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Subject: [Leica] IMG: More Airport Activity
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 22:32:49 +0200
References: <24DD1ACD1BB0475C91DD8545677E8CDC@jimnichols>

Thanks for sharing Jim, I've never been a fan of the airplanes etc..  
but your stories you tall us with such enthousiasm are lovely and help  
to share your passion. BTW, nice pictures

Cheers
Lluis



El 04/10/2012, a las 22:21, Jim Nichols escribi?:

> 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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