Helitech'05
Join Date: May 2005
Location: London
Posts: 101
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
hemac next one is scheduled for 1-2 Oct 2007
Great pics Genghis.
I am seriously considering making some highly dubious excuses tomorrow, hang the consequences, and coming along.
What time does it finish, anyone?
H.
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: 5 nM S of TNT, UK
Age: 79
Posts: 698
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
but has any one of you seen a female spotter?
Excellent day out - pity I had to cancel my slot and drive but I did not fancy 27G47 winds and rain on the way home. Still, as I sat in the traffic jam in the heavy rain to get onto the M1 I felt I had made the right decision.
At least Sasless invited me to sit in his superb Huey.
Hovering AND talking
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Propping up bars in the Lands of D H Lawrence and Bishop Bonner
Age: 59
Posts: 5,705
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Sorry muffin, there are plenty of women who are interested in helicopters and aviation but I don't think there are many (if any) female "spotters" i.e. birds going round with notebooks taking stock of reg. numbers etc. I might be wrong but I've never met one!
Cheers
Whirls
Cheers
Whirls
Purveyor of Egg Liqueur to Lucifer
Just confirming the timings,
Thursday 29th September - 1000-1600
Genghis, did you get a pic of the Hind in hangar 2?
The 'A-10' wingless version of course was a previous holder of the 'World Helicopter Speed Record' back in 1975.
Big, Ugly and Hidden away...
... Beautiful!!
Best bacon roll and coffee can be found, of course, at the big 'M' !!
SS
Thursday 29th September - 1000-1600
Genghis, did you get a pic of the Hind in hangar 2?
The 'A-10' wingless version of course was a previous holder of the 'World Helicopter Speed Record' back in 1975.
Big, Ugly and Hidden away...
... Beautiful!! Best bacon roll and coffee can be found, of course, at the big 'M' !!
SS
........ plenty of women who are interested in helicopters and aviation but I don't think there are many (if any) female "spotters" i.e. birds going round with notebooks taking stock of reg. numbers etc...........
Depends on your interpretation...
There is at least one - although some say [convincingly!] it is a gender remodel!
Anything to prove its an equal opportunity hobby I guess!
Depends on your interpretation...
There is at least one - although some say [convincingly!] it is a gender remodel!
Anything to prove its an equal opportunity hobby I guess!
Genghis, did you get a pic of the Hind in hangar 2?
If I can get my slide scanner to work (not sure what's wrong with the damned thing at the moment) and I'm asked nicely...
G
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: UK
Posts: 202
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Nope, but I might just have some transparencies of the first appearance of a Hind at Helitech circa 1989 (I think I even took a picture of a couple of fisheads putting "fly Navy" stickers on them).
A friend of mine got to fly in one in Germany a few years back while on a jolly with work. He had the time of his life sat there in the gunner's cabin!
Si
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Leafy Suburbia - In the High towers
Posts: 893
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I did not manage to go to the last day
! But I had to hold the fort. But I hope those who I know who were going today enjoyed themselves. Has anyone got any good stories to tell? Everyone behave, especially on a certain set of stands near aisle 13? 
Hope there will be some more piccies as I did not get to go out and look at the outside exibitors when I was there on Tuesday. Genghis the Engineer love the ones you posted already
Hope the clearup is not too horrendous, how I managed to get out of that who knows
TnT
! But I had to hold the fort. But I hope those who I know who were going today enjoyed themselves. Has anyone got any good stories to tell? Everyone behave, especially on a certain set of stands near aisle 13? Hope there will be some more piccies as I did not get to go out and look at the outside exibitors when I was there on Tuesday. Genghis the Engineer love the ones you posted already
Hope the clearup is not too horrendous, how I managed to get out of that who knows
TnT
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: uk
Age: 60
Posts: 98
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Who was that noisey b***er departing this afternoon ???
It must have been SASLess in the Huey
I think you woke everyone up who was trying to catch some sleep at the back of the trade stands.
That machine does look and sound awesome - it was the highlight of the visit.
It must have been SASLess in the Huey
I think you woke everyone up who was trying to catch some sleep at the back of the trade stands.
That machine does look and sound awesome - it was the highlight of the visit.
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Plymouth, UK
Posts: 57
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Found somewhere to park my bicycle...
Have to agree with Johned0 - SASless' departure in the Huey was awesome. Inside the marquee, there was a tidal rush of people towards the windows when that thundering noise came over (twice!)
Nice to meet some Pprune faces - Hemac, SASless, Whirlygig. Sorry T&T didn't make it since the name definitely piques my curiousity!!
Also present: G-PIXX (but not M Smith jr unfortunately) and the team from Helicopter Adventures... see you in Florida in two weeks' time folks, for my CPL(H). I can't wait!
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Leafy Suburbia - In the High towers
Posts: 893
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Who was that noisey b***er departing this afternoon
TnT
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 148
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Nobody between Stansted and Luton could have missed SASless's peerless departure today; dang near blew the tent down. Is there a configuration for maximum blade slap on that thing? If so, he found it on his second run over the marquee.
My own departure was less thrilling for observers but memorable for me - cleared onto the active after the landing B-17.
Great day, great show - well organised, well attended.
My own departure was less thrilling for observers but memorable for me - cleared onto the active after the landing B-17.
Great day, great show - well organised, well attended.
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Here, There and Everywhere!!
Posts: 163
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well this was my first Helitech and boy was it good! It was nice to see lots of proper helicopters and get the chance to crawl all over them!
The Sims were excellent and loved having a play with those but the highlight of the show for me was the personal cockpit tour of the Huey by Mr SASless himself! It was fantastic and got me wondering what it must of been like dodging bullets in Vietnam! Respect for those guys!!!
I would love to have seen it flying but you never know, i just hope it gets minds boggling to more restoration projects. Being a young wipper snapper its nice to see the machines of yesteryear!!
Roll on the next show!!!
to SASless and Whirls!!!!!!
The Sims were excellent and loved having a play with those but the highlight of the show for me was the personal cockpit tour of the Huey by Mr SASless himself! It was fantastic and got me wondering what it must of been like dodging bullets in Vietnam! Respect for those guys!!!
I would love to have seen it flying but you never know, i just hope it gets minds boggling to more restoration projects. Being a young wipper snapper its nice to see the machines of yesteryear!!
Roll on the next show!!!
to SASless and Whirls!!!!!!
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Ask the voices!
Posts: 435
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: England
Posts: 380
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Great show!
I pitched up at the Huey spot at 1200 to meet Ppruners to see the machine sitting 100m away "airside".
However, saw her departure and "felt" the flypast thru the soles of my shoes....looked around me and everyone was just smiling. Overused word but accurate.....Awesome.
Overheard someone saying that the Huey and the B-17 got airborne yesterday for a joint air to air photo shoot. Can any one comment?
FS
I pitched up at the Huey spot at 1200 to meet Ppruners to see the machine sitting 100m away "airside".
However, saw her departure and "felt" the flypast thru the soles of my shoes....looked around me and everyone was just smiling. Overused word but accurate.....Awesome.
Overheard someone saying that the Huey and the B-17 got airborne yesterday for a joint air to air photo shoot. Can any one comment?
FS
Hovering AND talking
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Propping up bars in the Lands of D H Lawrence and Bishop Bonner
Age: 59
Posts: 5,705
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Oh Fake Sealion, it was easy - you should have just blagged your way through; that's what we did!
Told them that we were guests of the Huey, we put on our hi-vis and toddled across!
Helps if you're a cheeky bint!
Cheers
Whirls
Told them that we were guests of the Huey, we put on our hi-vis and toddled across!
Helps if you're a cheeky bint!
Cheers
Whirls
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: England
Posts: 380
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Whirls
Think yourself lucky you wern't arrested under our Ant-Terrorism Act (Section 4 - Sub Section 5a - Threat :Cheeky Bints )
Must re-enroll at the local Assertiveness Clinic.
Cheerz
Keep Whirling
FS
Think yourself lucky you wern't arrested under our Ant-Terrorism Act (Section 4 - Sub Section 5a - Threat :Cheeky Bints )
Must re-enroll at the local Assertiveness Clinic.
Cheerz
Keep Whirling
FS