A Tale of Two Dauphins
 

Evidently this Dauphin II arrived at Fairoaks yesterday as N886TW, was washed and subsequently departed as G-PDGK.

No doubt one of those quick-remove paint jobs so oft utilised for film industry assignments!

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SA365N Dauphin II N886TW at Fairoaks on 25th October 2012 (Photo: David Reeves)

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SA365N Dauphin II G-PDGK at Fairoaks on 25th October 2012 (Photo: David Reeves)

Very cool. Looks like the sequel to The Jackal has a bigger budget. :E

I/C

DC @ NJ
 

Sitting having a cuppa in cafe @ Slumberside when eyes spot Danish EC155.
Wha's going on - touting for ad-hoc?
;)

They were just having a good look arround:)

iamtheroll wrote on the North Sea Heli-Ditching thread that he had seen a Dancopter 155.

FBav replied:

PNG Visit
 

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PC wearing a PNGDF uniform? With AAC wings?

Interesting to say the least as was his arrival via RAAF 'Ausjet' as opposed to a special charter. Austerity in action one presumes!

Looks like Mal 'Kela' Smith at 0:33 secs in the video below:

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To while away the hours on those bad weather days...

http://www.mousebreaker.com/games/airtransporter/playgame

Taken today:

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Tom Cruise touches down in Trafalgar Square in RAF helicopter - Telegraph

Plot by assassin and drugs baron to escape prison by HELICOPTER foiled by wardens

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A sensational plot by an assassin and a drugs baron to escape jail by helicopter has been foiled by guards.Gang leader Mark Osborne and hitman Wayne Collins hatched a plan to break-out from Gartree prison in Leicester, which was the scene of Britain's only other helicopter prison escape in 1987.

Assassin's bid to escape jail by helicopter foiled by wardens | Mail Online

Aside from stupidity I suppose one might call it .. determination!

"And for my next trick I shall hover-taxi this Agusta A109 into this here Antonov An-124..."

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:E

I/C

Nice.:ok::ok:

Looks like Elton John's ride is here...

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:E

I/C

Nice one IC: :ok:

The following was too pleasant not to post:

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Netherlands Air Force Boeing CH-47D Chinook D-664 in flight over Belgium on 22nd June 2012 (Photo: Michael de Boer)

Captured en route to the Florennes Air Show in Belgium.

Larger version here.

Simply one cool piece of kit!!

Now there is a PPrune desktop Calendar shot if ever I saw one:ok:

Well if Savoia can clear it I am happy to turn it into one.

As part of their austerity measures for 2013, Naryan-Mar Airport in Russia have trained a handful of dogs to perform day-time 'follow me' duties for aircraft requesting this service.

Airport director Vladimir Volnikov said "Our canine comrades have shown themselves wery capable in showing the aircraft where to park and, as a result, this year we expect to save over 30,000 Rubles by using these animals."

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UT Air Boeing 737-524 VP-BXO at Naryan-Mar, Russia on 3rd March 2013 (Photo: Vladimir Korobkov)

Oh yes .. in order to 'validate' this post .. please note the Mi26 above the 73's starboard wing root! :E

Made me chcukle.