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This young CHC pilot dropped in to our (Alpine Heli ) Base today on a ferry flight, The evil CHC Base is across the runway, and off-airport, but he never knew where it was.
Normally, we'd have taken him prisoner, but he was so young and small, we threw him back.....
Normally, we'd have taken him prisoner, but he was so young and small, we threw him back.....
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Jcooper, It was a slow shutter speed and a winding down rotor. I believe I am allowed to leave the chopper when its engine is stopped....................OK with you?
SASless,
Humm... I haven't seen any sheep running scared
Always spanish pilot & radio operator , with an Abu Dabi Aviation mechanic taking good care of the 212.
My other working place...
Note: Don\'t land a EC-135 near the recently installed grass, what a huge downwash...
With "Angel" as callsign, Policia Nacional Bo-105 is ready for departure from Forum Barcelona 2004 heliport.
Regards.
Humm... I haven't seen any sheep running scared
Always spanish pilot & radio operator , with an Abu Dabi Aviation mechanic taking good care of the 212.
My other working place...
Note: Don\'t land a EC-135 near the recently installed grass, what a huge downwash...
With "Angel" as callsign, Policia Nacional Bo-105 is ready for departure from Forum Barcelona 2004 heliport.
Regards.
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I was flying a sling job in the high Rockies today and got caught in a wild little snowstorm. We waited for a few hours and then finished the job. Here's some photo's as we sat....
Sitting at the ACC Elizabeth Parker Hut (7,000') , O'Hara Valley as the storm arrives...
Same location, an hour later....
After the storm subsided a bit....
Taken During an earlier storm at the staging area...
Yes, I was carrying the reverse inlet air deflectors with me (the snow scoops) !
Sitting at the ACC Elizabeth Parker Hut (7,000') , O'Hara Valley as the storm arrives...
Same location, an hour later....
After the storm subsided a bit....
Taken During an earlier storm at the staging area...
Yes, I was carrying the reverse inlet air deflectors with me (the snow scoops) !
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This S-92 is our #4 ship, which did the European tour (Paris last year, followed by England, Ireland, Scotland, Scandanavia, Finland, thence back to the US).
It is now modified a bit with a rear door and longer internal cabin, decked out as the VH-92 demonstrator. It has a full VIP interior, TCAS, EGPWS, Wx Radar, as well as an on-board LAN so you can cruise the internet (wireless) while flying, a full video conferencing capability via SATCOM with a tracking antenna (I think its the first such installation in a helo) and a command center for placing the calls.
With extra attention to creature comforts, it is the smoothest and quietest aircraft we have ever measured.
The golf course picture was taken last summer at a resort near Houston TX where we hosted some folks to have a demonstration flight or two.
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Looks like heli-golfing. Maybe a marketing trip?
We had the good fortune of flying in her a few months ago while it was enroute back home from the European tour.
1. Captain Mario Leroux...
2. Halifax CHC crew...
3. Stitched S92 Cockpit...
4. Ex-CHC pal who rejoined the CAF, Sean Cruickshank...
We had the good fortune of flying in her a few months ago while it was enroute back home from the European tour.
1. Captain Mario Leroux...
2. Halifax CHC crew...
3. Stitched S92 Cockpit...
4. Ex-CHC pal who rejoined the CAF, Sean Cruickshank...
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That S-92 is our #4 ship, which did the European tour (Pars last year, followed by England, Ireland, Scotland, Scandanavia, Finland, thence back to the US).
It is now modified a bit with a rear door and longer internal cabin, decked out as the VH-92 demonstrator. It has a full VIP interior, TCAS, EGPWS, Wx Radar, as well as an on-board LAN so you can cruise the internet (wireless) while flying, a full video conferencing capability via SATCOM with a tracking antenna (I think its the first such installation in a helo) and a command center for placing the calls.
With extra attention to creature comforts, it is the smoothest and quietest aircraft we have ever measured.
The golf course picture was taken last summer at a resort near Houston TX where we hosted some folks to have a demonstration flight or two.
It is now modified a bit with a rear door and longer internal cabin, decked out as the VH-92 demonstrator. It has a full VIP interior, TCAS, EGPWS, Wx Radar, as well as an on-board LAN so you can cruise the internet (wireless) while flying, a full video conferencing capability via SATCOM with a tracking antenna (I think its the first such installation in a helo) and a command center for placing the calls.
With extra attention to creature comforts, it is the smoothest and quietest aircraft we have ever measured.
The golf course picture was taken last summer at a resort near Houston TX where we hosted some folks to have a demonstration flight or two.
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Beware when parked in falling or blowing snow
407 Driver,
At the risk of trying to teach Grandma to suck eggs, please ALWAYS fit your intake covers when you think snow might fall or blow. From your photos it looks like your 407 is fitted with a particle separator; this doesn't work when the engine isn't running (not enough airflow for the "swirl tubes" to properply work) so snow will go through the separator and settle in the plenum chamber, often as slush. This accumulated, packed snow may not get sucked through the engine until at high power settings, i.e. initial climb, when it will be sucked in as a "slug" of slushy snow. Even a shot glass of water when tossed into the intake will flame out an Allison.
A company I worked for had a bad accident exactly this way, as did another company on the field a year later. Afterwards, research revealed at least half a dozen crashes, most of them involving fatalities, with the same scenario. Somehow, this information had not been widely disseminated despite it being the subject of a study by I believe Bell.
As you probably guessed, the majority of those crashes occurred in Canada.
At the risk of trying to teach Grandma to suck eggs, please ALWAYS fit your intake covers when you think snow might fall or blow. From your photos it looks like your 407 is fitted with a particle separator; this doesn't work when the engine isn't running (not enough airflow for the "swirl tubes" to properply work) so snow will go through the separator and settle in the plenum chamber, often as slush. This accumulated, packed snow may not get sucked through the engine until at high power settings, i.e. initial climb, when it will be sucked in as a "slug" of slushy snow. Even a shot glass of water when tossed into the intake will flame out an Allison.
A company I worked for had a bad accident exactly this way, as did another company on the field a year later. Afterwards, research revealed at least half a dozen crashes, most of them involving fatalities, with the same scenario. Somehow, this information had not been widely disseminated despite it being the subject of a study by I believe Bell.
As you probably guessed, the majority of those crashes occurred in Canada.
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Hi Fellas,
Sorry some of us young guys unlike 407d get stuck in places without highspeed internet....
If anyone thinks there is a worthy one for the competition let me know and ill move it over. I am a bad judge.
This one should bring back memorys for you salty old guys
Drop off one day, in this killer glacier valley
Was passing through the big city, tour base , and hitched a ride upon the ice to visit the glacier divas. Who says flying tours is'nt production flying
thats all for now...
RB
photobucket.com rocks
It may just be my slow internet and a huge page, it didnt load for me ,did the above links work?
RB
Sorry some of us young guys unlike 407d get stuck in places without highspeed internet....
If anyone thinks there is a worthy one for the competition let me know and ill move it over. I am a bad judge.
This one should bring back memorys for you salty old guys
Drop off one day, in this killer glacier valley
Was passing through the big city, tour base , and hitched a ride upon the ice to visit the glacier divas. Who says flying tours is'nt production flying
thats all for now...
RB
photobucket.com rocks
It may just be my slow internet and a huge page, it didnt load for me ,did the above links work?
RB
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some of us young guys unlike 407D get stuck in places without highspeed internet....
Are you saying that I'm not young, or I have Highspeed ???
or both ??
Having a Base job is great, take photo's all day, download and post every evening...then there's the Wife, can't forget about her
They're all Great Photo's, that one of the Astar with the doors open on the Glacier is a prize winner.
I've overtorqued my Photobucket.com subscription...35,000 hits in the first 20 days, OOps
Are you saying that I'm not young, or I have Highspeed ???
or both ?? Having a Base job is great, take photo's all day, download and post every evening...then there's the Wife, can't forget about her
They're all Great Photo's, that one of the Astar with the doors open on the Glacier is a prize winner.
I've overtorqued my Photobucket.com subscription...35,000 hits in the first 20 days, OOps
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407 , I wasnt saying anything! Self conscious? 
just kidding.... Wife?, having a girlfriend, for more than a month would be a good start!
Had to bring a 500 to corporate HQ tonight, and they have a dsl line in the pilothouse, so I am glued to my laptop.
here is one from today.
This now repeater site was once a White Alice site for the USAF.
just kidding.... Wife?, having a girlfriend, for more than a month would be a good start!Had to bring a 500 to corporate HQ tonight, and they have a dsl line in the pilothouse, so I am glued to my laptop.
here is one from today.
This now repeater site was once a White Alice site for the USAF.
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There's a notice on the Photobucket site saying they've had problems this week - the first time since I've been using the service.
The service exists entirely on voluntary donations by people who use their service - no ads.
Apparently the bandwidth limit can be lifted by making a donation, but they don't say how much they expect.
I've written asking for an indication and will post again when I get a reply.
Heliport
The service exists entirely on voluntary donations by people who use their service - no ads.
Apparently the bandwidth limit can be lifted by making a donation, but they don't say how much they expect.
I've written asking for an indication and will post again when I get a reply.
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Helos from the Solomons 2003-2004
I thought I would add a couple of my own photos for peoples interest. They are ADF aircraft involved in the Regional assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands.
I would like to give john eacott a huge thankyou for doing this on my behalf.
regards
Hueywsh
Great pictures.
I've edited your post to make your pics display.
NB: You need to use IMG (not URL).
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I would like to give john eacott a huge thankyou for doing this on my behalf.
regards
Hueywsh
Great pictures.
I've edited your post to make your pics display.
NB: You need to use IMG (not URL).
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