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I saw them last Thursday as I happened to be near Gormo, Some sound when they fired, also aircraft seemed very fast compered to the fly pasts Ive seen on O Connell Street, The noise was intense
I saw them last Thursday as I happened to be near Gormo, Some sound when they fired, also aircraft seemed very fast compered to the fly pasts Ive seen on O Connell Street, The noise was intense
If you see a PC9 do a nosedive over O'Connell Street I think Its time to run.
It was the year of fire...the year of destruction...the year we took back what was ours.
It was the year of rebirth...the year of great sadness...the year of pain...and the year of joy.
It was a new age...It was the end of history.
It was the year everything changed.
Plenty....just have to bring my own.. In fact the only time I have ever had a crew meal was on a wet lease for Aer Lingus and to be fair I prefer the missus ' sandwiches!!
I saw them last Thursday as I happened to be near Gormo, Some sound when they fired, also aircraft seemed very fast compered to the fly pasts Ive seen on O Connell Street, The noise was intense
I've seen the PC-9's in action off Gormanston a few years ago. Its a pity the AC pilots dont do 'fast runs' as part of their display routines at Bray Air Show etc etc......just to let 'joe public' see the aircraft's capabilities.
Air Corps Live Firing Exercise, April 2014.
Imagine; Your weapon is prepped and loaded. You see the target. It is imperative you do not miss. Your mind rushes. You remember your training - 'the marksmanship principles.' You get a firm hold and grip. You try and align yourself naturally. You take a breath. You hold it. You must shoot and release without disturbance. You fire. You look....Now imagine doing it out the side of a moving AW 139!
The speed, the height, the distance, the wind, the stability of the craft are all further factors that may affect your firing. Contingency Training is carried out regularly so that crews can do this with ease. This Flickr set shows the preparation and communication that must be conducted between the pilot and shooter to ensure maximum firing effectiveness. The 139 can be equipped with two FN Herstal M58 for its air support role. The machine guns are mounted in the forward windows of the AW139, does not affect the troop carrying capability and as they are reloadable in flight. The ammunition load carried can change according to the mission profile. The FN Herstal M58 can also be fired with infrared lazer pointers for use with Night Vision Goggles.
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I've seen the PC-9's in action off Gormanston a few years ago. Its a pity the AC pilots dont do 'fast runs' as part of their display routines at Bray Air Show etc etc......just to let 'joe public' see the aircraft's capabilities.
Half the speed of a 1940's fighter, one quarter of the armaments, what capability do you want to show off?
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Given that the vast majority haven't got a clue about aircraft capabilities, twirling a PC9 about at an airshow is all about oohs and ahhs from the crowd, rather than anything else.
Half the speed of a 1940's fighter, one quarter of the armaments, what capability do you want to show off?
It's speed (and ideally some air firing displays).
Most civies probably think that the PC-9's are only capable of 'Cessna-like' speeds, because that's the (only) speed PC-9's ever seem to do at airshows.
The PC-9's are what we have, they are a great aircraft, so why not display them at their best?!
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