Helicopterfriend's Photo Gallery

air taxiing to taxiway Sierra for a westerly departure

Headed out westbound responding to a call for assistance

Copter 10 "Helo Ops" ship heading out westbound enroute to PAI, Barton Helipad area

Turning westbound on taxiway Sierra

Copter 10 "Helio Ops" airtaxiing to taxiwat Sierra and Copter 12 getting ready to move to refueling pad

Starting lift off

Copter 10 "Helo Ops" ship has just been hooked up to fuel truck and is loading "HOT"

Called out for an emergency airlift

LACO Copter 10 is Command Ship and fire fighter

Kawak Industries auxiliary hydraulic power system which has reduced the over all weight by 100kg the tank fill time to approximately 20 seconds.

Nose down and westbound enroute to call

Air taxiing northbound from Cocco to runway 26L for take off

When crew first responded it looked like a regular call out, after a little bit, the crew started putting on their harnesses for a possible hoist/rescue detail

Flaring out to slow down and turn left to land on helipad

Taking off from taxiway near the tower and heading southeast to helipad

After taking several shots of the ship, I noticed the water tank was not on board, crew member said it was being repaired, be put back on 01/15/11

Taking off the rescue harness the crew member uses when doing a hoisting rescue

Crew member who was involved in a successful hoisting operation, getting out of the ship.

Flaring to a hover before turning southbound and heading to helipad

On final over taxiway Sierra enroute to LA Conty helipads

Front end of the ship

Parked south of the snowy mountains on LACO helipad

Flaring out and slowing down getting ready to turn left and settle down on helipad

On final runway 26L enroute to helipad