Rotorheads Around the World (incl 'Views from the Cockpit')
I'll get me coat......
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Location: Gold Coast, Australia.
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Shouldn't that super expensive camera auto fold up like Lexus wing mirrors or something when you land? The proximity of that Roma gravel to the lens is makin' me nervous.
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Chinook mission #74: ag aircraft
Originally Posted by Rotor & Wing
While photos of helicopters did not win any first prizes at the annual RAF photo competition – obviously no rotorheads on the judging panel – two photos featuring RAF helicopters got through to the final selection. Just out of placing, SAC Nicholas Egin’s photo of a Chinook from 18 Squadron delivering feed for farm animals isolated farm animals in Northern Ireland during snowy weather was highly recommended by the judging panel.
Originally Posted by Rotor & Wing
In Category C, RAF Operational Experience, Senior Aircraftman (SAC) Dave Turnbull’s picture of personnel leaving a Puma helicopter during the completion of their Helicopter Abseil Instructors course took second place.
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Swiss helicopters was busy so we took the lift to the top of the Schilthorn where James Bond "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was filmed
Apparently this is how they did the aerial filming. Anyone know anything about this?
They had a cool sun roof that I have never seen before - lots of big mountains to sight see and wires to watch out for I guess...
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Apparently this is how they did the aerial filming. Anyone know anything about this?
It was during the chase scene featuring little nellie that the incident happened. Regarding the shot above he developed that under slung system allowing vibration free shots to be taken from any angle he wanted.
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April 2013
Near Bennington, Vermont
Fuel stop at North Adams, Massachusetts (KAQW)
Strangely colored natural springs near Athens, Ohio
Early spring leaves popping. Charleston, West Virginia
South of Morehead, Kentucky
Lebanon, Kentucky
Beautiful 1964 Brantly B2B in Glasgow Kentucky.
The oldest machine in my logbook and a real treat to fly. Felt like something in between a 300CBi (anemic and nimble) and a piston Enstrom (relatively stout and stable).
Enstrom F28F cockpit. Near Springfield, Kentucky
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April 2013
Wind turbine near Towanda, Pennsylvania
Pipeline construction
Northeast Massachusetts
Annisquam, MA
Rockport, MA
Gloucester, MA
Boston, MA
Distrigas. Everett, MA
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Wind turbines, Lake Canandaigua in the distance, bug splat on the windscreen. Finger Lakes region, New York.
Lake Canandaigua
Niagara Falls
Pipeline construction in Ohio
Murky river in Ohio
Typical Ohio scenery
Tennessee Gas Pipeline spanning the Ohio River.
Aerial Saw at rest, waiting out the winds.
Ohio farm.
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May 2013
Near West Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
White Plains, New York - after the storm clears.
Crossing the Hudson River. New York City skyline in the distance.
Central Pennsylvania river and mist.
Navigating the valleys on a low ceiling morning, near Bradford, PA.
Obscured terrain near Selkirk, NY.
Fine accommodations in Manchester, Vermont.
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June 2013
Yanking and banking, lush Kentucky foliage.
Kentucky farmlands and hay bales.
Misty morning hop - near Lebanon, Kentucky.
Full circle rainbow beneath me - a beautiful sight!
Overnight at a lovely farm in Far Hills, New Jersey.
Sharing the paddock.
Arlington, Vermont.
South of Hemlock Lake, New York.
Gorgeous confluence on the south side of Hemlock Lake.
Hemlock Lake.
Two of my favorite machines. 2009 BMW F800GS and 1978 Enstrom F28C-2, on final to the Falcon Helicopters ramp in Longmont, Colorado.
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July 2013
Hot and hazy - July in Kentucky.
Doors off - thank God.
Cows wallowing in the Kentucky heat. Can you imagine soaking in 90 degree piss and sh*t and scum?
Handsome farm near Lebanon, Kentucky.
Hazy morning
More Kentucky cows wallowing. This is apparently what they do all day long in the summer heat.
Hot and hazy Kentucky hills.
Potential threat to the pipeline - backhoe trenching within feet of the line.
Disaster averted...? Perhaps.
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July 2013
Beautiful day for flying in the Finger Lakes region, New York.
Lake Canandaigua
Near Hornell, NY
Buffalo, NY
They can't all be pretty days....
Helicopter VFR in Ohio
Big and little waiting on the ramp @ Jackson/Rhodes, Ohio. (I43)
What a gorgeous beast...
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August 2013
1978 F28C-2 maintenance under threatening skies. Longmont, CO.
Tracking 1982 280F in Canandaigua, New York.
Pipeline construction in northern New Jersey
Hazy hills in Southern Vermont. 1978 Enstrom deluxe avionics suite.
Approaching Plum Island Airport, Newburyport, Massachusetts (2B2).
Love the magic carpet ride...
Rush hour near White Plains, New York.
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September 2013
Ohio State Police doing Marijuana recon for seasonal eradication work.
Kentucky Air National Guard @ Glasgow, KY (KGLW) - same mission, slightly better equipment. The annual marijuana seek and destroy operation is quite a spectacle to behold in Kentucky. Helicopters buzzing around EVERYWHERE! A joint effort between DEA, National Guard, state and local police seek out the grow sites with OH-6s and OH-58s and then hot rope crews from UH60s to chop down and remove the plants.
My favorite pee break spot near North Adams, MA. Early autumn colors peeking through.
Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts.
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October 2013
Parked on the right of way. Yay pretty autumn colors are here!
Near Hamilton, New York.
Pittsfield, MA
Lovely autumn colors. Pipeline right of way visible in the trees.
A few weeks later at my favorite pee spot. Autumn colors in full swing.
North Adams, MA
Fuel stop at North Adams, KAQW
Williams College
Arlington Vermont
Sunderland, Vermont
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October 2013
Typical New England fall weather
Near West Stockbridge, MA
Dr. Suess trees. Amazing!
Massachussets
Six Flags New England
Fitchburg, MA
Trees around the cemeteries always seem to go off first and become most vibrant...
Cozy little shack in Greenwich, Connecticut.
West Virginia cabin
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October 2013
Lafayette, COLORado, home sweet home - doesn't get any better than this. Peaking fall foliage and fresh snow on the Front Range.
Boulder's iconic Flatirons. 1987 Enstrom 280FX panel.
Boulder, Colorado. Red roofed buildings are Colorado University at Boulder.
Buzzing the Flatirons, one happy customer.
Rollins Pass, 12,300 MSL. Winter Park / Mary Jane ski resort in the background.
Colorado's impressive Front Range.
Enstrom turbo piston power @ 12,000ft MSL. Hovered in calm winds with 3/4 tanks and 5inches manifold pressure to spare...
Looking north along the Continental Divide.
Gotta love the piston Enstroms.
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November 2013
Back to work in Ohio - late fall foliage.
Looking down on the pipeline right of way.
My favorite spot - leaves all gone
Pretty bird
Sunset arrival in Manchester, Vermont
View from the hotel window, Hampton Inn Athens, Ohio - discrete and convenient parking.
A lovely copilot from Glasgow, Kentucky. Unusually early snow and morning frost.
Looking down the parallel lines, Lebanon Kentucky.
Early snow in Kentucky
