Top of the World: photos from Nepal
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aaaah this is the life...fabulous views during breaks in the monsoon 
Last edited by Vertical Freedom; 19th Jul 2012 at 15:17.
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trusting with the $money?????? rePost #544 (permalink) hehehehe they are not so trusting; when we pick up the money at VNNG there is a bus & 2 cars filled with soldiers with loaded guns, then for the flight we have 2 soldiers, 1 officer in the front with a pistol & the other with machine gun in the back, then where ever we land we land inside either an Army or a Police compound with plenty of guns at the ready. 
So with all that fire power - yes, they are trusting 
So with all that fire power - yes, they are trusting
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Namche bazaar & VNSB inbound to Pheriche for Rescue WoW what a fab day 
Last edited by Vertical Freedom; 13th Aug 2012 at 11:51.
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Namaste Limeygal
Yes Pilot & 1 pax were shaken but both OK, only the AS350B was a total write off
Cheers & Happy Landings
VF
Yes Pilot & 1 pax were shaken but both OK, only the AS350B was a total write off
Cheers & Happy Landings
VF
Last edited by Vertical Freedom; 16th Aug 2012 at 03:39.
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Hi there
i am in touch with a few companies in Nepal regarding jobs on the MI 172. was hoping for some idea on the T&C`s for a captain and a copilot. a rough idea on how much i could expect per month?
warm regards
i am in touch with a few companies in Nepal regarding jobs on the MI 172. was hoping for some idea on the T&C`s for a captain and a copilot. a rough idea on how much i could expect per month?
warm regards
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Namaste Savoia
Yep our Jetbox has a new coat of jam, otherwise same ole, same ole.
Good ship & fast, full fuel & me - 110/115knots in the cruise at 6,000'.
She has the C20P donk, hmmmmm wish it where the C20R then I could pick up a rescue patient at 19,000', I am now picking 1 or 2 at 16,500' 
but only if the conditions are right.
Happy Landings
VF
Yep our Jetbox has a new coat of jam, otherwise same ole, same ole.
Good ship & fast, full fuel & me - 110/115knots in the cruise at 6,000'.
She has the C20P donk, hmmmmm wish it where the C20R then I could pick up a rescue patient at 19,000', I am now picking 1 or 2 at 16,500' but only if the conditions are right. Happy Landings
VF
Last edited by Vertical Freedom; 14th Aug 2012 at 01:51.
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trusty B2 engines .....NOT 
Here is me, module 3 bearing disintegrated causing an catastrophic engine failure 3 seconds after the engine chip light came on. Weather was poor, low cloud base, I was flying 800'agl along the narrow Karnali River valley, had no where suitable to land so went for an extra....extra...extra 'range' auto; 90knots & Nr down to 270rrpm 50rrpm below the red line, otherwise I was going into the raging monsoon flooded river below 
I just made it onto the edge of this rice paddy field only problem was the rice paddy stone wall was in the wrong spot & I had no options for an alternate landing, the rock levy took out the skids during the slide on 
5 pax all OK, 200 litres fuel, Pilot scarred emotionally but still flying 
machine repaired & flying again
.....NOT Here is me, module 3 bearing disintegrated causing an catastrophic engine failure 3 seconds after the engine chip light came on. Weather was poor, low cloud base, I was flying 800'agl along the narrow Karnali River valley, had no where suitable to land so went for an extra....extra...extra 'range' auto; 90knots & Nr down to 270rrpm
50rrpm below the red line, otherwise I was going into the raging monsoon flooded river below I just made it onto the edge of this rice paddy field
only problem was the rice paddy stone wall was in the wrong spot & I had no options for an alternate landing, the rock levy took out the skids during the slide on 5 pax all OK, 200 litres fuel, Pilot scarred emotionally but still flying machine repaired & flying again
Last edited by Vertical Freedom; 30th Jun 2014 at 22:38.