Deptford Down - 10/12/08. What do they do there?
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Deptford Down - 10/12/08. What do they do there?
I spent an interesting day at Deptford Down yesterday watching rotary crews do their thing. Out of interest, what do the crews practise there? I'm guessing they do auto-rotation practises but what else? I've never worked rotary so its new to me.
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Isn't Deptford Down just over the hill from that secret underground airbase where they store the rest of the V-force?
Its the UK defence forces equivalent of the US Elite base 'Black Hawk Down'
I dont know the full story about what goes on in there, but involves Somali Militia and Helecopters.
I dont know the full story about what goes on in there, but involves Somali Militia and Helecopters.
If they are student pilots, it used to be a favourite place to practise autos, as you said, plus advanced transitions, ie landing and taking off with the wind from directions other than the normal "from the front" direction.
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When I was last there - many moons ago - it was used by as a sort of test field by anything which felt like it, especially big fixed wing things dispensing the sort of troops who I would happily let spill my pint and just look the other way.
By the same token we got some very odd looks - and weapons - pointed at us & we were there officially & advertised.
I would not recommend the place for a ' lover's tryst ' in the back of one's Capri.
By the same token we got some very odd looks - and weapons - pointed at us & we were there officially & advertised.
I would not recommend the place for a ' lover's tryst ' in the back of one's Capri.
...the usual nap-of-earth training from the looks of your pics. Quite a lot of stooging around whenever I've been passing through the area, no doubt targetting buildings in the FIBUA town to the north.
A lot of this sort of stuff also goes on in the zone to the east of the Everleigh DZ.
A lot of this sort of stuff also goes on in the zone to the east of the Everleigh DZ.
