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Subject: [Leica] IMG: More Airport Activity
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 02:10:08 -0500
References: <24DD1ACD1BB0475C91DD8545677E8CDC@jimnichols> <1BBDD0B2-666F-4DE9-B614-D95FEFB4A0AD@frozenlight.eu>

Thanks for looking, Nathan.  I told her I needed to get more people in my 
pictures, and she was happy to oblige.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 12:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: More Airport Activity


> 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
>>
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