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Hello VF
Great job as usual, always wanted to ask you:
Are you 100% of the quality of fuel from these plastic cans?

VNLK...........WoW

G'day Carbon Uggbootprint (softer & warmer)..............Yes Mate, I've witnessed 2 People walking into the Tail Rotor (engine running, not my machine) & know of 6 others All killed & all in the Himalayas :{ totally hideous, especially when 7 of those killed; the Pilot could have saved the day by protecting the Tail-Rotor by hanging over a ledge.....:(.............So Do the Right Thing, consider very much what You do with Your TR when landing :ok: Yes You say shut down - but someone can walk through the TR during shut-down/start-up, protect it whenever the opportunity is there to guard it!!! :ok:
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Oye Odlanir......................Bingo, You got it :D
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Namaste alj87................good question..............................next question :*
Yar I was suspect at first for a while too, but; A the donk has a damn good fuel filters & B we use a special funnel which has a water & particle separator built into the body of the stainless funnel so the crap is filtered out...never been a problem thus far, so must work :ooh:

Happy-Happy

Land where???........................................THERE

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_9418.jpg
Yip, You guessed it........Tail-Rotor parked safely clear of Human intervention :D
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_9423.jpg

WoaH....Helicopter!

VF, what is the "spiders web" in the right background? Prayer flags or camo netting?

Pay attention Fred....you are supposed to note the t/r is clear,,the helo has high skids,,the charming lady has a wedding ring ,a melting smile,and high skid red shoes...! Focus lad,focus....

Ho Ho Ho it's damn cold in Namche Bazaar

Hey SRFred...that's a spaghetti factory of wires & prayer flags over there :eek: the prayer flags are easy to see, but the wires - not :{
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G'day Sycamore.....Korrekt on the TR Mate :ok: has it got high skids? :ooh: has She got a wedding ring? me eyes must be failing me :8
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...G_2971%202.jpg

Yikes.....that's High, free faaaaaaaaaaall

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...G_4105%201.jpg
on descent to VNLK after a film shoot from 23,000' :*

Re entry.............going down

Langtang village below...............on descent from filming at 20,000' for TPP - Tea, Pee & Petrol :O
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_7090.jpg

Any questions.....................................:p
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...G_7209%201.jpg

You'd need a long ladder to service the tail rotor!

Haaaar SRFred that's why I don't do any maintenance, different department :8 besides I'd rather have my tail out there than a minced up Person := ;)
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...G_7234%201.jpg
in the circle, in the circle............naaar prefer a Safe Tail-Rotor :ouch:

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that's why I don't do any maintenance, different department

I have been meaning to ask you about that. Going on the number of different aircraft with 9N registration, there must be a substantial maintenance base, or several?

G'day old Farang.......every operator has their own maintenance organization, Engineers, Technicians etc. :ooh:
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_7646.jpg

VF what are the winds \ gusts like in your last photo with reference to your DA & lower control authority.
Super photos as usual & nice lady's if you are still allowed to say such things.

Hey 500e......Thanks Mate, Love the 500's :ok: how about we swap machines ;)
DA here averages ISA+20, sometimes ISA+35 :ooh: winds can vary from 5knots to 55knots with plenty of swirling & turbulence to make approaches very serious :{ Will try & dig up some more Feminine shoots :O
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...G_8062%201.jpg