#rotorplay

I’ve taken a lot of photos over the years, but this pic of a pair of Riverside Police Department Pilots, overlooking their city, taken while recreating one of the unit’s historic photos, is one of my all time favorites. #police #backtheblue #standingwatch #thinblueline #lawenforcement #heli #helicopter #collectiveheli #mdhelicopters #md500 #air1 #aviation #rotor #rotorhead #rotorplay #hoverlover #nightphotography #longexposure #heliporn #hotsteamingheapofawesome (at Riverside, California)

@ocfaairops Bell UH-1H silhouetted by the setting sun during the second Canyon Fire. #huey #heli #bellhelicopter #ocfaairops #ocfa #orangecounty #orangecountyfireauthority #helicopter #uh1h #n441fa #orange #sunset #flying #aviation #aviationphotography #heligeek #avgeek #rotor #rotorplay #hoverlover #fire #fireaviation #aerialfirefighting #rescuehelicopter #canyonfire2 #heliweb (at Santiago Oaks Regional Park)

US Navy MH-60S aka “Sierra” Seahawk/Knighthawk attached to the Dust Devils, VX-31, prepares to lift off from a field near Los Angeles. #mh60s #seahawk #knighthawk #sikorsky #usnavy #helicopter #heli #sar #rescue #airevac #medevac #vx31 #dustdevils #rotorwing #rotorplay #rotorheads #searchandrescue #rescuehelicopter #aviationgeek #aviationdaily #avgeek #aviation #aviationphotography #militaryhelicopter #unitedstatesnavy

One of Siller Helicopters’ Sikorsky S-64E Skycranes helping to fight the historic Thomas Fire. Seen here on approach to a dip site in Fillmore, CA. #s64e #s64 #aircrane #skycrane #airtanker #heli #helicopter #helicopterlife #fire #firefighter #firefighters_daily #hoverlover #donkeydong #rotorhead #rotorplay #wildfire #wildlandfirefighter #brushfire #snorkel #heliweb #firesuppression #aviation #avgeek #helicopterlife #instaheli #aviationdaily (at Fillmore, California)

One of Croman Corporation’s Sikorsky S-61 helitankers heading back down the mountain to the dip site while fighting the Thomas fire. #helicopter #heliweb #heli #rotorhead #rotorplay #hoverlover #fire #firefighter #wildfire #wildlandfirefighter #california #calfire #thomasfire #sikorsky #s61 #sikorskys61 #helitack #cromancorp #bigyellowhelicopter #instahelicopter #dailyaviation #aviationphotography #aviationdaily #avgeek #aviation #aviationlovers (at Fillmore, California)

Thank you to the spectacular crew of this beautiful and nationally-rare @mdhelicopters MD-902 Explorer. Operated by @iflypapillon for the @grandcanyonnps Seen here at the ready, to provide aerial firefighting support during the summer fire season while on a deployment to the Heli-Tack base at Minden-Tahoe Airport, in Minden, NV. #mindentahoeairport #fire #helitack #aerialfiresupression #airattack #airtanker #sar #rescue #mdexplorer #md902 #md902explorer #md900 #mdlovers #mdhelicopters #explorer #notar #aviationphotography #aviation #aviatrix #heli #helicopter #rotorplay #rotoryeah #helilife #nps #papillon #iflypapillon #rotorlife (at Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV))

Here's a photo from a recent shoot with one of Riverside Police Department's MD500s "Air-1" learn more about this, and other law enforcement aviation units in this month's special ALEA (Airborne Law Enforcement Association) Issue of @heliweb magazine! #alea #photography #police #peaceofficer #thinblueline #backtheblue #alea2017 #md500 #mdhelicopters #riverside #helicopter #heli #heliweb #aviationphotography #internationalsocietyforaviationphotography #policehelicopter #firstresponders #airsupport #boseaviation #airtoair #rotorplay #canon (at Riverside, California)

My spirit animal being directed onto the ramp at KTVL as afternoon thundershowers build in the distance. #usmc #marineaviation #marines #mv22 #mv22osprey #osprey #tiltrotor #heliweb #helicopter #rotorplay #verticalflight #vmm163 #ridgerunners #military #usmilitary #boseaviation #bellboeing #bellboeingv22osprey #southlaketahoe #ktvl (at Lake Tahoe Airport)