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Forum: Rotorheads
20th Dec 2017, 22:59
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

I notice that this year marked the 50th year of...

I notice that this year marked the 50th year of police aviation at Lippitts Hill.

In June 1967 the army provided Bell 47s on loan to the police and they were based at Lippitts Hill.... landing...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Dec 2017, 14:58
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

The plans and other material can be found on the...

The plans and other material can be found on the Epping Forest District Council Planning pages under the reference EPF/2735/17.

Basically the structure is similar to that built at Doncaster, maybe...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Dec 2017, 06:57
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

RTL Part of the point here is that I was...

RTL
Part of the point here is that I was expecting a contrary viewpoint on my observation.
Anyone that pops in and out of an operation can only get a flavour, a drift, of what might be going on. A...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2017, 08:57
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

Hargreaves I do not believe anyone could make a...

Hargreaves I do not believe anyone could make a call on that any more than they can predict Lotto!

Mighty Gem it was North West Air Operations Group, that you were part of ....

It was going so...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2017, 17:15
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

Perhaps time to take the toilet tube rolls off...

Perhaps time to take the toilet tube rolls off your eyes RTL and take a wider look.

Police air support was not invented in the UK but generally the ancients in the UK police market took the...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Dec 2017, 10:45
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

Trust

With the newspaper text now appearing in Lancashire including little gems like "The decision to close the Lancashire’s police helicopter base was made based on flawed information" and "The report...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Dec 2017, 15:52
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

Rotate... Unfortunately I really do not...

Rotate...

Unfortunately I really do not think that the awkward questions once asked will be answered. Yesterdays report will, as usual, be tomorrows door stop.

But we can but try. And you never...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Dec 2017, 13:58
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

How do they know that? I spoke with a police...

How do they know that?

I spoke with a police fixed-wing pilot that did it regularly.

OK on a good day a 135 wins hands down most of the time but when you add ice, frost and snow you need to...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Dec 2017, 10:15
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

.... a fixed-wing aircraft will take at least...

.... a fixed-wing aircraft will take at least twice if not three times as long as a helicopter to take off, and this might mean that it is more suited to tasks requiring long flying durations than...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2017, 21:44
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

All very much as expected. I was surprised...

All very much as expected.

I was surprised to learn that the report was written by Matt Parr - a submariner not an aviator - recently joined HMICFRS which sort of explains some of the tangents he...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Sep 2017, 13:29
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

Any stand alone NPAS site comes with fences and...

Any stand alone NPAS site comes with fences and the others are extras that not all have. As far as I know, except for those on RAF stations, none require guns or hi-tech fire cover. Fire cover for...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2017, 22:48
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

If the North Weald project gets the go ahead -...

If the North Weald project gets the go ahead - and the atmosphere in the village is positive - there would be little point in keeping on Boreham as it is already surrounded by gravel workings and was...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Sep 2017, 15:23
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

That may be jumping the gun a little but it seems...

That may be jumping the gun a little but it seems a potential scenario among others. Clearly what was laid out on launch day is way gone outtahereso effectively anything goes.

NPAS has a new press...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Sep 2017, 13:27
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

They have to get the OK first..... and if they...

They have to get the OK first..... and if they get the helicopters in that would be a start that never happened at other bases. Estree, East Midlands, Northolt..... and do not forget the daddy of...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2017, 18:32
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

Nothing new from MD on the Explorer NEW but as...

Nothing new from MD on the Explorer NEW but as you will have picked up elsewhere MD have ditched their armed 540F variant in favour of sticking to the existing 530 products and an as yet undefined...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Jul 2017, 16:41
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

The Tilton Dy-nasty

This week is the Airborne Law Enforcement bash in Reno, Nevada.

There may be things to learn that might explain a little about where the Explorer neuvelle may be interms of a future but she is...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jul 2017, 19:45
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

Listen cartefully and you may be able to hear the...

Listen cartefully and you may be able to hear the popping of corks and the chink of glasses coming from Up North.

After months of silence it seems that Specialist Aviation Services [PAS/MAS] hav...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Apr 2017, 09:15
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

Wow this thread suddenly came awake! A lot...

Wow this thread suddenly came awake!

A lot of argument about nothing it seems.

99% of policing is about nothing much so to snipe at the air support branch for coming out to play occasionally...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Mar 2017, 23:45
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

I guess that the former Lancashire UEO Steve...

I guess that the former Lancashire UEO Steve Fitgerald will be greatly saddened [if not devastated] at the confirmation of this closure but at least he still has his Carribean operation in the Cayman...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Mar 2017, 22:14
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

It appears that the name of the game is that NPAS...

It appears that the name of the game is that NPAS are paying for the P68R to be certified to meet the icing requirement.

I have not had sight yet of any document that states that certification has...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Mar 2017, 20:02
Replies: 298
Views: 122,924
Posted By PANews

The fixed wing team are a former GMP pilot and...

The fixed wing team are a former GMP pilot and the Assistant Ops Director is a former Army air corps officer. Third member is a sergeant TFO.
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