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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
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2231.jpg)
First look
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2232.jpg)
few more dials than the spit...
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2233.jpg)
looking down the helicopter
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2236.jpg)
stations dog
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2275.jpg)
Pilots ready to go
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2257.jpg)
out the left window...
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2256.jpg)
and out the door...
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2258.jpg)
lifting off
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2259.jpg)
and climbing over some gliders
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2277.jpg)
Me with an RAF sgt
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/P260909_12460001.jpg)
the second Sea King
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2272.jpg)
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):
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2260.jpg)
A Town (photo taken while leaning out the door)
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2261.jpg)
Alot of feilds around suffolk
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2262.jpg)
Some villages too
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2264.jpg)
getting a little more confident
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2265.jpg)
Letting the Cpl have a go...
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2266.jpg)
While flying over Stowmarket
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2267.jpg)
Then over Diss
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2268.jpg)
Heading home
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2269.jpg)
Looking cool
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2270.jpg)
back over Stowmarket...
![Image](http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq97/99conman/DSCF2271.jpg)
Get out the way!!!
(got vids of landing, start up and others just give me time to put them together)
![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/cool.gif)
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!
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/lol.gif)
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
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