Did Thames Radar find Cabair 11 ? YESTERDAY
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Did Thames Radar find Cabair 11 ? YESTERDAY
Flew near City zone yesterday (Sunday 10th Sept) and heard controller (Thames radar) trying to locate a Helicopter that was under a Radar service but was not responding to calls, or relay messages and was no longer on radar - controller was quite concerned and requested another helicopter to divert to Brent resorvoir to have a look (nothing seen)
Anyone know the outcome
Hopefully an OK outcome ?
Just curious !
Anyone know the outcome
Hopefully an OK outcome ?
Just curious !
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Yes he was found..... and pointed out the worry caused when he ommitted to report descending to land at Hendon! (to be fair I think he either transmitted on the ground (and it was not received or he was stepped on with someone else)
At least the SAR boys got 5 minutes in there log book.
At least the SAR boys got 5 minutes in there log book.
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Wonder if anyone reading this thread remembers the inimitable Alastair McLean of Heathrow (you there, Jack?)? Way, way back in the days before SSR, a helicopter called SVFR to cross the zone. Alastair asked the pilot for his position and received the reply "Just crossing the M4". Alastair tried again: "Where are you crossing the M4". Back came the pilot: "Just behind the blue lorry". Seconds later the pilot called Mayday, going down with engine failure and nobody knew where he was!!! Luckily he was OK and managed to relay a message via another aircraft.
Just another little gem that couldn't happen nowadays which had the whole Approach Room screaming with hysterics....
Just another little gem that couldn't happen nowadays which had the whole Approach Room screaming with hysterics....
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It's good to hear that everything was OK
I was very impressed by the professionalism and concern shown by the controller, he dealt with the problem and maintained traffic services superbly !
I was very impressed by the professionalism and concern shown by the controller, he dealt with the problem and maintained traffic services superbly !
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I was worried about the Cabair helicopter but thankfully he turned up OK.
If the 2 pilots who helped me trying to find him, G-BLME Robinson holding at Kew bridge relaying messages & a Cirrus Sr22 (N126CD If memory serves) who accepted vectors to have look are reading this - I want to thank you very much for your help it was much appreciated.
The important thing to come out from this for a pilots perspective, i think, is to make sure a call saying your "landing" is repsonded to (& thus heard) by the controller. Or if not able to make contact to phone in ASAP.
Alls well that ends well
Alex
