Long Line Picture Gallery
One of the very first VR jobs, Mr. Wes Lematta, founder of Columbia Helicopters, May 1960.
And Vertical reference flying was born. Lematta Uses a Hiller 12E to pull Power Line.
Columbia founder pulling power lines. Wes Lematta initially referred to Vertical Reference as Direct Visual Observational Control (or DVOC). The industry term now is Vertical Reference.
"The Boys hard at work with Construction of the Toe-In Heliport" (Luis Pinon, Trevor Stanley, LAH).
Initial construction of the Heliports (Andre Hutchings, Forrest Gartin, Michael Rogers and Kerry Allen).
Finished product “The Toe In”, a very intimidating heliport.