Forgive me if I posted any of these eariler. Flying helicopters in Alaska was an amazing experience. On to different things now, but miss it every day.
1st rule of going on an overnight trip in an R22: Invite some 4x4's along to carry your beers & camping gear My Brother's R22 Beta. More 4x4 pics here: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=840610 Cheers Clint
Any idea what that red domed shelter from the alaska pics is called? nice pix...jealous Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2
Here ya go: http://openbuildings.com/buildings/the-igloo-satellite-cabin-profile-41452 I had some interior pics of the shelter, but I can't find them. Two fish-squeezers lived in it while conducting research based out of Toolik Lake. http://toolik.alaska.edu/
What a great shot! I used to fly that same route in the same model aircraft nearly every Thursday enroute to CT.
Hey, Kav: any word on whether or not there's still any noise about transitioning to HGU56s from the -84s?
the Huey in AUS the number 277 on the side indicates that its used mainly for fire fighting with a bambi bucket set up. For some reason they have all the aircraft fire fighting have numbers on them - I dont know why. its on high skids and has a hook - so it would use a bambi bucket, the skids are not heigh enough really to use a tank underneath - it may fit but I don't know. Its also a single so in the restricted category. I beleive the fire contracts to be quite lucrative - have never been involved in them and my company doesn't do them either. if you put a good paint job on any aircraft, keep it clean and hangared, its going to look REAL good for a long time. Ours, we work them, they don't live in hangers - most only see a hangar when they come in for maintenance. Sure Rotors are not cheap, but on the right contracts and low overheads, they a can make a $$$ Hay Ewe
I was in stationed in the Bay Area in the Navy and used to go to that Miramar Air Show. When my kids are a bit older I need to take them to see that.
