Top of the World: photos from Nepal

[Vertical Freedom]

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Keep Your eyes....outside :mad:

[Vertical Freedom]

Firm, tan seats.....gotta Love 'em :8
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[Vertical Freedom]

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Look Outside....Look Outside.......Your low-level DVFR, so keep them eye balls sharp :=

[fleigle]

Bad boy Steve!,
Sneaking those legs in between 2 almost identical shots of those sexy wires!!!
Thanks!,
f

[fadecdegraded]

On the post of the tan seats you have headed it up Longbox, what exactly are you referring to there:ok:

[Vertical Freedom]

Hoy fleigle.....How much can a Koala Bear, I'm steigled, I'm (alomst) innocent really :8
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Haaar fadecdegraded....in Ozz the LongRanger is colloquially know as the LongBox. Any inference to other more furry matters is purely coincidental :E
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[Vertical Freedom]

The correct & appropriate gear for the HEMS Crew :eek:
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[fadecdegraded]

I have a feeling neither of those longboxs have any furrrrrr on them:ooh:

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey fadecdegraded...not sure Mate, I'm waiting to do the next DI to confirm that :=
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[Vertical Freedom]

Been without a Telievision for 22years & counting, don't want any programming thanks, not required :8
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[flighttest-engineer]

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Surfing in muddy waters...

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey flighttest-engineer....sadly yes :ouch:
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[RotorKraft]

now that IS Sexy.....post #4764

[SRFred]

now that IS Sexy.....post #4764


:uhoh: but we aren't to 4764 yet! What has VF in store? :)

[500e]

Think you need a reality check VR
https://www.aopa.org/-/media/images/legacy/aopa/home/news/all/2015/march/0304_md_helicopters.jpg

[Thud_and_Blunder]

Well-played, 500E - well-played :)

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey SRFred....maybe it twaza wee error, maybe 6741? :p
Oooow 500e....what's that firm device between LT's legs? :eek:
G'day Thud_and_Blunder...........playing what :=



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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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Grip that stick :8 firmly :D

[Self loading bear]

there might be something wrong with the post numbering.
For me too the the post with the lady jumping out the Md had the number 4764.
I have noted before a difference in numbering when somebody refers to posts.

Perhaps Senior Pilot can check this out?
For me this is post 4772

Cheers SLB

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey self loading beer............I struggle to count past the 4 or 5 checks in the Squirrel, so with that said; please count me out :ouch:
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[flopter]

Been without a Telievision for 22years & counting, don't want any programming thanks, not required :8
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/rotors99016/IMG_9492.jpg

Maybe You should have included an Ironing board image to represent your "flat earth" opinion too! :ok:

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Senior Pilot]

there might be something wrong with the post numbering.
For me too the the post with the lady jumping out the Md had the number 4764.
I have noted before a difference in numbering when somebody refers to posts.

Perhaps Senior Pilot can check this out?
For me this is post 4772

Cheers SLB

Something strange here: your post is consistently 4769 under different logins and no login.

The old clearing caches may help?

[Vertical Freedom]

Anyone care for dip? Come on.....it’s ‘spring water’ :eek:
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[roybert]

Anyone care for dip? Come on.....it’s ‘spring water’ :eek:
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VF Not sure about the Spring water in your neck of the woods. If you hadn't mentioned that it was water I would have guessed painted concrete. Keep up the great posts Always look forward to see what's new.

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey there roybert.....Yes Mate it's a Spring fed bath tub; pretty scary :( I'd not be puttin' a toe in there, that's fer sure, to be sure :{
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[Vertical Freedom]

Nice view............................of me flyin' gumbies :uhoh:
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[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]

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Memories circa 2010 :ok:

[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]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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:}

[gator2]

VF, while bowing to your extremely superior airmanship, I have found that if you land a little sooner, the passengers tend to enjoy a higher degree of bladder comfort

[Zombywoof]

Cuppa Tea...Cutie Pie

I have to say, that is a great shot. Your best photos are always the ones of people, not rocks.

[Old Farang]

Giddy-Up
Your 'orse needs a 50 hourly on it's toenails. :ok:

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey gator2......Cheers & what brings about that conclusion mate? :8
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G'day zombywoof......thanks Brother, appreciate it :O
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Hoy OF.....You may well be correct. I'm only familiar with my own & like to keep 'em short, damn short :D
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[gulliBell]

Excuse my ignorance, but is that Bruno Mars riding up front?

[dash34]

Cuppa Tea...Cutie Pie

I have to say, that is a great shot. Your best photos are always the ones of people, not rocks.

You go to Nepal to see the mountains, you go back to see the people.

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey gulliBell....please excuse my greater ignorance Mate...no clue who that'd be? :ugh: I do live a sheltered life though ;)
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G'day dash34.......Yes You can sure say that! My next goal is trek some of those flight routes I did a thousand times but never left the saddle :oh:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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great move Puddytat :8

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

H369C restored, purchased new in 1972.....:D
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[MichiScholz]

For me it looks a little bit like a 369 rather than a 269!

[Vertical Freedom]

Can this wheelie be done...........................:rolleyes:
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[Vertical Freedom]

For me it looks a little bit like a 369 rather than a 269!

Ooops, thanks...MichiScholz. You're correct! 'Twas a wee fingering error on my part :8
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NIU Electric Skooty :ok:

[HeliHenri]

.
Hello VF,
The paint scheme is exactly like the Air Zermatt one !
This 369 comes from Switzerland ?
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[Vertical Freedom]

.
Hello VF,
The paint scheme is exactly like the Air Zermatt one !
This 369 comes from Switzerland ?
.

Hey HeliHenry....next time I hook up with the Boss, I’ll ask him. :8

[RVDT]

H369C restored, purchased new in 1972.....

Whats with the funny red stripe on the torquemeter?

Did someone put a C-18 in it? Which is feasible as it may have had one from new at that time.

Otherwise it looks pretty sharp for its age.

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day RVDT.....Yep that's right, she's got a c18 up her :ouch: 'Tis very flash for Her age, been given lots of TLC :8
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[Vertical Freedom]

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/589F1EE4-7F9B-4ED3-A87E-86002F3B21FE.jpg:D

[Vertical Freedom]

BIG Mama..little Papa...Budi :=
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:)

[Vertical Freedom]

These Helicopter seats have absolutely the verybrest view :ouch:
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Secured to the seat with lip-o-suction :eek:

[Vertical Freedom]

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[twisted wrench]

VH: In your post 4810 , You saving that chili pepper for dessert ? I am guessing that is you sitting there lower left corner with the white legs crossed?

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning TW......Yes it was i Sir, Love my chillies :}
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[compressor stall]

Still loving the pics VF. Thanks again. I’m taking the missus and our three kids trekking there for 9 weeks later this year. Can’t wait. At this stage 4 weeks around Annapurna and no plans yet after that, but open to recommendations, preferably off the beaten track...!

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey CS...welcome Mate, happy to help with Your plans & a few reds & yum Pizza :ok:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

Fresh Organic Salad in a Spelt Wheat Paratha with roasted Tomarillos, Cherry Tommies & Chilies :p
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[Vertical Freedom]

I'm too happy.......I get a free ride down thanks to me sick Mate here......:Dhttp://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/rotors99029/IMG_5909%201.jpg

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

:p := :ouch:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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:ok:

[Vertical Freedom]

:eek:
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[Evil Twin]

This is turning into my kitchen rules!

[500e]

Seen that red & white before :=
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[Vertical Freedom]

Good morning 500e....Yep & they're all red inside Mate, white out :O
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

https://www.livekindly.co/31-vegan-recipes-march/amp/

Well done EvilTwin, well done :ok:

[Vertical Freedom]

EvilTwin...ready them taste buds Matey ;)
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Gram & Potato Curried Soup with boiled Spelt Brown Rice! + Veg 'Jalfrezi' with stirfried Garlic, Onion, Chilli, Capsicum, Carrot, Cabbage, Potato & Peas, with lot's of Garam Masala Spices, Black Pepper, Black Salt; fried over lashings of Coconut oile :ooh:

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

:Ehttp://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/43259ED8-3023-45C5-99AE-C4192F300D63.jpg
Lick, sip, suck those pure fresh Vegan Cherry-Tom delish-delights :8
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[Vertical Freedom]

E64's napping @ BK drome :sad: me on final for the main H :*
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[atr-drivr]

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What u takin about Willis, plenty of vis there...;)

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day atr-drivr....yaaar it's not anywhere near as bad as Mountain weather :O
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

Pugs do missionery :ooh:
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[Vertical Freedom]

Short Final @ 23,000' @ -7ºC :ouch:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

Mountain click by Helicopter :cool:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[cavuman1]

G'Day VF!

I'm not certain whether or not you've covered my question earlier in this most excellent thread, but I wonder if your Aussie physiognomy, originally unused to extreme altitude, had a period of adjustment as you began initial operations in the "roof of the World"? Did you encounter episodes of hypoxia, acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), or high altitude cerebral edema (HACE)? How long did it take you to acclimatize? Do any of your tourist clientele from sea level locales experience medical difficulties? Do you and your passengers use supplemental oxygen? I know that when I visited Denver, Colorado (a great town BTW!), a lowly 5,200' MSL, I had epistaxis (bloody nose) and dyspnea (trouble breathing). I am certain that my pack-a-day cowboy killer (Marlboro red) habit didn't help. That you are a yoga practitioner probably helped you. As a side note, I am given to believe that Nepalese Sherpas are genetically gifted with larger lung capacity and higher hematocrit (O2-carrying red blood cell volume) than we mere mortals...

Downward Dog and Upward Collective, Steve! :ok:

Good on you and those you love! :)

- Ed

[albatross]

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We used a product called "Rain Away" works great.

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day albatross.....Yip know the stuff, we use RainX, even perspex polish or car polish works pretty good too! This wasn't my bird, was only a training flight. If I was gonna do more in that ship, I'd surely be applying that magic goop :ok:
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Hoy there wcavuman1.....Been lucky I've never experienced any altitude issues, even when I'd run out of O2, or when stuck up there due weather :ooh: seen plenty a folks sick, seriously sick & die from AMS, HAPE & HACE. :uhoh: I think Yoga, Pranayama (breathing exercises) Plant Based Whole Foods Vegan diet has helped me a lot :ok:

I don't believe Sherpa's have any unique high-altitude genes. If You were born at 10,000'+ worked hard everyday at those heights & much higher then, You too would be a super athlete at those same altitudes. There's no doubt anyone can achieve similar if they spent their entire life up there! :D Yes Sherpa's are super powerful, amazingly fit & resilient, but only those that go outdoors & do that seriously high-altitude toiling. I know plenty Sherpa's who work inside offices that are unfit & unhealthy like their Western counterparts :} They are great people & very hard working :cool:

High-Altitude survival tips: Stay away from Dairy (clogs the Lungs & Lymphatic system), consuming lots of Timmur (Szechuan pepper) helps build more red blood corpuscles which carries O2 & good old Garlic keeps the blood thin, don't smoke! :)

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[Vertical Freedom]

Serious injuries may be encountered, before walking into this Tail-Rotor :rolleyes:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[2016parks]

Any info on the plane crash? 38 reported dead. What on earth happened?

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day 2016parks....50 confirmed dead so far, see below the ATC transcript with the PIC. Very sad news indeed :confused: Many Nepali travel agents on a freebie flight onboard & Nepali medical students mostly from the same college :(

Rest in Peace


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2CIxzmqgu4

[belly tank]

Off topic sorry but I can see this ending up in future CRM courses.

What a horrible tragedy.

2018-03-12 US Bangla DHC-8-400 crashed on landing Kathmandu » JACDEC (http://www.jacdec.de/2018/03/12/2018-03-18-us-bangla-dhc-8-400-crashed-on-landing-kathmandu/)

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey there BT.....szavasz :ok: sadly it never seems to end, a tragedy magnet :{
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[Vertical Freedom]

Northwall...great fit, lightweight & strong, awesome dual visor system :ok:
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[GrayHorizonsHeli]

I love this thread.puppies. food. Babes.my favorite things. And sometimes some of those helicopter thingies.

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day GrayHorizonsHeli....thanks Mate, muchly appreciated :ok: I'll try & pump a few more babe clix :=
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

A tasty amber drop, fresh from a Sherpa := (from the can that is :O)
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

:rolleyes:
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[Vertical Freedom]

A very seriously injured rucksack :ugh:
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[Vertical Freedom]

Sourdough Corn bread; burnt with tasty grilled Veggies & Chilli (of course) :p
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[nomorehelosforme]

VF, Home alone did you burn your food in #4871..... I manage to do that when home alone!!!!

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey there nomorehelosforme....'twas planned that way, the over-roasting of me toast till burnt, I Loves it that way :rolleyes:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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Fried in good old Coconut fat :p

[Vertical Freedom]

Yaaar that's the spot, purfekt....just don't stop :ok:
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[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]

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Tastier :}
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[Vertical Freedom]

Heli clear of the goals :uhoh:
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Yip TR clear of any Player interference :8

[311kph]

I guess it's game over every time the ball goes out of the field :-)

[SRFred]

I guess it's game over every time the ball goes out of the field :-)


That's why the helicopter is there, to retrieve the ball from down the hill! :E

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey there 311kph........:eek: that's bugger :ugh:
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G'day SRFred.............Exakery, makes for an interesting game (of sorts) :*
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[Vertical Freedom]

Camp 6 Macalu :eek:
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[gulliBell]

Tasty, photo x 2

I at least half agree with you on that one at this stage :p

[Vertical Freedom]

Oye gulliBell.....ain't gonna argue there Mate....verilly tasty :ouch:
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[Vertical Freedom]

I've got this...step back please..............way back :eek:
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[gulliBell]

As tasty as #4883 looks, if it meant I had to do a take-out delivery to the address at #4888 first, then I'm for staying hungry.

[Vertical Freedom]

I'm wid You gulliBell.........for a take-away I woldn't risk it. I was up there to save a Life, but even that is getting to be crazy for the risk reward ratio is just too slim :ooh:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[SRFred]

Geez, that bike is impressive if you are on oxygen riding it?

[500e]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ8TUyK5jaIuHY0hlmixs9TahJCk6Vjyk8uOKv23DA X1JlqDmGEPrefer the red one #4881

[RotorBabe]

many thanks for posting, appreciate the amazing scenes from my country! Great and scary job you have. May you always stay safe.

[Vertical Freedom]

Hey SRFred.....hehehehe air quality is so ****e I probably should be wearing O2, but naaaar it's a serious carbon impregnated air filter :rolleyes:
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Yes 500e......the red one right is lickable, oops meant to type likable, spell checker spilling the beans on me again :E
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G'day RB....many thanks & my pleasure to share the sights of the heights :D
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[Vertical Freedom]

WHERE'S MY DAMN COFFEE :}
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[Zombywoof]

Um, #4899, what is that on the screen? Looks a bit disturbing.

[Vertical Freedom]

Dear Cat owners.....be warned; Cucumbers are very dangerous to Your little Pussy :eek:

https://media1.tenor.co/images/c879f1116657fb6deb410bdb86fe9af2/tenor.gif?itemid=10226870

[Vertical Freedom]

Um, #4899, what is that on the screen? Looks a bit disturbing.

Hey Mate....it's meant to be disturbing :( AS350B3 post fire crash following a wire-strike, nil survivors :=




Photo removed: it is quite unnecessary to post it here VF

Splot

[Vertical Freedom]

Thanks for your kind censorship Splot...heaven forbid we show a tiny image on a barely visible screen of some truth, to help drive home Airmanship flight-safety :=

Never ceases to amaze me the growing 'politically correctness' nonsense in our society...naked Men & Women displaying their genitalia at the gay Mardi Gras prancing about is OK, even head-jobs for Kiddies to see in the street is perfectly fine because hey; live & let live it's PC? :ugh: But show a burned Body from a real wire-strike accident...Oow no that's vulgar can't show that on the Te(lie)vision or on PRUNE, might offend someone :mad: might encourage a safer flight attitude :{ should've posted some knaked breasts instead & got a roaring applause :*
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Happy Landings & do everything into wind except piss :}

[Senior Pilot]

VF, it is not ‘political correctness’ but what is acceptable here on Rotorheads.

By your own admission it was an image that ‘was meant to be disturbing’ and was plainly visible. We don’t have genitalia images nor naked breasts here either.

[DOUBLE BOGEY]

SENIOR PILOT, Why no breasts?? (Genitalia sounds.........medical)

VF - this is the best thread on PPRUNE. However I think SP is correct. Family of the victim and all that!

Keep posting......more beautiful Nepalese Girls please (are we allowed to want such things anymore). The mountains are symbolic breasts and the valleys........eh-umm say no more.

Oh and motorbikes. Oh and food.

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day Senior Pilot...sometimes we need a little shock factor to drive safety points home & motivate to fly safer :ugh: I had zero complaints at the Flight Safety workshop, (ran 4 the same last year & 2 thus far in 2018) only thing Pilots were saying after seeing that, is they are gonna be much more cautious about wires & weather from now on....so the shock factor worked :ouch: if it saves one wire strike or weather crash; it's worth it :D
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Namaste Rotor Babe....thanks, I know You'd understand as You've lost a friend in Air disasters here! Big thank You for Your support!
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Hoy there Double Bogey.....my sentiments exactly, some fun bags for a jolly distraction never hurt anyone, there's thousands of 'em bobbing about down on Bondi Beach & marching the streets without anyone uttering a sour word :O I hear you about the Family, I was there, not nice. But it was splashed all over the local media so wasn't the first time it was shown, only in more details, with more pictures & much larger :ooh:
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[gulliBell]

VF - this is the best thread on PPRUNE. However I think SP is correct. Family of the victim and all that!

Keep posting......more beautiful Nepalese Girls please (are we allowed to want such things anymore). The mountains are symbolic breasts and the valleys........eh-umm say no more.

Oh and motorbikes. Oh and food.

Yeah, all of that, except less motorbikes and food, and more of the other thing. Much more.

[Vertical Freedom]

Roger that gulliBell :}
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

Can't be that hard, if my Hubby can do.....so can I :eek:
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[Vertical Freedom]

The Goddess of Love :D
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[Fareastdriver]

If God had meant us to clamber up mountains He wouldn't have given us the brains to invent helicopters.

[gulliBell]

Roger that gulliBell :}


As mighty fine viewin' them mountin's are, some of those mountin' women are mighty finer viewin' still. Almost fine enough for me to contemplate taking a flight at those ridiculous nose bleeding hypoxical altitudes to find me some of that fine viewin'.

Just curious if you have a methanol or nitro injection system etc in your ride to give it a bit of momentary extra oomph at camp 6 etc.

[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]

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[gulliBell]

..G'day gulliBell...not quite, just stock aviation kero, but there's no seats, no bags, no fuel (well almost, only launch with 60litres) :eek: Would be a pleasure to see You here, with O2 bubbles in a Beer can to aid Your staggering :)
..

My altitude record is an embarrassing 12 grand, in a 2-bladed Bell with 3 engines. I imagine that would be a subterranean coal mine altitude in your neck of the woods! I think I'd need to be kept well away from any flight controls, with the IFR covers on the windscreens, and wearing foggles. I'd need to rely on the other senses for sensing any mountin' women in proximity.

[Ascend Charlie]

2-bladed Bell with 3 engines

That would be a 212 with a spare underslung?

I got a Huey to 17,000 in PNG but its envelope was 20kt min to 40kt max, certainly no attempt at landing on Mt Wilhelm.

[Old Farang]

Down by the river, 4914
:=:= Go stand in the corner!

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day gulliBell....You countin' the fan in the dash as a donk too? Goes to show I don't know me Bells that well, 3 x engines :D I never take my foggles off :eek:
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Crikey Ascend Charlie........that's high for a Huey :ok: took a B206BIII to 22,000' filming once, 15 knots was the hold height speed :(
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Yes Old Farang....OK I surrender; I'll stand in the corner provided I can see that abomination, to see such perfectly voluptuous curved Moontins & the cleavaged valley :eek:



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[Vertical Freedom]

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:mad:

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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Milk-shake time :O

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Fareastdriver]

Just extend the Araldite just beside it.

[Nubian]

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Hey VF,

Whats the story behind this?

[gulliBell]

That would be a 212 with a spare underslung?


Close enough, here ye be awarded a cigar. 'Twas indeed a 212, with a spare in the back. And half frozen me up front with no map. I did start out with a map but it blew out the window. Anyway, couldn't see much of the ground to make use of a map, and the top-of-climb checklist has me closing my eyes until ready for descent.

[Vertical Freedom]

G'day Fareastdriver.....exactly Mate, seen a repair on a TR blade hole here big enough for Your 2 thumbs to go through repaired by the magic of Aralditie :ugh:
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Hoy there Nubian......TGB went AWOL following a sudden stoppage due to impact of the rotating blades at flight idle :yuk:
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Crikey gulliBell...that was grandly orjanised :confused: Your one Blessed lucky bugger :D
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[gulliBell]

..Colour tones politely adjusted for Politically Correctness :D even though there's nothing in the rules (yes I checked)

I see both throttles are all the way forward in the military power detent...you might say balls to the wall, or whatever the gender specific term in the same context.

[Flying Bull]

Hey VF,

Whats the story behind this?

Just a little bit of duct tape will do ;-)

https://gizmodo.com/5447738/bear-attacks-plane-pilot-fixes-plane-with-duct-tape-pilot-flies-duct-taped-plane-home

[Vertical Freedom]

Evening gulliBell.......it's the throttle levers, they're gender neutral, or transsexual clubs :*
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Hoy cavuman1.......eeer would that be cront :confused:
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G'day Flying Bull.....WoW but; I saw a 350 blade delamination bodgied up with duct tape, flew that way & then the Star-flex failed in the hover a month later :{ if it needs fixing, then do it right, or don't do it at all :eek:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Arcal76]

How the hell is that possible ????

[Vertical Freedom]

Good morning Arcal76......that my Friend comes about from a massive impact when some one head first runs into the Tail Rotor at 100% Nr :yuk:

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[A681001]

Good morning Arcal76......that my Friend comes about from a massive impact when some one head first runs into the Tail Rotor at 100% Nr


Was that this incedent VF ?
https://www.timesofisrael.com/rescuers-take-on-hungry-locals-and-destroyed-roads-to-extract-israelis/

[heliduck]

I see both throttles are all the way forward in the military power detent...you might say balls to the wall, or whatever the gender specific term in the same context.
It’s no longer called a cockpit, ‘tis now a box office.

[Vertical Freedom]

Evening A681001.....no that was another one sadly. This was more recently :{
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Hey heliduck........ow I see, said the blind Man, but box-office doesn't sound gender neutral :p
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[gulliBell]

#4951

A 206 in the mountains. VF, now you're really starting to make me quiver, even with eyes tightly closed shut.

[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[gulliBell]

#4965

That looks like the < > Bridge over the < > waterway and the road to < >. If so, I'm very surprised a helicopter would be flying around there. My guess he's about 3nm left of track, unless he's got a serious set of paperwork and approvals in order. The last helicopter I recall that drifted off track in that area didn't end well for the pilot.

[Vertical Freedom]

That'll balance out.....Shurely :E
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

Well gulliBell ole Mate.....I'm hearing ya :ok: Twins rock :\:eek::\
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[nomorehelosforme]

LOL VF, I'm sure Senior Pilot won't be liking some of you latest posts:cool::D

[Fareastdriver]

I agree.
Top of the World: photos from Nepal

There are too many that have nothing to do with the subject.

[Old Farang]

Clear Prop, #4949......
Ah, so now the truth comes out! You are actually a tractor driver and buy all those nice photos from someone else! :=

[nbl]

I agree.


There are too many that have nothing to do with the subject.


With nearly 5,000 replies I think people like it FED. You can only have so many pics of rocks etc.. Good work VF - Carry on.

[fleigle]

Echo that nbl, FED must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed.
VF is doing a great job here.
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[Fareastdriver]

Crawls back into corner.

[Vertical Freedom]

Morning Fareastdriver.....After so many posts of the same Moontains from 5,000,000 dangles, I felt some refreshments in the form of change was greatly overdue & needed, to inject some fun here. But someone up there wants to control the content I post here :mad:
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G'day Old Farang......Yes Your right; my true profession is 'Tractor Operator - SemiSkilled' :suspect: spend a lot of coin buying pictures from that Steven bloke :rolleyes:
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Grand day to You nbl & fleigle.......Thanks Gents, hmmm I was booted form the Rotorheads Around the World (incl 'Views from the Cockpit') thread for too many posts & this one was launched for me to post on. Which I've been doing for a 7years now. I'd assumed I could post about bikes, yoga, cars, girls, family, selfies, boats, broken bones, food, dogs, scenery & even helicopters. Sadly however this thread is being more & more aggressively vetted & hijacked to someones personal ideals. Nothing to do with PC, nudity nor porn, nothing in the PPRUNE rules state what topics or pictures can be posted, adverts excluded? Even other contributors posts are being systematically removed without reasons or any justification being given. Last few days over a dozen posts of others & mine where deleted? Again no reasons given, BOOM just gone! So it seems pointless to continue. Might as well delete the lot to appease the wrath of some admin up there in God's chair :mad:

It's been fun & I've truly appreciated the comments & the following. It's been an amazingly wonderful experience to express myself here, but with the aggressive indiscriminate removal of other members posts & mine for zero reason or justification feels like a prison is upon us here, trying to control everything we think, say, do or post, manipulating our every actions..no thank You. Rather spend time doing other things than have my posts covertly removed for 'their' amusement? :{

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[Arrrj]

Start your own website VF.

Then you can control what is going on.

All the best,
Arrrj

[finalchecksplease]

Vertical Freedom;

Shame to lose your fantastic pictures but I can see & understand where you're coming from. :sad:

Take care :ok:

[Ascend Charlie]

Awww jeez I enjoy looking at these shots. Has management changed?

[pitch horn]

VF , your posts will be sadly missed. Time for your book to be published.
Om Shante

[Vertical Freedom]

Hoy Arrrj......That's a plan :ok: Shame the admin have no rules yet invent what they wish to be posted here without any guidelines :eek:
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G'day finalchecksplease.....Blame the admin :ugh: ask them what the PPRUNE rules are....I'm sure they can't tell You either :\ it's invented on the hop :}
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Hey there Ascend Charlie....can't say, don't know but 1 in 3 of my posts are getting deleted which aren't rude, nor nude, nor gore...so the question begs; why?
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[Vertical Freedom]

G'day pitch horn......I'd like a link to that, no pun intended :ouch: I'll miss posting too, ask admin why they rip dozens of my posts for no reason? This is the only cause of parting :ugh:
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/2014-11/P1060648.jpg

[Vertical Freedom]

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h338/rotors99/2014-11/P1090226.jpg

[DOUBLE BOGEY]

VF keep posting but maybe we should check if it's a technical problem that pulls the posts. However, if not then PPRUNE has lost the plot. Let's face it, helicopters can be a bit boring. What makes this thread such fun is the variety and your personality which shines through your electric postings.

If PP Towers is trying to destroy this thread then they are just plain stupid. Advertising sales come from people visiting PPRUNE. Your thread helps enormously to bring in the punters.

Come PP management. Show some intelligence and support. You have no idea the frustration and negative impact arbitrary post deletions cause.

VF don't give up yet. Your thread is the ONLY reason I visit PP everyday.

[Timothy Quinn]

Do let us know where you'll be posting to.
Thanks too for all those shots.

[Karearea]

VF - hoping we'll continue to see your posts here.
All the best :ok:

[pilotmike]

I am outraged! This thread is full of pictures of dangerous things::eek:

How can the mods possibly allow pictures of:

Food that is burnt - this is known to be carcinogenic?
Animals - they could bite?
Mountains - very dangerous places?
Flying in marginal weather - utterly irresponsible, it might encourage any low-hour PPL to attempt that?
Parking helicopters on the edge of high cliffs - what if they fall off?
Motorbikes - very dangerous machines, they kill 10,000s every year?
Puppies - they come with their own set of problems and could even smother you?

Some of the food looked as though it might even have been pulled straight from the ground instead of being wrapped and hermetically sealed in polythene wrap like the big supermarkets do - how could you possibly know it wasn't past its best before date? You damned risk taker! How dare you entice others to follow your crazy, foolhardy ways?

VF, please would you confine yourself to showing only safe pictures, maybe sub 1,000' altitude with sufficient density altitude to give decent safety margins, nothing less than full VMC, no dangerous mountains, no ghastly motorbikes, no puppies and no birds - they could cause rotor strikes!

All food should be consumed before the stamped use-by date and packaging should be carefully checked for damage before unwrapping. Any burnt bits should be discarded and put in your plastic recycling bin as required by the council.:ok:

Oh, and when you park your chopper, please put the tail over the ground, NOT hanging out over the cliff - what if it needs maintenance, you'd never be able to reach it - you hadn't thought of THAT, had you? Just sayin!;)

[gulliBell]

Don't worry Rotorhead PPPruners. I take the liberty to share with you some Intel. VF is in an oxygen rich environment at the moment and is probably not thinking straight....just wait 'till he gets back above 20,000' and all should return to normal. Hopefully.

[Good Business Sense]

I am outraged! This thread is full of pictures of dangerous things::eek:

How can the mods possibly allow pictures of:

Food that is burnt - this is known to be carcinogenic?
Animals - they could bite?
Mountains - very dangerous places?
Flying in marginal weather - utterly irresponsible, it might encourage any low-hour PPL to attempt that?
Parking helicopters on the edge of high cliffs - what if they fall off?
Motorbikes - very dangerous machines, they kill 10,000s every year?
Puppies - they come with their own set of problems and could even smother you?

Some of the food looked as though it might even have been pulled straight from the ground instead of being wrapped and hermetically sealed in polythene wrap like the big supermarkets do - how could you possibly know it wasn't past its best before date? You damned risk taker! How dare you entice others to follow your crazy, foolhardy ways?

VF, please would you confine yourself to showing only safe pictures, maybe sub 1,000' altitude with decent pressure altitude to give decent safety margins, nothing less than full VMC, no dangerous mountains, no ghastly motorbikes, no puppies and no birds - they could cause rotor strikes!

All food should be consumed before the stamped use-by date and packaging should be carefully checked for damage before unwrapping. Any burnt bits should be discarded and put in your plastic recycling bin as required by the council.:ok:

Oh, and when you park your chopper, please put the tail over the ground, NOT hanging out over the cliff - what if it needs maintenance, you'd never be able to reach it - you hadn't thought of THAT, had you? Just sayin!;)

....... and, "don't try this at home" ......... "other people with helicopters teetering off high mountain peaks are available" :):)

[Georg1na]

Echoes of the sacking of Savoia here........................same peeps probably:mad:

[XV666]

This sure was an interesting thread until they ran Savoia off. I can only look at so many pictures of an Astar in the Himalayas.


It is high time that the Mod Central asked him to return. He has an enormous trove of fascinating stuff that would make a welcome break from Nepal and vegetarianism .......................:ok:

Echoes of the sacking of Savoia here........................same peeps probably:mad:

Make up your mind, sweety pie. And maybe get your facts straight? Savoia wasn't sacked, run off nor banned, he left of his own accord after being held responsible for outing another member who cancelled his account over the outing for which Savoia got a paltry week off.

It's a shame the same nonsense is going on here because a moderator or two have done their unpaid job and deleted a couple of posts. So what? Other forums here have far, far more severe moderating and seem to survive without the 'poor me' wailing going on here.

Let's get back to VF posting good stuff on Nepal :ok:

[claudia]

VF. Dont go. Your thread is BY FAR the best on pprune in every way.
Always the first one i read and sometimes the only one!
Please continue.
Claudia

[500e]

Calm down he is just winding us up & possibly asking for a raise for meal vouchers.
If I am mistaken it is a poor show on the part of the mods to drive one of the more interesting threads away :{
Always look at it first for a laugh or wonder how does he do that

[gulliBell]

Don't worry about it...my intelligence operatives know where VF is hiding out and they'll have the thumb screws on him very soon. Once he's depressurised in their hyperbaric chamber and force fed charcoal corn bread and green chilli he'll be back to his old self. Stay tuned.

[nbl]

Not one word from a mod?

[Vertical Freedom]

The responses here are overwhelming, I need to get another cylinder of CO3 to suck on :eek:
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Crikey pilotmike.......You're now scaring me :* But I Love Your work, You've a sense of humour as warped as mine :) I think I'd rather hang the tail over a ledge than pick up the shreds of someone wandering through my Rotorables :yuk: Let the Engineers get some abseiling equipment :ouch:
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Hoy gulliBell.....Mate that being said, sling-loading at 20,000 fathoms in the Mariana Trench ain't no walk in the park, it's always NVFR & the CO3 gives me the giggles :p (in all the wrong places) :O
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Hey there Good Business Sense.....Come orn Mate, this is at home ;)
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Evening Georg1na.....can't say I'm in the know about that :confused:
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G'day heli.......try some 30 post deletions of mine in recent months :mad: not sure how many of others postings? Maybe it's technical glitches, but it's far too many, way outside my comfort zone :( If this was a flying operation I'd have bugged out long ago :)
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Haaar claudia.......thank You for your kind words, Bless Your cotton socks :ok:
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[Vertical Freedom]

HuH 500e....no one told me I could get 'meal tickets' where???? Someones been holding out on me :ooh: & also thanks for Your kind words, Bless Your thongs Mate :D
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Thanks gulliBell......looking forward to those mentioned snacks, especially the Chilli, I hear Charcoal is a good cleanser of the gizzards :hmm: couple cold cleansing Ales will help balance the nervous system :p Can I get some company whilst hanging out in the deco-chamber :}
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Evening nbl.............funny that :8 what could they say :\
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Mornin' fleigle.....thanks Brother, appreciate Your kind words, cheers :cool:
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[Vertical Freedom]

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[Vertical Freedom]

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[JBL99]

I thought it was an April Fools day joke to start with, but I'm guessing you're serious! (and you talked about deleting thread on 2nd April, not the 1st)

This thread is one of the main reasons I read PPRune these days. Keep it going VF!

[soggyboxers]

I do hope you’ll stay VF. For me, this has been the most enjoyable thread on prune for some considerable time and is the only reason I visit this site (and then look at some other threads, most of which turn out to be the usual infighting between the usual perpetrators). Whilst not every post on the thread is interesting, the vast majority are thoroughly enjoyable and I have never found a single one offensive or unacceptable. Keep up the good work VF

[Good Business Sense]

Hey there Good Business Sense.....Come orn Mate, this is at home ;)



Just can't get enough of your stuff VF - what you do is what it's all about !

[Flying Bull]

The only Thread I follow over years!
Great insights not only into flying in a demanding area but also into the 360 degrees around, from people to animals!
Keep on and donˋt let anybody hassel you! !

[nomorehelosforme]

Keep at it VF, one of my posts was deleted of your thread

Stay Calm and carry on!!!!!

[gulliBell]

..Can I get some company whilst hanging out in the deco-chamber :}


The deco-chamber dancing gals charge by the 0.6 hour, Nepalese rupee not accepted. And their Hobbs meter always runs fast. Sorry, not in the budget I'm afraid. You'll just have to stick with the tall green bottles for company, preferably fizzy and cold, but not as fizzy as the CO3 you snort, or as cold as Makalu camp 6.

[belly tank]

G’day Brother,
I think the support speaks for itself, I along with everyone here also like to view your pics and the happenings in your part of the world.

Don’t let the detractors push you away.

Chat soon 😁

[twisted wrench]

VH would hate to see your thread stop , one of the only reasons I log onto PPRuNE these days is to check your site and see what new pictures you have posted.

[heliturbo]

YES, I really enjoy the pictures from such a remote country and challenging flying environment
hard to imagine a pilot and a machine operating daily in extreme condition, altough , I am sure, must be beautiful on sunny days.

[Vector 7]

Hi VF, I hope you will change your mind and keep your thread going. It's one of the best I know- mountains, helis, people, places, humour, food and tractors. It's great to see what you're seeing, doing and flying in a remote, beautiful country. It's an amazing slice of life and great to see, all while giving us an idea what you do for a livin' :ok:

[Ascend Charlie]

Don’t let the detractors push you away.

...or the tractors...

[RotorBabe]

Namaste Captain VF

PPRune admin deleting your picture postings, but why? They are crazy. I love your thread. Please stay please

om mane padme hum