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Old 30th Mar 2012, 03:10
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'Langtang Village' 11,286' @ +2oC, Rescue flight, 3 pax, 40kg cargo, 25usgal, Jetbox, Nepal
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'Lisky' 3,543' @ +28oC Rescue flight, 4 pax, 60kg cargo, 42usgal, thick haze & turbulance, 1klm visibility, B206BIII
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plenty of parking up here on the Moon 17,257' WoW

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Why are they called fishtail air?

Fantastic pics by the way, but dreadful paintwork on the a/c

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Grifo,

If you Google-image search Machapuchare, you'll see why the name Fishtail means something to people flying around Annapurna.
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VF,

Hi and Good evening from mist shrouded Lancashire,

the picture you posted with the Sq on the Snow looks just like any other picture...that is until I saw the men sitting and standing way off in the background, what a huge backing that brown hill makes then to be broken by that jagged lump of rock clawing it way up into the sky, the area you work is certainly a lot nearer to God than any of us mortals way down here in Lancashire,

Rarefied air and a casual landing and photoshoot, I dont think I would ever stop talking about that one trip and yet you post time after time with some totally stunning shots....I really do envy your daily views and LZs.

Stay safe..
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Old 5th Apr 2012, 04:49
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VNSB - Shyangboche airport, Worlds 3rd highest @ 12,336' B206BIII 4 pax + 55kg cargo + 39usgal Pilatus Porter about to touch down



VNSB - Shyangboche airport, Worlds 3rd highest @ 12,336' +2oC, B206BIII 4 pax + 45kg cargo + 40usgal. Amazing Nepal

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Rescue Flight 'Kharpa' 4,350' @ 25oC B206BIII




Rescue Flight 'Kharpa' 4,350' @ 25oC B206BIII





Neuro Hospital KTM, Medevac Patient from Kharpa
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4 pax + 55kg cargo
wouldn't be 4 big fat aussie pax at that altitude
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Namaste Rockape

not sure how heavy the average aussie pax are? Most trekkers/climbers are fit so generally 80kg or less & Nepali's mostly under 70kg

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'Namche Bazaar' HLS 11,561' with an AS350B3 off-loading pax with me in a holding pattern waiting to do the same in a B206BIII - WoW this is Nepal

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WoW now that's an awesome suspension bridge, 'Kusma' near Pokhara, Nepal


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It must be Instant Vertigo crossing that bridge plus there will be some 120 kg joker who will swing it when you are halfway across.

A question. There are mown patches about 100 metres from the ends of the bridge. Is that where they have put stay cables to stop it whipping in the wind.

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What a bridge guys!
I'm not shure I'll have no vertigo walking on it...

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HUH ??? my shoes need cleaning

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don't like those under cast flying days about18,000' Jetbox
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