Friday, October 5, 2007

 

The Adventure Begins - Final Preparations


Hello Ladies & Gentlemen,

This is HeliGraphix, and today it will be completely insane! :-)

After weeks and months of planning and organizing and sometimes working more than 20 hours a day without breaks, we are quite exhausted and look forward to finally boarding the plane to India on Monday. This first stop could turn out quite tricky already; there's a number of reasons for that, and we'll discuss details with you once we're there. Right now we're pretty much absorbed by final preparations and try not to think about it too much; this just makes you nervous, and since there's nothing more you can do about it than we already have, you can as well forget about it for the moment.

There have been a couple of questions (many!) already, so let's have a look at the first bunch:

1) Is this a big holiday?
Well, at this point we sometimes just smile and refuse to answer. Nobody with a fair level of intelligence and experience with helicopters, travel and how this world works could reasonably believe this. So the short answer is: No, it isn't. We'll be risking our lives more than once, as we have done it in the past. You may remember we nearly got shot due to a misunderstanding in Egypt.

2) Since there is this live blog and the cool HeliGraphix website – why should I also read ROTOR magazine?
Through this blog you can follow each of our steps around the world live and learn how things are developing and what problems we encounter; you will see through our eyes and even be able to interact with us by leaving comments.
The article series in the magazine (October 2007 – February 2008) provides you with much more in-depth information on how this trip came to be, how exactly it was planned, the technology we use, what problems there are, all the many details one has to pay attention to, and much more. All of this comes close to a thriller, and you will shake your head more than once in disbelief. So don't miss these issues!

3) Is this a commercial venture?
No, it is privately funded and non-commercial.

4) Then who pays for it?
We are fortunate to have five big partners who cover part of the cost; for the "rest" we pay ourselves. Please have a look at their websites (follow the links in the menu on the left); it's great companies with great products!

5) Can I leave comments in this blog?
You're welcome to do this in both English and German language! You're free to express your opinion or ask questions in a constructive way, no matter if it's a single line or a whole paragraph. We'll post answers if time permits. Any nonsense, however, will be removed.


Okay, there is still a hell of a lot of things to do until we board the plane to India; we'll be back with details on Monday.

Take care,

Tobias + Saskia

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# posted by hg/tuw @ 19:19
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Warum verfasst HeliGraphix alles nur in Englisch bzw. warum ist das Tagebuch nicht zweisprachig so wie die Ankündigung per Mail? Gruß Patrick
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : October 5, 2007 at 8:39:00 PM GMT+2
 
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