SiloeSid,

Congratulations to you for your bravery also, for admitting to all that you holidayed in a caravan...

:E

Siloesid - I think he meant to say 'Committed'!! Fortunately most of the expletives were edited from the tapes before broadcast - as we surveyed the scene for the first time, my Radop and winchman just said 'Fu**ing Hell' a lot!

HeedM - the position on the picture is standard for our double lift, the winchman is able to control the position of the casualty by wrapping his legs around him if needed and can easily protect the casualty's head as they approach the sill. When they get to the door, the winchman has his feet on the sill facing in to the cabin, with the casualty sitting on the sill facing outwards; from there he can easily be pulled into the cabin by the winch operator, assisted by the winchman.

It was a big caravan mind you, more of a static home really, but then again it did have wheels. :\

Excellent improvisation with the rucksack in which to winch out the baby. Is that sort of thing (what ifs) discussed in the crewroom at all?

What happened to all the sarnies/pies and flask?

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Sid - a caravan is a caravan no matter how much you dress it up - 'A caravan by any other name would still smell as much' to paraphrase Shaky Bill.

We have been after a means of safely winching children/babies/small animals for many years and now it seems the solution has presented itself - a Berghaus rucksack - mind you the co-pilot (for t'was his) had to rinse it out afterwards!

Fantastic Job!
 

Just to add to what others have said - fantastic job! As a relatively inexperienced R22/R44 rated pilot, I was absolutely in awe of the precision hovering of a yellow Sea King (don't know how you do it, or how much 'kit' there is on board to help, but it's certainly impressive). Equally, knocked over when I learned that the same chaps I read so often on this excellent forum were the ones doing the job.

Hats off to those of you who regularly risk your lives to save others.:ok:

2Sticks

The mere thought of it makes my blood run cold, even now.

Silsoe Sid staying in a caravan, that is. :E

Having only just noticed this thread most things have been said to praise the crews....

But as some one is is not easily impressed I was impressed by the skills shown on TV!! Couldn't do that in a plank!:E :}

Well done to all involved!

PW