Top of the World: photos from Nepal

[311kph]

Let's not get confused, I definitely see a girl in last pics, but please tell me that Jet Danger in background is running on idle, (hydraulics off - of course) heheh

Keep on VF, we're dreamin' it - you're livin' it !!!

[Hawkeye0001]

Well balanced. Just get out veeeery slowly...

[Ye Olde Pilot]

I see none of your aircraft have wire strike cutters. I guess like everything else
the risk assessment is done on the job.

[Fareastdriver]

There is a shot of the Top of the World from the other side.

In pictures: history of Chinese PLA - Xinhua | English.news.cn

[Vertical Freedom]

Top of the World - yikes we are high

Gamgadhi 7,1688' @ 24oC - 4 x PAX + 49usgal GoJuice + 15kg Cargo

[Vertical Freedom]

Haze soup

Gorkha 3,300'

[Vertical Freedom]

Haze soup

Flying this kind of extreme haze is ****e, scary & very serious, using the up-to-date terrain page to help see ahead. Forward Vis is zero, but You can see the ground through the chin bubble

[Vertical Freedom]

Surket

Shri Baburam Battaraiji exPM at VNSK waiting for the fog to lift

[Vertical Freedom]

Surket

always land with skids aligned to something

[Vertical Freedom]

Top of the World - Rescue

Gandaki Hospital 2,939' - critical Patient transfer

[Peter-RB]

Namaste Vf,

Fear not I'll send ya a bag of carrots ..... but in the meantime fly extra slow and careful in that stuff .

Peter R-B
Lancashire

[Vertical Freedom]

Jetbangers are GO - Top of the World

Srinigar 6,517' @ 25oC 4 x PAX + 41usgal GoJuice + 15kg Cargo

[Vertical Freedom]

the JetBox Rocks

Dullu 4,600' ~ 4 x PAX + 17usgal Gojuice + 90kg Cargo

[Vertical Freedom]

Top of the World - details

Hello Ye Olde Pilot ..................sadly they don't wish to opt for the cutter's. i've suggested many times, to CAAN also
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Hey Hawkeye0001.........ground was a bit lumpy but she was stable...rockin' a tad on the heels but hey she was all good
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G'day 311kph......... naar Broh she was shut down for a more thorough assessment of the Native Wildlife merely weather related of course yep hydraulics off always

Jet Danger

WHAT Danger??? naar only in the hands of the ill initiated & lacking in good practices
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Namaste Savoia............Pollies getting permission to use Helicopters hahahahahahahahahaha
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Good Morning Peter R-B............we usually use legumes & beans in these parts

Happy Landings

[311kph]

VF, regarding 'Jet Danger", I just can't help it. When the time came for me to switch to other types (212, 412, 206, R44,..), Gazelle already formed me and left other machines a VERY big shoes to fill.

I must admit though, seeing that 'Amazing Helicopter Flying Snoopy' on Youtube together with 'Top of the World: photos from Nepal' thread here, I'm starting to slacken a bit... a lot.

One other thing. A little while ago you said:

Brother the BA is a gret machine which will carry more than a 206B always below 10,000', But at a higher $$$price. Nearing the usefull breathing ability of the B & BA the 206 will lift the same at 16,000'ish so up there is the same working load. the 206B with C20R will outperform the B & BA. Working usefully up to probably 18-19,000'

What is the reason of this slow start (at low) but outperforming AS350 at the and (at high) of 206?
Is it a matter of it's engine , or it's rotor characteristics, or both?

I'm apologizing to you and others if I suffocated the thread a bit.

Thanks

[RotorBabe]

http://www.pprune.org/8129214-post1426.html

Comrade Baburam Battarai ex Nepali PM, Maoist Leader

hmmmmm keep those photos rolling of my country please, they're great, thanks to you I am seeing my country like I've never seen, nor ever will see

RB

[Vertical Freedom]

the JetBox Rocks

Namaste 311kph

the Jetbanger is one of the most under utilized machines at high altitude & DA, probably no one was game to push them where we do? oh & she (JetBox) is the safest Rotory machine ever built, bar none

Sure the B & BA is a bigger machine than the Jettie hence the higher carrying capacity, but as the DA & altitude goes up, they fall away very quickly, only to match the JetBox in performance at ceiling but at a much higher operating price

Cheers & always land back happy

[Ye Olde Pilot]

There are some other expert pilots on other threads who would not venture in to your territory VF.

The pilot selection interview must be interesting with your company.

I guess your fellow pilots have to fit the same parameters?

What I'd give to spend a month with you guys

Do you feed engine / airframe info back to the manufacturers?

[gcpilot8]

VF

The hub is VNKT? Does that mean pilots are home every night? What is the schedule and day off like?

[Vertical Freedom]

Top of the World - details

Namaste Ye Olde Pilot.....................interview process is a bit like any other, but the best is; be at the right place at the right time I was poached Throw us Your CV, there's always a chance AS for feedback, they don't seem to care much as with 14 Helicopters in country, we represent bugger all

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Hey gcpilot8...................Yep KTM is the epicentre, but with weather etc. You could camp out anywhere. Schedule, schedule....what schedule?

Cheers