Historic Helicopters Open Days
 

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Coat “hanger” tour? :E

Nice to have a chance to see all your hangers. Any chance of a hangar tour, too?

Very best of luck with the weather on all 3 days - hope you get to enjoy yourselves as much as the visitors, too :ok:

(edit - crossed with Shy...)

I didn't make the posters - typical engineer spelling :)

Don't the Army have helicopters too ?

NEO

Any clues where it is?

Chard Equestrian - Chard Somerset TA20 4BP

Yes I know, horses and helicopters...........:)

Looks like I’ll have to book a hotel. Unless I can work out something with the helicopter rental place.

As they are vastly superior to the others they need no advertising !!

By chance I stumbled across a documentary about the Wessex restoration this afternoon. I was expecting to see you, Crab! But, great to see Steve Daniels there in good form.

I see from Google Maps 'satellite view' that there are three additional Seaking helicopters sitting outside near the Historic Helicopters hangar. Are those all a source of spares?

212man - I joined after the Wessex was restored but if you really want to see me watch episode 2 (at the end) of Netflix's The Diplomat.:)

helispotter - most of the useful spares have been robbed off those and there is a hangar full of original Sea King spares to keep the old girls going:ok:

I stumbled upon the same Documentary on Youtube. Fantastic.

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I just watched this documentary, superb aircraft, great job to all involved! Additionally, great job and highest regards to all the crews that were part of the Fastnet rescue operations, I had never heard the story of this event before.

FltMech

The Fastnet raised an important issue when recovering casualties from the water - as they chill due to water temps, the hydrostatic squeeze of the water around their lower body keeps warm blood near the core.

If you lift them vertically (single strop) they lose the squeeze, more blood drains to the cold extremities and the body reacts as if it has lost blood (hypovolaemia) and goes into clinical shock - this can precipitate cardiac arrest.

The best way is to double strop lift them (one under the arms and one under the back of the legs) so they come out horizontal and avoid those complications.

I visited on the 18th of May as part of a brief holiday and all I can say is wow, blimey, incredible and I must do this again. The staff and volunteers are all so knowledgeable, good-humoured and helpful. An amazing array of aircraft in great order. That may even have been Crab himself I was talking to while standing beside the Wessex, so perhaps just as well the weather (and a simultaneous horse event) precluded me turning up in the 44…if you get the chance, go!

No, I couldn't make it on the 18th unfortunately - very glad you enjoyed the experience.

We have to deconflict with the equestrian events when we fly so you probably wouldn't have been able to fly in anyway - I wouldn't have made too many Robinson jokes though:ok::)

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XZ597 after finishing our second display of the weekend at the English Riviera Airshow

Meant to post this last week - the end of a photo shoot with a German Navy Sea King at Koksjide Open Day on 3/4 July
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Next HH open Day is 10 Aug 24