thank you for that picture, really appreciated.
I cant but help compare it with the Irish Helicopters EC135T2+
The inflator bottle for the pop outs is much smaller on this machine and is located on the port instead of the starboard side, and the nose radome is much larger resembling those I have seen on the larger EC145. Interesting picture to me.

There are two CO2 bottles, one on either side of the a/c, one for the floats and another for the liferafts (which are incorporated into the floats).

Did not know that, I do know the larger one on the Irish Lights machine is a single one only.

The larger bottle on the irish lights heli is for the floats only. there are two bottles on the bond aircraft the large which is on the other side of the aircraft is for the floats and the smaller one seen here is for two six man life rafts . Hope that clears things up.

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check irishairpics for photo....

One big bottle RHS = Aerazur Zodiac original fit.

Two small bottles either side = Apical aftermarket (lighter, cheaper, manual activation, raft incorporation option, etc, etc)

Fat radome = Radar that might actually work!

She looks at home offshore. Nice looking bird.

It does look bigger than the standard wx radar, could it be an RDR1600 search and wx radar? :hmm:

Also, does anyone know what that unit is forward of the radalt antennas on the tailboom?

thats the crash position indicator (CPI) beacon.

"Mid skids" seem to be approved in EASA land now as well.

its the ADELT, automatically deployed emergency locator beacon. The Irish Lights aorcraft has it also and it used to be on the starboard side of the previous bolkows.

great pics thanks.

Any thoughts on the CPI location? Looks like it will deploy downwards rather than laterally

It sure looks that way, but I'd certainly not want it going upwards at least not before I was on the surface.

I hear the Bond operation in Cork is in difficulty.
6 months on still no AOC despite being a requirement from day 1 and still being operated by BOS. Cant see the IAA being to pleased with that.
Also hear that staff are unhappy with low wages and the usual Bond extra work for no pay lark and are looking elsewhere. Itll only take one or two to jump ship and the operation is all but grounded.

I am certain if a couple jump ship there will be thirty waiting to take over.

As for the rest, I have no idea.

Rumour has it one of the cork boys is heading back to old pastures.