Ricko:

Heliport's right. some of us swing both ways.

Me, I think fixed wing is unnatural.

The Australian Army's solution to improving the accuracy of their door gunners!!

Cheers,

Hollywood :cool:


http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting....91f47b137e.jpg

I remember posting that piccy about two years ago. suprised to see its still kicking about. great piccy though.

Copied from another thread which, after a promising start,
quickly degenerated into a discussion about the relative merits of the helicopters.


Blenderpilot
The perfect use for the R22,
and no, I don't mean mountain flying by top models!

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/R22atWork.jpg


Aesir
Anything Rob can do,
Hughes can do better. http://www.helicopter.is/anna_thora.jpg


Lu Zuckerman
Hiller beat Robinson and Hughes by many "moons"

http://209.196.171.35/images/jod5.jpg

Mutual support
 

http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/sl...ook_Linx_a.jpg

I get by with a little help from my friends!

or;

With new cutbacks, the RAF trial a revolutionary new defensive aids suite, replacing chaff and flare, which when needed can be lowered into position.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/shut.jpg



http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com...rune/scram.jpg

Bell's first new helicopter in nearly six years.

http://www.bellhelicopter.com/images...ue_580wide.jpg

The Bell 210 introduced at Heli-Expo 2004, Las Vegas.

Following on from Heliport's last post.

Not sure if the Mods will let this one through but it's worth a try as it is topic related! These young ladies strolled up to the pilot and asked if there were any free flights, the pilot replied matter of factly that if you go naked you go free. Hence the pic!

1999 Central Australia.

Cheers,

Hollywood :cool:

http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting....a3e27a696d.jpg





It's a wonderful story and in context, so no complaints from me. :D

BTW, are you a PhotoShop wizz by any chance?
Just wondered if you could lose the brunette
- purely for aesthetic reasons, not decorum. ;)

Heliport

A few more of my pics from Central Australia.

Atop Ayers Rock for a rescue.
http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting....111bc45cf8.jpg

Company Longranger south of Ayers Rock. 'The Olgas' formation can be seen in the background.
http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting....c7a44280f7.jpg

Parked at Chambers Pillar. South of Alice Springs.
http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting....3294bc37d8.jpg

AWESOME photos guys!!!! Keep them coming.
:D :ok:

Falkland Pics
 

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...rray%20hts.jpg
Westland Scout AH1 and Wasp at the Army Air Corps pad, Murray Heights, at the top of the hill, Port Stanley.
The Wasp, from what I can remember, was used for battle damage repair training by the engineers.

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...rune/bleak.jpg
At one of the 'outpost' pads, probably a mail run. Shows how bleak the Falklands are in June! Will always remember how slippery the places were when wet.
You eventually got round to love those immersion suits, with the tight necks and aromas venting out at the end of the day!!

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...slandslope.jpg
At one of the outlying islands on a 'community visit'.
Yes, the slope is a max of 12 deg nose up, just!!

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...20stations.jpg
Finals to land, with the reception commitee waiting for their mail. In the background you can see the queue forming for further drop offs!

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...indy%20day.jpg
Finally for now, the effect of trying to close down on a windy day. Bladesail strike to the tail. It wasn't me I hasten to add, and I think they kept at flt idle til the fuel ran out, waiting for the wind to die down; which it didn't!!


Thanks to John Eacott for hosting the pics.

With the fire season (what fire season :rolleyes: ) winding down, here, various aircraft are being stood down. One of the Aircranes is in the shed, and the other had its blades removed this afternoon:

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...0dismantle.jpg

And some more pics from Central Australia.

Apologies for the quality, cheap scanner!

R44 atop Mt Zeil (5022' amsl), west of Alice Springs, Central Australia. 1999.
http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting....b40af4e051.jpg


H369 somewhere west of Ayers Rock. An early explorer, who died in the desert, reportedly left a diary that mentioned a massive gold reef. To this day no-one has ever found it. This bloke thought it may have been under this sand dune after consulting his divining rods, couldn't be bothered digging though!
http://www.danodwyer.bigpondhosting....e42ec0ada9.jpg

Cheers,

Hollywood :cool:

Some pics given to me by a friend in the military.
They're not helos but I hope interesting enough to post here.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...iertakeoff.jpg
Always check your own fuel state! ;)

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...ckseatview.jpg
US in action - Afghanistan


Thanks BlenderPilot for hosting them.
They're better now than when I sent them. :ok:

this photograph is posted on behalf of the crew of the new_Wellington based Westpac__helicopter comissoned
_20 Dec 03 owned and operated by Lifeflight Trust.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/wp.jpg

:ok:

http://www.bell47helicopterassociati...%20chinook.jpg


http://www.bell47helicopterassociati...strike%202.jpg

S-70A-9 Blackhawk Flight Manual Section 5- Limitations

'To prevent possible damage to windshield wiper motors, do not allow notable reduction of the wiper sweep speed' :D

EO

PS Hope the CPLT was OK.

For HELIPORT!
 

Just because you asked...

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...20take%202.jpg

...but is it better than the reality was? (And isn't Photoshop the bomb?)


Thanks. :ok:
Better? I think so.
Depends on your taste in women I suppose. ;)

1.12 80, pacific wing and rotor, long beach.

chief flying instructor tim tucker, my instructor
jackson shaw. i was the first australian on the type.


http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/1.jpg

one of the first out of the factory.

i thought i would make it an even 500.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/tc.jpg

a very stable tomcat.

******, it posted in my previous post. so 499 it is.

Posted on behalf of J. Mitchell