Hong Kong GFS receives pair of Airbus Helicopters H175 in public service config
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Hong Kong GFS receives pair of Airbus Helicopters H175 in public service config
Hong Kong?s Government Flying Service receive first H175s in public services configuration
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Courtesy of Airbus Helicopters
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HKSAR appears to have a disproportionate maritime SAR cover responsibility so these machines will be much welcomed - albeit delayed.
True Class 1 performance finally arrives
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We all understand the reason for high viz paint schemes. As I said some roles of GFS mean that the last thing you would want to be flying is a highly visible helicopter. Same as the military.
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Yeah, I understand that....but the clandestine cloak and dagger stuff they do is only occasional, and mostly at night, right? Anyway, they got their new ride, it's about 15 years past the accident and things seem to be ticking along nicely for them.
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So what do you expect them to do - respray the aircraft for short notice night flying? You clearly don't fully understand the less publicised nature of their business.
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You clearly don't fully understand the less publicised nature of their business.
What I'm saying is, if they were in a more visible paint job it would be easier for "see and avoid" with other traffic. If they were painted canary yellow - like many EMS/SAR or public service helicopters - it shouldn't interfere with their clandestine night stuff. Sure, Zone would always give us traffic on GFS, but heck, they were sometimes difficult to eyeball through the HK haze. Like some jungle operators who I never understood why they painted their helicopters in jungle green.
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the L2s struggled in those temps
A 332L will hover OGE at 20,000lbs/9,100kgs zero wind at 30 degrees because I used to do that in the Solomon Islands.
For those throwing their hands up in horror that configuration is permissible when sling loading.
