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Attila - I gues they must have been upgraded sometime in the 80s then. Yes, unstabilised aircraft in the dark over water - no thanks!
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
Attila - I gues they must have been upgraded sometime in the 80s then. Yes, unstabilised aircraft in the dark over water - no thanks!
Certain "Floppy stick" AS355s, which had the SAS removed to get the weight down so they could fit the necessary police equipment, were a bit of a handful over the dark hills, too.
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ISTR that the upturned exhaust was connected to the oil cooler extraction duct which drained into the oil cooler bay, which had drains. Or it filled the LWNA doppler box. Just as it did with the standard offset exhaust.
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Attila - I gues they must have been upgraded sometime in the 80s then. Yes, unstabilised aircraft in the dark over water - no thanks!
Dear Boy....where is your sense of adventure?
Remember in the Good Old Days....SAS had not found its way back into helicopters!
In my time at Wallop I flew the AAC AH1 Gazelles quite a lot - SPIFR, NVG, NOE, all without the aid of SAS (not fitted to AAC) but it doesn't mean it is a good thing - give me a proper 4-axis AP any day
Diginanain - oh no, you reminded me of the joys of the LWNA - double slew up anyone?
Diginanain - oh no, you reminded me of the joys of the LWNA - double slew up anyone?
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Hi Sam
I helped my Aussie boss buy an ex RN Gazelle in 2016 for £220k. From my perspective (I'm still flying them) a good one should be no more than £250k. Engines are key though for PtF.
Simon
I helped my Aussie boss buy an ex RN Gazelle in 2016 for £220k. From my perspective (I'm still flying them) a good one should be no more than £250k. Engines are key though for PtF.
Simon
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I own G-BZYD, ex army gazelle with up pointing exhaust (and SAS!). Water just drains straight through. All the rearward pointing ones cover the jetpipe when parked ourdoors but the upward pointing one doesn’t. No need, and no known problems.
And SAS is brilliant, I love it and find it a brilliant workload helper. Best tip is to keep it turned off during all take off and landings or it just acts as a nuisance.
And SAS is brilliant, I love it and find it a brilliant workload helper. Best tip is to keep it turned off during all take off and landings or it just acts as a nuisance.
Originally Posted by [email protected]
In my time at Wallop I flew the AAC AH1 Gazelles quite a lot - SPIFR, NVG, NOE, all without the aid of SAS (not fitted to AAC) but it doesn't mean it is a good thing - give me a proper 4-axis AP any day
Diginanain - oh no, you reminded me of the joys of the LWNA - double slew up anyone?
Diginanain - oh no, you reminded me of the joys of the LWNA - double slew up anyone?
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Such a shame the video audio effectively ends at 6 minutes; it would have been so good to hear the exchanges between the pilot during the flight. A fascinating video even for a simple fixed wing pilot who has only once been in a helicopter. Any chance of the video being edited to provide audio?
