Helicopterfriend's Photo Gallery

Main rotor blades providing forward speed and lift

Taxiing on taxiway Cocco entering runway 26L

LA County Sheriff "Rescue 5" is airbourne and passing the tower westbound

Tail rotor starting to spin up for taxiing out to runway 26L

Facing the snow and cold wind on the mountains

Setting on LA Co Air Ops helipad 1 keeping a lookout for LASO N959LA on pad 5 and LASO N956LA on pad 6

Climbing up over Puddingstone Lake

Airbourne and westbound getting ready to pass the tower

Under power and lifting off

Entering runway 26L from Taxiway Cocco

taxiing onto taxiway Sierra heading to Taxiway Cocco

Starting up with a crew member standing just outside main rotor turning area

Parked on LA Co Air Ops helipad 2

Called out just before I arrived and is heading westbound

Setting on the pad waiting for a call out in the rain

Flying northwest bound through LAX air space

Airbourne and headed west from runway 26L

Entering taxiway Coco headed to runway 26L for straight out departure

Taxiing onto taxiway Sierra heading towards taxiway Coco

NightSun light to assist with locating items after dark

Crewman getting ready for take off taxi

Starting up to take off. 149724 (UH-3H) SOC Nov 7, 2005. Registration N950DG reserved Oct 24, 2007, taken up Jan 16, 2008.