Rescue 128

[jumpseater]

This one came past the office yesterday, first time I've seen a puma in these schemes :yuk:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/2012images/dsa/_B6O1104.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/2012images/dsa/_B6O1106.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/2012images/dsa/_B6O1121.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/2012images/dsa/_B6O1135.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/2012images/dsa/_B6O1137.jpg

[Squirrel 41]

Nice pics..... but what does this have to do with Pumas?

Sorry, confused!

S41

[x10ge]

Surely Rescue 128 is a Sea King (looks like a seaking) based at Leconfield:hmm:

[CirrusF]

very nice telly tubby flowers in second picture down. Thanks for pics of a telly tubby puma too.

[The Helpful Stacker]

Could that be the same yellow Sea King that flew over Nottingham last (Saturday) night?

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!]

What a short runway it took off on ...

..and how wide too

[tezzer]

Can't be pictures taken AT Leconfield, the Pongo's haven't f:mad:ed it up by putting road signs and roundabouts on the runway.

When I was a lad, as big as my dad I used to go there as Timothy Potter, plane spotter and watch REAL aeroplanes, esp. when 5 & 11 sqns were temporarily displaced from Binbrook.

At an ATC weekend camp there I got winched up into a Whirlwind which was pretty exciting stuff to a 13 year old.

I also remember when the take over was being discussed it was noted that the Guard room had "nowhere near enough cells" for the incoming learner drivers ! How right they were !

Happy days.

[Mr C Hinecap]

Blimey - the lads have modified that Puma one hell of a lot! Quite some effort to get all that body kit on it and paint it 'boy-racer Saxo yellow'.

Do you think they have a really big set of speakers in the back for some bass? :}

[Pontius Navigator]

I guess the Recognition Journal doesn't get to you then.

[Guzlin Adnams]

Is that Robin Hood land?:8

[tezzer]

Yes, that roof does look very DSA !

[Snapshot]

Mr Hinecap,
Are they not the speakers over the crews heads? Cant see a 'Steve n Tracy' sun visor though? "Is it?"
It does look very much like the aircraft in the Thales advert for a Sim Inst doe! The one that's continually popping up on this board!

[Fg Off Max Stout]

first time I've seen a puma in these schemes

I call your 'Wah'!

Anyway, how could it be a puma - they were all replaced by Merlins last year.

[Roguedent]

Max,

I call your Wah!! Weren't they replaced with Wessex's.

[jumpseater]

Oops!:uhoh: When I heard everyone saying 'Seaking', I thought they ment 'seeking' as in 'looking for' as it was a search and rescue plane.:sad:

[tezzer]

That's because they seeking here, they seeking there, he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

[Ivan Rogov]

You're all wrong!

It is a Chinook, also known as the flying banana (obviously as it is yellow) :8

Well done JS nice pics and nice catch BTW

[spheroid]

What is that bloke with the long Mic-Tel lead doing? Any ideas?

[Gainesy]

Jumpseater,
Have you considered seeking a career in the BBC Picture Library?

:)

BTW, Pumas only do trainers, no SAR.

[leopold bloom]

What is that bloke with the long Mic-Tel lead doing? Any ideas?
Making sure the droop stops go in when shutting down and manning the fire extinguisher on start up.:ok:

[Big Tudor]

What is that bloke with the long Mic-Tel lead doing?
He has farted and is being made to stand outside until the smell has gone. He is attached by wire to the aircraft in case they get an SAR scramble call. It allows the heli to take off with him attached, but keeps him outside until the smell has totally dispersed. ;)

[Green Flash]

Big T - are you sure? What about his immersion suit? Or does it have gas equalizing valve?














;))

[spannerless]

He's kicking the tyres lighting the fires!!!!!

:yuk::yuk::yuk::yuk::yuk:

[Snapshot]

Wibble....

[ShyTorque]

What is that bloke with the long Mic-Tel lead doing? Any ideas?

On the Seaking, one of the crew has to pull that wire to get the engines spinning.

[exscribbler]

No, he's not; he's towing the aircraft. There are now no tractors available as the last serviceable one fell off the deck of Illustrious the other week. They haven't found it yet as the driver had unfastened the lanyard attaching him to the tractor to act as a float in just such an eventuality.

[fergineer]

It also lets him know which aircraft to get onto!!!!!!!Just follows the wire

[wobble2plank]

Bugger!!!

Does this mean I have to scribble Puma out of my log book now???

[Happy Dayz]

Its great to see a proper aircraft.:ok:

[ShyTorque]

Anyone got some pictures of one? :p

[west lakes]

Just as a thanks for the hard work from a civvy
The Boulmer Seaking just after lifting from the pad at West Cumberland Hospital after dropping off a casualty from the incident on Sca Fell today

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/west_lakes/DSCF0158-1.jpg


http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/west_lakes/DSCF0157-1.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/west_lakes/DSCF0156-1.jpg

Sorry about the acute angles but I was stood in my garden actually leaning against the house wall as they were nearly overhead.
BBC NEWS | England | Cumbria | Three hurt in summit rock fall (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/7488490.stm)

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!]

The Boulmer Seaking just after lifting from the pad at West Cumberland Hospital after dropping off a casualty from the incident on Sca Fell today

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/west_lakes/DSCF0158-1.jpgI can see it...but what's that helicopter doing in the background?




That's an effective looking cable cutter :ok:

[west lakes]

Ha Ha this ain't Jet Blast you know:\

Weather vane on next door's garage BTW

[Green Flash]

Looks like a load of old cock to me .....