Top of the World: photos from Nepal
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These are fantastic pictures. A colleague of mine has done Everest (in fact he completed the Seven Summits last year). I can see why he loves this part of the world so much.
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I hope everyone can appreciate the fuel management that goes into working in that environment. I go down to those levels when moving something heavy and fuel is right there but doing it when the fuel is far away is a very different exercise.
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Top of the World - WoW factor
Namaste STANDTO
Tis indeedly an awesome place to fly (albeit very seriously challenging) & live
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G'day nuthin
Your right Brother, to achieve the lifts here often to fly back to my fuel stash can be 8-10mins away so often landing with 7 or 8usgals which at these ultra high altitudes is your 20 mins except when doing Rescues above 20,000' then I am landing with 35-40litres on gauge on the AS350B3+ which is about 12-15mins, but You gotta do that or You won't pick up the Patient You need that eXtra leverage
Happy Landings
Tis indeedly an awesome place to fly (albeit very seriously challenging) & live
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G'day nuthin
Your right Brother, to achieve the lifts here often to fly back to my fuel stash can be 8-10mins away so often landing with 7 or 8usgals which at these ultra high altitudes is your 20 mins except when doing Rescues above 20,000' then I am landing with 35-40litres on gauge on the AS350B3+ which is about 12-15mins, but You gotta do that or You won't pick up the Patient You need that eXtra leverage
Happy Landings
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JetBox to the Rescue
departed VNLK 9,400' with 38usgals, weather crap poor vis, low clouds, CB cells, hail the size of golf balls, fly to VNPL 8,077' picked up Patient (4 x PAX) then fly to VNKT 4,360' land with 9usgal (20mins) remaining around 6,000' to 9,000' the JetBanger burns 27usgal per hour
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Fantastic photo's VF. They bring back memories of a famine relief operation I flew during 1980 (Operation Khana Cascade)... RAF C130 airdrop of food and medical supplies.
Keep up your good work.
Ciao
TCF
Keep up your good work.
Ciao
TCF
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Namaste VF
#1714 the first pic, is that morning haze or afternoon haze due to the brick kilns??
Are those kilns somewhere in Lalitpur or BHaktapur district?
Any damages to the Jet Box due to hail?
Fly safe ....Om
#1714 the first pic, is that morning haze or afternoon haze due to the brick kilns??
Are those kilns somewhere in Lalitpur or BHaktapur district?
Any damages to the Jet Box due to hail?
Fly safe ....Om
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Coffee time
Hey rjtjrt
haaar.....yar well they're still buffing It is now a cosey place to camp at night for some transiting locals
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Good morning TheChitterneFlyer
Thanks Brother...well done & I will do
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Namaset gcpilot8
I's early morning & the kilns are in Bhaktapur area Yep some nose skins dimples from the hail & a crack in the sky-light perspex no damage to blades
Happy Landings
haaar.....yar well they're still buffing It is now a cosey place to camp at night for some transiting locals
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Good morning TheChitterneFlyer
Thanks Brother...well done & I will do
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Namaset gcpilot8
I's early morning & the kilns are in Bhaktapur area Yep some nose skins dimples from the hail & a crack in the sky-light perspex no damage to blades
Happy Landings