Top of the World: photos from Nepal
then what will I do 
VF, I`m sure Lady VF will look fine in garters..!!
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Top of the World - Rescue
Gorokshep 17,020' Critical Rescue acute altitude sickness & another with a broken leg 
5 x PAX + 60kg Cargo +105litres GoJuice 
5 x PAX + 60kg Cargo +105litres GoJuice
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Nail files
VF, re nail files, guts for garters etc, us engine blokes always carried our "Riffler Files" to blend slight dents & abrasions, but for deeper damage & as a "get you home" for the man in the RH seat a nail file often worked wonders, there must be stories on here about what we did that experience & 20 years of engineering taught us that got the job done to get the rotating mass airborne & home ! often a case of needs must within the parameters of safety and being an engineer in the old (good) days before all this yellow jacket & risk assessment stuff came in, PH (an ex helicopter engine fitter & engineer).
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Riffler file
As an addition, if there is any helicopter engine fitter / engineer out there that doesn't have a Riffler File in their toolkit I am quite willing to pass mine on as I am now a happily retired ex helicopter/gas turbine engineer & my uses for said item are absolutely minimal (no good even for smoothing nails in leiu of a nail file !), regards, Paul H.
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beer o'clock
Hey zetec2
I'll leave all that for the Engineers & just stay as the bus driver
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Namaste dribbler
Yaaaar except for the money
Land Happy always
I'll leave all that for the Engineers & just stay as the bus driver
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Namaste dribbler
Yaaaar except for the money
Land Happy always
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Top of the World - WoW factor - click on picture for video
My 1,000th Rescue mission successfully completed in Nepal 
here just below Amadablam Base Camp waiting for weather to improve 
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here just below Amadablam Base Camp waiting for weather to improve [/IMG]
WoW factor indeed
Namaste VF
I don't know how I had never looked at this thread until last week. Then it became like the great compelling book that you just can't put down. I'm holding you responsible for hours and hours of work I didn't do because I was so entranced by these photos. I finally made it here from page 1, after days and days. Please, don't stop "wasting" my time!
When you get to those sites at 2000', do you get sick from too much oxygen?
Funny how rotorheads usually joke about not flying above 500' to avoid nosebleeds, and you're playing astronaut.
I don't know how I had never looked at this thread until last week. Then it became like the great compelling book that you just can't put down. I'm holding you responsible for hours and hours of work I didn't do because I was so entranced by these photos. I finally made it here from page 1, after days and days. Please, don't stop "wasting" my time!
When you get to those sites at 2000', do you get sick from too much oxygen?
Funny how rotorheads usually joke about not flying above 500' to avoid nosebleeds, and you're playing astronaut.
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VF,
1,000 rescues mate.
That would sound great, if you didn't take into account where you are - then it is bloody amazing !
Well done sir.
Arrrj
PS _ that last photo (video) is nasty...who wants to fly around in that stuff.
1,000 rescues mate.
That would sound great, if you didn't take into account where you are - then it is bloody amazing !
Well done sir.
Arrrj
PS _ that last photo (video) is nasty...who wants to fly around in that stuff.
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Coffee time
Hey zetec2
My risk assessment is upon arrival looking outside; weather, wind, Helipad, approach-escape & doing a power check at 15knots (ETL) to see what margin I will have if any the yellow jacket is trendy, no requirements here for Pilot at least to wear fluro vests 
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Goodmorning helistoked
Thanks Brother
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Namaste rotorfan
WoW, didn't think it was so compelling...many, many thanks hehehe Mate I'm still not more than 500'agl most of the time landing above 20,000' except when needing to transit between crossing low passes 
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G'day Arrrj
Mega thanks Mate, yaaaar that was a lot of challenging flying Well that last video 
very common here, that was a better day than most 
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Hello cattletruck
Thank You, me too!
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Giddy Up Gemini Twin
Cheers Brother
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All the Best in Heath & Happiness
❤OmOmOm❤
My risk assessment is upon arrival looking outside; weather, wind, Helipad, approach-escape & doing a power check at 15knots (ETL) to see what margin I will have if any
the yellow jacket is trendy, no requirements here for Pilot at least to wear fluro vests -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Goodmorning helistoked
Thanks Brother
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Namaste rotorfan
WoW, didn't think it was so compelling...many, many thanks
hehehe Mate I'm still not more than 500'agl most of the time landing above 20,000' except when needing to transit between crossing low passes -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G'day Arrrj
Mega thanks Mate, yaaaar that was a lot of challenging flying
Well that last video very common here, that was a better day than most -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello cattletruck
Thank You, me too!
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Giddy Up Gemini Twin
Cheers Brother
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All the Best in Heath & Happiness
❤OmOmOm❤
