With only 2 minutes to go the police man realised the doughnut stall was about to close;)

Krobar,

That's a nice cab you've got there. That paint scheme works really well!! ;) :D






"They say that the early bird catches the worm, but it is the second mouse that gets the cheese!"

We have had a B3 visiting the base for the past few days....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tighe/ECL1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ctighe/ECL.jpg

Towing an 800 lb "bird" in the mountains takes the power of a B3, as some of the survey lines may go 3000' vertical up to 9,000'

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tighe/ECL3.jpg

Swapping 212's today ...AHB inbound

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...AHBApril22.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ghe/AHBAHC.jpg

AHC outbound..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...AHCApril22.jpg

Not a Helicopter, but the next best thing, the DeHavilland DH-5 Buffalo...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...e/Buffalo1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...H-5Buffalo.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...e/Buffalo2.jpg

Nice shots 407,

Thought you were on vacation, haven't seen you post in a while.

RH

Thanks RH, Every day is a vacation in the Mountains, We're still plugging away at skiing, another 2 weeks left to go. The old 212 sure never liked +15c @ 7,000 today !

Ski season over - heading home..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pr16-23017.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pr16-23028.jpg

Augusta 109 Leaving the Burj Al Arab Hotel Dubai.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...li-800x600.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...i1-800x600.jpg

Despide I'm still just a rookie student, I got some pics as well - so here it goes ..

http://www.madman.dk/gallery2/_Image...y/dieter-5.jpg
Taking off from a friends farmhouse

http://www.madman.dk/gallery2/_Image...w/PICT0014.jpg
Snow is now a days rare in Denmark, so better enjoy it

http://www.madman.dk/gallery2/_Image...w/PICT0023.jpg
Having a little fun

http://www.madman.dk/gallery2/_Image...a/P2240026.jpg
Jumpseating on the North Sea in nice sunshining weather, sorry - snowy 40/50kts. wintermorning

http://www.madman.dk/gallery2/_Image...P3070032-2.jpg
And a nice sunset - taken from a FW, sorry :(

Although I dont fly myself, a few more rotory types..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...i/Wton818S.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...-i/XW858C3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Quniton240.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...S0130aug03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Quniton265.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Quniton258.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...-i/noir039.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...-i/noir029.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...-i/BSJP077.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../Jct101159.jpg

:D

This pictures are of a friend as he is spraying Cannabis (Herbicide not Fertilizer!) in the mountains of Mexico, they are taken at 7,000 FT.

They work in pairs, a 206 above with armed guys watching the sprayer below as he does his thing, very common work around here, unfortunately there is soo much demand for drugs north of the border that many poor farmers have began turning their crops into things such as Opium and Cannabis.

As you can see these people grow the stuff as hidden away as possible to make it harder for the helicopters to spray it, many fields have steel wires strung above them to keep helicopters away.


http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/212FumA.jpg


http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/212FumC.jpg



http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/212FumE.jpg

A bit of Box Junction Parking in Piccadilly Circus !!!! :ok:

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/pc.jpg

Last week I flew A 318C for a private owner from FL to New England .. here are a couple of pics, I was astonished wiht how pretty the Georgia coast bewteen St Simons and South Carolina was. Stunning, no development, vast refuge...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...k/photo266.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...k/photo258.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...k/photo264.jpg

just had to drop in on my folks who live enroute.... little surpirsed they were
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...k/photo265.jpg

rb

A couple more from the archives: Ark Royal, about 1973-74. (edited to avoid Nigel's wrath ;) )


http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...Sea%20King.jpg


http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...nding%2001.jpg

John

I don't think even an old bugga like you would have been in the RN in 1074, wasn't that just after Alfred's time?:ok:

MayCalendarFest 2005
 

I recieved so may good pictures that I wasn't able to just decide for one, so I made 3 calendars!

Next time I do calendars I will use another 3, thank you so much for the great pictures!

Please don't forget to send captions.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/212May.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/IceMay.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/S76May.jpg

JOHN:

Technical question - sorry if this point has been covered elsewhere. How do you transfer your old paper photos to digital format? The result is clearly satisfactory; most of mine are slowly decaying in my logbooks or getting sticky in the tropical heat here. I'd like to preserve them on my Mac.

Although I have a scanner it's not up to high resolution work.

Mr T,

Whilst a lot of mine are slides or prints that have been scanned, the best result is to scan the original negatives, if you have them. The two Ark Royal photos are scanned from the negatives, with a CanoScan 5200F: easy to use, and good results :ok: (and cheap to purchase: no excuse not to buy something similar!)

If all you have are old original prints, a good scanner followed by Photoshop or similar to remove scratches/cracks/fold lines. The sooner you digitise and store them, the better, since all prints and negatives decay with age. Like some of us, I guess ;)

Here are a few more scanned from the negatives:

824NAS Sea Kings operating from Hermes: a very unhappy ship, with a Cdr who loathed aircrew. Not a good move on a carrier!

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...ght%20deck.jpg

Cross decking with USS Independence, we slotted into the starboard wait with a couple of their SK's, who were more than happy to brush up on their formation skills. Lots of fun :ok:

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...Sea%20King.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...0Kings%201.jpg

JOHN

Thanks; guess I must get myself digitised and touched up by Photoshop. Especially since Bugis Street changed hands.

Love the pics but sorry to hear about Hermes; I had the good fortune to be embarked (some of the time) on Albion which was always known to be a happy and well-run ship even when the aircraft were back on board. But we did make life very difficult for the long-suffering fishheads if we weren't allowed to stretch our wings. The rusty B on the other hand...

Hello all...

IF you are looking for work with a major Canadian operator for the summer, I am collecting contact information to forward to the Director of Operations.
Good salaries, lots of flying. Last summer we had machines parked from a lack of drivers so I want to do my part to avoid that this summer AND get some PPRUNErs some work.
PM me with your contact info, I will email you (MSN or skype) as the situation dictates and we can start a dialogue.

This is for real...probably need 10-15 pilots from now unitl Sep 30.
wde