@ Vertical Freedom

Great pics! (as always)

Why do you have two GPS?

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1020161.jpg

Sagarmatha from the Khala Phatar salt lake 18,290' @ 9oC 3 x pax, AS350B3+ Nepal

Capt.Gonzo 1 x company GPS, 1 x mine

Sagarmatha from the Khala Phatar salt lake 18,290' @ 9oC 3 x pax, AS350B3+ Nepal
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Sagarmathar, the Mother of all God's - Everest, 29,215', from 23,000' @ 11oC, AS350B3+, Nepal
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Sagarmathar, the Mother of all God's - Everest, 29,215', from 23,000' @ 11oC, AS350B3+, Nepal
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at 23,000' @ 11oC, pulling MCP whch is only sucking 105lpm the only speed to give me a descant climb is 45 knots but its a healthly 700' fpm roc, Nepal
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Lobache from the air. Nepal
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Hotel Everest View HLS view, 12,703' @ 18oC, AS350B3+ 4 x pax, Nepal
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VF thank you for the pictures truly wonderful, interesting to note that at 23,000 feet the summit of Everest is still just about a mile above you.

A couple of questions, what is the highest you have flown, I assume in the B3 and what is the highest landing, how marginal is the landing at that height?

Thanks Again

VF: Very judicious move to have two parallel GPSes up there!

I guess you have a pretty decent survival kit/emergency pack along with you when flying in such a harsh environment. What kind of stuff do you carry onboard?

P.s. You should have your own Nepal Ops thread here!

Namaste Torque & temp

I like to record my stuff on my own GPS, also good for flight planning from the bedroom :ok:
Just a basic survival kit, good for up to about 15,000' not higher, otherwise we are carrying too much weight.

We carry charter pax, rescue patients, mountianeering gear, mountaineers, general cargo both internal & sling, also do Human Cargo Sling rescues for difficult locations on the mountain :eek:

OmOmOm

VF :cool:

Hey Jemax

Yes - Sagarmatha is still 6,215' straight up from my height of 23,000'. :8

23,000' is the RFM certified ceiling for this machine the B3+ :sad:

I have landed up to 19,000' in the B3+, if Your light she is not to bad for power but You have to be very careful as Your operating right on the gong limit, recording any exceedance, also your at the right pedal stop so no more tail-rotor authority left. & the controls are very mushy with the machine very very unstable up here. :*

The B; I have taken to 14,000' setting up for a zero/zero touch down as no HIGE power & running take-off as we where very heavy, The B2 up to about 16,000' & same deal there often less than HIGE so approaches have to be spot on for a nice clean light flop down & a very judicious cushion creep departure to the edge of the pad/cliff then fall off into the gorge to get airspeed as once Your off the pad & out of the cushion its only down from there till You have that magic 35-45 knots then your heart starts pumping again :ok:yippee & climbing again :ooh:

Thanks for the compliments on my pix, I am very happy & grateful that You enjoy??? Thanks again for saying so, Your words inspire me to post more........ :D

We are preparing to conduct 'Mountain Flying Certified' courses soon for experienced PPL, CPL & ATP Pilots who want to expand there skills into these extreme flying techniques, starting next year. Conducting commercial ops, Cargo Sling & Human Cargo Sling Rescue to 19,000' & higher if the candidate is up to speed. All on the AS350 family; B, B2, B3+ & B3e. More info when the course is approved & ready to start :)

:confused: Always know where the wind is...........& do everything into wind......:D except piss :O

VF :ok:

Yet another happy punter here, thoroughly enjoying the pictures from Nepal. You might in turn be interested in the following link, BBC "Rivers of Ice", which shows the changes to the glaciers in your part of the world over the last 80 years.

Namaste, Vertical Freedom;

You have certainly livened up our Rotorheads Around the World :cool:

Along with many others I look at your photos with a degree of envy for both the flying involved and the culture in which you live. If you have the opportunity to tell us more about where you live and some of the people that you meet in another thread, then I am sure that many of us would be intrigued :ok:

I was going to put a photograph of Turners Hill on here but I don't think I'll bother now!!;)

Vertical Freedom, pictures you post capture the essence of helicopter work in my book.

I totally agree!!!
Give the man his thread!!!
Give the man his thread!!!
Give the man his thread!!!
:ok:

Vertical Freedom, what's your real job? Scouting for the next Bond movie location? How come you always find yourself in some exotic place? Can't wait to see your pics. Thanks.

rescue flight altitude sickness, Manang goan 13,350' B206BIII, Nepal
 

rescue flight altitude sickness, Manang goan 13,350' B206BIII, Nepal :ok:
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Pheriche goan rescue flight, 14,021' AS350B, Nepal
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Konde resort, breaky is served, 14,356' Nepal
 

:D
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Konde resort, 14,356' Nepal
 

:ok:
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Konde resort, 14,356' Nepal
 

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Konde resort, 14,356' Nepal
 

looking from Konde towards Namche Bazaar & in the middle; Shyangboche airstrip, the highest fixed wing runway in the World - 13,350' Nepal
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Shyangboche airstrip, the highest fixed wing runway in the World - 13,350' managing fuel, AS350B3+ Nepal :ok:



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Mende HLS, 14,218' & 14oC 4 x pax, AS350B3+, Nepal :ok:
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Gokyo goan from the air, flying around 19,000'+ AS350B3+ Nepal :eek:
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Gokyo goan from the air, flying around 19,000'+ AS350B3+ Nepal :ok:
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Gokyo goan from the air centre lake, flying around 20,500'+ AS350B3+ Nepal http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...milies/eek.gif
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Sagarmatha area in Solu Khumbu region, 22,000' AS350B3+ Nepal
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Sagarmatha area in Solu Khumbu region, 22,000' AS350B3+ Nepal :cool:
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Sagarmatha area in Solu Khumbu region, 22,500' AS350B3+ Nepal :cool:
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Sagarmatha area in Solu Khumbu region, 23,000' AS350B3+ Nepal :ok:



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Sagarmatha area in Solu Khumbu region, 23,000' AS350B3+ Nepal:ok:


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Tengboche Monastery, 13,185' @ 18oC, AS350B3+ Nepal :ok:
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Tengboche Monastery, 13,185' @ 18oC, AS350B3+ Nepal http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/thumbs.gif
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Tengboche Monastery, 13,185' @ 18oC, AS350B3+ Nepal http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/thumbs.gif
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what??? a German Bakery here??? in one of the remotest & the highest region in the World; Tengboche Monastery, Solu Khumbu, 13,185' @ 18oC,AS350B3+ Nepal :cool:
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1020557.jpg

aaahhhh yes good Italian coffee :) German Bakery,? in one of the remotest & the highest regions in the World; Tengboche Monastery, Solu Khumbu, 13,185' @ 18oC,AS350B3+ Nepal :eek:
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1020566.jpg