MC-130 & HH-60 Aerial Refuelling Demo for Helidays
 

that sounds quite interesting and I am sure will be a crowd puller.
I must say I have always been impressed by the German presence each year.

The Germans will be there again this year,along with the French and Belgians.

Ah, Helidays! One of the joys of living in WsM is being able to see so many interesting helicopters landing on Beach Lawns. For those of us eager spectators who carry scanners, does anyone have any frequencies we can programme in, please? It is very useful to have a squawk to alert us to incoming traffic, especially when out of range of the pa system. Many thanks!

Mike,

Frequency still TBC, will post on here as soon as known.

Regards

SJG

Thanks SJ, standing by . . .

What does the RAF do to upstage the Yanks?

Errrrrrr..........not shoot people who are fighting on the same side as us;)

SASless

... well, there's a company machine nearby with probe & ramp ... and Thales mock up radar. That should amuse the crowds!

:ooh:

Nimby you old Sod.....guess you will be there with your pants rolled up and your hanky tied in four knots on your noggin pretending to be on hols!:E

What will the RAF do ??
If only.Just turning up to support the event would be nice.I think this year they have managed a Sea King from Chivenor on one day only.

do you know which day the sea king will be present?

I remember the visit of the last Pavehawk, pilot ignored all ATC instructions, caused a stampede of the donkeys on the beach, sent rubbish and people flying everywhere and just got out and sat on a bench and lit up a cigarette not a word of apology.

UK military helicopters have always been slow to support Helidays despite the very hard work of the organisers over the last 20 years. Overseas military have been generous and supportive throughout the years and the British MOD should be ashamed of them selves.

Missed a high profile recruiting opportunity.

THM ... the story about the Pavehawk is not quite true ... yes the donkeys and public were scattered, but when I quizzed him about it the pilot replied "No Ma'am there were no obstacles on the beach ..." But he did apologise very politely and very profusely when he came face-to-face with those affected!

My personal US favourite was the Black Hawk from a couple of years ago ... for reasons I won't go into here.

Breaking News ... the RAF Sea King will now be present for TWO days - Saturday and Sunday.

Good news about the Sea King and to be fair to our boys in blue/khaki/navy blue ,they will probably be providing helicopter cover at Farnborough that week ,but still.
What about Westland then .Can't they sneak something up this year or does the same apply......Just think of those juicy Algerian aircraft just across the bay and the AW139 at Valley ??
Anyone got any influence ?

Thanks THM & misbee for filling in the saga of the Pavehawks.............I wasn't going to mention about the donkeys! Are they like elephants, 'they never forget?' If so, someone will have to make sure they're reined in this time!
Partly agree on the comments on participation by the Brits....the organisers do invite, but you can't 'lead a donkey to water.'(sorry couldn't resist that one.) I assume requests for attendance have to be chanelled thro' the MOD, so what you get is up to them.
Anyway, would you want assorted Sea Kings/Chinooks turning up and filling half of the Beach Lawns, leaving no room for that potential tasty 'foreign' visitor from:-(fill in your own fantasy visitor here) or even in this case the USAF? Then again, one of those Mi-8's from Boscombe would be nice.............

Heli1 - Yes always surprised that AW do not send an aircraft and just park it for the weekend like they did with the A109 a few years ago.

SAROSKEETERMAN - We can always make room for any visitor no matter how big or small.

Never understand why some of the visitors to RIAT don’t continue their “training flights” to take in Helidays.

HELIDAYS 2010 @ Weston-super-Mare
 

If you've been before or if you've never been can I ask that you make this the year that you pop into Helidays at Weston-super-Mare to help celebrate our 20th Birthday? Helicopters gratefully received 23rd, 24th and 25th July.

As well as 101 other things on my to-do list, I'm making cake ... and you wouldn't want to miss that would you? (There will also be the usual supplies of more interest to the average (and above average) pilot at the barbecue).

I'd hate to think that some of you might miss out on the chance to fly onto the Beach Lawns at Weston.

You can get contact info on the Helidays website HELiDAYS

And no, there is no landing fee!

helidays 2010weston super mare.
 

I have attended this event every year from 2000, (if my memory is correct), with various types of machine. Unless i keel over before next friday i will be there again. Can i claim some sort of record, or can anyone top it. Bug