Coffee Break

[John Eacott]

Wonder why a SARbird (with winch) would be fitted with hook.

The hook arrangement on the BK, it is easily installed/removed?

It's not necessarily a SAR BK, but why wouldn't a winch machine have a hook as well? The AS332 you posted has both, many machines in Oz have both. No, the hook removal/installation takes an engineer an hour or two to achieve.

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/5095-2/IMG_5920.JPG

[heli1]

The sling load explanation above....is that code for a bra?

[icedriver]

Maybe the lovely young lassie is their crew person. Could make being winched aboard quite a pleasant experience.

[Savoia]

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RriYxBihTPw/UoaAi0CGyoI/AAAAAAAAPaI/Cdq38OU813c/w834-h533-no/Bristow+EC135+7.png

A rare shot of one of only two EC135's operated by Bristow (oh .. a very long time ago) and which were used, among other things, for surveying sites which would eventually be used as windfarms. Yes .. of course its a spoof!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lPvhDFY97UU/UpBcQ4IfY-I/AAAAAAAAPgY/hZ3O1G8WW0U/w600-h399-no/China-copter.jpg

Chinaman 1: "I say sir, that's a charming helicopter you have there!"

Chinaman 2: "Yes, that's what I thought too."

[Savoia]

The dream of a 12-year-old Grade-4 Pakistani student, Naima Gul, resident of Mingora in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan came true when she became the first female pilot (honorary) of the Pakistan Army Aviation Unit when the Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani granted her wish.

Naima Gul wrote a letter to the Chief of the Army Staff who then approved the induction of Naima (who suffers from thalassaemia) as the first female pilot of No.9 Squadron of the Pakistan Army, according to a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate of the Pakistan Army.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LP3WJN8F4m0/UpINZkyBEYI/AAAAAAAAPiY/mACB23P5C54/w798-h524-no/Peshawar+Corps+Commander+Lt+Gen+Asif+Yasin+Malik+awarding+en rolment+certificate+to+Ms+Naima+Gul+from+Swat%252C+who+was+i nducted+into+the+Pakistan+Army+Aviation+as+pilot+for+one+day +on+March+22%252C+2011.png
Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Asif Yasin Malik awarding an enrollment certificate to Miss Naima Gul who was inducted into the Pakistan Army Aviation as an honorary pilot for one day on 22nd March 2011

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R1igTg_nhPg/UpIMefgmBLI/AAAAAAAAPiA/XNHYstb-ZJ8/w798-h528-no/12+year+old+Naima+Gul+%2528a+thalassaemia+sufferer%2529+join s+the+Pakistan+Army%2527s+9th+Sqn+aboard+one+of+their+Lama.p ng
12 year old Naima gets ready to fly in a Lama belonging to No.9 Squadron of the Pakistan Army

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HtuqPABhoJk/UpILALnbCsI/AAAAAAAAPhs/232YbM2KA5s/w957-h473-no/PA+SA315B+Lama+near+Rawalpindi+on+5+Nov+08+%2528Rogier+Weste rhuis%2529+photo+from+no8+sqn+as350b.jpg
Pakastan Army SA315B Lama No.704 as photographed near Rawalpindi on 5th November 2008 (Photo: Rogier Westerhuis) Photo taken from an AS350B Ecureuil of No.8 Squadron Pakistan Army

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xNygV3_y7d4/UpILAT9LBiI/AAAAAAAAPhw/qEf_PTJ1usY/w800-h532-no/Pak+Army+AS350B.JPG
Pakistan Army AS350B such as the one used to photograph Lama No.704 above

[Brilliant Stuff]

Fab stuff!:ok:

[Savoia]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BapbYo1CQAAJ14T.jpg:large
Royal Navy Sea King from HMS Gannet conducting a winch training exercise

[Savoia]

Fog Over London

Tweeted today by the Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbOAbDoIcAE3CxI.jpg:large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbNpXCxIEAAYKlV.jpg:large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbNiJrCIQAA0Z51.jpg:large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbNfI-qIcAE190v.jpg:large

https://twitter.com/MPSinthesky

http://www.eurocopter.com/publications/img_wsw//EC145_Met%20Police%201%20MB.JPG

[Jet Ranger]

Together on the same picture :}:):ok:

http://s26.postimage.org/8py03zd3p/EC135_and_MI6.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8py03zd3p/)

JR

[Ian Corrigible]

Don't you hate it when you get called out on a fire attack mission, only to discover that some yobbo has 'tagged' your Hook:

http://i.imgur.com/RG4LyPU.jpg (http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/SoldiersshowresilienceintheheatofCaliforniawildfires#.U0MKfK jD-is)

(Or is this a particularly theological crew? Psalms 80:2, perhaps: "Awaken your might; come and save us.")

(Or have the Top Gear guys been on another Deep South dare (http://bit.ly/1lGoXuG)...? :E)

I/C

[Ian Corrigible]

Reports from Tulsa, OK, suggest that the U.S. Army National Guard is practising Arctic defilade tactics for its UH-60s.

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77186000/jpg/_77186816_77186815.jpg (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2735156/Black-Hawk-drowned-Alarm-test-gone-wrong-leaves-helicopters-buried-fire-suppression-FOAM-Army-base.html)

(Not the first time this has happened - memories of Minnesota, 2012 (http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/501642-hahaha-beware-lot-pictures.html), not to mention the curse of Philly (http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/405110-agusta-aw139-53.html#post5678759) - and it won't be the last.)

I/C

[Ian Corrigible]

Aw crap, looks like another yob attack on a helicopter. Wait, what, you're the band? Jean who? Never heard of her... :E

http://www.ainonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/ain30_fullwidth_large/public/uploads/11.jpg (http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2014-12-03/maverick-delivers-kiss)

I/C

[Ian Corrigible]

The RCAF's CH-124 Sea King reliability issues continue to go from bad to worse...

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimage/1.6472029.1418404029!/image/629940222.jpg_gen/derivatives/articleImgDeriv_628px/629940222.jpg

(Actually members of the Royal Navy Air Engineering and Survival School (http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/engineers-pull-a-helicopter-for-children-in-need-1-6472030) pulling a Sea King Mk.6 in support of Children in Need)

I/C

[John R81]

We've reachedv12knts- I don't understand why there's no translational lift!

[Non-PC Plod]

Are you sure you can bump-start it when the battery's flat, chief?

[Robbo Jock]

Trialling a post SAR privatisation money saving measure: the aircraft is towed to the scene by the winchman.

[John R81]

In these times of austerity, shoplifting by criminal gangs has reached new heights.

[Self loading bear]

Other threads on Vne and about hot starts get a whole new dimension.
I am waiting till ANFI replies that single tow lines will reduce heart attacks by 50%!!

SLB

[Ian Corrigible]

Canadian company goes full Clarkson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbU0UJAdFj8), installs granite floor in S-92:

This custom Sikorsky S-92 helicopter is the first-ever helicopter with granite flooring (http://robbreport.com/aviation/custom-sikorsky-s-92-helicopter-first-ever-helicopter-granite-flooring)

http://i.imgur.com/rAfMvR9.png

I/C

[MitchStick]

No problems on the Weight & Balance I suppose? :p

[Ian Corrigible]

Reports (http://www.wwnytv.com/news/ftdrum/Fort-Drum-Helicopters-Covered-In-Fire-Suppression-Foam-320636402.html) from the 10th CAB at Fort Drum of another U.S. Army Black Hawk practising Arctic defilade tactics (http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/430155-coffee-break-13.html#post8626947):

http://i.imgur.com/JVSlUfR.jpg

:E

I/C

[Non-PC Plod]

Told you we shouldnt have used washing-up liquid in the compressor wash!

[Ascend Charlie]

The weather bureau is reporting isolated fog patches.

[Ian Corrigible]

Aussie scroats mess with the wrong guy:

Man takes to helicopter to track kids who allegedly tried to enter his Northern Territory home (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-23/man-in-helicopter-tracks-children-who-allegedly-entered-home/6881186)

I/C

[John Eacott]

OK, who won the crew room raffle for flying this gig? :cool:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/12/05/07/2F131E0700000578-3347012-image-a-27_1449300058536.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/12/05/05/2F13192300000578-3347012-image-m-69_1449294795614.jpg

[Ian Corrigible]

Can't decide between a helicopter and a humvee? Speedycopter is there!

https://i.imgur.com/GIPz9wv.jpg

Can't decide between a helicopter, a humvee and a boat? Speedycopter is there!

https://i.imgur.com/yOqlefe.jpg

Can't decide between a helicopter, a humvee, a boat and a barbecue? Speedycopter is toast!

https://i.imgur.com/WfOM6rT.jpg

Lemons Legend Speedycop's amphibious racecar-helicopter burns down (http://jalopnik.com/lemons-legend-speedycops-amphibious-racecar-helicopter-1802652357)

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Quick, someone tell speedycop about the R66 on the Baltic beach:ok: