Top of the World: photos from Nepal

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AirTaxi - SLB's & Cargo to Your Village Services

Nurkuchow - 7,314'

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another day in the office

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Skylarking Kid's

just another reason to park Your TR clear; wherever & whenever possible

[Nubian]

And the kids over there don't play with sticks I presume....

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Tail-Rotor Safety

Hey Nubian

Yar why not, all Kid's play with sticks, stones anything they can get their little hands on I've not had one (yet) throw anything into the Tail-Rotor
But I am parking with the tail hanging out from the pad so that no-one can walk into the mincer

Land Happy

[Jungledog]

Great thread

hay VF, love your thread and please keep it up. One thing could you get your engineers to put some paint on the B3 tail rotor blades, this will make the tail rotor more visible to the prospective fodder and as an added bonus give them more life.

I have a thread elsewhere of my PNG Pics by Pigdog, may be of interest to you and any other viewers, but I must say it's not to the standard you have set.

Cheers

Dog

[Nubian]

VF,

Always the best practise to park with the tail like that. Avoid most risks for the tail rotor. Just got the chilles, thinking of a stick poked in the wrong place. Have had my share of landings around Africa and India with sticks and stones... Worst actually being the guards hired in to keep spectators at a distance, they ALL have sticks..... let alone the AK's

[krypton_john]

And kids often seem to want to use the stinger as a chin-up bar. Never seen that done with a TR running, thank goodness!

[robin303]

Dang, that don't look good my friend.

[RotorBabe]

looks scary, as well as exciting...................

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yippee factor

G'day Jungle Dog thanks Brother re TR blades; fwded to my Engineer, awaiting outcome I checked Your clicks on BS - WoW in the air....scary on the ground Wanna swap buses for a while?
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Hey Nubain yaar been there done that had the stick wielding Guards with rusty AK47's
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Hi krypton_john now the chin-up bar sounds a good plan
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Namaste Rotor Baby yes it is, both
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Hey robin303 which part?
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Happy Landings to One & All..........no matter what, or where You fly

VF

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Rescue Mission

Phedi 7,704' @ 17ºC - 4 x PAX + 25kg Cargo + 34ysgal GoJuice
(no clean place to land, heaps of dust for a total brown out, wires, only suitable spot nearest to the Patient, damn tight)

[Jungledog]

Swap

Love to trade buses VF, though I think I'd need a bit o dual on the ultra high stuff, phew the old hart would be at max speed. My wife has spent a bit o time in Nepal and love the country and people, she gets a kick out of your pic's as she has visited some of the areas you fly.

It's a jungle out there, cheers
Dog

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yeeehaaa - click on picture for video

8 knot tail wind @ 6:30, pick up & take off into wind VNKT

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Top of the World - WoW factor

Machhapuchre Base Camp 12,083' - 5 x PAX + 25kg Cargo + 115litres GoJuice

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Top of the World - office

Annapurna Base Camp South 13,780' - 5 x PAX + 25kg Cargo + 128litres GoJuice





Machhapuchre in the background



bit of a slope






Bear paws would be handy Engineers took them off (SIWSD)



looking into the Moran

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Om Nama Shivaya

Lord Shiva's Trishul (Trident) located @ Annapurna Base Camp South

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Top of the World - WoW factor

small hut on Thorang La (pass) 18,063' between Manang & Jomsom Valley

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Coffee time

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Office Duties

Scouting for a film shoot location