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Civil Aviation => Modern Civil Aircraft => Topic started by: vortex003 on September 04, 2008, 03:42:55 PM

Title: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on September 04, 2008, 03:42:55 PM

I snapped these today - the Longranger and R44 were in for fuel between pleasure flights at the Lough Erne Golf Resort
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/G-CDKU_1_040908.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/G-OGCE_1_040908.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/N350AY_3_040908.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/N350AY_4_040908.jpg)
 8) 8) :D

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: String on September 04, 2008, 03:53:40 PM

You are very lucky i wish i could get as close to them. What would be your  favorite
helicopter

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on September 04, 2008, 05:24:12 PM

Hard to pick one over all the rest,i particularly like the military helos.I've never seen the real thing but the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a very impressive beastie 8)

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on September 13, 2008, 08:56:28 PM

I snapped this Jet Ranger for the first time today 8)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/EI-ODD_3_130908.jpg)

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on September 26, 2008, 01:18:46 PM

Snapped an EC155 for the first time today  :)- G-EURT.He was at 1500' passing overhead at the time though :(
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/G-EURT_3_260908.jpg)

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on September 26, 2008, 05:30:46 PM

Got a nice civil Gazelle today,with the Military version arriving shortly after.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/G-MANN_XZ334_1_260908.jpg)
 8) 8) :D

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: casper on September 26, 2008, 07:39:16 PM

That is a cracking shot

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on September 26, 2008, 08:01:38 PM

Thanks!
The civil bird is immaculate - pity we don't see more of them.The only other ones i've seen are N565F and G-GAZL.

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: Dave on September 27, 2008, 05:43:37 PM

Fantastic shots there. And remind me, your have a fuji finepix camera? (Or was that someone else?) Enniskillen seems like a great airport for daily spotting with lots of helicopters movements.

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on September 27, 2008, 05:53:51 PM

Yes,my budget will only stretch to a Finepix S9600 :-\

Some days it gets quite lively - i'm lucky that i am a five minute walk from the action,so as soon as they are on the radio i am on my way ;)

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on September 27, 2008, 08:49:44 PM

Caught AW139 M-ERIT heading out this morning
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/M-ERIT_2_270908.jpg)
 8) :D

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: casper on September 28, 2008, 09:53:51 AM

Now that's a very nice looking machine :)

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: Dave on September 28, 2008, 05:47:44 PM

Having seen your pictures, the Finepix S9600 seems like a good camera, although I guess its the owner thats creating the good shots, rather than the camera alone :)

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on September 28, 2008, 06:11:56 PM

It's a good camera to a certain extent.A bit slow when in 'continuous shoot' mode,and it sometimes struggles to focus when at full zoom but apart from that it does the job.
The AW139 is very impressive up close - i wouldn't mind a flight in one  ;) ;)

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on October 03, 2008, 03:37:52 PM

This helo visited for a short while today
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/EI-GJL_2_031008.jpg)
 8) 8) ;)

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: casper on October 03, 2008, 04:36:19 PM

Saw one similar to that fly over around 2pm today

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on October 03, 2008, 05:13:30 PM

Departed approx 1330hrs so it may have been him ;)

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on October 08, 2008, 08:30:07 PM

A new build R44 emerged from Sloane today - G-CLOT
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/G-CLOT_1a_081008.jpg)

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on December 24, 2008, 08:26:56 AM

A few from this month  ;) ;)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/EI-KEO_5_011208.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/EI-LAF_3_231208.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/G-BPRJ_1_161208.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/G-OTTZ_1_221208.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/EI-NBG_1_101208.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/N119JT_2_221208.jpg)
I read elsewhere that the attachment on the Squirrel is a mapping system (LiDAR).The weather was awful when he came in for fuel,and he was grounded for two further days because of it.

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: casper on December 24, 2008, 12:13:18 PM

Very nice shots. Love the floatation gear on the last helo. Think my New Years resolution will have to be to get to Enniskillen more often - only got to it once this year :(

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on December 24, 2008, 12:31:12 PM

It's a pity you guys are so far away as it's a bit 'hit and miss' so to speak,no guarantee as to what's going to turn up.It has been fairly quiet of late given the economic climate - hopefully it will pick up again soon.

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: String on December 24, 2008, 02:25:45 PM

Yep some nice pictures, nice one with the flotation gear, wish more helicopters would fly over coleraine or just land at Derry.

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: Dave on December 24, 2008, 06:52:48 PM

Great range of helo's up there at Enniskillen. I like EI-NBG!! All well captured aswell!

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on January 05, 2009, 06:16:27 PM

Got a couple more of G-BPRJ this afternoon
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/G-BPRJ_3_050109.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/G-BPRJ_5_050109.jpg)
 ;)

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on March 01, 2009, 07:33:07 PM

I nearly missed this beast today.I heard 'Golf Charlie Echo' on the radio,but mistook it for 'G-UFCE :-X :-X :-X
Fortunatley he shut down for a refuel 8) 8) 8)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/EI-GCE_4a_010309.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/EI-GCE_1_010309.jpg)
 ;) ;) :D

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: Dave on March 01, 2009, 08:19:21 PM

Those are cracking photos, I like the last shot, great catch! Glad you caught it! Where is it usually based?

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on March 01, 2009, 08:54:13 PM

It seems to be operating out of Sligo,standing in for EI-CXS - wherever it has disappeared to ???

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: Angry Turnip on March 01, 2009, 09:42:47 PM

Drat!!! :( I was going to head down to St.Angelo today but the forecast wasn`t too special and put me off.

I believe EI-GCE was involved in a rescue of a girl near the cliffs at Portrush last night.

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on March 02, 2009, 07:39:22 AM

Interesting.He didn't arrive here until 1630ish,but i'm not sure where from.They were on the ground for around 40 mins before departing to Sligo.

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: vortex003 on April 13, 2009, 07:56:06 PM

First time i've seen this Dauphin at EGAB,of course it had to be bucketing rain again aswell :( :(
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/G-PLMI_3a_130409.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj122/vortex003/G-PLMI_11a_130409.jpg)
Nothing else sounds similar - reminded me of the time when the Irish Air Corps variant visited before its retirement.'247' was in along with the tiger scheme Puma back in 2005.

Title: Re: Helicopters
Post by: casper on April 13, 2009, 07:58:34 PM

Nice one. If it stayed any longer it might have needed that floatation gear :)