Coast guard aircrafts landing on a ship
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Coast guard aircrafts landing on a ship
Hello!
Do anyone of you have a brief explanation of how the coast guard helicopters land on the ships?
Heard something about winching systems, how does that work?
Do they use winching all the time?
I'm interested in the procedures, and what it requires by the pilot.
What is the weather limit?
Do you have any pictures/figures or videos which describes it?
Any good websites to visit?
Thanks in advance for the answers!
Do anyone of you have a brief explanation of how the coast guard helicopters land on the ships?
Heard something about winching systems, how does that work?
Do they use winching all the time?
I'm interested in the procedures, and what it requires by the pilot.
What is the weather limit?
Do you have any pictures/figures or videos which describes it?
Any good websites to visit?
Thanks in advance for the answers!
Seems odd the Navy/Hooligan Navy (USCG) have a devil of a time even finding the ship but then have to be winched down to the deck by the ship. I begin to wonder about "Navy" pilots.
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Which coast guard?
Are you thinking of Bear Trap? Canadians use it a lot: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photoga...gs_on_Deck.wmv
"The helicopter lowers a line that attaches to the bear trap. When the line is attached, the helicopter applies power to create tension on the line. This prevents the helicopter from colliding with the ship as it is "winched" onto the flight deck. "
Lynx has a harpoon fixed to the belly to lock into a grid for stability.
Are you thinking of Bear Trap? Canadians use it a lot: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photoga...gs_on_Deck.wmv
"The helicopter lowers a line that attaches to the bear trap. When the line is attached, the helicopter applies power to create tension on the line. This prevents the helicopter from colliding with the ship as it is "winched" onto the flight deck. "
Lynx has a harpoon fixed to the belly to lock into a grid for stability.