Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell

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Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell

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Glad you guys enjoyed them, it's a neat part of the world. Here are a few more.

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CYXP...never a dull moment.
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That is an amazing picture. Well done!
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Excellent!
In my view, the fact that these pictures aren't posted on airliners.net only add to their quality.

Here we have the best thread on this forum, by far.
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I feel like an interloper here, but I have to say this is the best thread on any forum by a long shot. It's not helping me study for my commercial exam, but the pictures are amazing and the comments very interesting. Cheers.
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Those are some fantastic shots. Forgive me for asking but what exactly are you doing in Afghanistan STL? Clearly your on photo assignment but the military has their own photographers. Are you working for a magazine? If so where can I find more of your work?
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There's an old DC-3 wreck at the Malcolm Island Airport in the middle of Reindeer Lake. Anyone know the history on it?
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HLC wrote:There's an old DC-3 wreck at the Malcolm Island Airport in the middle of Reindeer Lake. Anyone know the history on it?

http://aviation-safety.net/database/rec ... 19690710-0

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For all those who think it never snows on the west coast.
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enbt when were those pictures taken.
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November 17.
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ENBT, I thought that you worked up in YTH?! What are you doing in Bunga?
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North Shore wrote:ENBT, I thought that you worked up in YTH?! What are you doing in Bunga?
Just following you around the country I guess! YTH was a summer job, started working out west again in the fall.
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NAT2 wrote:CYXP...never a dull moment.
Wow... do you have a higher rez version of this for my desktop?

This thread has so many amazing photos, it restores my desire to fly planes everything I browse through it.

Also STL PLEASE stop making me want to be a chopper pilot, I can't afford the training!
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alctel wrote: Also STL PLEASE stop making me want to be a chopper pilot, I can't afford the training!


This should put you off a bit... ;-)

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The thread about "loving the north" led me to post this salute to all the engineers, line pilots and rampies in the north.
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sky's the limit wrote:
alctel wrote: Also STL PLEASE stop making me want to be a chopper pilot, I can't afford the training!
This should put you off a bit... ;-)

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Actually that looks pretty cozy, internet too?I love being in the bush. The part thats a turn off is the self of Spam and the single package of TP!
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railroad wrote:The thread about "loving the north" led me to post this salute to all the engineers, line pilots and rampies in the north.
Rollie!
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HLC wrote:There's an old DC-3 wreck at the Malcolm Island Airport in the middle of Reindeer Lake. Anyone know the history on it?
I know the FO wasn't flying.
Check out the rudder pedal wear on the 3rd photo.
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November 10th in Mattawa Ontario
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Sunrise at Msembe airstrip in Ruaha National Park, TZ.
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Lots of people to greet me in Mchukwe, TZ.
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Going the other way.
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These aren't aviation pics, but would never have been taken had I not gotten this aviation job. :wink:

A little rain will bring out a lot of these little devils.
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Caught these two "getting it on" right on the road while I was driving from lodge to work last week.
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My favourite picture thus far... he had a dead impala under the tree, so he showed us his teeth and let us know we were a little too close. Also taken on way to airstrip from lodge in Ruaha National Park.
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A couple shots from my last couple trips to the Valley...

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