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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Top of the World
Tail-Rotor safe? sure is!!!
Desperately needing 'Bear Paws' (snow-shoes) but like the rest of Nepali Aviation...Safety comes Last; 'Stupid is; what Stupid does'
When they the sink in killing the TR/TGB etc.....they may consider then
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From: 1 Dunghill Mansions, Putney
One of VF's fellow mountain flyers, Capt. Jason Laing, was named the Appareo Pilot of the Year during the Heli-Expo salute to excellence awards ceremony, for his post-earthquake rescue ops last April.
Queenstown pilot's bravery honoured at US awards
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Queenstown pilot's bravery honoured at US awards
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From: New Zealand
Hmmm.... Kiwi pilot, flying a light single, in marginal weather, in a loosely regulated environment, rescuing people.
Someone ain't gonna like this!
Mind you it mentioned "up to 7000m" in the article, which our VF would consider low altitude flying.
Someone ain't gonna like this!
Mind you it mentioned "up to 7000m" in the article, which our VF would consider low altitude flying.