Top of the World: photos from Nepal

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Jai Shri Sagarmatha ji

Sagarmatha (Everest) viewed from ~23,000'

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Top of the World - yikes we're high

EBC Everest Base Camp is starting to populate for the upcoming climbing season

[MercuryRises]

The Beast - Mils

Stunning! Are there a lot of Mils flying in Nepal? Are they looking for pilots for Mils? Do you know how high do they operate them?

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WoW factor

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Top of the World - yikes we are high

Gokyo village

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Rescue Duties

Gorokshhep 17,020' @ -1ºC ~ 4 x PAX + 50kg Cargo + 140lts GoJuice

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another day in the office

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Top of the World - details

Hey MercuryRises

Yep there is 1 x Mi17 operated by Shree here & yes with the TV3 donks But can't give You any clue as to how they perform ultra high. They fly with 5 metric tons internal cargo into VNSB, the World's 3rd highest airstrip

Land Happy always

[MercuryRises]

Thanks VF. They are overloading the Mi-17. It can carry 4 Tons inside. 5 tons is really pushing it. They must have very skilled pilots to carry such load to VNSB.

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Top of the World - Rescue & Cargo

Gorkshep 17,020' @ +2ºC ~ 180kg Cargo up from Lukla. Down = 3 x PAX +40kg Cargo + 120litres GoJuice

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Top of the World - WoW factor

Tengboche Monastry

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Jettie details

FOD (yes we have a particle separator) & time x blade change

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Top of the World - Rescue

Kharkitang 14,419' 🚁🚑🚁

[gcpilot8]

Excellent set of pictures again VF. Thanks!

Do you encounter any issues regarding communication with ATC due to language/communication barriers?

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G'day gcpilot8

Thanks Brother As we are an ICAO country here, all ATC dialogue must be in English, so no problemo

Happy Landings

[Peter-RB]

Namaste VF

Your old Turbine blades look a little second hand on the leading edge, what do you do for things and spare like that, do you have to wait a long time or do you carry stores to cover such things,

The past few days of your pictures have been the finest I have seen from you, you will be there for the rest of ya life, you would be bored if you went anywhere else....Happy landings VF

Peter R-B
Lancashire

[Gemini Twin]

OK VF this is the perfect moment to get an AFS barrier filter and swap the C20J to a C20R. Soloy has promised a half price installation kit with the STC

[sycamore]

VF, you just need to get the Lady VF`s nail files and get to work on the blades..good for another 500 hrs....!!

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Top of the World - details

Namaste Peter-RB

Yaar it's very serious FOD spares are no problem, Bell is happy to take our money Thanks Mate hmmmmm maybe...but being on the edge of the limits (& beyond) can also wear You down
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Hey Gemini Twin

Yep Your perfectly right, but only if it's free
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Hi sycamore

What break into the Missus's beauty kit she'd castrate me if I dared
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Happy Landings always

[zetec2]

Blending blades

Yep ! nail files work wonders, did plenty of blending on the Gnome, Sycamore if only you knew !.