Not needed in my view. VF posts such amazing photographs of such quality, and makes those of us who used to grovel around below 15000 feet truly jealous.

What an amazing flying experience these chaps have and what skills they demonstrate that most of us can only dream about. I have had my share of arctic and european mountains but this lot takes the biscuit.

Roll on more wonderful photographs from VF and others. Why should they be sidelined because they are so much better than the rest of us, and have the luck to be flying at the edge of the world in helicopter terms.

I wish I was there......................D

The only thing needed to complement his photos is the story on how he went from a Hughes 269 / 300 at sea level in Queensland to an AS350B3 in Nepal!:D
But that's more appropriate on another thread.

I'm with you CY, love to know the storey of how you go from a 300 in QLD to a 350 in Nepal.

Probably could not hack the 269/300 at sea level so they sent him somewhere from whence they thought he would not return!!

Jealous - Moi? Oh yes...................Keep them coming VF...........D

I really hope the comments of a few do not put off Vertical Freedom.

:ok: If you want as many as he can provide.

If you want to moan about them, beat them! I certainly can`t. Lets see yours.

Personally, I love his pictures.

Keep posting VF.......

start of another day
 

VNKT - Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal 4,400' http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1060336.jpghttp://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1060149.jpg
foot note: this is not an ad for Antonov or Eurocopter :confused:

Clear air turbulance
 

'Yaketi Yak don't look back' :ok:
Heli truckin' 500kgs batteries; B3+ @ 14,042' -2C :8
somewhere on planet to Earth :O
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1060180.jpg

smoke = IMC
 

drats I'm taken' 2nd valley on the left where most of the smoke is going, for a landing at @ 13,513', 8nm from here http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...milies/eek.gif Near smoke induced IMC conditions in places http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...lies/pukey.gif
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1060225.jpg

Keep posting VF... wonderful pictures. As mentioned before, don't let some few comments put you off posting those amazing pictures...

When this treat started years ago, nobody mentioned there was a limit number of pictures or a limit number of pages to be posted. The sky is the limit and your sky is higher than anybody else here...

Bring it on....:ok:

the sky is the limit
 

climbing for the pass at 20,000' - 5 pax + 200lts fuel, AS350B3+
Clear air turbulence, 40+knots winds gusting ???
Yech it's bumpy, blades a slappin', pax chundering :yuk: but scenery is WOOOW Awesome :ok:
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1060201.jpg

Clear air turbulance
 

Rescue flight to 'Krak' 7,874' AS350B3+ Settin' up for an approach?? slope landing http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...lies/cwm13.gif 30knots upslope wind up here, wind shear at 50' above the HLS where there's 8-10knots downslope http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/icon25.gifhttp://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1060018.jpg

into wind slope landing
 

Rescue flight to 'Krak' 7,874' AS350B3+ 30knots upslope wind up 50' above the HLS, here its 8-10knots downslope http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/icon25.gif
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1060025.jpg

the sky is the limit (unless you hit red first)
 

http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/thumbs.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/thumbs.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/thumbs.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/thumbs.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/thumbs.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/thumbs.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/thumbs.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/thumbs.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/thumbs.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...lies/wink2.gif
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1060186.jpg

another day
 

VNLK Lukla - Ecureuils at work
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1060205.jpg

VF:

foot note: this is not an ad for Antonov or Eurocopter

Pedantic: I looked for an Antonov, and only saw an Ilyushin 76 in the shades ;)

Keep the pictures coming, I do enjoy your view ..

another CAT day
 

Ecureuil B3+ Muktinath lower HLS, 12,270' @ +2°C :ok:5pax+ 290ltres:bored:
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1060190.jpg

Haven't we seen those before?

VF, is that a Pilatus Porter wrapped up in the blue tarpaulin in the background of that second last photo there?

Glimses at Life
 

Namaste Epiphany, nope only took it last week. :)

Hey Widewoodenwingswork, Yep Pilatus :ok: there have been 3 stiff-wing prangs at VNLK in the past 1yr, quite a few else where as well :( Plank flying' here ain't easy, some of the odd sloped dirt strips, WoW its scary to watch & it sure not like landing on a big sealed Internationale airport :8 they get committed with no go around a long way out on appr. if the wind? conditions change then they crash, no secnd option, You gotta be good, but also the conditions are extreme &, &, they do lose a lot of planes here a year. very sad high loss of lives :(

Happy Landings :ok:

VF