Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell

[jspitfire]

Wow STL, those are some awsome pics of that Astar! Another good shot of the Goose too.

[sky's the limit]

Thanks JS,

The Astar came out really nice.

The Goose was through glass from my room in camp the other day... out of focus, but I figured you people like airplanes... So.....LOL

stl

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[Adam Oke]

Husky....sharp pics! Is this STL under a different user name or what? If not....you've got some competition STL! Keep up the good pics...gonna convert all us fixed wing guys and gals to fling wing!

[x-wind]

A couple from my new home... sorry their so huge.

[Rowdy]

hey.. so there are some hills around here

[bmc]

Rowdy...is that Pond Inlet?

[Rowdy]

Good call bmc!!



More from Pond inlet!!

[ScudRunner]

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=JqevptWai3Y


Sadly this is about the coolest thing Ive seen so far in a 727.

[iflyforpie]

A couple of pics from my maintenance days.

[iflyforpie]

Some recent flying pics.

[Cat Driver]

Returning to Rio at the end of the day....1998.

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[chu me]

Hey STL;

Do you fly exploration survey crews in the mountains ?
If you do, you are a god in my books!!!! I started out in mineral exploration as a dirt bagger back in the 80's( after I got out of aviation for awhile ) and ended up as a junior prospector working in B.C. ,Yukon ,NWT ( as it was known then ). The pilots I met were incredible!!!!! The set outs were cool, pick ups were amazing , never got left out , and was saved from Grizzlies on at least 5 occasions by chopper pilots!!!!!!

Love you guys. keep flying safe.

[jspitfire]

Float season is here!

I was hoping to get some actual, "pics from a swamper" when I went swamping later in the day, but as I was about to leave, I found out my camera was missing from beside the airplane! After some frantic moments we figured the previous passengers must have mistaken it for some of their luggage. It was a very stressful flight, not knowing for sure if these guys had my camera and if I would get it back. I was so relieved when dispatch called us on company frequency on the way home to let me know it was brought back. Lesson learned!

[sky's the limit]

Hey STL;

Do you fly exploration survey crews in the mountains ?
If you do, you are a god in my books!!!! I started out in mineral exploration as a dirt bagger back in the 80's( after I got out of aviation for awhile ) and ended up as a junior prospector working in B.C. ,Yukon ,NWT ( as it was known then ). The pilots I met were incredible!!!!! The set outs were cool, pick ups were amazing , never got left out , and was saved from Grizzlies on at least 5 occasions by chopper pilots!!!!!!

Love you guys. keep flying safe.

Hey there,

Yes, we fly exploration all through B.C. and Yukon, mostly moving diamond drills, soil and rock sampling, staking, and other related jobs. It's a lot of fun, and my past tour which just ended was a really good one, although I was flying so much I didn't get the chance to take as many pix as I would have liked.

When you get good crews who are well trained in toe-ins and hover exits, it's great fun, when you get a green crew it can be a tad stressful!

Glad you like the pix, here's few from Yukon in June.








I'll try to get a few more up soon.

stl

[sky's the limit]

A couple more:

[lilfssister]

Great shots as usual stl! Love the one with the showers in the back left!

[Rowdy]

One of the Otters leaving Pang.



Us and the basler in Nanisivik



3AM in YFB... just after a medevac to the north end of baffin. Nice

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