Sea King Flight

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Sea King Flight

Post by :FI:Conman » Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:08 pm

OK gents just got back from my trip up in a sea king :D its been one of the best experiences ive ever had ive got a few pics ready (below) and a vid and more pics i need to be sent you will also discover what i look like!!!!! hope you like the pics 8)
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First look
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few more dials than the spit...
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looking down the helicopter
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stations dog
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Pilots ready to go
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out the left window...
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and out the door...
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lifting off
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and climbing over some gliders
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Me with an RAF sgt
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the second Sea King
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the CO on landing
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Re: Sea King Flight

Post by :FI:Falcon » Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:08 am

Whoa.

Cool pics Connor!

Uhmmm ...

you left the door open. I did that with my pax once. They started crying. Silly passengers.


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Re: Sea King Flight

Post by :FI:McBiggles » Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:48 am

Very nice mate. Looks like fun.
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Re: Sea King Flight

Post by :FI:Macca » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:19 am

Great pics mate, great ride;)
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Re: Sea King Flight

Post by :FI:Conman » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:04 am

After kicking photobucket a few times i got some more (mainly mid flight ones):
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A Town (photo taken while leaning out the door)
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Alot of feilds around suffolk
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Some villages too
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getting a little more confident
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Letting the Cpl have a go...
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While flying over Stowmarket
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Then over Diss
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Heading home
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Looking cool
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back over Stowmarket...
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Get out the way!!!
(got vids of landing, start up and others just give me time to put them together) 8)
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Re: Sea King Flight

Post by :FI:Rambo » Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:47 pm

Awsome pictures, thanks for sharing.
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Re: Sea King Flight

Post by :FI:Heloego » Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:16 am

Great pics, Conner! Thanks for sharing!

Now that you've done it in daylight you really need to go on a night flight and look at the lower main rotor blade surfaces reflecting any lights, especially during transition to hover.
It'll scare the living daylights out of ya! :lol:
...and wear your feckin' mask!!!!! :x
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Re: Sea King Flight

Post by :FI:Armitage » Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:58 pm

u training to be a pilot?
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Re: Sea King Flight

Post by :FI:Conman » Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:58 pm

:FI:Armitage wrote:u training to be a pilot?
Not ATM hope to be when i get my qualifications to join the RAF but this was just an AEF flight as part of the ATC :D
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