Helicopter Album

[evangilder]

Nice shots guys!

 

[FLYBOYJ]

I like the Huey. I got photos of Thai army Hueys with a similar camouflage scheme. I'll try to post them.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Nice pics 8) Damn, Blackhawks look good.

Very true, I love the aircraft. I will get some more tomorrow. I have another training flight. Will get some inflight pics too.

I like the Huey. I got photos of Thai army Hueys with a similar camouflage scheme. I'll try to post them.

I love Hueys too. The Mama of the Blackhawk! These ones were used by our OPFOR to simulate Russian aircraft and then whatever enemy we were facing at the time. They even had red stars painted on the doors.

 

[Nonskimmer]

Ive often woundered D why the US Coast Guard and the RAF/Navy Airsea rescue favour different recovery methods The UK seem to go for the Strop and winch man where as the US prefer to use a basket. any Ideas? Perhaps Les with his watery connections or Skim being a Matlot
could help

I'm not a SAR type so I couldn't really say, but I've seen both methods used by both our Navy and the US Navy. Nine times out of ten, we'll go for the strop or horse collar. It's easier to control while winching up.

 

[plan_D]

The British use a man going down on the winch so the injured or stricken person doesn't have to use his/her own strength to do anything. The man on the winch does it all, and you're out of there quicker.

My dad served with 22 Sqd. SAR at RAF Leuchars from 1983 - 1987 then served with SAR Wing HQ - RAF Finningley from 1989 - 1994.

My dad has more helicopters under his belt than fixed wing aircraft.

11 Sqd. Lightning.
33 Sqd. Puma
Chinook Aircraft Servicing Flight - Also served with Chinooks in Falklands and Gulf.
22 Sqd. SAR - Wessex.
SAR HQ - Wessex, Whirlwind, Sea King.

 

[Nonskimmer]

The British use a man going down on the winch so the injured or stricken person doesn't have to use his/her own strength to do anything. The man on the winch does it all, and you're out of there quicker.

Same with us. Or a diver who'll jump in first and have the thing lowered to him.

That's quite an assortment your dad has worked on.

 

[plan_D]

After he left the RAF he worked for SHORTs fixing Dominies for the RAF at RAF Finningley, while it was still open as a air crew training base.

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

Nice pics 8) Damn, Blackhawks look good.

Yes they do!

There was a flyby near my house this past Saturday, as well as a B-17, a T-28, an F-18, and what appeared to be an A-26. 8)

 

[evangilder]

Cool! I wonder where they were flying out of. Chino had their show this past weekend. For once, I'm glad I missed it. It was 108 degrees F out there on Saturday. One of our pilots reported that during run-up, the cockpit temp was 135 degrees!

 

[cheddar cheese]

Damn, thats hot

 

[evangilder]

Too hot for my liking. I don't normally mind the heat to a point. But to stand out there all day in that is brutal.

 

[trackend]

Hotter the better for me its the winters I can't stand escpecially if I have a bit of fiddle wiring to do in the middle of nowhere at 0300

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Well here are some pictures from my flight yesterday. Man it was beautiful. The weather was great. We did and IFR instrument flight at 6000ft around Germany and then when we were done we just cruised around at 500ft AGL sight seeing.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Here are some more that I took in Kosovo, Iraq, and Germany.

More to come soon.

 

[evangilder]

Nice, I like the sundown in Kosovo and over Hohenzollern Castle the best, but they are all good. I'll bet it feels good to be flying over more friendly skies! 8)

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yeah there is nothing like flying around on a beautiful day and not getting shot at.

 

[evangilder]

hehe Yup, I couldn't agree more!

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Very Cool 8)

 

[cheddar cheese]

Great pics! 8)

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yeah I got to get some more off of my laptop.