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Old 27th Sep 2013, 08:52
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VF, Keep the photos coming.
My heart skipped a beat when I read there was an AS350 accident at Tenzing - Hillary Airport Lukla on the 26th September

Upon landing the helicopter touched the fencing wire of a compound wall at the airport.
The helicopter crashed and all four occupants were injured.

The Himalayan Times : Four injured as chopper crashes at Lukla airport - Detail News : Nepal News Portal

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Nepal's last B model, last night at VNLK 9,300' @ 17°C



ATC Officers building not even a broken window



Barbed wire fencing hmmmm pretty tough







5 x POB (4 seriously injured)

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DA high in Nepal landed Moon Station (Everest Base Camp) all the camp sites & Heli pads have broken down since the last season, due shifting glacier & here I am sitting on an upside down ice cream cone mound of rubble needed HOGE in & out



couldn't throttle down from flight but still managed a quick snack

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Vertical Freedom, just to add to the intrigue please press select and + threw the DECU data until you get to mbars reading for interest sake if you take another VEMD photo so we can see your Q&H. It will be in the upper screen lower centre rectangle.
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