Eurocopter EC130

[3Turner]

Here are a few shots of the EC130 that wife and I rode on (well one of em) in Las Vegas last week while taking a Hoover Dam/Las Vegas strip tour.

http://Turner-Photos.smugmug.com/photos/342084171_JBeZ5-L.jpg


http://Turner-Photos.smugmug.com/photos/342085416_VJUvg-L.jpg

http://Turner-Photos.smugmug.com/photos/342086032_SJjy4-L.jpg

Cockpit shot - in flight.
http://Turner-Photos.smugmug.com/photos/342086793_3XRpk-L.jpg

[Jamie Holladay]

neat shots Robert. good rotor blur in the first one.

[3Turner]

Thank you Jaime ;).

[aridan]

Looks like the 'co-pilot' was told to move his feet to the right so he doesn't touch the pedals... :D

[Harm]

Looks like the 'co-pilot' was told to move his feet to the right so he doesn't touch the pedals... :D

just press 1 auto-pilot button and you're all set :cool::cool:

[Timphoto]

Nice pictures Robert.

Were you using your 28-125 lens in the helicopter?

Tim

[3Turner]

Looks like the 'co-pilot' was told to move his feet to the right so he doesn't touch the pedals... :D
:lol: Actually it was just the pilot. No co-pilots on these tours. So unless you know how to fly in case something happens to the pilot, you're screwed :lol: The feet you see was the tallest guy on my flight....he and his wife took the seats wife and I wanted. :rolleyes: Of course the pilot determined that cause he was balancing out the weight in the helicopter.

just press 1 auto-pilot button and you're all set :cool::cool:
For the pilot :lol:. I was all set from the moment I stepped in.;)

Nice pictures Robert.

Were you using your 28-125 lens in the helicopter?

Tim
Thanks Tim. Yes, I was using the 28-135mm (I am assuming you had a typo) the kit lens with my 40D. During that flight, I was really needing something with a wider aperture. I was reluctant to bump up the ISO so I could minimize the noise in the shots. Some suffered with vibration/motion blur as a result.

[Timphoto]

Robert, yes you assumed correctly, I did mean the 28-135. I'm going up in a traffic helicopter for a 2 hour ride next week and I was debating which lens to take, the EFS 10-22 or my 24-105. Hopefully they will let me take both lenses.

Tim

[ies photos]

thats a cool looking chopper, nice pics

[3Turner]

Robert, yes you assumed correctly, I did mean the 28-135. I'm going up in a traffic helicopter for a 2 hour ride next week and I was debating which lens to take, the EFS 10-22 or my 24-105. Hopefully they will let me take both lenses.

TimI wouldn't see why you couldn't take both.
Here are some links to other threads from that ride where I used the 28-135mm. I think the 24-105 would be the better choice...you can see where I zoomed all the way in to 135mm in the Hoover Dam shots.
EDIT: I take that back, just checked the EXIF and I was at 117mm. So I had a bit of room. I think I deleted the one where I zoomed in all the way.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=545921

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=545957

thats a cool looking chopper, nice pics
It is a nice chopper, great ride too. Thanks.

[misspix]

Looks terrifying :shock: But, nice captures :)

[3Turner]

Looks terrifying :shock: But, nice captures :)
Terrifying? You're a flying dragon for pete's sake. :lol: Thanks. ;)