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aaaah this is the life...fabulous views during breaks in the monsoon :E
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Money transport by Helicopter how much ???? $3milUS |
What money?!
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trusting with the $money?????? rePost #544 (permalink) hehehehe they are not so trusting; when we pick up the money at VNNG there is a bus & 2 cars filled with soldiers with loaded guns, then for the flight we have 2 soldiers, 1 officer in the front with a pistol & the other with machine gun in the back, then where ever we land we land inside either an Army or a Police compound with plenty of guns at the ready. :\ So with all that fire power - yes, they are trusting :ooh:
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Thats Nepal ;)
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My (what a) World :8
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A rare day for Nepal, there are 10 days like this in a year :ugh::eek:
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occupational hazard, a bent B, dont You hate it when the wind changes :mad: (not me flying) :p
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WELCOME BACK !!!!!
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Pokhra lakes :}
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****i 7,808' @ 22oC 4 x pax, 110kg cargo, 25usgal go juice :oh:
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Namche bazaar & VNSB inbound to Pheriche for Rescue WoW what a fab day :D
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Hope pilot was OK?
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Namaste Limeygal
Yes Pilot & 1 pax were shaken but both OK, only the AS350B was a total write off:{ Cheers & Happy Landings :ok: VF ;) |
Hi there
i am in touch with a few companies in Nepal regarding jobs on the MI 172. was hoping for some idea on the T&C`s for a captain and a copilot. a rough idea on how much i could expect per month? warm regards |
VF: You've repainted the Ranger! Well done.
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Namaste Savoia
Yep our Jetbox has a new coat of jam, otherwise same ole, same ole. :\ Good ship & fast, full fuel & me - 110/115knots in the cruise at 6,000'. :cool: She has the C20P donk, hmmmmm wish it where the C20R then I could pick up a rescue patient at 19,000', I am now picking 1 or 2 at 16,500' :eek: but only if the conditions are right. ;) Happy Landings :ok: VF |
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trusty B2 engines :ok:.....NOT :mad:
Here is me, module 3 bearing disintegrated causing an catastrophic engine failure 3 seconds after the engine chip light came on. Weather was poor, low cloud base, I was flying 800'agl along the narrow Karnali River valley, had no where suitable to land so went for an extra....extra...extra 'range' auto; 90knots & Nr down to 270rrpm :eek: 50rrpm below the red line, otherwise I was going into the raging monsoon flooded river below :yuk: I just made it onto the edge of this rice paddy field :cool: only problem was the rice paddy stone wall was in the wrong spot & I had no options for an alternate landing, the rock levy took out the skids during the slide on :( 5 pax all OK, 200 litres fuel, Pilot scarred emotionally but still flying :uhoh: machine repaired & flying again :D http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1050999.jpg http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1050955.jpg http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1050985.jpg |
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With that terrain that surrounded you, you did a great job!! Best case scenario to have everybody walk away and an Astar that didn't light up in the aftermath..
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Wow, a perfect save. The flooded river was a good motivation factor :)
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good job! :ok:
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Top hole VF, top hole.
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What went through your mind at the time of the failure?
I don't mean that american cliche "I thought I was gonna die..." but, did you think about the maneuver you need to perform, or did you just do what you are trained to do - automatically? |
Glad everyone is OK VF
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VF - If you'd have been in the army/navy/air force you'd be looking at a well deserved "Green Endorsement" or even an AFC. Well done indeed.
Just a quick question for you. At what sort of density altitude/elevation did this happen? I shudder to think what effect a really high DA would have in an auto......I guess what might have been a brick, just becomes an even heavier brick.:eek::eek: Kudos and hats off. :ok: MB |
:uhoh: Wow, well done! :D Good to hear that everyone is ok! :ok:
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Just found this thread, looked trough all the pictures with some tears in my eyes... 1983/1984 I worked in Kathmandu and Namche Bazar, constructing a power plant (this was before my flying activities). During my time in Nepal I had the chance to visit a lot of places in this beautiful country and now I got the chance to see them again from the air with your pictures. Thanks a lot!
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VF well done on the save, however I must disagree the B2 1D1 I've flown for 6 years has had nil problems has been one of the best engine I've worked with so far, touch wood!.....I'm sorry for your loss and a job well done mate. :ok:
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Thanking You all very kindly. :)
Actually the first thing that went through my mind was - 'oh but this can't be happening to Me'???? :yuk: Then instinct took over when I realized there was no where to land but the river, but then the rice field came into view around the next river bend & by the Grace of God's hand I pulled the lever up beyond my training, beyond airmanship, experience, common sense, beyond the RFM limits & just kept dragging Nr down till the sight picture told me I was gonna get there, vibration was quiet severe. Nr was 250rrpm, 20 below the lower red line :}@ 90kts :( I never had time to think more, I just knew that I had to get us onto the the ground in one piece, that was my duty, that was my job & today; that is still my job. Surviving emergencies to protect our pax & machine is just another part of our job requirement. :cool: We were on the ground 20seconds after the noise stopped :mad: Happy Landings; Always :) VF :) Forced landing location was 6,673’amsl @ 28oC |
Amazing:ok:
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Namaste Belly Tank
Globally there have been approx. 100 module 3 bearing failures on the AS305B2. Here in Nepal there have been 5 so far, of which 2 were inflight. :yuk::yuk::yuk::yuk: that is sickening & frightening :confused::uhoh: There is an obvious problem with this bearing in the module 3 but Turbomecca are refusing to seriously address this issue. Is there are reall problem here with this engine??? 100 so far Globally - Yes......:mad: OmOmOm VF |
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Once you've got the tail & skids bolted back on, throw in an LTS101 for good measures.:ok:
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Hey Belly Tank
We have a power by the hour contract with Eurocopter Singapore so obviously they keep us all up to date. I checked they got that one. Namaste Hellyduck one operator here has done that swap. We too are considering as Turbomecca support :mad::mad: Happy Landings :ok: VF |
I'm presuming you've seen the AD Probably hard to get away from it anywhere in Aus or anywhere between the 2 tropics! This AD has been around for a while and the latest one covers the determination that the issue may be worse than expected. Determining how much cr@p the engine has eaten and vibe checks are the solution until TU 360 is incorporated. The rear gas generator bearing is a sensitive area on the Arriel and needs to be looked after appropriately. First point - don't operate the engine like an Allison 250! |
VF, Did they airlift that bird out and with what.
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Namaste robin303
Yes they used an Mi8 to airlift her down to VNNG :cool: Happy Landings :D VF |
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That is an unbelievable sight....what a photo....many thanks for sharing these and all your other snaps...just great:ok:
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As a fixed wing driver I am suprised any of these machines can get off the ground due to the size of the bollocks of the pilots.
Cracking photo's keep them coming. And glad you got the burd on the ground and everyone safe. |
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