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Sea King Flight
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:08 pm
by :FI:Conman
OK gents just got back from my trip up in a sea king

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

First look

few more dials than the spit...

looking down the helicopter

stations dog

Pilots ready to go

out the left window...

and out the door...

lifting off

and climbing over some gliders

Me with an RAF sgt

the second Sea King

the CO on landing
Re: Sea King Flight
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:08 am
by :FI:Falcon
Whoa.
Cool pics Connor!
Uhmmm ...
you left the door open. I did that with my pax once. They started crying. Silly passengers.
Thanks man,
Falcon
Re: Sea King Flight
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:48 am
by :FI:McBiggles
Very nice mate. Looks like fun.
Re: Sea King Flight
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:19 am
by :FI:Macca
Great pics mate, great ride;)
Re: Sea King Flight
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:04 am
by :FI:Conman
After kicking photobucket a few times i got some more (mainly mid flight ones):

A Town (photo taken while leaning out the door)

Alot of feilds around suffolk

Some villages too

getting a little more confident

Letting the Cpl have a go...

While flying over Stowmarket

Then over Diss

Heading home

Looking cool

back over Stowmarket...

Get out the way!!!
(got vids of landing, start up and others just give me time to put them together)

Re: Sea King Flight
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:47 pm
by :FI:Rambo
Awsome pictures, thanks for sharing.
Re: Sea King Flight
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:16 am
by :FI:Heloego
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!

Re: Sea King Flight
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:58 pm
by :FI:Armitage
u training to be a pilot?
Re: Sea King Flight
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:58 pm
by :FI:Conman
: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
