Helos Around the World - Ned's Collection

[KiwiNedNZ]

As most of you know I have been travelling the world shooting these rotary winged marvels for a number of decades. Well after chatting with Senior Pilot am starting this thread which I will keep adding to during my world travels, showing the men/women and machines of this industry. Its a great industry to be a part of whether you are flying Robbies/Cabris at one end or the S92 and H225s at the other end. Each machine has its place and thats why we capture images from all parts of the spectrum. Thanks Senior Pilot and hope everyone enjoys the threads as I keep adding to it from both past and present images.

These first ones are from a shoot I did with Everett Aviation and Bristow in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. They were operating AW139s out to a drill ship off the coast of Tanzania down towards Mozambique.

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Once we got back from the offshore stuff managed to grab a few air to air shots of my camera ship (The H145) and Everetts AS355N. The helipad is in the middle of Dar Es Salaam and on top of the Holiday Inn I think. We managed to find a taller building nearby and got permission to shoot from its roof as the H145 did some approaches and take offs below.

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These few were from a shoot with Helisud Maroc in Marrakech, Morocco. Owned by some very good friends Auerlie and Daniel it went on to become Heliconia and they now operate a number of AW139s as well as a lot of light singles. This EC130 ended up with HeliFrance at their base in Paris for a while where I shot it again but not sure where it is now. Great country for backdrops to shoot against, especially up in the Atlas Mountains.

[KiwiNedNZ]

This was one of the more unique paint schemes I shot - a B3 in South Africa. I think it was Mike Bissit or Bissict that was flying it. Looked great over green backdrops.

[SAR driver]

Great photos Ned! I especially like the one of the 139 on the drill ship

[KiwiNedNZ]

These few images are from one of my trips to Afghanistan with the US State Dept - INL Air Wing crews and their Huey IIs. These specific images are from a few days in Kabul. Some amazing scenery.

[KiwiNedNZ]

This was a seriously awesome shoot. We were south of Bloemfontein in South Africa. Thys Potgieter was flying the 300 and the R44 over a couple of days doing dart work for a private game reserve. They were darting Rhinos, Giraffe, Kudu and some other animals. The Rhinos had trackers put into their horns which enabled the game farm to keep track of where they were at all times - essential when protecting them from the poachers. Bring up beside these amazing creatures when they were sedated was a pretty cool experience. Mind you one did wake up a lot quicker than they thought and I have never run so fast in my life :eek:

[stilllearning]

Awsome pictures Ned !!! Keeep them coming
Best regards

[soggyboxers]

What a great thread Ned. I love all the photos so far, especially the ones in Tanzania and South Africa. I’m looking forward to all your new posts

[KiwiNedNZ]

Spent a week with the team at OnAir Tours in Livingstone, Zambia a while ago. They had a couple of EC130B4s and an EC120. Such an amazing place to shoot over Victoria Falls. The flights at dawn and sunset were something pretty special. Sitting in the open doorway of the EC120 over the top of Vic Falls you had to pinch yourself to make sure you were awake. We shot both in the Upper Zambezi river and also did some low level stuff in the lower Zambezi. The tiger fishing is awesome there.

[KiwiNedNZ]

A few years ago here in New Zealand OutGro Aviation (MK1) had a couple of R66s on ag work. Spent a couple of days with the guys shooting down near Port Waikato. Was impressed with the R66 as an ag machine, there are a few of them here in NZ. Here they are spraying liquid Fert.

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Have had the privilege to shoot this private owners helicopters in Dubai for many years now. These ones are from back in 06 when we shot the first AW139 they got. You can see the Palm still being built in the background.

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Few years ago Columbia Helicopters had a Vertol 107 based in NZ doing utility work. I got to shoot them putting in some ski lift towers near Queenstown.

[KiwiNedNZ]

Lloyd Ferguson has a uniquely coloured MD500D here in New Zealand. We did an impromptu shoot of it along with a C model that was locally based back then.

[KiwiNedNZ]

If there is anything specific you would like to see from my shoots let me know and will see what I can dig out.

[Watson1963]

Brilliant photos Ned ... Thanks for taking the time to share. More please, as and when you have time! :ok:

[picopilot]

what a great incentive! i'll be joining you one day in the next 2-5 years! :ok:

[KiwiNedNZ]

Few from the south of France.

[KiwiNedNZ]

Going forward just going to upload batches of 5 images from my travels - they could be from anywhere, could be artistic ones, could be anything. Better to post small batches rather than you having to wait for ages for 20 or 30 photos to load.

Cheers.

Ned

[KiwiNedNZ]

Few artistic images.

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Batch of vertical format images, enjoy.

[stilton]

What is going on in post #13 in the picture at top right


The helicopter is connected to a fuel truck with the rotors turning, I assume they’re hot refuelling but why does the fuel truck have some sort of yellow tarp surrounding it ?

[206Fan]

Stilton,

The yellow tarp is a fuel spill containment kit.

[KiwiNedNZ]

Another batch of vertical format images. Enjoy.

[KiwiNedNZ]

Todays Batch of Five. Enjoy.

[KiwiNedNZ]

Todays batch - posted from onboard Cathay Pacific A350 between Auckland and Hong Kong :ok:

Enjoy.

[Flyting]

Thanks Ned...
Keep 'em coming.
What camera are you using and how much gear are you lugging around with you on your shoots?

[garly1]

Had the pleasure of flying Ned recently for a shoot out of our new B3 and I was pleasantly surprised at how little he carries considering the shots he manages to get!

Great thread Ned!

[whoknows idont]

Thanks Ned, this is a real treat. Also very much enjoyed your article on "The Art of Helicopter Photography" on the latest HeliOps! :ok:

[KiwiNedNZ]

Helisecuritie's Bell 429 during a shoot off the coast of Saint Tropez. Always fun playing with new angles.

[KiwiNedNZ]

Flyting - I use a couple of Nikon D5 bodies, was using a 24-70 2.8L and a 70-200 2.8L Nikon lens but just bought the new Sigma 120-300 2.8 lens the other day so going to try that one out where I am shooting for the next couple of days.

[KiwiNedNZ]

A throw back to a shoot I did with Falcon Aviation a number of years ago. Their 412s in front of the hockey puck building in Abu Dhabi.

[KiwiNedNZ]

Military pic for a change - this was taken during visit to South Korea a few years back. Couple of UH60s with the yellow markings on them.

[KiwiNedNZ]

One of my all time fav pics. Out with Duncan Sutherland shooting him doing some burn off work north of Masterton in New Zealand. This was burning off the slash after a timber block had been felled.

[twinstar_ca]

waiting for the helifor series 500s in canada, Ned...

[KiwiNedNZ]

Sneak peek of what I am currently shooting :ok:

[KiwiNedNZ]

Kiwi based Lama I spent couple of days with. Now retired and being refurbished for a new aviation museum.

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This was from a shoot I did with Bristow when they got the first S76D into their fleet.

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This was from a shoot long time ago along the beaches in Fort Lauderdale. The 430 was owned by Wayne Heizinger and the EC130 was with a company called Helishuttle. I think it ended up being involved in an accident at Homestead Raceway when it collided with another helicopter while landing.

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One from a more recent shoot with the crews at Babcock Australasia and their new H175s that were about to head over to Dili, Timor.

[KiwiNedNZ]

Just three pics of the Swiss Air Force Puma that did a display on Saturday here at the Air Zermatt 50th Anniversary event in Raron.

[KiwiNedNZ]

Out spraying one morning with James Costa. This was the night before when they were giving the Hiller and 47 a wash down. Beautiful light in Southern California.

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One from yesterdays shoots here in Norway.

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New South Wales Police Air Wing Bell 412 epi that I shot not long after it arrived.

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Taken when up in the mountains with Pascal Brun from CMBH. Pascal has two H125s working out of Chamonix.

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This was a fun shoot, out with Helifor crews near Hope, BC. They had the Vertol working there as well as some 500s. Shame the whole company was shut down as awesome group of people.

[Senior Pilot]

Any more, Ned?

[KiwiNedNZ]

Was out shooting with Heli Sika and their new H125 yesterday. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1900x741/hsw_2754_62b7d30ce1066365afca680e8b43325674e2f443.jpg

[KiwiNedNZ]

An HH60G I shot on the ramp in Kandahar.


https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1489x849/xo8x0142_c413d9da496610ce1ded10bd34178cb9d1a3e5f4.jpg

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https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1384x535/xo8x0137_f0a52786c3b276ba31e7e40cacd0ba45156fb1aa.jpg

Another one coming back while on the ramp in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1500x687/xo8x0172_e8da9ba4e98fd962183ac6ff5c6a14b6277c5e90.jpg

A USAF HH60 about to depart Kandahar for a night mission to the Helmand Valley.

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https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1500x752/blaclcomb_1_ca8b78d74cbc4c2d541de5e869392d30fef37b04.jpg

This one was out shooting with Blackcomb Helicopters in Whistler. They are doing helibiking so decided to spend a couple of days shooting it.

[KiwiNedNZ]

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1500x1000/starspeed_00111_168463d6dd7277dfa67c923ffe345db3c1e67c51.jpg

One of Starspeed's H155s that I shot during a shoot with the crews there. Great day with great people.

[KiwiNedNZ]

Was out with Simon at Rangitikei Helicopters yesterday morning shooting his new Bell 505 doing some topdressing.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1500x890/simon_1_38516e325d2de10fae58a60195825a7037072d9c.jpg

Arriving at the job site - early start.

[KiwiNedNZ]

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1000x1403/simon_2_9b96644a293e94d3d63887c04e55559414a635eb.jpg

Topdressing along the side of the hills.

[KiwiNedNZ]

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Simon's one is getting the new high gear when its certified in a few months.

[nigelh]

Hi Ned ,
how much are they usually lifting with the 505 and how are they liking it ?

[KiwiNedNZ]

Nigel - When I was chatting with Simon he said he was easily doing 700kg plus the bucket which is about another 100kg so had 800kg on the hook and was in the bottom of the yellow, he was doing that day in day out with the topdressing. He said he is loving the machine.

[nigelh]

That is really impressive and no cheating with the gauges ...!!!

[KiwiNedNZ]

You can't as the fertiliser in the bucket is automatically weighed as it goes from the truck into the loading bucket and all the tell tales in the machine would show if anything is being overloaded, besides thats not in Simons nature - one of the true professionals here in the kiwi aviation industry. There are a few small things that need to be ironed out but overall its a great little machine. He is getting the high skid gear later this year when its certified. Will make a big difference for ag ops out in the field.

[Jelico]

Hey Ned do you know if the High Skids will have more landing cycles than the standard version? Seems a strange limitation of a machine like this.

[KiwiNedNZ]

Jelico - I can ask but sounds strange

[krypton_john]

How well is the Arrius power by the hour deal working out in NZ?

[EMS R22]

Bell have succeeded in producing the ugliest helicopter ever made!!! IMHO.

[KiwiNedNZ]

EMS R22 - I doubt Simon or the others who have bought one could really give a $hite about what you think. Simon is very happy with his and its working well for him and that Sir is all that matters.

[Bhutan_H130]

Nigel - When I was chatting with Simon he said he was easily doing 700kg plus the bucket which is about another 100kg so had 800kg on the hook and was in the bottom of the yellow, he was doing that day in day out with the topdressing. He said he is loving the machine.

Without starting from the beginning of the thread (sorry..), what was your operating altitude doing this lifting? Maybe just confirm the DA if you would? Thanks!

[nigelh]

Well said Ned !!!!! I am so bored of people who have no vested interest bang on about looks ..... it is a work horse and it appears , so far , to be a very effective and cheap one . ( apart from that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.... I had a 47 and thought that was beautiful and also a 480B and learnt to love that too . The 505 is definitely also growing on me but all I want is for it to be fast ( ish) , comfortable, powerful and cheap !!!

[SuperF]

Without starting from the beginning of the thread (sorry..), what was your operating altitude doing this lifting? Maybe just confirm the DA if you would? Thanks!

He would have been pretty low, below 3000'(probably below 1000') and its cold down here at the moment, about 10-12* in the middle of the day, so about as good as you can get.

[EMS R22]

Thanks for the reply Ned, on point as usual from you.... I am familiar with Simons operation, top man and operator.

He will get the most out of the machine and a good test for it on NZ soil! Be interesting to see how it hold up on Ag.

Still the ugliest machine in production!!

[KiwiNedNZ]

EMS R22 - Yep that he is, one of the true gentleman of this industry here. Have to disagree with you on the ugliest, me personally I think that title stands with the Robbies. Yes the 505 is not the nicest looking one, but you sort of get used to it, and at least its not as ugly as a Robbie, but thats just my opinion.

[SuperF]

For relatively current civil helicopters,
Ugliest, BO105,
R22/44/66,
BK,
AS350/Bell505 about the same...,
204/205/212/214,
206/407,
222/109. Prettiest

Something about those Italians, they just know how to build good looking gear.

[nigelh]

I think you missed MD900 at the ugly end and MD500
at the pretty end . I would happily swap my 109 for an old 500 !

[KiwiNedNZ]

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1500x867/az_ann_04883_f6a88dcd31454aa11fe186d11bebd44cc4b23256.jpg

Air Zermatt's Lama doing a fire fighting display at their 50th Anniversary celebration in Raron.

[KiwiNedNZ]

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Air Zermatt's H125 doing a display with the fertiliser bucket during their 50th Anniversary celebration at Raron.

[Evil Twin]

For relatively current civil helicopters,
Ugliest, BO105,
R22/44/66,
BK,
AS350/Bell505 about the same...,
204/205/212/214,
206/407,
222/109. Prettiest

Something about those Italians, they just know how to build good looking gear.

No way an AS350 is as ugly as a 505.....

[industry insider]

S-76 is very pretty

[KiwiNedNZ]

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1266/star_1554pp_0f003ad206db814bd1370a4a033192e8f3d6d932.jpg

Out shooting with great friends at Starspeed the other day and the newest addition to their fleet.

[Timmy Tomkins]

Wonderful pictures Ned thanks. Some from places with happy memories as well as your stunning take on them.

[KiwiNedNZ]

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1334/helialps_3590_a263a8748b36e4614dda8caab4eec34cef2dbf93.jpg

Another 505 I shot today in Sion, Switzerland.

[EMS R22]

I will eat my words. The Heli Alps 505 looks sharp!!

[John Eacott]

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1334/helialps_3590_a263a8748b36e4614dda8caab4eec34cef2dbf93.jpg

Another 505 I shot today in Sion, Switzerland.


Slightly incongruous to see so much snow and the driver in shorts :cool: :p



Great shot, Ned :ok:

[krypton_john]

For relatively current civil helicopters,
Ugliest, BO105,
R22/44/66,
BK,
AS350/Bell505 about the same...,
204/205/212/214,
206/407,
222/109. Prettiest

Something about those Italians, they just know how to build good looking gear.
How about the flying ice cream cone, aka Brantly B2?

[KiwiNedNZ]

This 505 has the longer skid tubes as well.

[KiwiNedNZ]

One of Michael Kadoories MS520Ns that I shot some years ago.

https://flic.kr/p/2ectNuE

[KiwiNedNZ]

Two Babcock H175s out off the coast of Darwin.

https://flic.kr/p/R9yRnk

[KiwiNedNZ]

This was a new 407GX that EliCompany started operating in Sardinia, Italy. Nice machine and great location to shoot.

https://flic.kr/p/2dvZ3AZ

[KiwiNedNZ]

An S76D from Bristow out in the GOM.

https://flic.kr/p/R8R712

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One of the helicopters working on the recent fires in Nelson, NZ.

https://flic.kr/p/2ePBgBo

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Another one from the Nelson fires, this H125 pulling water out of a house pool. This property lost a home just out of shot on the left, fires got VERY close to taking this property out.

https://flic.kr/p/2dNfKb9

[KiwiNedNZ]

This was a CHC S92 I shot at Stornoway many moons ago. Amazing group of people to work with there.

https://flic.kr/p/2fkyajZ

[KiwiNedNZ]

Another throwback to the MD902 that Gulf Helicopters used to operate in Doha, Qatar for a period of time.

https://flic.kr/p/RzbEMM

[KiwiNedNZ]

Pacific Helicopters first H145 into Papua New Guinea. Have done a couple of shoots with this machine and always fun times.

https://flic.kr/p/RzbToP

[KiwiNedNZ]

I know everyone is having Vertical Freedom withdrawals with the loss of his photos so will try and help fill the gap a little and post a few more from my travels.

Cheers

Ned

[KiwiNedNZ]

Throwback to a shoot I did with the Australian Army on the occasion of the retirement of their Hueys.

https://flic.kr/p/TckdRN

[KiwiNedNZ]

An MD500 that used to be operated by Marine Helicopters. This is one of the oldest 500s in NZ, think it now ended up on a tuna boat.

https://flic.kr/p/24HZeaT

[KiwiNedNZ]

Getting to shoot stuff like this is a blast - Thys Potgieter and the 300 out darting some Rhinos so they can put trackers into their horns and keep an eye on them and out of the hands of poachers.

https://flic.kr/p/2ffTuTG

[KiwiNedNZ]

An MD500D that used to be operated by Helifor. Shot this during a powerlines project they were working on near Hope, BC

https://flic.kr/p/2eTtHmR

[KiwiNedNZ]

A CHC AW139 SAR machine I shot down on the south coast of the UK few years ago.

https://flic.kr/p/24Jqf7n

[KiwiNedNZ]

An old Super Frelon that used to be parked at an airport in Johannesburg.

https://flic.kr/p/RzBNbV

[KiwiNedNZ]

This was a privately owned MD902 that I shot down in San Diego, had a pretty cool paint scheme.

https://flic.kr/p/2ef4xTW

[KiwiNedNZ]

From back in the days when they used S76s to do the Hong Kong to Macau shuttles.

https://flic.kr/p/2ef4xUY

[KiwiNedNZ]

Mil Mi8 that was operated by the Kenyan Police Air Wing, saw this one day at Wilson Airport in Nairobi.

https://flic.kr/p/24JqP44

[KiwiNedNZ]

One of Wiking Helikopters H145s during a wind farm shoot I did last year.

https://flic.kr/p/2fgjxkq

[KiwiNedNZ]

Another from Hong Kong, this time the H175 that I shot recently with GFS.

https://flic.kr/p/RzFhVH

[KiwiNedNZ]

This is from a shoot with INL Air Wing in Afghanistan.

https://flic.kr/p/TcPA5J

[KiwiNedNZ]

Nautilus Aviation are running a couple of Bell 505s on the Great Barrier Reef.

https://flic.kr/p/2dXaDQX

[KiwiNedNZ]

Te Anau Helicopters H125 doing some resupply work on the Kepler Track huts.

https://flic.kr/p/2dXaDsn

[KiwiNedNZ]

The helicopter that got a lot of kids hooked on being a helicopter pilot - Magnum PI's 500D. If you look closely Roger E Mosley aka TC from the original series is in the right seat.

https://flic.kr/p/RzFASK

[KiwiNedNZ]

Air Zermatts H130.

https://flic.kr/p/SJfxEG

[KiwiNedNZ]

Privately owned Bell 429 I shot in NYC.

https://flic.kr/p/2dtD12x

[KiwiNedNZ]

James Costa in his Soloy 47 spraying near Tulare, CA.

https://flic.kr/p/SJiMh5

[KiwiNedNZ]

Still one of my all time fav shots, some privately owned AW139s in a sandy place.

https://flic.kr/p/24fXzL8

[KiwiNedNZ]

Stevenson Skyworks B2 working on a farm north of Auckland early one morning.

https://flic.kr/p/SJj1ho

[KiwiNedNZ]

NZ has a bunch of ag aircraft, OutGro had a couple of R66s before they went belly up.

https://flic.kr/p/2eSqpEk

[KiwiNedNZ]

EliCompany's Bell 407GX working down in Sardinia, amazing backdrops to shoot against.

https://flic.kr/p/SJjah7

[KiwiNedNZ]

Whisper about to pick up a lineman off one of the towers on the Sunrise Powerlink Project in Southern California

https://flic.kr/p/2dLuPyw

[KiwiNedNZ]

Brunei Shell Petroleums SAR S92. Shot this during some acceptance test flights at Helitech in Brisbane.

https://flic.kr/p/2eSra82

[KiwiNedNZ]

Another privately owned machine I got to shoot in the sandy places. This time an AW189.

https://flic.kr/p/24fYwhH

[Smalahove]

A most excellent thread, many thanks for these wonderful photos.

[KiwiNedNZ]

One of ERA helicopters B2s working in Juneau, Alaska.

https://flic.kr/p/2fgFPzh

[KiwiNedNZ]

EliCompanys Bell 407GX landing at dusk on the island of Sardinia.

https://flic.kr/p/2fgFPCU

[KiwiNedNZ]

Pascal Brun from CMBH Helicopters heading downstairs to get another load.

https://flic.kr/p/2fgFPKs

[KiwiNedNZ]

Central Helicopters in NZ have this R44 on ag work, seen here early one morning.

https://flic.kr/p/2fmmpYX

[KiwiNedNZ]

Canadian Coast Guard Bell 412 EPi heading back to Victoria, Vancouver Island after our air to air shoot.

https://flic.kr/p/2fgFPNo

[KiwiNedNZ]

Southern California Edison operate a number of machines looking after the power grids.

https://flic.kr/p/2fmmq9X

[KiwiNedNZ]

A Bristow Helicopters S76D in late afternoon sun during a shoot we did in the GOM.

https://flic.kr/p/2fgFPWj

[KiwiNedNZ]

Blue Hawaiian H130 and a Hawaii Helicopters B2 on the north shore of Maui.

https://flic.kr/p/2fmmpKR

[KiwiNedNZ]

A Blackcomb Helicopters B2 skims along the side of the mountains north of Whistler, BC

https://flic.kr/p/Td8ubJ

[KiwiNedNZ]

Heli Biking is a growing business in British Columbia, Canada.

https://flic.kr/p/2fmmqoV

[KiwiNedNZ]

Babcock Australasia H175 on approach to a helideck off the coast of Darwin.

https://flic.kr/p/Td8ufG

[KiwiNedNZ]

Couple of Babcock Australasia H175s tucked in tight during our air to air shoot.

https://flic.kr/p/2fmmqwF

[KiwiNedNZ]

Throwback to when ERA operated the H225.

https://flic.kr/p/Td8uih

[KiwiNedNZ]

Ag operators always start early, here Costa Spraying guys get a start on the day.

https://flic.kr/p/Td8ujj

[KiwiNedNZ]

MD530F that Coastwide Helicopters operated in NZ

https://flic.kr/p/2fnXekB

[KiwiNedNZ]

500 doing frost protection in New Zealand.

https://flic.kr/p/TeHHhQ

[KiwiNedNZ]

CHC AW139 during our shoot along the English south coast.

https://flic.kr/p/2dZ4pjc

[KiwiNedNZ]

VIH Kamov KA32 logging on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

https://flic.kr/p/2fnXxwX

[KiwiNedNZ]

One from a shoot we did with Pacific Helicopters, one of about 8 Bell 212s they operate.

https://flic.kr/p/24LpgCZ

[KiwiNedNZ]

Everett Aviations EC145 off the coast of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

https://flic.kr/p/24Lppmz

[KiwiNedNZ]

Back in the day when San Bernadino County Sheriff used to operate these EC120s.

https://flic.kr/p/TeJcg5

[KiwiNedNZ]

Another throwback to when Salt Lake City based AirMed used to operate a Bell 430 on EMS work.

https://flic.kr/p/2fiisuy

[KiwiNedNZ]

Back when the AH1Z and UH1Y were in Operational Test

https://flic.kr/p/RBzoWF

[KiwiNedNZ]

One of the shots from my shoot yesterday here in Berne, Switzerland with MountainFlyers H130. Some great backdrops up in the mountains.

https://flic.kr/p/2ehhj6h

[KiwiNedNZ]

Three more from the shoot the other day with MountainFlyers H130.

https://flic.kr/p/24PYAwg

https://flic.kr/p/RF7NXg

https://flic.kr/p/2e3CYcH

[KiwiNedNZ]

Few images from shoot few days ago with Fuchs Helikopter new Bell 505.

https://flic.kr/p/2frwTYp

https://flic.kr/p/2e3D6Pr

https://flic.kr/p/2frwU6D

https://flic.kr/p/TiiSfo

[KiwiNedNZ]

NZ Police AS355s over Auckland

https://flic.kr/p/2fmT7Ru

[KiwiNedNZ]

A Heli Sika MD500 out spraying in the central north island of New Zealand.

https://flic.kr/p/RF8i96

[KiwiNedNZ]

Jason picking up a farmer from the side of a hill in the central north island.

https://flic.kr/p/RF8iaP

[KiwiNedNZ]

Couple of old AS355s from the Helicopter Line taking some rafters out near Queenstown.

https://flic.kr/p/RF8ibF

[500 Fan]

Few images from shoot few days ago with Fuchs Helikopter new Bell 505.

https://flic.kr/p/2frwTYp

https://flic.kr/p/2e3D6Pr

https://flic.kr/p/2frwU6D

https://flic.kr/p/TiiSfo


I'm not sure the Bell boys would approve of that artwork. It's the "Nightfox" logo that Hughes/MDHC used to promote their MD530MG Nightfox Light Gunship in the 80's!

http://aviadejavu.ru/Images6/MM/MM-187/1019-29-1-1.jpg

500 Fan.