Hey C-RH -- Thanks,
You're pics are very unique and interesting also. Those Alcan Pad shots blow me away, Well done....
I find it fascinating to see pics of all of the different helicopter uses around the world, we're sure an adaptable bunch to find jobs for these aircraft, where ever we may live.

I've been sitting on Red Alert - Initial Attack for the past week, no flying, just $$$$$. After 150 hours in 30, the break is nice, and the profit is more than flying the old Gal.

D

PS..We have Chris G in town, fresh from your location.....He's flying a LH drive BA, slightly smaller than the 61.

It's very important that pilots relax between these demanding flights, of course .....

http://www.canadianaviation.com/gall...371%280%29.jpg

C-RH's 35lb spring salmon! :D

Heliport,

You said " It's very important that pilots relax between these demanding flights"

'Relax' be damned. He fought hard for that salmon.
Here's the picture (movie) that was taken just before yours.

:D

Try that at DFW or NYC or LHR on a break between flights!

Bet he's having lots of fun though. He was in the schedule to do the Caracas - YVR ferry trip with me, but he's busy. If we get up that way, I'll drop in and drain the local Jet A tank dry with the Shortsky. I'll likely cross the rocks through Spokane though.

CDN RH

http://www.caaviation.com/gallery/pictures/169.jpg

Few more images from my travels, and for those that asked to see a couple from my military shoots, have included those as well.

Kamov KA-32 working on the Hoping Dam project in Taiwan.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...movtaiwan2.jpg

Selection of images shot on the 2003 fires in and near Canberra. The area where the Kmax is working lost nearly 600 houses in the one day.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/kmaxduffy2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/craneoz2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...aneweston2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...yyuriarra2.jpg

Fire Lighting this time. Not putting it out.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...elighting2.jpg

AZ Army National Guard Apache

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/azapache2.jpg

F-14 Shoot at NAS Pax River.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/paxtomcat2.jpg

Honolulu PD MD520N over the lagoons.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/hawaiipd2.jpg

Last but not least F-15 Formation when we visited downtown Sydney.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...lesSydney2.jpg

Just a thanks to all the posters
 

Just wanted to thank you guys who posted some great photo's. Really added to my collection. Would love to post some of my old Iran photo's but havent scanned them yet.

:cool: :zzz: :zzz:

Last Bunch before I head off to Heli Tech in the UK. If any of you are going then stop by Booth 1414 and say hi.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...nspraying2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/seminole2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/superbug2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/vicfalls2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/foamat8022.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/mist5002.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/hurricane2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/macchis2.jpg


And finally for all those Robbie lovers out there.

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PPRuNe/zkhtq2.jpg

One thing I have forgotten to do since I started posting these images is say a very sincere thankyou to Carlos (Blenderpilot). Really appreciate the hosting of the images and its thanks to him that the images can be seen and enjoyed (hopefully).

:E

In contrast to the Catenary Landing Pad, a LongRanger landing on the coast James Bay.
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/.../pprune/6a.jpg

A few S76 shots on a heli-pad approach and departure.

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...pprune/76a.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...prune/76a1.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...prune/76a2.jpg

We're heading toward the end of the ski season, and one of the mountains gathered the troops and machinery for the staff photo. My nerves twitched a bit when the 5 Kassi's parked a tad close to the BK :eek:

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...t/DSCN0437.JPG

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...%20Sept%20.JPG

Only twitched a bit? Sheesh.

I've been asked to supply a couple pics and would like to. Unfortunately, I can't find the instructions that wee posted on how to do it, can anyone help?

Heloteacher, if you PM or e-mail Blenderpilot or John Eacott they will upload your piccy onto their server and issue you instructions on how to present your long awaited piccies:)

Bell 47
 

Hi

Anyone out there with photos of the Bell 47

I am writing a book on the aircraft and would like to "pad" it out with some good in-flight pictures

I would also ask for permission to use any photographs in the book

Thanks in advance

I recently took some pictures of B47 with a friend on this forum. Some are in flight, in hover, and on ground. Check your PM's.

Here are some pictures of my job that Blender has kindly hosted. It's hot un Summer but very cold also in the winter.
Hope you like them
Buen vuelo:O
http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...EnLasRocas.jpg



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



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



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

Had an early morning flight today that took me close to one of mexico’s largest active volcanos, Popocatepetl, its about 25 NM from my base, it is a very active volcano that often emits ash and water vapor above 30,000 FT., it's spectacular to see this happen.

This volcano is a little over 18,000 FT, and as you can see by looking at the altimeter I was already at 12,600 FT and it still looked like I had way to go to the top. This was a 206L IV, great altitude machine with the optional T/R Kit.

You can’t go anywhere from Mexico City without going up to at least 10,500 to clear the monuntains.

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

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

212man.....Nice IAS
 

Not being a whizz on the new 155 technology....most mediums experience a drop off in VNE as the DH gets higher...in the B412 it can drop off anywhere from around 7 - 20 knts depending on the OAT at 6000 ft.

With your slick machine at over 6000 with that impressisve IAS, does Eurocopter account for a decrease in VNE as Bell does??

If it does....how close are you to VNE???

[Basic VNE = 175??]

OMR,
the 155 TAS actually increases with altitude up until around 6-7000 ft and thens tails off again. This still gives a TAS at 9-10000 equal to that at sea level!

Fuel burn stays pretty static until 6000 ft then drops off significantly: 330 kg/hr at sea level, 270 kg/hr at 10000 ft, both with about 157 kts TAS.

Vne is 175 kts up to 2000 ft, then reduces to 172 at 4000 ft and thereafter at 3 kts per 1000 ft. The IAS scal has a red line that automatically moves to reflect this.

No gear limiting speed either!

Hi Flying Lawyer....
Well I also was just in West Virginia last weekend. Rode the Blue Ridge Parkway on the bike and did a checkout for a rafting company on the Gauley and New Rivers near Fayetteville.
Couldn't help but think about the "flying under bridges" thread while looking at the New River Bridge...not that it would be much of a challenge. ;)

Rotorheads Around the World
 

Have you posted any pictures from your part of the world?

MD 600's XX382
 

Just checked my logbook - last flew XX382 on 1/12/93 ! Best check the frange?

"I kid you not honey...there was a great big orange helicopter in our front yard today"

10000lbs leaves a hell of a dent in the lawn....:E :E

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...MSscene1SM.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/helipilot/PP...MSscene2SM.jpg

IMM
 

IMM was a pretty machine back when she was still in one piece...

http://www.caaviation.com/gallery/re...ink=378&tree=0

Here's my old girl, before I moved to the East Coast...

Over 24,000 hours and still going strong...

http://www.jerryhart.net/images/AirAmb.jpg

http://www.jerryhart.net/images/HELICRASH1C.jpg

http://www.jerryhart.net/images/har_lake2.jpg

http://www.jerryhart.net/images/elahovalley2.jpg

http://www.jerryhart.net/images/whytecliff1.jpg

Just a few pics from NW Ontario

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...20S76%2001.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...20S76%2002.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...20S76%2004.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...20S76%2005.jpg

Having a breather and a laugh after nearly toppling our patient over while crossing a beaver dam just moments earlier
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...20S76%2007.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...20S76%2008.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...20S76%2003.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...20S76%2006.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...20S76%2009.jpg

Thanks to John Eacott for providing the host service

Relaxing & working at Barrow Island WA
 

I've been pestering my hubby for some photos for awhile. He's finally brought a couple home and agreed I can post them.

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...eral%20S76.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...76%20hover.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...%20takeoff.jpg

http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...Red%20Dust.jpg

Excellent photography by Mick Prentice.
Thanks to John Eacott for hosting them.

The pictures on this thread have made this FW pilot want to learn to fly helicopters!

This was my one helicopter experience to date.

A very, very welcome sight:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...66C47B6EA6.jpg


Their landing was better than ours!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...A0C707CE2A.jpg


Take off with 5 POB at 9600ft:
http://www.fototime.com/EF39AFEA8DA704F/standard.jpg

ALtitude...
 

Only Allooooooooooooettes and Lamas can do that......

AF,

Now seriously, how was the skiing up there? Any of those fresh tracks yours? ;)

:}
Those bloody crows!....and the farmers cat :E

Geez, I miss those sunday avo's!!

What is tragic in Bloodycrows first picture is where the 76 has landed; Hwy 17, "The Trans Canada", Canada's Super Highway, the only Highway linking Western Canada to Eastern Canada.

I realize I'm ranting, but you would think we could do better than a single lane Highway as our MAJOR AUTOROUTE!

Nothing to do with helicopters, but one of my favourites nonetheless.

The photograph shows a friend of mine flying his Spitfire Mk IX (MH434) during the filming of a television series some years ago.

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

http://www.ice.org.uk/images/know/winstonbridge.jpg

Testing
 

IHL,

Its not that it's single lane (Just like OZ and NZ) but that the speed limit is 90 kph everywhere!!!
Soooooo easy to get nailed for a ticket. Specially around Winnipeg :*
Still managed to get from Winnipeg International to Kenora airport in 2hrs flat... :E

Flying Lawyer - Wouldnt be Ray Hannah would it.

:E

Mr B.
Yer...they were good days mate...swing swing woosh..history..it might have had white paws and a collar but it's still a feral to me.

Autorotate

Yes. Ray Hanna filming 'Piece of Cake' about 1988.

Sayagain...?..........Only aloutettes and lamas can do it (5 on board at 9,500') ??????
Perhaps I should post pics of my 407 with 7 on board at 11,500? :O

Flying Lawyer - Mark and I were good friends and I shot him in the P-40 just before he left Kiwiland and went back to the UK, about a month before he was killed in the Buchon.

:E