As it is widely understood, aircraft in general are very maintenance heavy. Helicopters in particular need a minimum of one hour of maintenance of every flight hour. And we’re not talking man hours here, we’re talking on average 3 to 5 guys wrenching for an hour for every hour of flight time. As you’ll see today, the maintenance crews work 24 hours a day to keep these birds in the air.
Replacing a sandblasted windscreen
Fluid change
Tail rotor gear lubrication
New rotor heads
And last but not least, some new rotors getting craned in from Shim and Sham’s.
And for those who liked yesterday’s scenic pics, a rotor installation at sunrise.
For those who can stop by tomorrow, it’ll be “Arial Photograph Day�.
See you then.