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Old 22nd Sep 2014, 00:36
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Inbound......Kyanjing Gumpa 13,356' note the B3e landing-light on crawling short final

do Pilot's fly in this ****e hmmmm Ops normal for Nepali weather



Cumilogranitous

& then it cleared

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Angel another day...another critical Patient transfer

Rhatomati 5,990' @ 28ºC - 4 x PAX + 38usgal GoJuice + 45kg Cargo to Teaching Hospital H, then empty to KTM, shut down wid 8usgals Monsoon storms, low cloud base required the longer River flying & at low level both ways



















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Greetings VF,

Thank you muchly for posting your photos. :

Two things: why no gloves when riding, as in post #2045?

and, more rotorbabes please! as in post #2062.

cheers,

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Hey DoT

Your Welcome & thanks

yaaaar could have gloves....do for 6/8 months, but summer

Ok my tail's safe
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the JetBox ROCKS climbing for a low 16,000' pass
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Crikey VF,

what an extraordinary place you fly in up there

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it sure is DoT, it sure is
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Greetings VF,

I hear you have an impressive CV. Perhaps you would care to describe how you came to be flying what you fly and how you came to the Top of the World?

cheers,

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Hey DoT

Where'd You hear that??? Sounds a good story If Your offering a good job I'll send You my CV, which I think I won't publish publicly

Got interested in 1985, when I started working as a hangar Rat (AME) till 1990 when I started Rotory flying with lot's of ups & downs since 3.5 years in Nepal Mountain Rescue flying
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Greetings VF,

my lips are sealed... but one day, somewhere someplace after beer o'clock..

best,

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Hey Dead on Time

I can feel a beer coming on.........



Decisions....decisions................

Family............................
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Angel Yikes we're high......for a JetBanger

Climbing like a home sick Angel.......
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