Walney hangar been made ready for Helicopters ?

[killabeez]

There are rumours a Hangar at Walney is being emptied and made ready for Helicopters ? does anybody know of any company considering/planning operating from Walney ?
Ta.

[BASys]

Hi Folks

Interested where rumour surfaced.

Last heard some time ago -

Offshore windfarm teams proposed for maintenance/development support.

Originally considered financially unjustifiable.

Vessel access since, supposedly proving excessively time-consuming.

Bond were named.

HTH
ATB
Paul

[jayteeto]

Stand on the beach facing west at Walney Island, look out to sea and take the same guess as me. I see lots of ££££££££ signs out there. Be it windfarms or gas rigs, they are spending lots of dosh out there. There is a NOTAM currently on display, it may be for that.

REF: H2364/13 From: 2013-Jun-23 Sun 07:30 To: 2013-Aug-27 Tue 20:00
Schedule: JUN 23-28 0730-2000, JUL 03-08 13-18 23-28 0730-2000, AUG 02-07 12-17 22-27 0730-2000
ICAO: EGTT SFC to 6000FT AMSL
UP TO 2 MIXED ACFT WILL CARRY OUT FLIGHT TRIALS WI 8NM RADIUS 540406N 0033344W (WALNEY WINDFARM, IRISH SEA). ACFT MAY BE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH RAC. OPS CTC 01522 726147. 13-06-0594/AS3

[BASys]

I see lots of ££££££££ signs out there

Nah........

They only show up in Denmark, (as vatenfalling Eurodongs).



Cheers jayteeto for info/NOTAM.

Not long till they span Walney's entire horizon (http://www.4coffshore.com/offshorewind/).



EDIT -
Forgot to ask,
is a Bell 222 / 230 / 430 involved ? (or similar shape).
A white one with light blue side stripe,
passed low last week, to south of BAE exclusion.



ATB
Paul