Rotorheads Around the World (incl 'Views from the Cockpit')

[Flying Lawyer]

Monk

Never seen that before...

I'm not sure you've seen it now.
A little collective friction, cyclic in left hand and taking picture with right?

[Heliport]

Thanks Carlos.

Excellent calendar.



Heliport

[Blind]

Wow, I've never seen Mt. Isa look nice before!!

[mustering guru]

The ISA looks great with a bottle of RUM in you!

[TheMonk]

vertical collective...

Thank you Flying Lawyer, now that makes sense.

Da Monk

[topendtorque]

Big Mike
I think you have the neatest coey in the business at the moment, if that's what she was?

Ned-air2Air
A few years since I've had you in the front seat of an R22 or B47 sunshine, you've been in a good paddock.

I recognise the sandshoe boot, that's all, did the 407 run to seat belt extenders?????

TET

[Ned-Air2Air]

TopEndTorque,

Since I have only ever flown with one person in an R22 or 47 in OZ I know exactly whom you be

Hope life is well with you and still have heaps of amazing photos I shot with you during those few days. For the record that trip ranks as prob my best trip of all time

Cheers and that is NOT me in the front of the 407. I took the photo and sat in the back for the shoots

Ned

[flyer43]

Cumbria Air Ambulance

Cumbrian Air Ambulance Bolkow performs two pick-ups from a fairly tight location in Foxfield near Broughton-in-Furness.




Loads of wires, trees, fences, lamp posts and buildings around - two very well flown pick-ups were made after a very thorough recce of the location.

[Heliport]

MV-22 Osprey at RIAT 2006

(All pics sent to me - not mine.)

[Ned-Air2Air]

Speaking of the V22, here are a couple of pics emailed to me by a friend who is CEO of Helinet in LA.


They were shooting the V22s as part of some movie or advert over the White Sands area.

Note: They are the USAF versions.

[SASless]

Air Force? I guess the Marines have done a trick on the Zoomies then....sure says Marines on the sides of the things! This will be a first....the Marines handing down something to the Air Force!

[Ned-Air2Air]

Ralphie,

You must be going blind

Look on the side of the two pics I posted, the USAF insignia is clearly visible. These two V22s are based at Kirtland AFB as part of the first squadron to stand up using the CV22. I think they are the training squadron.

Cheers

Ned

[kopter]

Returning home in the late afternoon over Sydney... The Blue Mountains in the distance.

[Ned-Air2Air]

Kopter - Thats a gorgeous shot. If the tail rotor had a bit more movement in it I would suggest it be a poster image.

Ned

[kopter]

Start - Programs - Photoshop!!!

Thanks Ned, it was taken by News Ltd photographer, Simon Bullard from a AS350.

[Ian Corrigible]

Originally Posted by Ned-Air2Air

They were shooting the V22s as part of some movie or advert over the White Sands area

The shoot was in support of the forthcoming flick Transformers. The USAF was also kind enough to allow the F-117 and F-22 to be used for the film.

Good rear-quarter ID for the CV vs. MV are the additional DIRCM antennae.

I/C

[Ned-Air2Air]

Kopter - Tell him he does some nice work. Unfortunately those who dont shoot helos regularly always do that cardinal sin of using too fast a shutter speed and stopping the blades. Apart from that it is a gorgeous image.

Pass on to him that shooting a helo would be best with 125th or slower then he will ace it.

Ned

[johned0]

Kopter,

Fantastic shot.

Any chance that you have a 1024x768 version that could be used as a desktop background ?

How about August's calendar as well BlenderP. ?

John

[kopter]

Waiting for a Cape Banks 2 inbound to Sydney Airport.

Over the Northern Suburbs of Sydney.

[Ned-Air2Air]

Kopter - Were these taken by Simon as well, if so he caught on quickly

Love the movement in the blades.

Ned