Defence News reports that on “May 14th, 2005 at 7h08 (local time), a serial Ecureuil/AStar AS 350 B3 piloted by the Eurocopter X-test pilot Didier Delsalle, landed at 8,850 meters (29,035ft) on the top of Mount Everest,” breaking the world record for the highest altitude landing and take-off. Pretty amazing…
