Boring day at the office (Pic heavy)

[Bushie]

Long Day and ended up a bit tired but...........................

Drive from home to Katoomba, - Blue Mountains Fire Control.

Get a quick briefing on the Grose Head South Fire, then back to the airbase at Faulconbridge to be dropped in on the fire to do the fire investigation.

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Picked up by Helitac 225

A quick couple of circuits to give us the lie of the land (and how steep it is) as well as macro indicators of fire runs

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While we did our investigation water bombing continued in (reasonably) close proximity

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Kamax water bomber

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BK117

Some body though has to absorb the scenery
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A few hours later the jobs done and our lift comes back to get us
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pick up, is into the hovering machine from a rock in the middle of the Grose River
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before dropping us back at the Faulco air base
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From there it was back to Katoomba, drop off the sat phone and radios before heading back to Sutherland.

Like I said tough but some one has to do it.

Martyn

[D-Fender]

Oh you poor thing. Rest ya feet child.

You have a cool job :D

[Shonky]

Those Kamax are a wacky chopper... contra-rotating blades, no tail rotor and butt ugly!

220 came over my house yesterday arvo as I was working on the Rangie out the front.


So umm... when do I start? :D

[p38arover]

I tell you what, Bushie, if you get tired of it, I'll do a couple of flights in your place. I work at Springwood so it's no trouble getting to Faulconbridge (next suburb for non-Sydneysiders).

I did my first helicopter training flight last week. I'm not sure I can afford to continue. Actually, I can but can I justify it..... $27K (approx) to get a private pilot's licence is a bit of cash to find).

[dullbird]

I was at katoomba today:)

[dmdigital]

Do you really want "an exciting day at the office"?

I thought boring would be good.

Nice shot's please post more when you can.



Ron - you're learning to fly a helicopter. I hope you do better on your first solo than Mr. Edelsten did:eek:

[p38arover]

Ron - you're learning to fly a helicopter. I hope you do better on your first solo than Mr. Edelsten did:eek:

Must do. He obviously bought my helicopter to save me the hassle of getting a faulty one.

Would any of you fly with me? :D

[Shonky]

No. :eek:

[Bushie]

Just a quick bit of video from the other day. (just to make you a bit more jealous)

YouTube- IMG 0070


Martyn