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They have three of them and are used for all sorts of Police work. They dont seem to do normal patrol type work like the US or Europe its more special operations type work and supporting the Government.

 

Heli Ops  :cheers:

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The results of a good days heli fishing.

 

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Our cameraship, a Sunrise Airlines BK117 sitting on the mountain paid waiting for us.

 

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Heli Harvest's Mi-8 logging in New Zealand's north island. Note the decent size logs sitting behind it.

 

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Unique view of Pete.

 

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First shots from the new improved D-70 Camera, it's all a learning experience....

 

A Canadian Forces SeaKing stopped by today from CFB Shearwater, Dartmouth NS (Atlantic Ocean) ...  A bit of a duck out of water in the Rockies.

 

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Had a sip of Fuel...

 

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Then Departed Westbound for CFB Esquimalt, Victoria BC (Pacific Ocean) ....

 

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Robbie Driver - Someone else shot those of Brazakkas R-44 but will see if he will post them. I have some of an R-44 here in Kiwiland but thats about it of that make and model. If I do shoot some will post them here.

 

Few more from around the traps.

 

Up and Away - Heading for the Fire line near Terry Hills.

 

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Scott Booth spraying near Maramarua in New Zealand.

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Jere Anderson working the old PHI Kmax on the Hoping Dam project in Taiwan.

 

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Faram Helicopters B3 bringing some supplies into a hut in the Uruwera ranges.

 

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Great shot ASER, a sheep loving pilots dream.  A pair of velcro gloves, a pair of rubber boots, and ........  

 

Here I go again, playing with the new camera....this AM, we launched everything at the Base....

 

Craig leaves with ALJ 206L3

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Chris preps ALU 206B3

 

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then departs

 

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I left INSIDE the 407 moments later, so you're all spared the agony of ANOTHER 407 pic  :o

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Here are a few pictures from Canada:

 

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Rappel training in Hinton, AB (not my picture)

 

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Cariboo Chilcotin's K-Max in Kamloops

 

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Back in the days when CHL was still heli-logging in BC. A S-61 (PZR) near Armstrong, BC

 

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Fighting fires near LaLoche, SK in 1998.

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More shots from Canada. Sorry if the server is a little bit slow to view the photos.

 

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Two CHL machines refuelling in the alpine near Seymour Arm, BC

 

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Helifor's Chinook took a break from logging to work on the McGillivray Lake Fire near Chase, BC last summer

 

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A Northern Mountain 205 apparently had hydraulic problems while filling its belly tank.

 

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Sitting on initial attack in Manitoba. Hopefully, this lightning strike will create some work for us...

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A few more:

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Cariboo Chilcotin's 205 (SMI) on the shore of Quesnel Lake.

 

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Seeding after the Salmon Arm fire of 1998.

 

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A VIH S-61 on BC fires last year.

 

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How about this for a co-pilot in the Boeing Vertol? Helifor had a mascot while fighting fires last summer!

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4 of LAPD's Astar's on their rooftop helipad

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Myself (white shirt) with one of the pilots for Long Beach Police Dept and their EC130... (what's really annoying is I had around 130 hours, and he only had 60 at the time and he's flying that while I'm stuck in the 300cb, so unfair)  :down:

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LA County Fire Dept's Firehawk. A nicely painted blackhawk modified with extended struts, winch, and 1000 gal. tank. (All the pilots there are really high time pilots, like over 10000)

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San Diego Sheriff's MD500 hanging out on LAPD's rooftop. Notice the tail rotor sticking out over the roof, makes me wonder about preflight. :;):

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