What the Dual Whatzisses Iss -- Ummm -- Are

Argghhh!
Okay, time to give all y'all a respite from nail-bitery.It's the Mi-17 pilot's-view mirror of his slingload. In this case, *my" view of the slingload. One of the advantages of the Mi-17's collective friction system is that it immobilizes the collective when it's engaged, thus allowing the pilot (me) to remove one hand and snap a pic. Which is what I didn't do (I may be nuts, but I'm not suicidal) , because the other pilot was flying at the time and my hands were otherwise unoccupied at that particular moment.Ya see, the yellow object in the mirror is this:That's...

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Posted Nov 22 2011, 11:29 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..