Mr. Nakamoto is an owner pilot of helicopter. He is a developer of cemetery and one of the member of Harley Davidson group. He recently showed his capability in New Zealand bike touring. After returning from New Zealand, Mr. Greenwood was invited to the flight to Oshima Island. His second machine is French made EuroHeli 350B3 which is equipped with 847shp turboengine. It is fully automated machine.
Pre-flight checking
They departed Tokyo Heliport at 11:00 and headed straight to Enoshima Island near Seven Mile Beach where Mr. Greenwood lives.
Mr. Nakamoto in cockpit
After reaching west side of Enoshima Island, they turned to left and flew direct to Seven Mile Beach.
Enoshima Island and Seven Mile Beach beyond
Seven Mile Beach and House of Mr. Greenwood
Inamuragasaki Point
Then they flew westward along Sagami Bay until they reach Atami.
After passing over city of Atami, they flew direct to Oshima Island. There, they met Mr. Nakamot's brother who flew from Osaka with his Piper. After lunch, they flew to Ryugasaki Airport in Ibaragi Prefecture just north of Tokyo with Mr. Fukuda's Beachcraft air plane.
Piper of Mr. Nakamoto's Brother
Beachcraft of Mr. Fukuda
All returned to home port safely around 16:00.
2001/2/27