ARMENIAN LIFE: Areni Lodge near completion

[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

Dear friends, we've added a Patreon link to our channel: www.patreon.com/user?u=83464204 You can really make a difference by supporting us so that we can keep creating interesting and informative videos about life in Armenia.

[@adobo6905]

Len is a legend. I wish him a long and healthy life.

[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

@adobo6905...Len will appreciate that comment very much! Thank you🙏

[@shtay6508]

He is ! Extraordinary

[@vrezhnazaryan7453]

You can also visit the Magellan cave, which is the second largest cave in Armenia and the first excursion cave, located at the beginning of the gorge leading to Noravank (800m).

[@argreg04]

"Don't just clean your house, but also clean the beautiful outdoors". I wonder how many generations need to pass until this becomes the norm. We need more people like Len in Armenia to shift the local paradigms and speed things up.

[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

@argreg04...very true!

[@olgamiddleton2114]

Thank you Peter and Sonia, miss you and Armenia so very much. Defianatly will come back!

[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

@olgamiddleton2114...we'll wait with great anticipation for that! Miss you both❤

[@ednaantonian8369]

Great progress since the last video update. It would be beautiful in the spring when grass is green and trees are blooming.

[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

@ednaantonian8369...thanks Edna, hopefully we'll do another video in a few weeks to show the transformation🙏

[@jirayrtahanian7881]

Thank you Mitch! I Enjoy your videos also share them with family and friends hopefully one day will see you in Armenia Greetings to you all from Los Angeles Mitch Sona Shishma Len and family looking forward to stay in the Lodge when it’s done. 🇺🇸🇦🇲🇦🇺

[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

@jirayrtahanian...thanks so much...I hope we will meet when you come to visit Hayastan🙏

[@straighttalkfromthehomelan9258]

Thanks for the very kind words and welcome to Areni!❤

[@baciandstella4313]

Beautiful place and beautiful people. Wishing much luck and hopefully we will be visiting this paradise soon.

[@straighttalkfromthehomelan9258]

Thanks for the kind comments.

[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

@baciandstella4313...thanks for the nice comment. Hope you will come to visit the beautiful region of Vayots Dzor🙏

[@aidaovasapyan9951]

Thanks for this beautiful program , it’s amazing resort ,

[@hasmikbabayan9289]

Very beautifull place , vish you great success

[@samuelagob8073]

God bless you all for all efforts you do it.

[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

@samuelagob8073...thank you so much🙏

[@ajinsunil6376]

Amazing vedio❤

[@straighttalkfromthehomelan9258]

❤

[@peterdavidian4359]

Beautiful video of a beautiful place in a beautiful country. Can"t wait to visit Areni Lodge and play a concert there in the future. Thanks for posting another wonderful journey

[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

@peterdavidian4359...Thanks Peter, Len would be overjoyed to read this. I'm sure he would love to have you perform in Areni in the future. I will ensure he reads your comment👍🙏

[@armenbabayan9297]

Wow,Mitch,well done!

[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

@armenbabayan9297...thanks so much for for lovely comment🙏

[@jackoneil3933]

Thanks for the tour Mitch! I'm very much looking forward to upcoming updates and learning more about the lodge. Having flown helicopters I'm curious who's going to use the helipad, is going to be air-taxi, private or emergency use? Also, I would be interested to know the elevation and if you have a clear approach from down the river or if you might have to clear some trees? It's usually preferable and safer to make a level approach rather than a vertical descent and departure. Cheers!

[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

@jackoneil3933...Oh Len will be excited to read this comment! He has been in the aviation industry for 40 years, so I'll get him to fill you in on the details of the electric aircraft he hopes will one day utilise the helipad...amongst other craft

[@straighttalkfromthehomelan9258]

Thanks for the interest! The helipad is for all those purposes, as we've offered the local authorities the opportunity to use the facility for medical evacuations (MEDIVACs). We see the possibility that future electric aircraft (vertical or short take off) can be accommodated for transfers from/to the airport, or scenic flights for guests. As for the approach, that's been designed as a Point-in-Space (PiS) instrument flight procedure compliant with PANS OPS international standards to an Annex 14 compliant pad. And yes, the trees have been trimmed to ensure a clear approach from the direction of the Areni village. In summary, the approach will hopefully be as close to 3 degrees as possible, but of course we need to have the design validated.

[@jackoneil3933]

@@ArmenianLifewithMitch Cool, Thanks for the reply, I'm new to the channel so I'm not familiar with Len but I would enjoy hearing more about his interests and history in aviation, my contact is on my 'About' page on my YT channel. I'd also be interested in knowing more about General Aviation in Armenia.

[@jackoneil3933]

​@@straighttalkfromthehomelan9258 Thanks for the reply Len, and interesting to see your helipad project. I'm not instrument rated n rotor-craft and not personally familiar with current helicopter Instrument approach systems and procedures but used work in the Oil and Gas Industry a long time ago and had some experience setting up MLS systems on offshore platforms and remote facilities, and a few MLS approaches as a passenger in 412s, and I would expect that today, rotor-craft GPS approaches would be a fit for your location. I'll have a look on google earth to get a sense of the area and, if there's an airstrip nearby. I've been watching e-VTOL developments, and having worked in electrical systems, electronics and FAA aircraft certification, It's fascinating to see where the e-VTOL industry is, and is not going. In the U.S. at least, the certification cost associated with even a conventional aircraft design are restrictive for most large corporations, and prohibitive for start-ups and mid-sized companies. I worked on Burt Rutan air-taxi design certification project years ago and the original FAA estimate for their portion of certification of 8 million dollars quickly ballooned to 20 million and up from there, several times the aircraft design and production costs. That design was pretty conventional and had a flying prototype with flight test data, so from from a certification standpoint, I expect it's going to take some pretty deep pockets and time before we see certified e-VTOL passenger aircraft. Getting commercial heliports approved in the U.S. is also pretty tough, largely due to noise and risk footprint of Heliports, but VSTOL airports might be easier to approve as VSTOL aircraft can have a much lower noise footprint than VTOL. I've been talking with some friends in the aircraft industry about some hybrid fuel-electric VSTOL concepts that could offer good payload, range and speed at lower cost of acquisition and operational cost than VTOL, but as with VTOL the hurdle is not so much technical but regulatory. If you have time I'd much appreciate your take on such things, and if e-VTOL certification might be something more feasible outside the U.S. and EU, possibly in Australia, NZ or Asia and your background in Aviation? I've spent time in Australia and Asia and looking to again escape the U.S. and been looking into Armenia, Georgia and Turkey from an ex-pat and business standpoint and find you and Mitch's videos and work there interesting and informative. My contact is on my KZbin Channel 'About' page if you or anyone else would like to reach out. Thanks again, and cheers!

[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

@@jackoneil3933 ...thanks Jack, nice to hear from you...I'll check out your channel page and make contact.

[@jj-uo9ti]

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[@ArmenianLifewithMitch]

@jj-uo9ti...thank you🙏