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Subject: [Leica] IMG: More Airport Activity
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 15:38:05 -0500
References: <24DD1ACD1BB0475C91DD8545677E8CDC@jimnichols> <A60A9D05-4D8D-4255-9850-EBE34D5FB721@gmail.com>

Thanks, Lluis.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: More Airport Activity


> 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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