First SAR AW139 On Line
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Just my point of view as a SAR capt (flying a 4 axis as365n3):
- 3 axis is enough for 90 % (95%..) of the sar missions,
- SAR version of ec 225 (japanese coast guartd for exemple) is for me the top of the SAR chopper,
- 4 axis on a chopper is an option that cost at least 1 million euro more...
- 1 SAr ec 225 = 2,5 as 365 n3 (in term of price)
- 1 SAr ec 225 = 1,8 a 139...
- don't know about the s92...
Then , a lot of things being considered... not just our pilots point of view....
- 3 axis is enough for 90 % (95%..) of the sar missions,
- SAR version of ec 225 (japanese coast guartd for exemple) is for me the top of the SAR chopper,
- 4 axis on a chopper is an option that cost at least 1 million euro more...
- 1 SAr ec 225 = 2,5 as 365 n3 (in term of price)
- 1 SAr ec 225 = 1,8 a 139...
- don't know about the s92...
Then , a lot of things being considered... not just our pilots point of view....
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It is easy to lose sight of the real issues once the bickering starts.
Why is the MCA allowed to get away with headlining grabbing statements about the new aircraft being more capable than the old when they patently are not?
It is not just a matter of opinion about subjective aircraft handling characteristics but performance figures from the relevant documents.
Why is the MCA allowed to get away with headlining grabbing statements about the new aircraft being more capable than the old when they patently are not?
It is not just a matter of opinion about subjective aircraft handling characteristics but performance figures from the relevant documents.
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I don't know what your beef is with the MCA but it is getting tiring, if you have a complaint why not make it to them instead of banging on about it here, you stand more of a chance getting a reply from the MCA or DfT than you will here.
I don't know what your beef is with the MCA but it is getting tiring, if you have a complaint why not make it to them instead of banging on about it here, you stand more of a chance getting a reply from the MCA or DfT than you will here.
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Why is the MCA allowed to get away with headlining grabbing statements about the new aircraft being more capable than the old when they patently are not?
And let's face it the MOD were the expert advice/consultants on the interim SAR contract!
Now my question, why does the RAF have headlining grabbing statements every 10 years about being 80 or 90 years old when the Navy and Army who must be over 1000 years old don't bother. Is it because the senior service and the army don't have an inferiority complex?
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VSF If you ever used a Sproule Net you would not want it back. It takes up a lot of room, was awkward to handle and in anything apart from calm seas needed skill and lots of practice. Good for bloated dead bodies though but you still have to bring it in for transit.
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The crew for the first shift.
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Doing some research on FLIR systems for a fleet of new AW139s to be operated in the SAR role in the Gulf. Grateful for any information on which FLIR system is fitted to the HM Coastguard AW139s? Thanks
