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Top of the World - Rescue & Cargo
Gorokshep 17,020' @ -1ºC :hmm:
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WoW factor
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Top of the World - WoW factor
views from Kongde 13,708' - Sagarmatha (Everest) far back making Her own cloud & VNSB airstrip :ok: ;) :=
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Namaste VF ,
I have been meaning to ask you for some time now, what does Sagarmatha mean in Nepalese, we low country folk simple know it as Mt Everest which always tells us the Highest in the World some say K2 is higher, having never stood on either I cannot make any informed comment. Stay safe my friend. Peter R-B Lancashire UK |
Top of the World - details
Namaste Peter-RB
Brother - Sagarmatha has a few meanings - 'forehead of the Sky & Sea' & 'the Mother of the Universe' :cool: It is claimed that K2 is the second highest place on our Planet at 28,211' & our Sagarmatha (Everest) is 29,035' (corrected) :ooh: hmmmm but I have not measured either, have flown up around Sagarmatha to 28,800' (top of climb, she ran out of puff) with 9 cameras filming & 1 Producer/Camera man on-board :eek: Happy landings & Cheers to Life :) |
WoW factor
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WoW factor
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VF, Silly question I know but, Is there any fish in those lakes.
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Coffee time
Hey Robin303
No clue Broh :confused: I don't fish, being a Vegetarian :) given those lakes are frozen for 3-4 months a year probably not :\ Happy Landings :ok: |
What's the H1 sticker for VF?
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loads of coffee please
Hey GT
That my Friend is a 'Top Secret' :uhoh: If I told You then I'd have to.....:ooh: |
Jettie details
H1 placard is for punters to identify which machine to hop into :bored:
Land Happy Always ;) |
Aerial Trucking
Mt. Yulung Base Camp 17,748' - 400kg cargo up :eek: rocket down :8
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Time for mourning
Hey mate, I saw this in the news twelve-dead-in-mount-everest-avalanche.
I'm guessing it will be a difficult time for you all up there. Our prayers are with you. Namaste. :( |
what CYH said... fly safe, VF.. :(:(
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+1...:sad:
Be careful & fly safe always. |
I hope our pal from the Land of Jagged Peaks is OK, it seems a longish time with no comment whatsoever!
Peter R-B Lancashire |
I suspect he will be flying his backside off.
Was just listening to a program on radio 4 about how the compensation to the sherpas familys is $800 and they are going on strike until they get 10k. |
There have been a couple of recent comments from him on BookFace, so it would seem all is OK :cool:
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Avalanche update
Good morning Fellow Rotorheads
Thank You for Your well wishes & positive thoughts. The unofficial number so far killed in the massive avalanche that fell from Mt. Nuptse inside the Khumb below Sagarmatha (Everest) on the 18th April 2014 is 17 so far, all Sherpa Climbing Guides & Ice-Fall Doctors. No Foreign Climbers were killed. We have not been involved at the extreme altitudes as our B3+ is down awaiting a module 3 change. But we have been shuttling injured Climbers & Blessed Bodies down from Base camp & Pheriche to Kathmandu. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Blessed Souls lost in the avalanche tragedy of 05/01/2071 in the Khumb; of 'Sagarmatha' - Rest in Peace Om Mane Padme Hum Om Mane Padme Hum Om Mane Padme Hum Sincere Condolences to All surviving Sherpa Families Om Shanti Shanti Shanti |
Namaste VF,
Sir - You are a true, honourable gentleman and a kind human being whom we have all come to love and respect here on Pprune. I wish we had more of your kind all over the world. Keep safe always....:ok: |
VF,
Apologies my friend for my delayed response, I am currently in Sri Lanka, and the internet is not so reliable here. Terrible news about your piece of paradise, and now I see that climbing may be over for the year. (From the Lankan Daily Mirror). Chin up mate. Condolences to all your friends and their families. Arrrj |
Yippeeeee
Om Brothers Om :ok:
Namche Bazaar Helipad ~ very heavy, no HIGE so doing a fall off take-off :rolleyes: http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...02D48F0148.jpg http://www.pprune.org/<a href="<a hr...pg"/></a> |
Nepali WoW factor
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Yeeehaaar
24 left base for Lukla lower Helipad, departed VNKT at max gross 1,519kg ~ 5 knot southerly, pulled 810ºC on arrival in ground effect :D :eek: :}
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another day in the office
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WoW factor
Kote 17,292' Rescue mission :uhoh: :\
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Top of the World - yikes we are high
departing VNLK ~ towering climb followed by a Yeeehaar serious puch-over :ooh:
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Rescue Duties
Kote 17,292' ~ 300kg cargo up, then down: 4 x PAX + 55kg Cargo + 140litres GoJuice :p :rolleyes: :8
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That fall-off take off :)
That's one of the most exciting, incredible pictures that I have seen VF Dai
Stay safe Om Shanti Shanti Shanti :ok: |
VF,
You need the lid well fastened on your coffee for that B3 takeoff ! Arrrj |
810C? I am sure I could have pulled 928 ..... :)
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Some amazing pictures in this thread...showing great skill at work.
But I find this statement a bit rich for a guy that has his own PPRUNE thread dedicated to massaging his ego: "Thanks Brother. Yaar gold bars, stripes & BS don't make You a better Pilot, that stuff is for EGO massage ONLY." Not taking away from his skills..but maybe step off the soapbox a little. I fly in a white shirt, silver bars and at times a tie...even polished shoes. I'm not stroking my ego...I'm following company guidelines. If the shirt and bars is the price I need to pay to fly close to home...then so be it. |
Rescue details
Hey gcpilot8
Thank You Brother, appreciate Your kind words :ok: ----------------------------------------------------------- G'day Arrrj Hence the chocolate bars :ooh: ----------------------------------------------------------- Good evening Peter3127 No You wouldn't ~ it's practice, practice, practice & start with a lighter load :O You'd do fine ;) keep it in ETL till Your over the arrival spot & in ground effect :cool: ------------------------------------------------------------ Namaste TIMTS Thanks for Your words Broh :ouch: it's not my thread, it was PPRuNe's idea, not mine :8 at 5'10" I don't need a soap box, I was expressing an opinion, my opinion, having been a utility Pilot my entire flying career I feel it's not warranted in a dirty, dusty Fling Winged machine, but hey that's just MY opinion :} Land back Happy Always :D Om Shanti Shanti Shanti |
Search Mission Solukhumbu area
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http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...5670F90B74.jpg http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9BE30E050C.jpg thought we saw the lost Soul, landed for a better look :( http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...BD64C11756.jpg http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...1D584DB523.jpg ~ 19,450'amsl :eek: http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...03E1964A25.jpg http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...424E1B4731.jpg & then Karvooomfa in came the ice-blizzard in seconds :ouch: stuck here for 2.5hours :* http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...24BE95CEAC.jpg |
Search Mission Solukhumbu area
Pheriche 14,020' refueling after the snow & clouds cleared up :\
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Top of the World
Lukla VNLK JetBox prepping for a cushion-creep take-off from the Helipad intersection runway 24 :mad:
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Top of the World - WoW factor
Phurtang 10.114' Mom-in-laws palace :D
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Rescue Duties
climbing for the pass (18,600') before she closes :8
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Heli-Truckin'
VNLK upper helipad :p
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