Flynx First Flight

[Gnd]

Plan for 3 and the TNA has been completed. They are very much looking at how to train the crews but with a year or 2 to sort it - I have confidence.

[vecvechookattack]

Cool....Good news about the simulators.... Thompson I hope.....the TNA hasn't been completed yet as it was still be worked on last Wednesday (prior to the big Mess Dinner) however, I am assured by the people in charge that it is in the final throes of being ready for the assessment.

And if I ever waste another minute of my life with that team from Yeovil I will scream.

[Gnd]

You know more than me but I saw it being signed off months ago. The products of the TNA are not complete yet but will be soon.

[vecvechookattack]

All we have to do now is find somewhere for it to live...... But thats my job.... Southside or Northside......?

[Gnd]

Then I hope you win quickly, it is a distarction everyone could do without. It's always colder in the North!

[Seaking93]

All we have to do now is find somewhere for it to live...... But thats my job.... Southside or Northside......?

Can't go southside, where would all the private aircraft go?

[the funky munky]

I believe that Southside was always the plan for the Grey Lynx when they left Osprey, however somebody decided they couldn't have all the oiks together forming a "little Portland" thus they were split up.

Training and Support was always going to be contracted for after Main contract award. Although not this far after! Obviously there has been meddling from them Sky Gods in the Smoke. Who I believe couldn't organise the proverbial!

[vecvechookattack]

I think that you are right.... The Project Belvedere Office are currently working hard on a solution which is almost definitely going to mean that the Wildcat will be on the Southside

[diginagain]

There is a stretcher fit available for the AH7 and 9, with which you can carry three recumbent casualties and a small nurse.

The nurse needs to be handy with a tenon saw however, as the gadgy who designed the GS stretcher back in the Boer War made it 8 inches too long to fit into the cabin and get the doors shut.

[vecvechookattack]

with which you can carry three recumbent casualties and a small nurse

I think I know her.... Did she work at Haslar?

[Gnd]

I quite like the idea of a small nurse - can we lose the Door Gunner please?

[diginagain]

Sounds like a fair exchange to me........

[Stressless]

Stretcher fit

I used to fit those stretchers for a role demonstration in the late 80's early 90's. It wasn't done in a hurry as you had to remove (and later replace) the sound proofing to locate the upright's and webbing straps. We even took them on exercise and deployments, but thankfully were never used in my Squadron.

[vecvechookattack]

It wasn't done in a hurry as you had to remove (and later replace) the sound proofing to locate the upright's and webbing straps

My point exactly......its such a bloomin faff fitting a stretcher that by the time is ready the casualty has often recovered.

[Gnd]

Quite quick if it is aircrew putting them in - not very sympathetic in their approach!!!! south in bounds again - how's town?

[Hueymeister]

Other than the odd lump and bump...it's still a lynx..hope it floats better than the original 1...