Allouete 2 - lama
 

Hi

I have EASA reg al2 in uk

Can bring along for the course to poke at if that is any help

Based in south uk

Ian

Here's a picture I took in Switzerland in March

http://helixo.weebly.com/uploads/3/9...72370_orig.jpg

Denali Lama
 

:{Cascade ,Idaho was my last fire season with this machine(Denali Lama) and it showed up to HAI and it recieved a 25 hour inspection after the show at my other job and then EVERGREEN go bye bye!

C-Zico, its a nice photo. :D

It would be nice to see any more from other Lama operations around the world.

Yes well, there is the Dalai Lama .. and then there was the Denali Lama!

Mount Denali - (aka Mount McKinley)
Location: 63.0694° N, 151.0072° W
Elevation: 20,320 ft.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--..._alpenglow.jpg
Mount Denali at sunset

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V...enali+Lama.jpg
The Denali Lama (or at least one of them) within the Mt. Denali environs

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-g...Matt+Steen.jpg
The Denali Lama evacuates Claude Ratte and one other injured climber from 14 Camp, West Buttress (Photo: Matt Steen)

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4...500-h331/s.jpg
One of the Denali Lama drivers

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G.../Mt+Denali.jpg
Mt. Denali in flight

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-F...enali+Lama.png
The Denali 'Rescue' Lama

Perhaps there are others with some more shots from Evergreen's days running this contract.

Encore des photos d'altitude plus hautes

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8280/8...a09f76da_b.jpg

Himalayan Heli Services (India) VT-WEX SA315B Lama

Some Lama shots from 1979, Dollar in Scotland.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/8...3dac1626_c.jpg
2013-05-12 (61) by ericferret, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7372/8...ac710870_c.jpg
2013-05-12 (70) by ericferret, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7287/8...67120abc_c.jpg
2013-05-12 (39) by ericferret, on Flickr

About a minute after I took this photo a guy in a Morris Minor with glasses as thick as beer bottle bottoms ignored the guys waving him down and drove under the aircraft which he never saw!!!

EX Dollar hands will recognise the "Great White" parked in the background.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3820/9...5b9f4c54_o.jpg

Grenoble Le Versoud 1998

http://www.nordicrotors.com/images_2...splay_3346.jpg

A Lama helicopter in Sweden. Nordic Rotors - SE-JNA

Also a nice Lama at work video.


On the lama instrument panel in the bottom right corner there is a dial to the right of the instrument with the plane on it, can anyone say what this does please?

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--...no/1162517.jpg

It's a 'Computer'
 

Hi HeliStudent,

It's a circular slide ruler type of computer that surround the collective pitch indicator. With noting the outside air temperature and pressure altitude, the pilot can determine the maximum gross weight at which the outside condition will permit. you can also get from it the maximum pitch setting, actual gross weight (under hovering condition) and density altitude.

I'll try to get a hold on my 35 years old training manual and get you more details.

Very clever at the time.

Cheers
kami

Downupside thank you very much, this is really interesting.

There is a company in Japan which flies the Lama - you can see it in the video below, do you know who they are?

you're welcome!

It is Akagi Helicopters.

Actually 2 companies are still flying the Lama: 1 at Toho Air Services and 3 at Akagi Helicopters.
They are switching to B3e so Toho will stop operating next year. Akagi may keep them flying a bit more.

Kami

Kami thank you again.

I have found a photo of an Akagi Lama and it has the same green stripe as in the video -

http://images2.jetphotos.net/img/1/3...1305634793.jpg

There is also something I have not seen before - this Japanese Lama has something connecting the landing gear assembly to the back of the skids like a wavy piece of metal or something?

Also it has two sets of mirrors in front, is this for training purposes?

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Some very nice pictures (among 350 and Al3) of Air-Glaciers (Swiss) Lamas :ok: :

Le jeu de pales d'Air-Glaciers, par Richard Chapuis - Photos - Le Nouvelliste Online - Quotidien Valaisan


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HeliHenri - Merci pour les photos d'Air-Glaciers. :ok:

Elle sont tres belle.

Is for stop sling cable to touch skids.

Lama spare parts

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De rien HU :ok:

And if I'm not mistaken, Heli-Union was in the good days the biggest civilian Lamas operator in the world !

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Does anyone know the rate of descent for the Lama in autorotation? I am trying to figure out how long it took Jean Boulet to come down during his world record "longest-autorotation" in 1972. Thanks.

500 Fan.

Ah Jean Boulet - what a great man.

I will try to find information for you on this but what I can say now is that he does not have constant ROD in this flight. To start he will drop very fast and lower altitude he slow down.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7...Davey%2529.jpg
Heliswiss SA315B Lama cn 2596 HB-XTD as seen at Gruyères, Switzerland on 18th July 2008 (Photo: Andy Davey)

Lamas
 

Anyone ever know what became of G-LAMA???

Used to work on that one as well as G-BNNF (where is this one now?) which we rebuilt then it's was put on its side in Ireland not long after......MV was not a happy bunny!!

Are Eurocopter still going to revoke the Lama's type certificate in 2020?

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-j...gaard%2529.jpg
Air Glaciers SA315B Lama HB-XJN, Switzerland, 17th January 2009 (Photo: Soren Lindegaard)

Nice post Helistudent!

For those of you Lama guys that missed it in the video thread earlier, here is a short video of the Swedish Lama that was featured in one of Helistudent's photos:

Lama TR
 

Anyone know of or can make a recommendation as to companies offering training on the Lama in Europa or even the US? One of the things I have to do before it is too late.

AWiaTOR

You may try these to begin with:

Airstar Elicotteri

Air Glaciers

Air Walser

Air Zermatt

Eli Ossola

HelOps

One of my favorite picture that I took last year :

http://pierregillard.zenfolio.com/im...81040211-3.jpg

Other pictures of Air Walser's Lamas : click here

And another one of Heli Rezia's HB-ZWA :

http://pierregillard.zenfolio.com/im...58841172-3.jpg

More here.

Pierre.

India to deliver two Cheetah helicopters to Afghanistan

Defence News - India to deliver two Cheetah helicopters to Afghanistan

I wonder if the Indian Cheetahs going to Afghanistan will be new-builds or a pair of machines from the current IAF fleet? Presumably they will be ex-IAF machines.

Going back to the Air Zermatt video (all 1 hour, 24 minutes of it); is the Lama still the airframe of choice for high mountain rescue work with AZ or is the AS350 and EC135 also operated in that role? The AS350 seemed to be in use almost solely as a ramp ornament!:ok:

500 Fan.

G-BNNF and G-LAMA
 

Hi Deeko01


G-BNNF as you mention rolled over at Upper Church,Eire on 30.7.96 and was sold in the USA to Roberts Aircraft Co. becoming N345RA from 6.12.96 to 15.10.98. It was then sold in Costa Rica as TI-AXW.


G-LAMA was cancelled from UK register by PDG on 20.6.08 and as far as I know is stored outside at Marignane. It has never been registered in France so wonder why its been stored for so long ?


Anyway some memory jogger pics for you all G-BNNF and G-LAMA all at Cumbernauld as well as another machine briefly used at Cumbernauld LN-OMU which is now in Sweden as SE-JNA


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3773/1...de1c31b5_z.jpg


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7400/1...90d970de_z.jpg


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/3789/1...a95641dd_z.jpg


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2868/1...463c1a14_z.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3771/1...51fb9beb_z.jpg

First photo of G-LAMA gets my vote for best colour scheme.

AS315B Lama - Just Dreaming, but....
 

.....purely out of academic interest, what would be the pros and cons of buying one of these for mainly private use in the UK? (not withstanding the contradictions in the ad)

Eurocopter SA 315B Lama Private Jet for sale on AvBuyer.com

Very nice helicopter to fly.

Bad points.
Expensive to operate, high fuel consumption, no luggage space, slow cruise.

Good points.
Strong, great for sling loads, huge tail rotor so cross winds no problem, reliable engine, good vision, autos quite easy,

I enjoyed flying them but then I didn't own it!

Mmmmm ....

Exactly as Nigel said ... but he forgot to mention the NOISE ...


(a brilliant bit of kit though) :E

hmmmmm spinwing, that's not a "noise", but a song....you can't call a "noise" the melody of an Artouste 3 in a valley or over a jungle...it's unforgetable :)

Remember ?

Mmmmm ...

Ok then, I'll compromise ...

.... we'll put the 'noise' down in both groups as both GOOD and BAD points .. :)

SA 315B
 

How many Lama's still operating in the southern hemisphere, and are any on Ag work.

JD:E

one on Ag just down the road from your place JD, a bloke williams i believe
Ex northland

fadec - you are correct. Lakeview Helicopters at Taupo are operating the one that Jay had at Northland Helicopters.

Wonder if they have to still load it in the hover........ :}