Ramsey seaking 27 mar
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Ramsey seaking 27 mar
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What a beautiful morning. Certainly spiced up a dull morning on the rock.
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[/IMG]What a beautiful morning. Certainly spiced up a dull morning on the rock.
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Last flight in `595 was Jan 10 `84,ferry from Lossie to Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood International( aka Finningley). Probably before most of it`s present crew were even `rugrats`...Good to see it still working...If you want the computers sorting ,gimme a call..
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Most of the current Airships were rugrats when you joined Sycamore!
The sad thing was that I was sat at home with the SK out of sight, and I knew what it was from the noise. I need help.
The sad thing was that I was sat at home with the SK out of sight, and I knew what it was from the noise. I need help.
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To me there's something mesmerisingly gorgeous about a SAR SK - the way they look and sound. Whenever I see one going over, unless it's unsafe to do so, I'll stop what I'm doing and gawp... with a great big silly grin on my face.
Maths,T-S,maths ;S-K been around for 52 yrs,and contrary to popular belief ,I`m only 39....but did start at a very early age...Standto will confirm...!
Didn't the "Big Windy's" (SK & Chinook) come into RAF service about 78/79?
I seem to remember lots of posters about downdraft - "Big Windy's are comming!" compared to the nice little Whirlwind, that I was used to, and the Wessex.
Nice pics though, and must have made your morning all the more special.
I seem to remember lots of posters about downdraft - "Big Windy's are comming!" compared to the nice little Whirlwind, that I was used to, and the Wessex.
Nice pics though, and must have made your morning all the more special.
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It was nice to have the opportunity to grab a decent camera and snap it too. We rarely get flypasts of anything these days. I used to watch hawks up off the North end at altitude but even that seems much rarer.
It was nice to have the opportunity to grab a decent camera and snap it too. We rarely get flypasts of anything these days. I used to watch hawks up off the North end at altitude but even that seems much rarer.
Just realised it was 25 years and 2 months ago that I was posted onto 202 Sqn at Brawdy as a fresh faced Jnr Tech from the 'factory', and 21 years since I was posted on from there!
I'm getting old.....
I'm getting old.....
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Sycamore......yes the Sik SK first flew in 1958...but that wasn't my point...and indeed in UK terms the RN have been using it for SAR since 1969......apols if it was a bit cryptic....I was referring to the banner now applied under the cabin door celebrating 70 years of RAF SAR as in the pics......given the first RAF SAR SK enterred service (at Culdrose) in '77......I was reflecting on how it hard been in service almost half the overall age of the RAF SAR service....as have I....AHHHH now I do feel ancient
T-S, a little too cryptic on a Sunday morning after being beaten for burning `le rosboeuf`...thought there was a more personal ref. in there...!!
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202 got their first Sea King in 1978 if I recall correctly 
haven't slapped 595 for over 20 years now!! 
looks like it needs a good wash though! Used to be a weekly scrub, often with a scramble in the middle just to wash the suds off 
. Good to see her still truckin on, probably for a while yet due to our glorious mis-managers!
haven't slapped 595 for over 20 years now!! looks like it needs a good wash though! Used to be a weekly scrub, often with a scramble in the middle just to wash the suds off . Good to see her still truckin on, probably for a while yet due to our glorious mis-managers!
STANDTO you are absolutely right, we had intended to stay a lot longer to exercise with the lifeboat crew but the hoist failure prevented any further live winching so we had to RTB to get it fixed. Keep you eyes open, we will be back to finish what we started.
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Nice work Myra.
Shedload more pics if you want them for the sqn archives.
I was the police Div Commander in the north until recently. Unfortunately back on staff at HQ again now. One of my chaps was telling me you were up the river a bit further earlier in the week?
As a frustrated search and rescue pilot who didn't make the grade many years ago, always a pleasure to watch you in action. PM me the next time you are going to exercise and I'll be a bit better prepared!
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Shedload more pics if you want them for the sqn archives.
I was the police Div Commander in the north until recently. Unfortunately back on staff at HQ again now. One of my chaps was telling me you were up the river a bit further earlier in the week?
As a frustrated search and rescue pilot who didn't make the grade many years ago, always a pleasure to watch you in action. PM me the next time you are going to exercise and I'll be a bit better prepared!
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There will be people throwing themselves in the Irish Oggin at a hell of a rate with headlines like this
Air-sea rescue prompts rumour of a royal visitor - Energy FM | Isle of Man
Air-sea rescue prompts rumour of a royal visitor - Energy FM | Isle of Man
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