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To: xp38

A high altitude helicopter is available that can climb to 30,000 feet,( i am sure it takes a while) so am told. The mountain should be cleaned by trained aircrews who could fly up collect the crap and bodies and fly down to the base camp.


30 posted on 05/21/2012 8:31:32 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Fishtail Air out of Katmandu has a several Eurocopter AS350 B3’s. These helicopters have a max rescue altitude of 23, 000 feet and they accomplish that by flying with minimum fuel (8 gallons which permits 20 minutes of flying time). They charge $2500 per hour of operation. Trash pickup would cost a fortune.


33 posted on 05/21/2012 8:53:19 AM PDT by Harley (Will Rogers never met Harry Reid.)
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