Chopper Nut - featured March 2019

[Splitpin]

Young Nick ...great post.
Those rock formations could be in Alaska.....
I love this stuff mate...keep it coming when you can.
Next time your down this way, I won't be unwell...and will have a bed space for you. Not sure if I have enough space for a 500 on the drive, but there is a nice sized park down the street.

Anyway, appreciate the updates and insights, stay and fly safe.

[chopper_nut]

We're one for three on catching up mate Try again next time

[K5054NZ]

Loving these photos, almost like being there! I'll have to share them with Dad next time I see him.

[chopper_nut]

Probably time for an update, it's been a couple of tours.


Did just over a month of geophysical survey in Borneo. Based out of Kotabaru.


Part of survey package


Flying out to the job


Back in Wamena where classic 737s are king...


... and some 300 series


I need to get a proper camera


Extracting people from a repeater tower as the weather closes in


More early morning tower work


Weather at the tower was garbage so I was an enthusiast for the day




Got up to the tower the next day. 11000ft. My highest landing to date.


They just cut down the old tower and built a new one...




Between two helicopters, we shifted 20 people and probably 3000kg of cargo.


Gassing up to head home.

[deeknow]

Awesome stuff CN !!! Damn you tho, you make my office job look a little less exciting

Any chance of some rego's for those 737-200s?

[chopper_nut]

The Jayawijaya Dirgantara 737s are PK-JRA, PK-JRB and PK-JRW. The My Indo Airlines -200 is PK-MYR

[Charl]

Aviation at work, these are good snippets...
Matter of interest, what kind of load could you manage at 11,000 ft?

[chopper_nut]

Aviation at work, these are good snippets...
Matter of interest, what kind of load could you manage at 11,000 ft?

When I got over there, I had 300lbs of fuel on board and I took two guys with their gear up there... about 250kg. As the fuel burned off, I ended up being able to take a little over 300kg of gear