Conditions for snow survey crews

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Re: Conditions for snow survey crews

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Eric wrote:Well, I'm taking too long to process my own footage so I'll post my colleague's instead. He did a good job labeling things anyway. Long video. Enjoy
Thanks for posting Eric! Cool video...
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ERIC wrote:Thanks. Where I live and what I do for work have never been a mystery to those whom are truly interested and skillful in searching the backgrounds of people on the internet. ;)
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Re: Conditions for snow survey crews

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My colleague and I had discussed combining to develop a more comprehensive video. Might still do that for this trip, or the next. I had my camera going during the survey and also got some good footage when it was my turn in the front seat.

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Re: Conditions for snow survey crews

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Very cool video. I liked your colleague's visual overlay with elevation direction and flight plot. How did he get that overlay? edit: guessing he did it with gopro plus virb. Very cool.

Plus, I'm hoping your wife didn't watch the video or she might not let you fly again. Not a lot between you and an extreme Winter in a downed Helo. I wouldn't pass a trip up like that in a heartbeat..
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Re: Conditions for snow survey crews

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For anyone wondering, the helicopter was successfully hauled out by a Super 205 on 01/30, in serviceable condition.
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Dragonfly wrote:For anyone wondering, the helicopter was successfully hauled out by a Super 205 on 01/30, in serviceable condition.
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Good to know.. Thanks for the update. What broke?
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Re: Conditions for snow survey crews

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Not sure...they're investigating it now. These investigations tend to be, ah, not speedy affairs.
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