took several days.It was interesting to see how different people react to situations like that,there was no real danger to our village and there were plenty of supplies available,a kiwi guy organised everyone by number so you had a decent idea of when your evacution on the helicopter was,families,sick first etc but the number of panicked people that ignored this and forced there way onto the first helicopters was surprising.

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey there whoknows idont, etudiant, SRFred & Flying Bull....as I understand it; (not being an Engineer nor Designer) once the boom has lost it's shape the strength is gone? Only for the risk of being swallowed up in an Avalanche, Land slide or an massive Earthquake would I have picked up a Bird with such damage....miracle it came back with all the Fling bits & boom still attached :eek: hmmmmmm := :yuk: :=
Happy landings :ok:
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[Flying Bull]

Well, it is surprising, what a bird can take sometimes...
i.e. https://de.slideshare.net/1st_TSG_Airborne/battle-damaged-oh58d-kiowa-warrior
but on the other hand, to get such a dent in the tailboom means, that it had a considerable movement towards the earth - while the drive shaft for the tail rotor on top of the boom must have experienced a stretching force.
Without checking every flexiable coupling and the correct allignement of the shaft it is quite risky to fly such a bird....
About the dent - just yesterday I saw the last or one of the last episodes of the Mythbusters.
They tried to crunch a tanker train car by heating the inside - closing it up and cooling it down.
It worked nice with cans and fuelbarrels, which they used for miniature testing.
With the real thing - they couldn´t get it to crumble ...
Then they droped a weight on the tanker train to get a dent into it.
After that.....
https://youtu.be/T9bpUfWy8Wg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9bpUfWy8Wg
That in mind, it was a gamble of russian roulette - this time with an empty chamber while pulling the trigger.....

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey Flying Bull......Yip them thar Bell's are Tonka tough :ok: but sure as sheet I wouldn't be flying them, in that condition :ouch:
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Wanna bitta Hooch then? :O Naaar she'll be right :=

[Vertical Freedom]

Hoy there deedledeedle....Yip, it's a wild & crazy place here, no doubt :mad: Hope to see You back here one day for a Vesper pizza ;)

https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20170527-0

Goma Air crash: Co-pilot succumbs to injury (Update) - National - The Kathmandu Post (http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-05-28/pilot-co-pilot-dead-in-goma-air-crash-in-lukla-update.html)

For Fvk sake...don't push weather beyond Your skill level, or machine limits :{

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

https://www.google.com.tw/amp/kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/ampnews/2017-05-30/na-plane-crashes-upon-landing-in-bajura.html

[Vertical Freedom]

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Namche Bazaar lower Helipad :cool:

[mhsco5]

Hotel Everest, Sulo district, 12,712' @ 8oC 3 x pax, B206BIII, Nepal
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VF, love your pics! Does the 206 have the standard Bendix FCU? Whats it start like at those heights?
Thanks!

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day mhsco5.....thanks Brother :ok: the JetBox starts no probs, highest start was 16,290' just spool her up a bit before introducing fuel :ooh: & watch out for a run away :ouch:

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[belly tank]

Nice shot of the 206 on takeoff bro, just have to love the timeless design of the jet box, still beautiful. :)

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day BT....Thanks Mate :ok: Yip the JetBanger is a 'Grand Queen of the Sky' as my first Instructor Buck Ryan used to say :D Bless Him

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Peek a Boo.....I see You :rolleyes:
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Spear in the front of the skids when You aint got Bear paws :8

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[Old Farang]

Spear in the front of the skids when You aint got Bear paws
You are a braver man than me, Gunga Din! :eek:

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey there Old Farang...... it's the safer way in soft Snow :D get into that habit in all Snow landings, then if the heals do sink, the Tail won't end up making a Slushy :p

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[Old Farang]

Hey there Old Farang...... it's the safer way in soft Snow get into that habit in all Snow landings, then if the heals do sink, the Tail won't end up making a Slushy
Ok, fair enough. I have never had to operate in that white stuff, but some times in bull dust, which leads to an immediate "brown out" on lift off. So, do you have that problem with the snow, or is the stuff not powdery? :ok:

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day Old Farang......we get brown-outs - big time :yuk: white-outs from powdered snow also happens, but depends on the condition of the snow (fresh powder or slushy or crusty) :{ Brown-outs are easier to manage cause You can usually peg Your eyeballs to a rock through the chin bubble for a reference ;) powdered snow is more tricky; throw out a backpack on a flypast to help avoid flat-line effect & drive the toes in before You loose visual, need some head wind to keep ahead of the fluff :bored: anyways no-fun :}
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[Nigerian Expat Outlaw]

Hi VF,

Couple of questions if you don't mind. What is that pyramid like structure in 4354 ? How long have you got left out there ? You posted previously that you were leaving for Oz.

NEO

[finalchecksplease]

Neo, I think thats the Italian Pyramid used by scientist to study the climate, human physiology and the environment.

See some more info here: The story of the Pyramid | Ev-K2-CNR (http://www.evk2cnr.org/cms/en/evk2cnr_committee/pyramid/story)

I'm sure VF will put me right if I got it wrong. :ok:

[Nigerian Expat Outlaw]

Thanks for that. Very interesting !

NEO

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey finalchecksplease.....thanks for that :ok: pretty spot on, I've heard it's bitterly cold inside& difficult to heat (note the super down jackets worn indoors on 1 click) :}
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G'day NEO.........still here flying the Himalayan belt, but very much looking for an escape pod back to Ozz for Family reasons :8

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[SRFred]

What does Mrs VF think of living in a (relatively) flat land?

[Pali]

VF, you do understand that before leaving you do need permission from forum readers under condition you will provide capable replacement who will continue posting fantastic pictures ;)

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey there SRFred....the Missus is happy to explore new turf ;) I hopes :O
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Understood Pali.........WILCO rubber ducky over & out :8
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A bridge too far.....................:}
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[Old Farang]

Hello young fellow. I see some of those death trap overhead wires in photo #4367, albeit only small. So what do all those outlying villages do for power? I have not seen any HT cables strung around.

[dash34]

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Any progress on the new airport in Pokhara? I took a paraglider flight there not long ago and they were concerned it would shut them down as their main flying area was on the approach.

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day FA........there are wires everywhere......:= the higher crossings I tag in my GPS with the Skull&Crossbones add +250' for safe overfly :8 the villages are mostly micro-hydro plants so fewer HT's but they are popping up in many new locations :{
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Hey dash34...........apparently they are abooot to reshtart work (again) :eek: but knowing the revolving door in politics with firm promises, then straight out the door; next :}
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Gokyo with Everest in the far background, centre stage :ok:
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[nowherespecial]

This thread is a joy. Thank you VF, consistently wonderful pictures .

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey there nowherespecial.....my pleasure, glad to hear Your enjoying :cool:
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[sycamore]

Wild guess..ran out of power at low speed....?

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning Sycamore.....Yip 110% :ok: a couple of experienced Mountain Pilots (& these 2 were) I would assume would firstly assess the escape power required, next pick her up to a hover & have another good look at the power Your pulling verses the power You need to escape, then ask? Have I got sufficient margin to pull this off, or not........obviously not, but they didn't check did they :ugh: Result = a DP moment :uhoh: Dang ow bugger :eek:
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Tail?

[etudiant]

Morning Sycamore.....Yip 110% :ok: a couple of experienced Mountain Pilots (& these 2 were) I would assume would firstly assess the escape power required, next pick her up to a hover & have another good look at the power Your pulling verses the power You need to escape, then ask? Have I got sufficient margin to pull this off, or not........obviously not, but they didn't check did they :ugh: Result = a DP moment :uhoh: Dang ow bugger :eek:
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Tail?

Sad, such a splendid piece of machinery, wrecked because the margins were too tight.
It has to be stressful to operate in an environment where one has to always second guess oneself whether the next maneuver is feasible.

[sycamore]

Thanks VF; In#4377 there appears to be a clearer `flatter` area behind the tail(100m) as opposed to the hillside,although there appear to be pylons/wires in the distance with possible departure that way or off to the left of the direction the a/c is facing. depending on any wind direction..?

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day etudiant....Mate it really ain't that stressful & sure is ****e ain't second guessing! But You gotta be on the ball :) pick Her up, have a good look at what Your pulling??? What's left (if anything) ask yerself what do I need eXtra to escape & bingo, put Her down & off load something :ok: or, in this case turning it into wind & using the footy field sized pad in front of You would have probably saved a perfectly good Machine :{
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[etudiant]

G'day etudiant....Mate it really ain't that stressful & sure is ****e ain't second guessing! But You gotta be on the ball :) pick Her up, have a good look at what Your pulling??? What's left (if anything) ask yerself what do I need eXtra to escape & bingo, put Her down & off load something :ok: or, in this case turning it into wind & using the footy field sized pad in front of You would have probably saved a perfectly good Machine :{
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I think they call it 'situational awareness' in the military.
Very few people have it to the extent this environment requires.
Respect!

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day etudiant.....Yip it's certainly 'situational awareness' & it's also basic common bloody sense for survival in a limited power environment & there are numbers for this, just do it by the numbers, ain't that hard :rolleyes: Cheers...HappyHappy ;)

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[RotorKraft]

Amazing scenery Captain Vertical, I thank you for your incredible contributions! I wish one day I can fly as high and so skilled as you.

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey Rotorkraft..........thanks for that :ok: any one can fly like this, work hard at being better, improve a your technique every flight opportunity you get, don't just fluff about in the sky....do Good, be Good :O

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Rest in pieces...both machines destroyed :{

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[heli1]

Hi VF..Going back through some of your shots I saw a Super Puma from the Royal Flight? Is this one of the two currently for sale along with assorted Alouettes.the old SA330, and some Mi-17s. Any idea what is replacing it?

[500e]

4384 & 4393 just great not to say 4394 does not have charm :E

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey there heli1.....can't tell You, I'm not in that loop :uhoh: The Nepali Army have acquired 2 brand new Mi117's (non glass garden varieties) :ok:
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G'day there 500e......4384, Yip simply awesome - Phoksundo lake :D 4393 - shows the underground river system under Pokhara which will catastrophically collapse one day washing away a big chunk of that city :{ but, but I thought 4394 was the Best click yet, Handsome Devil & all that....:eek:

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[Old Farang]

but, but I thought 4394 was the Best click yet, Handsome Devil & all that....
Oh really? I thought it was the co-pilot Roofus, in #4387. :ok:

[SRFred]

So who was the VIP in 4386 who required armed guards?




Sort of reminds me of waiting at Tumlingtar for a flight to Katmandu and the first plane heard was the daily Chinese reconn flight and the second was supposed to be ours .... the tents came down in record time but when the door opened two gentlemen stepped out with sub machine guns at the ready .... it was the banks flight and ours was hours later, oh well!

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey there Old Farang......Yip Your probably right, that cute little whipper snapper :ok: bit like me :eek:
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G'day SRFred.................'twas for the LePresidente :uhoh: Ow that was a Bugger :}
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[Vertical Freedom]

Get real...Get high.....Peel off your ego, in the Mountains that ego will kill You.......No pretending, No faking it up here......Mountains will bite You in the arse :eek: :mad: :eek:

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[Animal Mother]

Simply stunning shot, clearly some challenging terrain there, bit more chalenging for fixed wings though. ;)

There may be 4 of us coming to Nepal next year, so do you fancy showing us some sights?

[fadecdegraded]

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That's the difference between a liar and a bull****ter, a liar believes his own lies, a bull****ter knows what he's saying is bull****

[peely]

How apt. Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story.

[RotorBabe]

there is no place for liar fake mountain pilots in my Himalayan mountains, fakers kill themselves and take innocent lives with them. I've seen a few here both airplane and helicopter pilots, some were Nepali nationals crash

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning AnimalMother...................it certainly is, can't see where else it could get as serious as the Himalayas, actually not so tough for the Stiff Wing lads as the Airports don't change, some weather is always available from ATC so their decision making is much more fixed, bit like their wings. Where ours is constantly new areas, new pads, no forecasting so up to the PIC alone :confused: I'm in & out, often on the other side, so let me know when Your coming & maybe we can do something :ok:
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G'day Rotor Babe............yes totally correct, seen the same, very sad :=
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Dang :} these towers are 1,000'agl :eek:
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[RotorBabe]

wow that is a spring near Patan, water is very good there

[Vertical Freedom]

Namaste Rotor Babe.............yes it is :ok: You know your way around Kathmandu valley then :8 OmSisterOm
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Amadablam summit - Solukhumbu :D
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Soups to thick to find a safe clear hole big enough to punch through, so sitting up here enjoying at 9,680' in the Sun, waiting for a clearing :8
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VNLK :eek:
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[RotorBabe]

This is Lukla, not far from my home. Thanks for posting, very awesome picture, never seen it like this.

[semmern]

As a mere fixed-wing pilot who occasionally gets the ASI to read zero while airborne only through massive position error or on top of a stall turn, I have to say these pics are awesome! :ooh::D

[Vertical Freedom]

Hi RotorBabe........many thanks & that's Chaurikharka isn't it? :8
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G'day semmern....................thank you Brother, glad Your enjoying ;)
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[RotorBabe]

Namaste Mr Vartical yes Chaurikharka is my home village, the white and blue lodge on top of the hill. Thank you for this wonderful picture of my Buddha. This is at Dhulikhel just out of the Kathmandu valley.

[Vertical Freedom]

Namaste RB.........most welcome. I think I've been to Your home for a Rescue :ok:
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[RotorBabe]

Hi Mr Vartical, yes we have a few helis come land in our field for rescues. simply breathtaking views of my home land, many thanks to you and stay safe.

[Vertical Freedom]

Namaste RB....Your most welcome, thank You :ok:
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[Vertical Freedom]

Mount. Everest.....the Mother of all Mountains :ok:
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shot from 26,500'amsl during film workz with a trusty iPhone :rolleyes:

[finalchecksplease]

Namaste Vertical,

How close can / do you fly near the summit of Mount Everest? I bet it can be quite turbulent up there but are there other (Nepalese CAA) restrictions in place?

Thanks for posting these fantastic pictures you take with just an iPhone! :ok:

[Vertical Freedom]

Namaste finalchecksplease...................for Rescue; close enough to land. For filming depends on the permissions granted :oh: Turbulent - yikes, basically we are up in the Jet Streams so very very bumpy with scary rotors, up/down droughts. Gotta watch your turns in & outa wind :}
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Namche Bazaar & VNSB :}

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[etudiant]

Just spectacular! A wonderful thread.

How on earth do you stay ahead of the weather in that area?
It does not seem to offer many places to land, yet fog or clouds always seem just around the corner.

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning etudiant.......thanks kindly :ok: Mate weather flying here is always a challenge. Mountain flying is largely about decision making as to what to do, press on, turn back, or land? Weather is layered, there's fog, gusts, turbulence, clouds, fog & haze so You gotta stay on the ball :ouch:
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[Jwscud]

VF - would that photo of the North Face of Everest from Chinese airspace? Do you need a permit to cross the border or similar paperwork/permission?

[Vertical Freedom]

Namaste Jwscud.......that click may be a bit deceptive, I am sitting just above & to the South of Mount. Lingtren 23,494' which is inside Nepal. I guess You would need permissions from the other side to cross but we have not done so, so don't know exactly :zzz:
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[ANW]

VF: outstanding views - keep it up !

and before iPhones were invented ............
Watch Wings Over Everest online (http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-wings-over-everest-1934/)

Released by British-Gaumont in 1934, this film documents The ‘Houston Mount Everest Expedition’ organized by Major L V Stewart Blacker, to fly over Mount Everest. Blacker persuaded the Royal Geographical Society, Air Ministry, India Office and Nepali government to let the flight go ahead. Financed by Lady Lucy Houston D.B.E., an aviator whose sponsorship also led to improvements in the Merlin engine and ultimately the development of the Spitfire. The film contains footage from three flights, two by Lord Clydesdale over Everest and one over Kangchenjunga by Air Commodore Fellowes.

[etudiant]

Sounds promising, but clip says 'Not available in the US'. :(

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning etudiant......nor in Nepal or India??? so viewing through a VPN is the only option :ooh:
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Namaste ANW...........thank You kindly; I will :ok: Watching the clip now; just awesome, though it can only be watched from the UK. I am presently cloaking myself to be in the UK to enjoy this truly grand snippet of history! Many thanks :)
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The One & Only Mount. Everest ;)

[Pali]

VF, in this case great thank for the very unconventional view at Nuptse. Breath taking south wall with two different types of rock...

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey Pali.....Thanks Brother :ok:
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[Vertical Freedom]

2,001,000 registered views of this thread
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5,893 hours Mountain flying
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[gazpad]

2,001,000 registered views of this thread
10,000 hours accident free & climbing
1,356 MediVac Mountain Rescues
5,893 hours Mountain flying
495 hours above 20,000'


Namaste VF,

Congratulations to your achievments. May all your landings be happy.

If you want to add to your numbers my personal case...

1 fool who decided to take rotary hours after having spent too much time in this thread :8

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey gazpad..it sure ain't no easy game to be in, or to get in, should've asked me first :ugh:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Arrrj]

Cool numbers VF. :D

Keep it up mate.

Arrrj

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey Arrrj.......thanks Mate, that's the plan :cool:
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[Zombywoof]

#4457 Looks like you roto-tilled the ground for them before you set 'er down. Nice of you to help out!

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey Zoombywoof.....hehehehehehe not quiet, a local Earthshake broke up some of the soil :O yip small local Earthquakes still continue today :{
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DP - deluded pilot

[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]

That'll polish out, good dose of Super Glue & Mothers Carnauba wax :*
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[Vertical Freedom]

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/rotors99002/IMG_7866%202.jpg
I Love giving these scraggly Muttlies a good scratch.......no one else in the village will :O

[Nubian]

That'll polish out, good dose of Super Glue & Mothers Carnauba wax :*
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/rotors99002/IMG_8648.jpg

Whats the story on this one? Clothing-line?

[Animal Mother]

Is that filled with builder's expanding foam?

[311kph]

Is that filled with builder's expanding foam?

[fleigle]

Judging by the paint color I'm assuming it is something "Russian", so maybe it could be "bef"
:(
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[Vertical Freedom]

G'day Nubian..............a Blessed Soul ran through the TR at idle. Rest in Peace
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Good morning Animal Mother.........I think it's compressed Fairy Floss :ouch:
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Hoy there 311kph..........Mate it's very special Fairy Floss, how special?? Very Special :8
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Namaste fleigle..............French actually, maybe simply Croissant dough :eek:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Carbon Bootprint]

VF, if you don't mind me asking, what exactly is that cloaked in red at the top of the dam in post 4470? It would at first appear to be a person, but that wouldn't seem to be so given the scale of the buildings to the right. Sorry if I'm just clueless, I was born that way. :)

[fleigle]

Carbon,
You must have a very small screen, or very poor eyesight, it appears to be a large red box-like structure, and appears to have a light on the top.
It could be as high as 2-3m.
Maybe an electrical controls box?
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[Carbon Bootprint]

Fleigle,

Guilty of both. Thank you for such a useful and authoritative post. :cool:

[Flying Bull]

@Fleigle - you meight to need to get new glases or a bigger monitor as well ;-)
The construction, a box on legs with a flag on top seems like more than 8 to 10 meters tall - cause you can pass underneath ....
Compared with the roads and cars on it, quite a big construction ;)

[fleigle]

Its a bloody great big red box then, usefullness unknown.
I may need a bigger confuser screen AND glasses, as I don't see any vehicles.
Anyhow, a digression from VF's most wonderfull pictures, as ever, thank you.
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[Flying Bull]

Its a bloody great big red box then, usefullness unknown.
I may need a bigger confuser screen AND glasses, as I don't see any vehicles.
Anyhow, a digression from VF's most wonderfull pictures, as ever, thank you.
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Take a look on the left side / road.
Two cars on the right lane (in the shadow).
And I guess, you can cross the damm - driving underneath the big red box...

Tip Strg (or CMD for the Apple user) and + zooms in, using most browsers - so you don´t need to buy a new monitor :E

[Ancient Rotorhead]

Could the "bloody great big red box" house the lifting mechanism for the spillway gates? :ok:

[SRFred]

Nah, I reckon it is merely a modern version of the water driven prayer wheels so common in the mountains. Think of all the good prayers and vibes that will be floating around when the water goes over the wall!

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day there Carbon Bootprint.....that is a very good question, really :confused: I suffer the same syndrome too :8
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Ow fleigle.................getting warmerer, me thinks :)
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G'day Flying Bull........warmest so far :ok:
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Aaaargh fleigle..........I think that's damn close to the winning answer :O
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Yes Flying Bull.........that's a red hot answer, probably the hottest one thus far :p
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Hello Ancient Rotorhead.....a very matter-of-fact answer for the Anciently Wise one; a bloody great big red box; love it 10/10 :eek:
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Hey SRFred..........philosophically speaking, the deepest answer of them all - a Prayer Wheel :D actually I have no clue, as I just overflew whilst transiting :ooh:
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