GA Helicopters

[rander]

looks like new 4 blade Huey

[phantomphan1974]

Bell 412 N979AC @ French Valley last week, flys almost every night with a similar painted UH-72 Lakota

both are based here in a big hangar with a Twin Otter and a A-star supposed being used for oil survey?

Fly every night to do oil survey Hmmmmm!!

[NikonGuy]

Good looking 412, nice one Keith!     

[akradecki]

Not law enforcement. It really is used for geological survey. It stops buy MHV occasionally...a gorgeous machine. Last time I saw it, it only had about 100 hrs since new!

[akradecki]

No, they were a bit evasive!

[akradecki]

While my 412 was kicking my butt today (hard to diagnose transient torque split at high pwr settings), this gorgeous old 47 stopped in at Mojave.

[Midnight Mover]

While my 412 was kicking my butt today (hard to diagnose transient torque split at high pwr settings), this gorgeous old 47 stopped in at Mojave.

Very cool

[akradecki]

Sorry, I really should have asked. At one point, they had one of the doors off and laying on the ground, and so my sole conversation with them was to let them know we were going to be doing a ground run at power and didn't want them to have their door go skidding across the ramp (412s make a lot of wind!). If they come back, I'll ask, though!

[phantomphan1974]

N234AH in 2003 prior to paintjob

[akradecki]

Stumbled across some files from a few years ago...one of Helinet's A-109s orbiting with us above the USC med center, waiting for helipad space.

[phantomphan1974]

Really nice shots Alan.  Like downtown LA in the background.

[Midnight Mover]

Stumbled across some files from a few years ago...one of Helinet's A-109s orbiting with us above the USC med center, waiting for helipad space.

Very nice

[NikonGuy]

Stumbled across some files from a few years ago...one of Helinet's A-109s orbiting with us above the USC med center, waiting for helipad space.

Sure are great shots, Alan. 

[rander]

I like the first one with a view of downown LA

[GTagami]

I experienced one of those "I wish I had my camera with me" moments this morning and actually had my camera with me!
While driving into work this morning I was surprised to see a low-flying Sikorsky just off my right heading towards downtown. He eventually made a wide bank and landed just off the freeway near the Commerce Casino. Turns out he was there to lift what looked like A/C units on top of the new Costco being built there.

Skip I was looking for you. Were you there?