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Old 26th Apr 2009, 21:15
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Could someone tell me what type of helicopter this is please? I know nothing about these things! For info it was taken in the far north of Scotland on 30th December last year. I was stood on the summit of Cranstackie (just south of Durness) and the aircraft was flying west to east, maybe from the Western Isles (just a wild guess). Thanks, Vince

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Super Puma - AS332L, in Bristow colours.

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Thanks very much...
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that wasnt much of a challenge, you'll have to photograph something more challenging next time!!
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True, even I could recognise it Perhaps the challenge is to get the reg, and knowing the date, say who the pilots were

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Old 27th Apr 2009, 21:03
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The Co-pilot was handling it when the photo was taken. It's totally out of balance!

Captain was wearing blue socks with green stripes as well.........
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Old 27th Apr 2009, 21:48
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...and the Captain also had a bacon butty for breakfast, followed by a doughnut washed down with 6 cups of tea (NATO standard).

Co-pilot had a Pop-Tart

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Old 27th Apr 2009, 22:12
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Co-pilot had a Pop-Tart
The sexual habits of the co-pilot are surely none of our concern.
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...and the Captain also had a bacon butty for breakfast, followed by a doughnut washed down with 6 cups of tea (NATO standard).

Co-pilot had a Pop-Tart
Is the pilots american?
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Nah, Americans can't make tea it'd be a double de-caf macchiato latte with chocolate to go if they was 'Merican

Anyway, the bacon butties and doughnuts (note, not donuts) probably explains the slight list to starboard.

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What a great photo. I hope you don't mind me posting it here: http://www.pprune.org/4891462-post876.html

I've placed a link back to this thread.
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Blimey, I thought this thread would be dead and buried after my second post..

Tail-take-off... No problem about the posting - thanks for the compliment.

If you want to see the where I took the photo, click here... Digital Camera pictures - Cranstackie and Beinn Spionnaidh, Sutherland, Scotland

you want what??... Like I said, I know nothing about these things! I'm mere SLF and never been in a 'copter in my life. Okay, a challenge then, what's this one (in the Murchison Mountains, New Zealand)....

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A Squirrel, not sure what type.
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Grey or red?
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Old 28th Apr 2009, 17:26
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AS350B3 methinks.

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A grossly enlarged view...

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Ooooooh! That really is Gross!!
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True, even I could recognise it Perhaps the challenge is to get the reg, and knowing the date, say who the pilots were
Here you go - I've gone back to the full sized original and I can make out the reg. number - G-BWWI ....

On Airliners.net... Photos: Aerospatiale AS-332L1 Super Puma Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net


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