Why we need Helicopters/ Disaster Imminent(Merged)..

[Goldie fish]

Hi Goldie,
Not alot going on in your life this evening by the looks of things, thanks for your help and keeping things on thread:wink:

The question stands.

Whats the Aer Corp?

Hi Goldie,
Not alot going on in your life this evening by the looks of things, thanks for your help and keeping things on thread:wink:

[GoneToTheCanner]

Hi there
reliable 24-hr parts supply, reliable 24 hr provision of pilots and mechs and support personnel (at a civvie scale, not the bloated military scale), 24-hour access to fuel/ATC/ ambulance/medics.This would mean civil-style disposition of personnel, that is, not hiving people off to play sports/attend military courses/do guards,etc and appropriate pay and conditions (not forgotten about on some remote site and hence last in the promotion scale).The best thing to do would be to set it up exactly as the civvies do it, ie, purely dedicated to SAR and no joyrides for ministers or any extraneous shite.Here's the job, just do it.....
Easy as falling off a log.
regards
GttC

[Goldie fish]

Whats the Aer Corp?

Hi all
The only thing preventing the Air Corps from doing any kind of SAR is itself.The heads destroyed their own SAR by claiming that a labour dispute among the noncommissioned SAR crewmen brought about the end of AC SAR....The Alouette was too small and had only one engine...the Dauphin was better but not big enough and was a huge budget-eater...getting the S61 was simply too late.Official confidence in the Air Corps was lost.End of story.
regards
GttC

What are the logistics involved in the Aer Corp been able to provide 24 hour top cover for SAR ops

[X-RayOne]

cheers lads.

[hptmurphy]

For pods read... sponsons non detachable......integral part of helo to accomadate undercarriage floatation gear and fuel tanks.

[Goldie fish]

are the pods on either side detachable?....they look it.

either way what is in them?

Given the flat floor with the ramp, I can only assume fuel(and undercarriage). There isn't many other places you can put them. They are standard accross the range.

[X-RayOne]

are the pods on either side detachable?....they look it.

either way what is in them?

Very Nice, primary hi speed winch and backup both together. FLIR in the right place, mounted up front and more importantly in the centre, not offset, so no restiction in the FLIR's field of view while the heli is in a turn.

[Goldie fish]

Thank You.

[Dogwatch]

There's the winch, on the starboard side so the P1 can see where he's winching to / from.

[thebig C]

thats no use if someone needs to be winched on

the non winch side

You could always ask the driver to move it over a bit....

[hedgehog]

thats no use if someone needs to be winched on

the non winch side

[Jetjock]

Where is the winch?

On the other side??