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Few more pics to enjoy from RAAF Hornets in OZ to Faram Helicopters B3 spraying, also Heli Sikas AS350 out doing some ag work and last but not least the Hurricane peeling away.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...siehornets.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...msprayturn.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...elisika350.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...ertedhurri.jpg

CH 47D in Action In Australia

Here are a couple of photo's of my life prior to being temporarily desk bound :(.

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...7%20Mirage.JPG

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...7%20Sunset.JPG

I would like to thank John Eacott for hosting these photo's for me.

Nipper

Some of my pictures!

Crashed killing 8 souls, tailboom separated due illegal parts used... :*
http://idd02np2.eresmas.net/sabadell...patin-alto.JPG

My taxi just arrived!
http://idd02np2.eresmas.net/lell-15-...0/PC150029.JPG

What a wonderful flight! (I will remember it forever)
http://idd02np2.eresmas.net/lell-15-...0/PC150075.JPG

A view of technicians being hoisted at an off-shore wind turbine farm...

http://www.uni-fly.dk/pp/1.JPG

The turbines are equipped with a special platform for the task.

http://www.uni-fly.dk/pp/2.JPG

The size of the turbines can really dwarfen a EC135...

http://www.uni-fly.dk/pp/3.jpg

RD

Helicopters, Ned, helicopters......:rolleyes:

RotorDompt

:cool: We're being foisted with wind generators here in Australia's Mexico, maybe we should get the helipads designed in for a bit of work ;)

Logging with the H-43

Idaho job this last summer. Just coming in on first day.
http://home.earthlink.net/~helidrvr/N5197W.jpg

Logging near Glacier Park in Montana. This was prior to the big fires but we were there during them as well.
http://home.earthlink.net/~helidrvr/mountains.jpg

Just about to butt a turn down on the landing.
http://home.earthlink.net/~helidrvr/logs.jpg

Super Puma on a VIP flight, taking off from a soccer field we use a lot as a heliport near downtown Mexico City, I took this yesterday as I was waiting for some passengers myself.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...oMartePuma.jpg

Rotorheads Desktop Calendars (Archive Dec 03 - Dec 05)

A Christmas gift from Rotorheads .....

Here's our first effort at producing a desktop calendar for your PC. Many thanks to Blenderpilot for agreeing to create the calendar - and for not backing out when he discovered my request involved much more work than he (or I) expected. :ok:

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...ecember212.jpgHeli-skiing in Canada
B212HP on Caribou Peak in the Purcell Mountains west of Golden, BC.
Mount Sir Donald (10,600') is in the background.
[i]Photograph by 407 driver

To set as desktop wallpaper:
Right click on the photograph and select 'Set as Background.'

If members like the idea, we'll keep it going and change the photograph each month.
Please let us know what you think.

Heliport

Blenderpilot

Think you have done a great job - well done!

Look forward to the other 12 for 2004.

All I can say is WOW! That really makes my computer much nicer. Thanks for all the hard work!

Brilliant idea Heliport, and outstanding result Blenderpilot. What a fabulous Christmas gift!!

Great Initiative!!:ok:

It has my vote of appreciation.

An oldie but goodie.

Boeing Vertol 107 towing a 220 ton barge over ice, snow and water in Alaska.

http://www.colheli.com/images/photos/ex76.jpg

In June 1982, Columbia Helicopters was hired by Sohio to participate in a test on Alaska's North Slope. The purpose of this test was to evaluate the ability of a helicopter - the Boeing Vertol 107-II - to tow a fully-loaded hover barge over water, snow and ice.
The test began in Prudhoe Bay on June 17. The Vertol's 600-foot long line was connected to hover barge ACT-100, jointly owned by Global Marine Development and VECO. Air blowers on the 170-ton barge forced a cushion of air under the barge, which was kept in place by rubberized skirt material. This first test was run around Prudhoe Bay with an empty barge, and was successful. During this and subsequent tests, the aircraft often flew with a nose-down angle approaching 25 degrees.
Next, ACT-100 was loaded with 40 tons of cargo for another close-in test run. Once more, the helicopter showed it could move the barge despite the additional weight.
The final aspect of the test was to tow the hover barge over a 50-mile course to a drill site named Alaska Island where Sohio had just completed an oil well.
During the tow to the island, headwinds over 30 knots were encountered, and snow and ice buildup were also factors. Regardless, the Vertol was able to bring the empty barge to the island successfully.
On the return trip to Prudhoe Bay, when this photo was taken, the barge carried 50 tons of cargo, bringing the total weight to 220 tons. As with the previous tests, this task was accomplished successfully.
This photograph is one of longtime Columbia Helicopters' photographer Ted Veal's most famous photographs. The use of a powerful telephoto lens makes it appear as though the helicopter is closer to the ice than is actually the case.

Extra detail provided by Blenderpilot :ok:

It's resplendent upon my laptop screen as I type. Wouldn't 407 have appreciated some credit on-screen for his work? Very magnanimous of him if not.

Ripper!
Installed ASAP,

Well done and another reason to get some good photos to you guys.

Thud_and_Blunder
We tried to include a 'Type, Location and Photographer' line but ran out of time and decided to run with this alpha version now to see whether there's enough demand to justify the work involved in producing it monthly.

So far, the feedback is all positive but there's not much of it given the number of views so it's difficult to make an overall assessment.

Still, it's early days yet.
We'll monitor the posts over the next week or so.

Heliport

Fantastic Keep'em comming:ok: :ok: :ok:

RotorDompteur - did we fly together in 'Tango Charlie' for a few weeks? If so, good to see the final results. Can I come back and have a go?

Cheers

TeeS