[Leica] IMG: At the Airport

[Douglas Barry]

Nice helicopter shots, Jim, and I'd imagine especially nice to see in an 
emergency.
Looks like an Airbus or Eurocopter one. I was in one over in Ile de 
Reunion in the Indian Ocean back in '98 when the world mountain running 
champs were on there. We took off from a football field in the small 
town of Entre Deux and flew up to the summit of the Dimitile - an 
extinct volcano. It took what seemed like 3 or 4 mins to climb 2,500 
metres and travel the 7 kilometres and gave us some view. Always wanted 
a helicopter after that, but never quite managed to win the lottery.

I might mention the drive back down in a bouncing Range Rover took an 
hour and a half! Definitely, helicopters are the way to travel.

Douglas


On 03/11/2020 23:09, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Since I had to be out for a medical appointment, I stopped by the 
> airport to check on the folks that run it.  They told me that there 
> was a new medevac helicopter at the LifeFlight hanger, and I could see 
> it out front.   I saw one of the guys carrying half the engine cowl 
> back to the aircraft, and watched him climb up and reinstall the 
> cowl.  What I concluded is that "checking under the hood" on one of 
> these machines is not a walk in the park.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20201103-DSCF7402.JPG.html
>
> This machine comes with a shrouded tail rotor, which is not only safer 
> for the rotor and nearby personnel, but is also a work of art.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20201103-DSCF7405.JPG.html
>