safety tip of the week....
 

If you decide to cut down trees. Always make sure you are not standing where the tree you are cutting will fall. If you do this you might get to ride in this.


check out the flex in that rotor blade...


no I am not the pilot.... :)

Those BK117's have plenty of flex since it is using a rigid blade system unlike the articulated heads on other heli's. Many test miles on that design and very stable flight with minimal correction, just perfect for rescue work.

Hope all is well there.

Since we are posting pics of helicopters now, here is the OH-6A that I spent many hours working out of (and a few hours actually flying it). The PD gave me an award for my help with the unit.

http://northwestvets.com/spurs/gpd3.gif

http://northwestvets.com/spurs/spurs6.htm

Here's a pic I took of Florida Field (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium) from it, circa 2001.

Better pic, after the new paint job. They replaced it in 2007.

Cleveland uses the MD (Hughes) 500H series...