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Perfect Skycrane Timing

One of the last legs of the trip Mark and I took was to Medford for an overnight before heading home.  Medford is also home to Erickson Aircrane’s operations and I had intended to swing by to see if there was anything to see there.  As we drove towards the airport, an S-64 was flying downwind.  It wasn’t apparent whether it was heading away or arriving.  However, I knew the route to their parking lot so we made a rapid move there just as the helo turned on to approach.

It made a stately descent and then taxied in.  We were able to shoot through the fence as it did so without any problem – if you ignore the fact that the temperature was 103F and getting out of an air conditioned car was quite a shock.  They taxied in and shut down and we rapidly retreated to the cool of the car.  We really couldn’t have timed the arrival any better!