Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The smiling nurse and the look inside stand out for me. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Oct 4, 2012, at 10:21 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > When I got out of my car at the airport, I was surprised to see two > Vanderbilt LifeFlight aircraft at their hangar, and the Jet-A truck > heading their way. By the time I walked out to the area, fueling was > completed, and I got the story of the activity. The helicopter normally > based here was found to have a chip in the tail rotor. It is well > protected, so it wasn't clear how the damage occurred. While the new > rotor was obtained, balanced, test-flown, etc., the crew used a > replacement helicopter. Today, with the regular bird ready for service, > things were returning to normal. > > My friend, Jimmy, had just completed fueling the normally-assigned > helicopter when I arrived: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/PA042790+edit.jpg.html > > The Flight Nurses were busy moving their gear back to their normal ride; > one smiled to give me a people-picture: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/PA042796+edit.jpg.html > > I was invited to take a look inside. These units are equipped to > transport babies as well as adults: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/PA042795+edit.jpg.html > > And finally, the borrowed helicopter is made spic and span for return to > its normal assignment: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/PA042791+edit.jpg.html > > Oly E-1 with Leica Elmarit-R 28mm. > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >