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General Aviation Discussion => Spotting Trips => Topic started by: hammerhead on March 11, 2012, 08:30:04 PM

Title: Major SAR Demo 15th and 16th at Weston
Post by: hammerhead on March 11, 2012, 08:30:04 PM: For anyone that might be interested in catching a SAR demo from four country's helicopters then Weston next Thursday and Friday might be the place to be... ;D

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Coast Guard chiefs from a number of countries will attend the conference including the US, UK and Sweden. All four Coast Guard helicopters will be on hand to give a search and rescue demonstration at an event in Weston Airport as part of the conference.

http://www.transport.ie/pressRelease.aspx?Id=494

Guess where I'm spending a couple of days...lol
Title: Re: Major SAR Demo 15th and 16th at Weston
Post by: casper on March 12, 2012, 03:30:29 PM: Working? lol
Title: Re: Major SAR Demo 15th and 16th at Weston
Post by: airbusa320 on March 12, 2012, 07:04:03 PM: Are all four aircraft going to be Irish coastguard or are the UK sending an aircraft over.
In weston today and looked like they were getting ready for the visit as all aircraft were out of the hangers.
Title: Re: Major SAR Demo 15th and 16th at Weston
Post by: hammerhead on March 13, 2012, 08:07:29 PM: Latest info is that the demo will only happen on the Thursday afternoon, and the aircraft attending will be Irish Coast Guard S61, S92... RAF Seaking... Air Corps E135, AW139 ...
Title: Re: Major SAR Demo 15th and 16th at Weston
Post by: hammerhead on March 15, 2012, 08:00:20 PM: Some shots from a day that started out ok but got cloudy and dull as the day went by...

This Griffin arrived yesterday..
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6839202970_6f32fe0652_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6839202970/)
ZJ703 - Royal Air Force - Bell 412EP Griffin HAR.2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6839202970/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

The star of the day arriving..
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6985324367_86bdd8b951_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985324367/)
EI-ICG - CHC Helicopters - Sikorsky S92A (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985324367/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/6839204048_e6bf103db1_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6839204048/)
EI-ICG - CHC Helicopters - Sikorsky S92A (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6839204048/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

The First Air Corps arrival..
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7044/6985325517_6ca7e39e11_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985325517/)
253 - Irish Air Corps - Casa CN.235M (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985325517/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

Followed closely by a EC-135..
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/6985326157_5b70774c2d_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985326157/)
271 - Irish Air Corps - EC.135P2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985326157/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/6985326899_104faac0ef_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985326899/)
271 - Irish Air Corps - EC.135P2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985326899/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

Is this Weston or Baldonnel?
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6985327515_034099be86_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985327515/)
278 - Irish Air Corps - Agusta Westland AW139 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985327515/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

Finally the old Girl arrives...
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/6985328223_20afa2ba89_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985328223/)
EI-MES - CHC Helicopters- Sikorsky S-61N (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6985328223/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

The old and new face to face...
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/6839207734_7f1f848f75_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6839207734/)
EI-MES - CHC Helicopters- Sikorsky S-61N (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6839207734/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

Hope you like...
Title: Re: Major SAR Demo 15th and 16th at Weston
Post by: Paultojo on March 15, 2012, 08:05:49 PM: Great stuff Don
Title: Re: Major SAR Demo 15th and 16th at Weston
Post by: RNASMU on March 15, 2012, 11:55:11 PM: As always an excellent set of snaps, well done.
Title: Re: Major SAR Demo 15th and 16th at Weston
Post by: casper on March 16, 2012, 09:28:24 AM: Like indeed :)
Title: Re: Major SAR Demo 15th and 16th at Weston
Post by: hammerhead on March 16, 2012, 12:20:26 PM: Thanks for the comments guys, Weston was a busy place yesterday with the normal training going on between the arrivals.

Here's a few shots of the locals ...

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7044/6986971527_5f0ef83629_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6986971527/)
G-OBFS - Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6986971527/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6986971861_02bc06e272_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6986971861/)
G-OBFS - Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6986971861/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6986972247_0002e4584b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6986972247/)
EI-BCK - Cessna 172N Skyhawk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6986972247/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6986972579_5d49eae5c7_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6986972579/)
EI-BJM - Cessna A152 Aerobat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6986972579/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6840851564_a25cf02ac0_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6840851564/)
N65MJ.- Beech 58P Baron (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6840851564/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/6986973731_678d3c3127_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6986973731/)
EI-SKE - Robin DR.400 - Sky Trace Flight Training (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6986973731/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6986974105_3f78da6efc_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6986974105/)
EI-RHM - Bell 407 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6986974105/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

The sad sight of aircraft stored on the old ramp..

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7208/6840849784_593f2ef2b9_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6840849784/)
Aircraft stored Weston (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6840849784/) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Major SAR Demo 15th and 16th at Weston
Post by: casper on March 16, 2012, 12:22:29 PM: When did the Cat arrive there?
Title: Re: Major SAR Demo 15th and 16th at Weston
Post by: hammerhead on March 16, 2012, 12:26:55 PM: Its been at weston since 2006, it was planned to restore it and display it with the Bucc as part of a museum, sadly those plans are now a thing of the past and the aircraft are all up for sale...

http://www.catalina.org.uk/catalina-latest-news/world-catalina-news-may-2006-a14.html
Title: Re: Major SAR Demo 15th and 16th at Weston
Post by: Angry Turnip on March 16, 2012, 08:49:31 PM: That Griffin is quite a rare bird-I don`t recall ever seeing one in Northern Ireland,but I have seen them in Scotland and Cyprus.