Turkish - Helicopters have been used to cull deer since the days of the Bell 47 and the Hiller UH12E. The country that they hunt in is inaccessible by foot in most cases and the deer is a class I pest so the Govt sanction the use of helicopters.

In the old days there was over 100 helicopters hunting deer every day. Now the price for the meat has gone down there are not that many even though the deer population is increasing again.

Its definately not a macho or OTT thing, its a business and is treated as such. Hope that answers your questions.

Autorotate.

Yes that answers the questions, hope I didnt come across as being rude or anything it just seemed a bit out of the norm. It must make it very challenging for the marksmen, I bet it takes a good bit of practice!

Turk - No it didnt, a lot of people ask about it. The shooters are a very skilled bunch of people. There was one pilot, the late Joe Keeley who could fly along with the cyclic between his knees and shoot a deer with his Armalite or M16 and get a head shot. He spent many years as a ground hunter before learning to fly.

Video South in NZ have a video called the last great adventure which has some fantastic video footage of this era, well worth the few dollars. Let me know if you want the link to their site.

Autorotate.

Peninsula Hotels owner Michael Kadoorie flies up HK harbour in his 520N.

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Two ship of EC120s operated by San Bernadino County Sheriffs's ASU.

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Aint paradise a bitch :)

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Air Med of Utah's fleet sitting on the helipad at University Hospital late at night.

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Unique personalised paint scheme on a kiwi R-22.

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Best way to see the reef as a KH4 comes in to land near the floating pontoon.

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Desktop Calendar Archive
 

Download the April CALENDAR HERE

I hope you like it, I'm sorry if its a little late.

I have a Mac and icons on Mac default to the right, as I understand icons on PC's default to the left so it should work fine for most people, but please let me know if the calendar doesn't display properly for someone, I'll try to improve in the future

Thanks to Capt. Hollywood for the excellent picture!

Thanks Blender! Top work:ok:

Thanks Blender and Capt Hollywood ! I've heard that it's bad luck to display calenders early ! It'll go on my wallpaper first thing tomorrow.

Ayer's 2 U, Blender! Great Pic!:ok: :ok:

Another superb job by Blenderpilot.

Many thanks to Capt Hollywood from Professional Helicopter Services at Ayers Rock for providing this month's stunning picture which shows one his company's former pilots, Johanna Adams, posing for a brochure picture. Capt H says the bubble windows fitted to their scenic aircraft are an excellent, although expensive, conversion.

Thanks guys. :ok:

Thanks for the kind words fellas. Just to be geographically correct, as pilots like to be, our base is at Ayers Rock which is actually 500km from Alice Springs. Alice is about three hours drive thanks to the lack of speed limits out here!!! :ok:

Cheers,

Hollywood :cool:

Excellent stuff, Blender and Hollywood. This could become a saleable product for 2005. Think about it...

Thanks for the correction Capt H - I've edited my post.

Moosp
Good idea, worth considering.
I don't know anything about the costs/practicalities, but we've built up an amazing collection of photos thanks to our members all around the world so it's worth exploring the idea.

H.

Great picture !!

It has a great perspective - almost as seen from outside the helicopter.

Blenderpilot - One question;
Is the camera held out of the door or was the shot taken through another bubble window..?

might not be paradise but hey lifes still good in the uk


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many thanks to carlos for helping me with posting of my pics:ok:

One of my favourites working on the Canberra Fires in Australia last year. Tim Turner flying his 204 at Yuriarra, or at least one of the last houses left in this town. Our helibase was just behind the row of houses. We went away for an hour and came back and the place was evacuated and fire had swept through it.

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We'll need to wait for Capt Hollywood to answer.

The photographs are provided by different Rotorheads each month. BlenderPilot very kindly agreed to create the desktop calendars, and has done a wonderful job every month.
That said, he's not only a busy professional pilot but also a very talented photographer himself - we'll be using one of his photographs from Mexico shortly.

Heliport

Capt Hollywood : Great pic but what on earth made you fly so darn high? :)

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :ok: :ok: :ok:

.... anyone got her phonenumber? :O :cool:


Great Pic Capt Hollywood and thanks Blenderpilot for the effort!

Well done guys!!!!


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Jo was actually a model on the Gold Coast before she started flying with Scottie Menzies. She then got a break out at the Rock and the rest they say is history.

Gorg girl and awesome bod. Had a memorable night with Jo on the coast where we polished off a few of Scotties fine bottles of liquor while he was down on the fires in Sydney, man was he annoyed that night. Me, staying at his house, drinking his booze, with his girlfriend, aint life grand :ok: :ok:

Unfortunately she recently got married and lives near Cairns somewhere I think. Sad loss for the guys at the Rock :{ :{

Autorotate.

Thanks again for the comments,

I took the pic about 18 months ago. I had the door off and was leaning out of the aircraft a little. If my memory serves me correctly, which it often doesn't, I used a 20mm lens. Note the slight curvature of the horizon. You may well be able to get that photo through the window but reflection off the window may be a problem.

Sprocket : I realise your query was tongue in cheek but that's about the altitude we do our scenic flights at, although we are usually a little closer to the Rock. Our flights are conducted within the National Park and the park has guidelines pertaining to where and how high, or more accurately how low, we can fly.

As for the 'model', she married one of our other pilots and they moved the Cairns to live happily ever after! Sorry fellas!!

Cheers,

Hollywood :cool:

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of course then teres the fact we have snow in the uk and most of us vfr round it!
cheers carlos

I found this pic on the web . . . .
 

and I thought it is impressive and worth posting.

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Cougar AS532U2 popping off flares at sunset
Sent by Captain H.J. van Gasteren of Harderwijk, Netherlands

Strewth H'Wood, I just got out of the Rock and now I'll have to look at it again for all of April......and from scenic height!!!!! Top shot Big Fella.;)

that picture above i think we will all agree IS pretty damm impressive!!!

a bus stop in yemen.

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please pull the cord when approaching your stop.

That's a lovely shot, Imabell. Imagine flying that from the RHS!

Calender
 

Excellent quality for the first quarter of the year.

Top Photo's. Nice work guys.

Keep it up :ok:

MD :ok:

imabell . . .
 

That is a GREAT picture! I really love seeing those real "helicopters at work" pictures on the thread!

Your picture makes that other picture of a CH46 in Afghanistan picking up passengers like a piece of cake, at least the CH46's guys had a place to set their wheels on! Plus I am sure the Autopilot/SAS on the 46 is better and made it much more easier.

Well I am now off to the Carribean until the 10th, I hope find some other great pictures when I come back.

Every one a winner. :ok:

Thankyou to everyone involved in the production every month.

Belize
 

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Just another day in paradise.
Believe it or not, this was a posting for some of the troops!



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So we just had to pay them a visit of course!
The keen eyed amongst you will notice the engine cowlings removed. This was done at base because of a faulty catch.


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Sitting at the OP overlooking Guatemala.
The border is the river to the left of shot.

Thanks to John :ok:

Thank you to all who contribute to one of the highlights of my month. I really look forward to seeing these photos, the clarity, composition, and color is amazing. And the subject matter isn't too bad either. Especially this lovely young lady.

Flying an ex-Royal Navy Shark for a magazine photoshoot
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Photo by Peter March for Pilot


Yak 11 (1945)
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Photo by Dibbsy



Thanks to imabell for hosting.

A few foothills in California...
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Off-airport landing (the fixed-wing guys must be jealous)...
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Thanks to John & Heliport for hosting!

Kenya
 

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Mt. Kenya (17,057ft) in the background of the HLS.
A lovely backdrop for a few 'wets' at the end of the day.

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On the way up the mountain.
12,000ft 1013 (FL120!)
Note TQ limits now set to 65% & 70%

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Destination, Lake Alice @ 12200ft
Apparently good for fishing?
Makes for interesting approaches, well, the last 30ft anyway!

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Its dark out there, away from the perimeter lights!

Some local modifications to reduce drag on our company Jetrangers!!!
:ok: :ok:

Cheers,

Hollywood :cool:

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A couple more from Central Australia.

Flying past the George Gill Mountain Range in the Watarrka National Park.
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Dropping off some National Park rangers.
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Cheers,

Hollywood :cool:

Hey Hollywood,

Is the Kings Canyon National Park near the Watarrka National Park?

Do the Rangers from both parks work together?

How long have you been here?

p1
;)

What Capt Hollywood at Kings Canyon!
He wouldn't remember what the place looks like would he?
Too far from the five star luxury resort that he's used to at Ayers Rock.

He still goes now and again..............................for the film jobs!;)