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"harry" copter on the first day of his outback adventure

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

:E

407 Driver

Well done on winning the December Calender Competition. It has been a pleasure to see your photographic input on the forum, and also an honour to have met you too. :ok:

I look forward to seeing more of your quality photographs in the forthcoming year. Safe Flying.:ok:

A truly international effort and i am kinda proud to be a part of a pretty decent forum on PPRuNe. :\

Regards

MD :ok:

Fantastic job chaps, allways look forward to the callender, keep it up !!!

A few more beautiful spots along the way from this years travels!

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Approaching Bellingham, Washington across the San Juan Islands.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...neauAlaska.jpg

Juneau, Alaska.

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Waldron Island. San Juan Islands, Washington State. Mt Baker and Bellingham on the horizon.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...tSoundOrca.jpg

East Sound airport. Orcas Island. Washington.

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Stewart Island.

Gentlemen,

You are posting some brilliant pictures, I for one am very envious of some of the area's you chaps are flying through.

Keep em commmming, please !!

Vfr

Blood Falls, Taylor Valley, Antarctica

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...bloodfalls.jpg

Bell 206BIII ALX, Spillimacheen B.C. The CMH Bugaboo Lodge Heli-Ski support aircraft.

Paul and Matt on a parts run...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tighe/ALX3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tighe/ALX2.jpg

hI 407 Driver:

Those reverse scoops look rather large for a JRIII; are they a special mode?

Yes, specially designed high output scoops, polished and ported, NASA designed, very very expensive, but they do boost the 206 power to never-seen-before levels. :yuk: := :O

OK, I'll cut the :mad: , Actually, they are just some common old reverse scoops, very common in Canada ( same old ones that I flew with OKanagan back in the 70's anyway?).
You must be referring to those mini- Bell-type deflectors that just cover the front of the inlet?

Same scoops shown again here IHL,

Craig in the flare on short final this afternoon...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ALMonfinal.jpg

Back to the roots ....

My Helicopter, a Bell47G3B1 was flown in the RAAC as XT244.
Has anywere contact to mechanics and/or Pilots who has flown the XT244 in his military time?
I will offer for a exPilot a vacation in switzerland and of course a few hours on this ship.

Thanks for any contact ...

Regards

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Some pictures from flying the 44 for the police in St. Maarten

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...E/PICT0195.jpg
Checking out one of the oiltankers west of St. Eustatius.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...E/PICT0198.jpg
The helipad at Saba, great little airport.
Seeing the Twin Otters land and take off from here is amazing.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...E/PICT0188.jpg
In the St. Eusatius harbor, dropping off medicine to some boat.

Some good views down here!!

timts:cool:

Picture of our police 44 on the ramp on Saba. What a great little island to fly to!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...E/PICT0206.jpg

Hi to all, new bloke to the site but love the board already.

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Lynx over NE Jersey

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...s/f5f4752c.jpg
An old one from the archives. Guess the type and win a Mars bar. Sorry about the black face but one wishes to remain at least sort of anymouse!

The type is hopefully King Sized as they are much more satisfying than standard mars bars!

It's a Bell 47. Do I win the Mars bar?:}

Its a Bell 47 G................

.....3-B1

(With a very bent stab bar :eek: )

My B47 is flying IFR (I follow Road) :D
http://www.ils-online.ch/cgi-bin/alb...ll109_0983.JPG

... and then approching home
http://www.ils-online.ch/cgi-bin/alb...edia/44/23.jpg

Bomber, spot on!!

A bag of fun size mars to all who said 47 but Aris gets the kingsize!

XT244, you have a darn sight more instruments than mine ever had!! Is ZBF still painted in those nice colours?

„Is ZBF still painted in those nice colours?“

No no, for color please check here:
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...5&pagenumber=2
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...40#post1644240

Good morning XT244,

For those of us who are not priveliged enough to have even sat inside the Bell 47 , nearest I got was watching "Chuck and PT" when I was small(ish), what are the Red topped handle and its mate fitted on the side of the instrument panel.

Nice to see the GPS is bang on to picture/view

My regards

Peter R-B
Vfr

carb heat and mixture...

she is one of the grandest old birds to get to fly in... that bubble is pure panorama!!!! :ok:

Some of the old girl during a press day in Summer to show off our FLIR turret.

Saunton Sands, Devon
http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/ska.jpg
2 TV screens to show FLIR/daytime TV/radar or all 3 using picture in picture.
http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/skb.jpg
2 serviceable Sea Kings at the same location?
http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/skc.jpg

Many thanks to Graeme for hosting.

Fixed.
You need to use the full web address, including http://
Great shots. :ok:

Heliport

Thanks Heliport, I couldn't work out why the pix wouldn't show.

biggest helicopter charter...(pics in now)

Helicopter charter for Naturelink in South Africa from Gold Reef City, Jo'burg to Pecan Wood.
13 helicopters - 10 407s, a 222 and a Squirrel. (With R44 doing camera work.)

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/gr1.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/gr2.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/gr3.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/gr4.jpg

C-FAHB departs "AB7" (Alpine Westbank) to start the Ski season in CMH Bobby Burns Lodge

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tighe/AHB1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tighe/AHB2.jpg

1/3 of the 212 fleet awaiting the start of the Canadian Heli-Ski season....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...lightLine3.jpg

Another view

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ghtLineYLW.jpg

Some of the Kachina/Heli-Jet fleet

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A119 near Jyvaskyla in Finland in August 2003

A very merry christmas and an excuse to wish you all a safe and healthy 2005:

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An unusually clear day in Honk Kong!!
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