Didier Delsalle

Didier Delsalle ( b. 1957 ) is a French pilot. He landed the first man with a helicopter on Mount Everest.

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The Frenchman sat Delsalle 14 May 2005 350 B3 in 8,848 m altitude on Mount Everest in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal his standard, single-engine helicopter Eurocopter Ecureuil / AStar AS. He first flew to Lukla airfield at 2,866 m, which was first starting point for helicopter flights in the Everest region before, and then to the summit. Pursuant to the requirements of the International Air Sports Federation, he remained more than two minutes on the ground before he again set out on the return flight to base camp and placed so that the valid to date (2014 ) Record in the category of highest take-off ( s highest starting point ) on. Then he returned to the Nepalese Himalayan Lukla airfield. The following day he repeated the flight successfully.

Dels All action pushed worldwide by many people, such as the South Tyrolean mountaineer Hans Kammerlander, with sharp criticism. From the action, however, benefited the local authorities: In the preparation phase the men of Eurocopter in Nepal also flew rescue missions.