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Re: Bored...post some pics of flying

#21 Post by G~Man » Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:53 pm

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Truly beautiful place, and an "interesting" place to fly I guess... :)
Yep----one of my favorite places...rainbows everyday... I flew barefoot for 7 years, did not even own a pair of shoes...
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Incidentally, this is what happened to the helicopter used in Jurassic Park movie---happened during an FAA checkride doing an un-authorized stuck pedal maneuver:
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#22 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:24 pm

Looks like a laid back lifestyle with a pot of gold at the foot the rainbow. Low blood pressure territory. ;)))

Sorry to see the remains of the heli star of the film. A right off I guess!
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Re: Bored...post some pics of flying

#23 Post by G~Man » Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:41 pm

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Looks like a laid back lifestyle with a pot of gold at the foot the rainbow. Low blood pressure territory. ;)))

Sorry to see the remains of the heli star of the film. A right off I guess!
Lifestyle was for sure "laid back".... To this day I do not own a watch. I still go back and visit doing "meetings" during the off-fire season months.

Yep, that was an Augusta 109 and written off....
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#24 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:23 am

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Looks like a laid back lifestyle with a pot of gold at the foot the rainbow. Low blood pressure territory. ;)))

Sorry to see the remains of the heli star of the film. A right off I guess!
Lifestyle was for sure "laid back".... To this day I do not own a watch. I still go back and visit doing "meetings" during the off-fire season months.

Yep, that was an Augusta 109 and written off....
A write off I meant. As for the rest, right on. :-bd
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#25 Post by ian16th » Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:08 pm

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#26 Post by G~Man » Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:33 pm

Bored sitting in my office....will try to post something fun once a day---this was a few months back ferrying a Jet Ranger to Los Angeles from Northern California, took ann old friend with and he had never flown by the bridge so we detoured a little....
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#27 Post by G~Man » Mon Jun 01, 2020 7:53 pm

With all the unrest in the world, this is what I did last week....one ferry flight, (bringing my 205 back up to Northern California), and gave a 212 annual ride to one of my pilots. Pick away with questions---there were many on Reddit.
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#28 Post by G-CPTN » Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:30 am

Isn't there some confusion having different instrument layouts side-to-side?

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#29 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:07 am

Please forgive me G~Man if you have answered this question before, but what are your gnomes' names and, most importantly, are they type rated on the 205 and 212?

I trust my questions are not too gnomic in their intent. ;)))
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Re: Bored...post some pics of flying

#30 Post by G~Man » Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:51 pm

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Isn't there some confusion having different instrument layouts side-to-side?
Typically we only fly from the left seat when on contract, and the important gauges are in the door frame, so not really that bad.
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Please forgive me G~Man if you have answered this question before, but what are your gnomes' names and, most importantly, are they type rated on the 205 and 212?
Their names are Timothy & Tabitha...see here for their Instagram thread https://www.instagram.com/timothy_tabitha/ , and yes they are trained, although I can only find their S-76 certificate right now... :D :D B-)
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#31 Post by Boac » Tue Jun 02, 2020 6:11 pm

G-man wrote:Typically we only fly from the left seat when on contract
That is interesting. Being a non-believer in the theory of rotating blades and Jesus bolts I was partially converted by a priest of the faith and he told me that 'Captains' always flew on the right for torque reasons. Like a good 'trainee' convert I believed him. Now you come and shatter my faith. :))

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#32 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Jun 02, 2020 6:34 pm

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Their names are Timothy & Tabitha...
As a Goblin I am delighted to hear that our distant cousins the Gnomes are so well habituated to flying multiple types of helicopters. Maybe there is some hope for me too! :-bd
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Re: Bored...post some pics of flying

#33 Post by G~Man » Mon Dec 06, 2021 7:39 pm

So, figured I would resurrect this thread as I just flew one of my 407"s from California to Calgary. What should have taken two days turned into an 8 day trip due to weather etc.... Due to upload restraints will need multiple posts.

So here is the route I took: Redding, CA >> Burns, OR >> Grangeville, OR >> Missoula, MT >> Kalispell, MT >> Calgary Canada
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Somewhere in Northern California:
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#34 Post by G~Man » Mon Dec 06, 2021 7:44 pm

Continuing, trying to make it to Missoula through one of the canyons:
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Overnighted in Missoula, then next morning this is Flathead Lake on the way upto Kalispell, MT
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Leaving Kalispell trying to get over the mountains to the East
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This is trying to get through the pass at "Going to the sun mountain".... Had to turn around and try another route
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#35 Post by G~Man » Mon Dec 06, 2021 7:47 pm

So here are the failed routes trying to get thru---aee the top part by the "going to the sun mountain:
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Here it is on Google Earth:
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Tried to g via Highway 2, turned around again
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Stayed in Kalispell then for 3 full days waiting on weather window:
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#36 Post by G~Man » Mon Dec 06, 2021 7:49 pm

Finally a window to get out. This is highway 2 again
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Finally on the other side:
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And approaching Calgary:
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#37 Post by CharlieOneSix » Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:16 pm

Stunning photos, Gordy! What a great trip.
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#38 Post by G~Man » Sun Feb 13, 2022 3:38 am

Superbowl is tomorrow---lots of high rollers in town, which means charters....

Oneself waiting on some prominent "Sports A listers" to deplane and be escorted to running helicopter, and yes, that is a coffee machine in the back.... :))
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#39 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Feb 14, 2022 2:54 pm

All the 9's and great photo's too G~Man.

I was interested to see the passenger compartment. What is the noise level like back there? Is it possible to converse without the headsets?

No lucky gnomes in sight! Do you fly that wonderful machine from the left hand seat?
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#40 Post by Wodrick » Mon Feb 14, 2022 4:00 pm

The blank ADI intrigues me, never seen one like that before.
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