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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 2000-01: VUWAE 45

6 Field Transport

6 Field Transport

As applicable report on the following:
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Aircraft Operations

Discuss the success or otherwise of all aircraft, helicopter or other operations supporting your event.

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All our helicopter operations were successful. The Helicopters New Zealand pilots, Rob and Jim, were great and we were very happy to be flying with them. We are very grateful to Jim Wilson for making a flight out to Table Mountain to pick us up at the end of the season when weather conditions were quite poor. Had he not done so we would have been forced to stay there for several days over Christmas.

Describe the containerisation of cargo, total flight weights, special handling of dangerous cargo, (eg motor toboggan, fuel tanks) and pre-planning meetings.

Our cargo was very standard for a field party and we did not have any hazardous cargo. We were transported exclusively by the HNZ 212 helo 'HNO' and for each flight our weight was 1900 lbs or slightly over. The pilots, Rob and Jim, were aware of our weights and acted accordingly, especially when we had to be dropped off and picked up at Mt. Feather (2500 m.a.s.l).