Top of the World: photos from Nepal
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VMC.........on-top
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above twofive....the Earth's curvature becomes noticeable 
darkening skies to outerspace 
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refueling H, no tea
my Fuel attendant/AirCrew
Nilgiri
preffered land spots
VF
I noticed number of your landing spots seem to be setup at the end of a very smooth light grade up slope (as in above).
Is it something that helps you at high altitude to transition out of ETL and IGE smoothly.
do you have your method to share?
Thanks
I noticed number of your landing spots seem to be setup at the end of a very smooth light grade up slope (as in above).
Is it something that helps you at high altitude to transition out of ETL and IGE smoothly.
do you have your method to share?
Thanks
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Do you have a favourite time of year?
Namaste VF
Thank you for yet more wonderful pics showing what you do and where you get to fly for a living. It is a spectacular country and very beautiful.
It made me wonder if you have a favourite season as there is so much variety between summer/winter and between monsoon/dry. No two days are ever the same in aviation, but I'd take cold and dry to wet and warm any day but cold and wet (icing) cannot be any fun.
Happy landings always.
MB
Thank you for yet more wonderful pics showing what you do and where you get to fly for a living. It is a spectacular country and very beautiful.
It made me wonder if you have a favourite season as there is so much variety between summer/winter and between monsoon/dry. No two days are ever the same in aviation, but I'd take cold and dry to wet and warm any day but cold and wet (icing) cannot be any fun.
Happy landings always.
MB
VF,you seem to run your fuel pretty low.....
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strong coffee please
Hey Arrrj - Yep when You see that Earth's curvature from my seat, then You know Your seriously HIGH 
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G'day Agile - the upslope is just an illusion, just like my on-time breaky
Yes= good judgement, tons of practice & the Geni off 
as for tips: keep it upright, never loose visual, never loose ETL unless Your in ground effect (or slinging/filming/aerial work etc) pick-up pole to the 2o'clock to go for more collective power rather than wasted on pedals to keep straight 
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Hoy sycamore - being light gives more options & more safety, at these eXtreme altitudes landing with 30-40 litres is still 20mins (errrr almost)
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Hello GG - long-time Mate, hope Your keeping well
only we can't land & refuel above 25,K' but where we do land (16-17,K') the fuel burn is up to 140-150lph 
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Know thy Machine & know thy Self
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G'day Agile - the upslope is just an illusion, just like my on-time breaky
Yes= good judgement, tons of practice & the Geni off as for tips: keep it upright, never loose visual, never loose ETL unless Your in ground effect (or slinging/filming/aerial work etc) pick-up pole to the 2o'clock to go for more collective power rather than wasted on pedals to keep straight ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hoy sycamore - being light gives more options & more safety, at these eXtreme altitudes landing with 30-40 litres is still 20mins (errrr almost)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hello GG - long-time Mate, hope Your keeping well
only we can't land & refuel above 25,K' but where we do land (16-17,K') the fuel burn is up to 140-150lph ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Know thy Machine & know thy Self
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