[Leica] IMG: At the Airport

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Douglas.  You were correct.  It is a Eurocopter  EC-635.

On 11/3/20 6:11 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> 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
>>
>
>
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Jim Nichols
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