Sea Kings continue flying operations
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Belgian Ministry of Defence: Westland Sea King Mk 48
Interesting prioritization of the SK's SAR role in Belgian service:
- To get drunkards
- To carry out burns patients
- To assist ships in difficulty
- Detecting missing and surveillance missions from the coastline
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I assume poor Google translate?
But I like it!
Who said that computers have no humour?
Drenkeling = drowning man
Dronkaard = Drunkard
Cheers SLB
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SLB,
Yes, a Google translate.
Thanks for the explanation; I'd stereotypically pictured a guy trying to paddle across the Channel after one too many Westmalle Tripels...
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Yes, a Google translate.
Thanks for the explanation; I'd stereotypically pictured a guy trying to paddle across the Channel after one too many Westmalle Tripels...
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Max Skylon...Your Sea King was heading to Vector Aerospace for repainting into HeliOperations colour scheme.
....and SeaKing ASAC 7s wil not be based on carrier but on support vessels as I understand it.
....and SeaKing ASAC 7s wil not be based on carrier but on support vessels as I understand it.
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Ref Crab's Post 18
Had to laugh at the headline top speed of 90Kts on the same page as 'the future, Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier'. How will their shiny new toy cope with a leaky Sea King dropping, fuel, hyds and gearbox oil on it?
It's a novel idea for your ilk I know, but they are proffessionals, they will clean it up the same as they always did.
It's a novel idea for your ilk I know, but they are proffessionals, they will clean it up the same as they always did.
dropping, fuel, hyds and gearbox oil on it
They are always clean and they don't leak oil.
In the mid-80s there was a spate of Sea King HAS Mk5 radar control set failures. (RAF - you had something similar, the box at head height with lots of black knobs). It transpired that someone with good intentions had put masking tape along the inner seams to stop oil, which dripped (poured) down from the MGB drip tray onto the LRU, then leaking out through ventilation grills onto the consoles/PPI display. Ventilation/cooling is usually quite important in avionics. CRSs were being removed with an inch of oil in them, cooked to perfection.
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Sorry to re-open an old thread but, having sighted a Westland Sea King Mk.5 four times in the last two weeks from the Bournemouth Eastcliff, I was wondering if anyone has an update on the HeliOps contract. I did read that there was a little 'local difficulty' with the coucil over the lease of the operating base at Portland at the start - I assume this was resolved !
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HeliOps Difficulties?
HeliOps don’t lease the hangar, dispersal or runway.... they own it!
Planning issues were overcome as one of the many challenges facing the HeliOps team...... Weymouth Council have now accepted that HeliOps is lawfully using the site and that they now agree agree with Steve G’s Barrister..... and have issued a Certificate if Lawful use as a helicopter operating and maintenance facility with no restrictions.
Looking forward to seeing more military types operating out of Portland!
Well done HeliOps
Planning issues were overcome as one of the many challenges facing the HeliOps team...... Weymouth Council have now accepted that HeliOps is lawfully using the site and that they now agree agree with Steve G’s Barrister..... and have issued a Certificate if Lawful use as a helicopter operating and maintenance facility with no restrictions.
Looking forward to seeing more military types operating out of Portland!
Well done HeliOps
Have they got CFAOS approval?
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Have they got CFAOS approval?
A question designed to do nothing but cause mischief.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/674702/MAA_Approved_Organizations.pdf
That was difficult, come on crab, you're better than that.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/674702/MAA_Approved_Organizations.pdf
That was difficult, come on crab, you're better than that.
...and the Belgium Air Component...
Belgian Ministry of Defence: Westland Sea King Mk 48
Belgian Ministry of Defence: Westland Sea King Mk 48
A question designed to do nothing but cause mischief.
Are they an ATO as well?
What a warm and friendly tone your posts have - a little ray of sunshine.
I'm still interested to know how an aircraft that has been taken out of service (mks 3, 4 and 5) because they were all knackered and had a shortage of spares has been brought back as airworthy for the purposes of what is a commercial operation.
Love to see the Release to Service
Someone in the MAA has oversight of this and is 'taking the risk' - senior Navy officer perchance?
Someone is the DDH and ODH for this operation under CFAOS.
I'm still interested to know how an aircraft that has been taken out of service (mks 3, 4 and 5) because they were all knackered and had a shortage of spares has been brought back as airworthy for the purposes of what is a commercial operation.
Love to see the Release to Service
Someone in the MAA has oversight of this and is 'taking the risk' - senior Navy officer perchance?
Someone is the DDH and ODH for this operation under CFAOS.
Without wanting to join the apparently-ill-tempered part of the thread, could/would someone answer an idly-curious question please?
I was operating along the ridge above Portsmouth about 6 weeks ago, monitoring Fleetlands as I left Solent's area, when I saw what appeared to my tired old eyes a Mk3a going into whatever they call the RNAY these days. No squawk observed; the nice person at Fleetlands said they transit on one radio only, no avionics. As mentioned above, I'm only being inquisitive - what are the ex-RAF SKs being used or flown for?
I was operating along the ridge above Portsmouth about 6 weeks ago, monitoring Fleetlands as I left Solent's area, when I saw what appeared to my tired old eyes a Mk3a going into whatever they call the RNAY these days. No squawk observed; the nice person at Fleetlands said they transit on one radio only, no avionics. As mentioned above, I'm only being inquisitive - what are the ex-RAF SKs being used or flown for?
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
I'm still interested to know how an aircraft that has been taken out of service (mks 3, 4 and 5) because they were all knackered and had a shortage of spares has been brought back as airworthy for the purposes of what is a commercial operation.
Love to see the Release to Service
Love to see the Release to Service