Pics of the new Herts Air Ambulance
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Pics of the new Herts Air Ambulance
Nice paint scheme!
http://images2.fotopic.net/?iid=yvfr...980&quality=70
http://images2.fotopic.net/?iid=yv7g...p=1&quality=70
Looking at the second pic, there doesn't look to be a lot of ground clearance with the avionics pod on the belly. I guess seeing as it is on a year lease from PAS, they decided to leave it on there after its conversion from G-GMPS (Greater Manchester Police).
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http://images2.fotopic.net/?iid=yvfr...980&quality=70
http://images2.fotopic.net/?iid=yv7g...p=1&quality=70
Looking at the second pic, there doesn't look to be a lot of ground clearance with the avionics pod on the belly. I guess seeing as it is on a year lease from PAS, they decided to leave it on there after its conversion from G-GMPS (Greater Manchester Police).
Best regards,
Jim
P.S. I have a nasty habit of not being able to link photos so if they don't work please copy and paste into your browser. Thanks
Doh. I did manage to get the first image to show for a while but the fotopic server seems to be very fussy about having direct links to their images.
Are they your photos, cptjim? If they are, you will have much more joy if you host them (for free) on photobucket.
HTH
Are they your photos, cptjim? If they are, you will have much more joy if you host them (for free) on photobucket.
HTH
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Looks great! Apart from that bent belly pod. Oh, it's not bent yet?
Hope they find some nice level bits of ground to land on! A police aircraft doesn't have to land out often; but it's bread and butter stuff for an AA.
Hope they find some nice level bits of ground to land on! A police aircraft doesn't have to land out often; but it's bread and butter stuff for an AA.
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Hmmm your right there not much room under that belly, mind you the Wiltshire combined Police and AA aircraft does a great job with no prob. Most pilots I know will not land on anywhere thats "dodgy" under the belly AA or not, we all like a nice wee flat spot no matter how small it may be. Again am sure it is all about cost not in the game but if is costs more to take it off leave it on (not a fan of that myself) but PAS knows what it is doing and from what I hear does try and do their best for a charity. NO I do not work for them either!!!!!!
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Kent AA has been doing just fine for years and now the combined Surrey/Sussex AA has the same on theirs, I'm sure they will manage too.
VeeAny, thanks for hosting the pics, you're a true gentleman!!
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P.S. Bravo73, many thanks for the advice, I'll look into it
The photo's are not mine and the copyright belongs to Dave Haines who does a great job of taking many pics at Gloucestershire airport.
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VeeAny, thanks for hosting the pics, you're a true gentleman!!
Regards
P.S. Bravo73, many thanks for the advice, I'll look into it
The photo's are not mine and the copyright belongs to Dave Haines who does a great job of taking many pics at Gloucestershire airport.
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Pilot looks a little grumpy!
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Bertie, how come your 902 has the pod on the belly? I notice from the production list that it was new and not an ex police version.
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If you look at the bottom left corner of that last pic you just see a wafer thin glimpse of the shiny new pod on the initial build. It's a great way to mount extra kit like a HISL, Skyshout, landing lights and lots of tactical antennas and many operators choose to fit one even though an air ambulance carries less kit than a police ship.
After over 40,000 flying hours of the UK 902 fleet I have never seen ground damage to a pod!!!!
Dr A
After over 40,000 flying hours of the UK 902 fleet I have never seen ground damage to a pod!!!!
Dr A
AS Dr A says; ambulance fm radio antennae (and recently the tetra digital antennae added), landing lights, lower strobe, and inside the pod, added last year; the TCAS hardware.
