What a great day for an airlift. We ate breakfast and started work immediately. We flew from 7:30 in the morning until 6 at night. A large portion of the supplies made it up the mountain. We still need the clouds to move out this morning so we can finish with the propane. The temperatures were in the 40s all day yesterday. Last nights low dropped down to 20 and it is currently 30 degrees, cloudy, and extremely windy. 
It was crazy to watch them land this load. Those pilots have amazing skills.
tomk
3/6/2012 11:58:27 pm
Great pictures. Perhaps I need to get out more, but I have never seen helicopter rotor blades flex like that. Great angle. The other element covered today was where the loads are actually landed. I was wondering how far things needed to be hauled. Looks like your pilots can drop the load on a postage stamp!
Rod
3/7/2012 04:29:32 am
Let there be no doubt, that helicopter had a serious amount of weight on it! I'm sure they were within specs, but probably dang near maxed out.
Jacque J
3/7/2012 12:11:46 am
Welcome back Chris Allyson and the crew!! Glad you are having great weather for your airlifts. We are hiking up in a few weeks and can not wait! Will you be posting new pics of the crew this year? Excited about seeing the new t shirts for the season!!!
Gina
3/7/2012 12:46:44 am
WOW!
Becky M
3/7/2012 02:57:20 am
Thanks for the daily reports and pictures of the airlift. I am so fascinated with all the details of this project. Thanks to all who work so hard to make it possible to stay at the lodge.
lg k-town
3/7/2012 10:06:12 am
great job JP,but like the seasons,change is good.welcome back Allyson and crew!God bless!Stay safe,work hard,and most of all,LIVE LIFE!Thanks for all you do! LG
Terry
3/7/2012 11:42:33 am
I was on my way to work yesterday morning and as I was heading toward Gatlinburg on the Parkway in Pigeon Forge, I saw the helicopters making the drop then finally heading back toward New Found Gap. It was an amazing site to view.
Pat Godfrey
3/7/2012 02:01:18 pm
When does the t-shirts arrive?
Rod
3/8/2012 03:15:05 am
I'm certainly no expert on the subject, but it appears to be a Sikorsky S61. I live near a heli-airlift company (Carson Helicopters) that used these for many years.
Rod
3/8/2012 03:21:16 am
Correction: Sikorsky S58
High On LeConte
3/8/2012 04:18:15 am
The helicopter is a Sikorsky 58T Comments are closed.
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