Providing joy flights at the Clipsal 500.

Providing joy flights at the Clipsal 500.

I lived near the school at the time and saw the helicopter landing in that direction and went to investigate. I cannot recall if there was an event on but it may have been a school function. The helicopter stayed for a while and left and I don't know the reason for its visit.

Challenger II meeting on the Ottawa river near the Fairmont Château Montebello hotel.

History of this aircraft from the Museum website copied below The Bell Jet Ranger III helicopter, Dick Smith Australian Explorer, was flown by Australian businessman and adventurer Dick Smith on the first solo circumnavigation of the world in a rotary wing aircraft in 1982/3. The flight was also the first solo helicopter flight across the Atlantic Ocean and the first solo flight from the U.S.A. to Australia by helicopter. The flight was taken over three stages from Fort Worth, Texas to London, London to Sydney and Sydney back to Fort Worth. Over 55,000 km was traveled in 260 hours of flying

An Army National Guard Kiowa at the CAL AVCRAD (California Aviation Classification Repair Depot).

An Army National Guard Kiowa at the CAL AVCRAD (California Aviation Classification Repair Depot).

An OH-58A at the CAL AVCRAD (Aviation Classification Repair Depot) at Fresno.

Nicely painted 1978 model and new to this area.

This is one of 3 machines operating near Banff in the Rockies and giving mountain tours.

Registered December 2002

Ex-G-JAMI, N18090. Later TC-HHC, SE-HMO

PR-NG was still flying the legacy OH-58A in 2013

Registered August 2004