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Couple of pics from the fires we were working on in Terrey Hills, Australia.

Have more if anyone wants to see them.



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Ned, I thought that you said no-one longlined in kangaroo-land ????
Note the distance between the bucket and the aircraft ! 😉


They are good pictures Bandaid, but ...of course, in your profession, you think this is a good pic too !! 😀 😀

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407Driver - Not me that said they dont long line. Most of the guys I have worked with have longlines, or belly tanks.

Is Bandaid a Police pilot, sorry if he was that should have been a pic of Dunkin Donuts 😀

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Heli-Ops

the one looking up under the BK 117, with the very close up view of the underside of the bucket, was that the moment you let go? Or did he just knock you on you butt? 😀
 
Mag Squeal - Actually Garret had just taken off from refuelling and I got him to hold the hover for a min while I got the upwardly looking shot.

The best shots were actually flying along with Andy in the left seat of the BK while we were dropping. Got some great shots looking down ont he bucket as well as across the cockpit.

Garrett actually spends time flying in Canada during the fire season. I first ran into him in Bali a couple of years ago where he was flying a 500D. His last name is Cloette (might be wrong with spelling).

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BandAid is a couch-pilot. He has several thousand hours of lay-Z-boy time. 😀 😀
 
They're not long lining, they're only 50 ft lines 😉

Too early in the season, everyone needs to get their eye in before moving up to 100ft, plus the water sources around Terry Hills don't really need long stuff. The way the rain has fallen of late, there may not be much firefighting this year, which will leave a lot of wannabees with some heavy loan repayments.....
 
Heli ops, I saw the pics that you posted on rey's site as well. un freaken believable!
any chance I can have your'e job?
you seem to travel lots. I also like to travel.
you are into helicopters. Hey I also am into helicopters.
you take excellent photos. I,I, well I like photos.
youre into sheep. I, well never mind I will stay here and swing bags in minus something temperatures. I am thinking that with a start like this to the year already, you might have to come out with a couple different calenders this year sign me up :up:
 
Bag Swinger - Thanks and images like those are one of the reasons I love this job, and thats why magazines like Heli Ops and Vertical give a different perspective to this amazing industry. Both Mike and I love getting out there in the field and shooting helicopters doing what they do best. Rather than sit in an office in Washington and write about something we know nothing about, Mike and I make a point of getting our hands dirty and 'reporting from the front line'. In my opinion I have the best job in the world.

Every time I leave home its the start of another great adventure. I am off to Africa again soon to shoot EC120s rounding up Rhinos and darting Elephants. Then a quick trip to Hawaii to soak up some sun with MD500s. Throw in amongst that Asian Aerospace in Singapore and Heli Expo in Las Vegas and you couldnt ask for anything more.

The day I stop getting excited about shooting fires, or ag work, or long lining a load at 10,000ft in the Swiss Alps, is the day I will quit, and I certainly dont see that happening soon 😀 😀

So from both Mike Reyno and myself, thanks to all those here that do such unique things with helicopters as without you, we wouldnt have any stories for our magazines now would we :up:

Regards

Heli Ops :cop:
 
Awesome pictures Neville and thanks a ton for the calender. It is highly visible at work.

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