Rotorheads Around the World (incl 'Views from the Cockpit')
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An 'oldie' during the october 2005 gales......
training for sea approach to a cliff rescue:-
......and a bit of detail showing the winchman.
Could almost be over snow!
training for sea approach to a cliff rescue:-
......and a bit of detail showing the winchman.
Could almost be over snow!
mfriskel,
It's all to do with a discussion on these boards a little while ago where his teddy passed Mach 1 before leaving the cot (or crib, as I believe you say over there) at the prospect of an Air Ambulance unit in the UK having the temerity to start winch training. There's a school of "thought" this side of the pond which believes that such skills are purely for the SARboys (who "ideally" should only be current military...); the rest of us (no matter what our backgrounds) Are Not Worthy.
Just so that I don't get nabbed by the VoPos for thread-stretching, here's a recent pic:
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It's all to do with a discussion on these boards a little while ago where his teddy passed Mach 1 before leaving the cot (or crib, as I believe you say over there) at the prospect of an Air Ambulance unit in the UK having the temerity to start winch training. There's a school of "thought" this side of the pond which believes that such skills are purely for the SARboys (who "ideally" should only be current military...); the rest of us (no matter what our backgrounds) Are Not Worthy.
Just so that I don't get nabbed by the VoPos for thread-stretching, here's a recent pic:
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Ahh- opinions! Shouldn't matter who does it as long as they are properly trained and have sufficient continuation training to remain proficient. The cost of the training does stop lots on the civil side from doing hoist work, not to mention the huge costs of acquireing and maintaining the hoist and associated equipment! It would be hard for a "for profit" organization to justify, but "non-profit" places can sometimes justify the expense even though they may never operationally use the equipment.
I really enjoyed hoisting from the Explorer!
Mark
I really enjoyed hoisting from the Explorer!
Mark
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Three of the North West Air Ambulance Bo105, G-NAAA, during my time at Blackpool.
Leaving RTA site near Rochdale
Snowy Lancashire, Dec 2000 - sledging accident
The Red Arrows at Blackpool
bondu
Leaving RTA site near Rochdale
Snowy Lancashire, Dec 2000 - sledging accident
The Red Arrows at Blackpool
bondu
There is an old saying that you never find oil in nice places. There are exceptions and one of these is South China, Shenzhen. Many of you will have been to China but apart from landing and taking off from an airport you would have seen most of it from ground level. There are not many of us who have had the opportunity to live there or fly over it at low level so this is what it looks like.
The front view out of my apartment. Hong Kong in the background. If anybody is wondering why they parked a ship outside my apartment go to Google Search and type Minghua. It's on the Maritime Matters website.
The back view. Old BIAGL, BHL and BHA hands may recognise the revamped ex Sanyo factory in the foreground.
A 225 hot refuelling at the heliport. Notice the snazzy gun pods.
Airborne and overlooking the heliport, Nantou with Hong Kong in the distance. All the buildings you see are less then fifteen years old.
One of the fifteen golf courses within twenty miles of my apartment. Eagle eyes will notice the floodlights so that you can start at the nineteenth hole and play all night.
Shenzhen City. Thirty years ago, this area being adjacent to Hong Kong, was virtually deserted.
An old walled village still in use. The other buildings date from the fiftys.
China needs lots of containers. This factory has two other storage areas the size of this one. All are painted, all are sold.
Yours truly winching a mooring crew on to an export tanker. For those that are worried the aircraft was way inside the HOGE OEI curve even with 2,000lbs of fuel on board.
On deck refuelling. Chinese deck crews are magic. On a multiple stop shuttle they can change over half the passengers and rearrange the baggage so that the next stop is at the front and the onshore stuff is at the back. More than five minutes from touchdown to lift off is considered a slow turnaround.
Attaching the export hose from the Nan Hai Kai Tuo, one of the FPSOs.
The area between Henga and Autou, some 100 square miles has been zoned for industrial development. The terrain used to be quite bumpy, the brown patchs are where it has been levelled.
A factory under construction. Chinese factories house and feed their workers. The buildings in the forground are the accommodation blocks.
A refreshing shower after EoDF.
The front view out of my apartment. Hong Kong in the background. If anybody is wondering why they parked a ship outside my apartment go to Google Search and type Minghua. It's on the Maritime Matters website.
The back view. Old BIAGL, BHL and BHA hands may recognise the revamped ex Sanyo factory in the foreground.
A 225 hot refuelling at the heliport. Notice the snazzy gun pods.
Airborne and overlooking the heliport, Nantou with Hong Kong in the distance. All the buildings you see are less then fifteen years old.
One of the fifteen golf courses within twenty miles of my apartment. Eagle eyes will notice the floodlights so that you can start at the nineteenth hole and play all night.
Shenzhen City. Thirty years ago, this area being adjacent to Hong Kong, was virtually deserted.
An old walled village still in use. The other buildings date from the fiftys.
China needs lots of containers. This factory has two other storage areas the size of this one. All are painted, all are sold.
Yours truly winching a mooring crew on to an export tanker. For those that are worried the aircraft was way inside the HOGE OEI curve even with 2,000lbs of fuel on board.
On deck refuelling. Chinese deck crews are magic. On a multiple stop shuttle they can change over half the passengers and rearrange the baggage so that the next stop is at the front and the onshore stuff is at the back. More than five minutes from touchdown to lift off is considered a slow turnaround.
Attaching the export hose from the Nan Hai Kai Tuo, one of the FPSOs.
The area between Henga and Autou, some 100 square miles has been zoned for industrial development. The terrain used to be quite bumpy, the brown patchs are where it has been levelled.
A factory under construction. Chinese factories house and feed their workers. The buildings in the forground are the accommodation blocks.
A refreshing shower after EoDF.
Last edited by Fareastdriver; 28th Jul 2008 at 04:34.
That's my housemaid.
There is a GOLDEN RULE about being a domestic employer.
NEVER SHAG YOUR STAFF.
So I don't.
Honest. Cross my Heart.
There is a GOLDEN RULE about being a domestic employer.
NEVER SHAG YOUR STAFF.
So I don't.
Honest. Cross my Heart.
FarEast,
I really HAVE to scan my 1981 pics of the border from HK so that you can see how much has changed.
Meanwhile, earlier today in Devon:
I really HAVE to scan my 1981 pics of the border from HK so that you can see how much has changed.
Meanwhile, earlier today in Devon:
A change of venue. Last year I went to Karratha during a slack time in China.
Most helicopter pilots think of Karratha as an oil centre but it started off with salt and now the main industry is iron ore exports from the nearby port of Dampier.
Karratha airfield. The ATC tower and fire department are deserted. They have to call up the local volunteer fire brigade 12 Kms distant if they have a prang.
On the way out. Blue water and desert islands.
An ore carrier awaiting its turn to ship Australia to China.
Salt pans in various stages.
What it looks like from a distance.
Iron ore being unloaded and stacked awaiting export. The freight trains on the right are about 2.5Kms long. They are shunted into the shed where two trucks are uncoupled, rotated 360 degrees to empty them, recoupled and the next two are positioned.
Long trains, aren't they?
The preserved remains of Cossack, once a thriving pearl fishing township.
The Western Highway during rush hour.
The equivalent of Aberdeen's seagulls.
I was dispatched up to Broome for a few days so here is another change of scenery.
An aircraft and hangar at Broome.
Being in the tropics it was a lot greener, though still deserted.
The spurs on the road are to stop it turning into a river when it rains.
Broome township. The beach goes all the way up the coast.
The daily temperature at Karratha was about 40 degrees. Despite this the miserable sods offshore would refuse to provide bottles of cold water.
Most helicopter pilots think of Karratha as an oil centre but it started off with salt and now the main industry is iron ore exports from the nearby port of Dampier.
Karratha airfield. The ATC tower and fire department are deserted. They have to call up the local volunteer fire brigade 12 Kms distant if they have a prang.
On the way out. Blue water and desert islands.
An ore carrier awaiting its turn to ship Australia to China.
Salt pans in various stages.
What it looks like from a distance.
Iron ore being unloaded and stacked awaiting export. The freight trains on the right are about 2.5Kms long. They are shunted into the shed where two trucks are uncoupled, rotated 360 degrees to empty them, recoupled and the next two are positioned.
Long trains, aren't they?
The preserved remains of Cossack, once a thriving pearl fishing township.
The Western Highway during rush hour.
The equivalent of Aberdeen's seagulls.
I was dispatched up to Broome for a few days so here is another change of scenery.
An aircraft and hangar at Broome.
Being in the tropics it was a lot greener, though still deserted.
The spurs on the road are to stop it turning into a river when it rains.
Broome township. The beach goes all the way up the coast.
The daily temperature at Karratha was about 40 degrees. Despite this the miserable sods offshore would refuse to provide bottles of cold water.
Last edited by Fareastdriver; 9th Jun 2009 at 20:32.