CH-47 (More Hookers than Las Vegas Showroom)

A very cool site . . .

. . . and one of my all-time favorite flying beasties. I get to see them occasionally, even here in Springfield, Oregon. Columbia Aviation, just south of Portland, utilizes a variety of Vertol 107's (CH-46 Seanight), Skycranes and CH-47's.:ernae:
 
Those CH-47's and the USN/USMC CH-46's have paid for themselves many times over during their service lives. They make a lotta noise but getcha where ya wanna go (or sometimes where ya don't wanna go). :d
 
Tsk just 3 posts and the thread is derailed.. ;)
I've never figured out how they back that thing up to a craggy rock ledge, high on a mountain, so just the ramp is close enough to debus. :medals:
Arm around the copilot's seat, neck craned around: just a little more...2 feet, one...oops??
 
“c'mon back ...c'mon back …c 'mon back ...(*crunch*) … HOLD IT!”

I just watched a Discovery Channel show about Marine 1, the USMC helicopter squadron that flies the US president around. When they bring the H-3 onto to the White House lawn, they have to land such that the three wheels sit on three small round thingies placed on the lawn so the wheels don't sink in. They're always practicing that approach and landing, because it's hard. And the co-pilot does look out and down saying “three feet, two feet, two feet right, steady, there...” etc.

Now, if I had somebody in FS-land doing that for me as I tried to land in a tight spot it would be very helpful!
 
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