Thanks VF; In#4377 there appears to be a clearer `flatter` area behind the tail(100m) as opposed to the hillside,although there appear to be pylons/wires in the distance with possible departure that way or off to the left of the direction the a/c is facing. depending on any wind direction..?

lala laa....lala laa......lala laa
 

G'day etudiant....Mate it really ain't that stressful & sure is ****e ain't second guessing! But You gotta be on the ball :) pick Her up, have a good look at what Your pulling??? What's left (if anything) ask yerself what do I need eXtra to escape & bingo, put Her down & off load something :ok: or, in this case turning it into wind & using the footy field sized pad in front of You would have probably saved a perfectly good Machine :{
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Oye there sycamore......bit of a deceiving picture that 2nd one, off to the right (out of view behind the spectators) there is a footy field sized pad that everyone USUALLY uses & was into wind, is downhill with an an up-slope afternoon breeze ;) DOH :ooh:
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WoW Faktor +++
 

I think they call it 'situational awareness' in the military.
Very few people have it to the extent this environment requires.
Respect!

Areeba Areeba Mexican stand-off
 

G'day etudiant.....Yip it's certainly 'situational awareness' & it's also basic common bloody sense for survival in a limited power environment & there are numbers for this, just do it by the numbers, ain't that hard :rolleyes: Cheers...HappyHappy ;)

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Roofus & Me
 

Amazing scenery Captain Vertical, I thank you for your incredible contributions! I wish one day I can fly as high and so skilled as you.

Trim, trim, trim; keep her in trim
 

Hey Rotorkraft..........thanks for that :ok: any one can fly like this, work hard at being better, improve a your technique every flight opportunity you get, don't just fluff about in the sky....do Good, be Good :O

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Rest in pieces...both machines destroyed :{

Mountain Highs..............Mountain Goats
 

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VNPK

Hi VF..Going back through some of your shots I saw a Super Puma from the Royal Flight? Is this one of the two currently for sale along with assorted Alouettes.the old SA330, and some Mi-17s. Any idea what is replacing it?

4384 & 4393 just great not to say 4394 does not have charm :E

Yip Yip Yippeeeee
 

Hey there heli1.....can't tell You, I'm not in that loop :uhoh: The Nepali Army have acquired 2 brand new Mi117's (non glass garden varieties) :ok:
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G'day there 500e......4384, Yip simply awesome - Phoksundo lake :D 4393 - shows the underground river system under Pokhara which will catastrophically collapse one day washing away a big chunk of that city :{ but, but I thought 4394 was the Best click yet, Handsome Devil & all that....:eek:

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Oh really? I thought it was the co-pilot Roofus, in #4387. :ok:

So who was the VIP in 4386 who required armed guards?




Sort of reminds me of waiting at Tumlingtar for a flight to Katmandu and the first plane heard was the daily Chinese reconn flight and the second was supposed to be ours .... the tents came down in record time but when the door opened two gentlemen stepped out with sub machine guns at the ready .... it was the banks flight and ours was hours later, oh well!

Yippety Eye YaY
 

Hey there Old Farang......Yip Your probably right, that cute little whipper snapper :ok: bit like me :eek:
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G'day SRFred.................'twas for the LePresidente :uhoh: Ow that was a Bugger :}
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Mountain Village Rescue
 

Get real...Get high.....Peel off your ego, in the Mountains that ego will kill You.......No pretending, No faking it up here......Mountains will bite You in the arse :eek: :mad: :eek:

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Simply stunning shot, clearly some challenging terrain there, bit more chalenging for fixed wings though. ;)

There may be 4 of us coming to Nepal next year, so do you fancy showing us some sights?

That's the difference between a liar and a bull****ter, a liar believes his own lies, a bull****ter knows what he's saying is bull****

How apt. Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story.

there is no place for liar fake mountain pilots in my Himalayan mountains, fakers kill themselves and take innocent lives with them. I've seen a few here both airplane and helicopter pilots, some were Nepali nationals crash

How much can a Koala Bare
 

Morning AnimalMother...................it certainly is, can't see where else it could get as serious as the Himalayas, actually not so tough for the Stiff Wing lads as the Airports don't change, some weather is always available from ATC so their decision making is much more fixed, bit like their wings. Where ours is constantly new areas, new pads, no forecasting so up to the PIC alone :confused: I'm in & out, often on the other side, so let me know when Your coming & maybe we can do something :ok:
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Hey fadecdegraded........totally agreed :(
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G'day Rotor Babe............yes totally correct, seen the same, very sad :=
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Purfekt
 

Wires
 

Dang :} these towers are 1,000'agl :eek:
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wow that is a spring near Patan, water is very good there

Namaste Rotor Babe.............yes it is :ok: You know your way around Kathmandu valley then :8 OmSisterOm
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PROOF....taken from a Helicopter
 

Amadablam summit - Solukhumbu :D
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Mountain Weather
 

Soups to thick to find a safe clear hole big enough to punch through, so sitting up here enjoying at 9,680' in the Sun, waiting for a clearing :8
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WoW Faktor..............'Top of the World'
 

VNLK :eek:
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This is Lukla, not far from my home. Thanks for posting, very awesome picture, never seen it like this.

As a mere fixed-wing pilot who occasionally gets the ASI to read zero while airborne only through massive position error or on top of a stall turn, I have to say these pics are awesome! :ooh::D

Touchdown
 

Hi RotorBabe........many thanks & that's Chaurikharka isn't it? :8
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G'day semmern....................thank you Brother, glad Your enjoying ;)
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