No Wokkas over Sussex
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Ok Gainesy,
If that's how you feel, get your own pictures then ! I doubt you've ever had the pleasure of seeing a rapidly expanding green blob, ( from a back seat with 2 T.P.'s up front ) just in time to tap one on the shoulder & point, yelling " Chinook" !!!
We took avoiding action, then the helo' formated on us with the side door open, the crew giving vigorous International Code hand signals... in fact our pilots were right, while this lot seemed to regard Wiltshire airspace as their own...
That was years ago, & no disrepect to the stirling work they are doing now - you can still hear them from way beyond Midhurst though !
If that's how you feel, get your own pictures then ! I doubt you've ever had the pleasure of seeing a rapidly expanding green blob, ( from a back seat with 2 T.P.'s up front ) just in time to tap one on the shoulder & point, yelling " Chinook" !!!
We took avoiding action, then the helo' formated on us with the side door open, the crew giving vigorous International Code hand signals... in fact our pilots were right, while this lot seemed to regard Wiltshire airspace as their own...
That was years ago, & no disrepect to the stirling work they are doing now - you can still hear them from way beyond Midhurst though !
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I used to go mountain biking in the Surrey Hills near Dorking when I was based at Headley Court (then later at Odiham) and I used to regularly see Chinooks landing in the area. Noisy buggers.
