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Looking out from my Astar on a windy 8,600' heli-ski drop off - Cariboo Mountains in British Columbia
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Squirrel,
Are the marks in the snow in front of the heli, wher you dropped previous skiers , .. do you land or just touch and allow them to debus? Vfr |
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B206BIII Over Newcastle harbour NSW Aust http://www.aerologistics.com.au/Gallery/Big-heli1.jpg S76 Newcastle Regional Heliport..........PIC Ascend Charlie!! |
G'day everyone, been a while since i pegged some up but I've been on the move a bit.
This one is in Kakadu at BAe systems repeater 215 http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...ater%20215.jpg Up the Cape somewhere between Lockart and Cairns http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...ra%20catch.jpg At the outer reef, Whitsundays http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...ne/pontoon.jpg Thanks again John :ok: |
If you notice in the left corner of the photo, you see a wooden stake with an orange flag. Those stakes are set out on a good flying day (day with sun and/or some definition) - usually 2-3 stakes are put in, which you focus on when landing. You need them when it is overcast and flat light or else you cannot land. On this peak, there are two sets of stakes, one where the machine landed and another to its left. The marks in front of the helicopter are wind-swept snow. In fact, the area in front is a large cornice which then drops off for a couple of thousand feet below. You have to asses the cornice prior to landing and ensure that you land well back in case in breaks off. The skiers departed the other way down the mountain! When you land, skiers and guide exit, then you depart.
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Whats that in my rear view mirror?
" I don't want to alarm you darling, but i think we are being followed"
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Nice Fish,
I really miss those days.:D CDN RH |
In the immortal words of Father Ted, " Dougal, they only look smaller because they are farther away!"
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Buzz Aviation Bell 407 VH-YZZ.
This side is the beach side, on the other is the night side, with impressions of Sydney at night plus fireworks. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...B407VH-YZZ.jpg |
Fishing at work
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Pics
I have returned to the outside world with some haunting memories of people who have lost everything still struggling to survive. I hope that the work we did, which was just a drop in the ocean, made some of their lives a little better and I thank the volunteer crew of F-OICR for all their hard work and undiminished enthusiasm in difficult circumstances.
I attach pics of some of the landing sites that we visited and where helicopters are still making life possible for the survivors who continue to live there. Vert. http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...Puma%20029.jpg http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...Puma%20050.jpg http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...Puma%20075.jpg http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...Puma%20080.jpg http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...Puma%20089.jpg |
More Pics Soon
Ned arrived in Banda Aceh on Friday and we managed to do some air-to-air shots of the Puma in action. Don't those 355s go slowly! He's been busy over the weekend so I gather that we can also expect some formation shots of the South African 407s when he gets back to his Internet connection.
Watch this space! Vert |
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Originally posted by wub
Chinook taking a bath http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices...dvd-110-05.jpg Water landings on the Delaware River next to the Boeing Philadelphia factory. The Chinook is watertight and fully capable of landing on water for special operations and similar missions. The Chinook remains afloat even with the rotors not turning, and a special kit facilitates water operations. Originally posted by Tiger_mate http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/hi..._The_Water.jpg http://www.army-technology.com/proje.../chinook14.jpg |
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Bronx,
isn't that a frame of that video where the sea knight(?) suffers dynamic rollover and crashes into the water? DJG |
But Peter, this is my normal, mundane job!
Credit to those folk in real jobs who provide us with the wherewithal to do what we enjoy. A couple more from out here, showing the area north of one of the local airfields where the wreckage from the 1991 Mitla Pass "Turkey Shoot" is dumped. http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...e/DSC00775.JPG http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...e/DSC00780.JPG |
But Peter, this is my normal, mundane job!
Credit to those folk in real jobs who provide us with the wherewithal to do what we enjoy. A couple more from out here, showing the area north of one of the local airfields where the wreckage from the 1991 Mitla Pass "Turkey Shoot" is dumped. http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...e/DSC00775.JPG http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...e/DSC00780.JPG |
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