RATW copy
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 58
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From: Above the 23.5 parallel Australia
CH 47D in Action In Australia
Here are a couple of photo's of my life prior to being temporarily desk bound 
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I would like to thank John Eacott for hosting these photo's for me.
Nipper
.I would like to thank John Eacott for hosting these photo's for me.
Nipper
Joined: May 2001
Aviation Qualifications: ATPL
Posts: 169
Likes: 0
From: in the north country fair
A view of technicians being hoisted at an off-shore wind turbine farm...
The turbines are equipped with a special platform for the task.
The size of the turbines can really dwarfen a EC135...
RD
The turbines are equipped with a special platform for the task.
The size of the turbines can really dwarfen a EC135...
RD
Joined: Aug 1999
Aviation Qualifications: ATP+Mil
Posts: 4,411
Likes: 83
From: Gold Coast, Australia
Helicopters, Ned, helicopters......
RotorDompt
We're being foisted with wind generators here in Australia's Mexico, maybe we should get the helipads designed in for a bit of work 
RotorDompt
We're being foisted with wind generators here in Australia's Mexico, maybe we should get the helipads designed in for a bit of work
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 27
Likes: 0
Logging with the H-43
Idaho job this last summer. Just coming in on first day.
Logging near Glacier Park in Montana. This was prior to the big fires but we were there during them as well.
Just about to butt a turn down on the landing.
Logging near Glacier Park in Montana. This was prior to the big fires but we were there during them as well.
Just about to butt a turn down on the landing.
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 5,197
Likes: 1
From: UK
Rotorheads Desktop Calendars (Archive Dec 03 - Dec 05)
A Christmas gift from Rotorheads .....
Here's our first effort at producing a desktop calendar for your PC. Many thanks to Blenderpilot for agreeing to create the calendar - and for not backing out when he discovered my request involved much more work than he (or I) expected.
Heli-skiing in Canada
B212HP on Caribou Peak in the Purcell Mountains west of Golden, BC.
Mount Sir Donald (10,600') is in the background.
[i]Photograph by 407 driver
To set as desktop wallpaper:
Right click on the photograph and select 'Set as Background.'
If members like the idea, we'll keep it going and change the photograph each month.
Please let us know what you think.
Heliport
Here's our first effort at producing a desktop calendar for your PC. Many thanks to Blenderpilot for agreeing to create the calendar - and for not backing out when he discovered my request involved much more work than he (or I) expected.
Heli-skiing in Canada B212HP on Caribou Peak in the Purcell Mountains west of Golden, BC.
Mount Sir Donald (10,600') is in the background.
[i]Photograph by 407 driver
To set as desktop wallpaper:
Right click on the photograph and select 'Set as Background.'
If members like the idea, we'll keep it going and change the photograph each month.
Please let us know what you think.
Heliport
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 820
Likes: 0
From: New York City
An oldie but goodie.
Boeing Vertol 107 towing a 220 ton barge over ice, snow and water in Alaska.
In June 1982, Columbia Helicopters was hired by Sohio to participate in a test on Alaska's North Slope. The purpose of this test was to evaluate the ability of a helicopter - the Boeing Vertol 107-II - to tow a fully-loaded hover barge over water, snow and ice.
The test began in Prudhoe Bay on June 17. The Vertol's 600-foot long line was connected to hover barge ACT-100, jointly owned by Global Marine Development and VECO. Air blowers on the 170-ton barge forced a cushion of air under the barge, which was kept in place by rubberized skirt material. This first test was run around Prudhoe Bay with an empty barge, and was successful. During this and subsequent tests, the aircraft often flew with a nose-down angle approaching 25 degrees.
Next, ACT-100 was loaded with 40 tons of cargo for another close-in test run. Once more, the helicopter showed it could move the barge despite the additional weight.
The final aspect of the test was to tow the hover barge over a 50-mile course to a drill site named Alaska Island where Sohio had just completed an oil well.
During the tow to the island, headwinds over 30 knots were encountered, and snow and ice buildup were also factors. Regardless, the Vertol was able to bring the empty barge to the island successfully.
On the return trip to Prudhoe Bay, when this photo was taken, the barge carried 50 tons of cargo, bringing the total weight to 220 tons. As with the previous tests, this task was accomplished successfully.
This photograph is one of longtime Columbia Helicopters' photographer Ted Veal's most famous photographs. The use of a powerful telephoto lens makes it appear as though the helicopter is closer to the ice than is actually the case.
Extra detail provided by Blenderpilot
Boeing Vertol 107 towing a 220 ton barge over ice, snow and water in Alaska.
In June 1982, Columbia Helicopters was hired by Sohio to participate in a test on Alaska's North Slope. The purpose of this test was to evaluate the ability of a helicopter - the Boeing Vertol 107-II - to tow a fully-loaded hover barge over water, snow and ice.
The test began in Prudhoe Bay on June 17. The Vertol's 600-foot long line was connected to hover barge ACT-100, jointly owned by Global Marine Development and VECO. Air blowers on the 170-ton barge forced a cushion of air under the barge, which was kept in place by rubberized skirt material. This first test was run around Prudhoe Bay with an empty barge, and was successful. During this and subsequent tests, the aircraft often flew with a nose-down angle approaching 25 degrees.
Next, ACT-100 was loaded with 40 tons of cargo for another close-in test run. Once more, the helicopter showed it could move the barge despite the additional weight.
The final aspect of the test was to tow the hover barge over a 50-mile course to a drill site named Alaska Island where Sohio had just completed an oil well.
During the tow to the island, headwinds over 30 knots were encountered, and snow and ice buildup were also factors. Regardless, the Vertol was able to bring the empty barge to the island successfully.
On the return trip to Prudhoe Bay, when this photo was taken, the barge carried 50 tons of cargo, bringing the total weight to 220 tons. As with the previous tests, this task was accomplished successfully.
This photograph is one of longtime Columbia Helicopters' photographer Ted Veal's most famous photographs. The use of a powerful telephoto lens makes it appear as though the helicopter is closer to the ice than is actually the case.
Extra detail provided by Blenderpilot
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 5,197
Likes: 1
From: UK
Thud_and_Blunder
We tried to include a 'Type, Location and Photographer' line but ran out of time and decided to run with this alpha version now to see whether there's enough demand to justify the work involved in producing it monthly.
So far, the feedback is all positive but there's not much of it given the number of views so it's difficult to make an overall assessment.
Still, it's early days yet.
We'll monitor the posts over the next week or so.
Heliport
We tried to include a 'Type, Location and Photographer' line but ran out of time and decided to run with this alpha version now to see whether there's enough demand to justify the work involved in producing it monthly.
So far, the feedback is all positive but there's not much of it given the number of views so it's difficult to make an overall assessment.
Still, it's early days yet.
We'll monitor the posts over the next week or so.
Heliport