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India: new guidelines on Himalaya helicopter travel

Decision on the occasion of 70 years of conquering the highest mountain in the world

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) India, has introduced from this season "an additional take-off control for pilots operating on helipads at 10,000 feet" to reach the Himalaya. The decision comes at a particular time: yesterday the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of the highest mountain in the world was celebrated. It was May 29, 1953 when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquered...

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Nuova Delhi, India, 05/30/2023 09:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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