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Civil Aviation => Aircraft Movements => Topic started by: smudge on November 28, 2012, 10:49:46 AM

Title: Black AS355 out of Ards 09:30
Post by: smudge on November 28, 2012, 10:49:46 AM

It's back... the black Ecureuil with lateral booms departed from Ards around 09:30 today heading NW.

Looks like some sort of geo-magnetic sensors on the ends of the booms.

Here was a snap of it from March:

(http://occurs.lineum.org.uk/public/2012/03/heli_spraying_3A-2012-03-17.JPEG)

Title: Re: Black AS355 out of Ards 09:30
Post by: CanonJohns40d on November 28, 2012, 12:19:34 PM

Hi I have seen G-PDGR on the boxes for a couple of days. I think it's a Dark Purple colour maybe involved in Line checking?

Title: Re: Black AS355 out of Ards 09:30
Post by: StealthHawk on November 28, 2012, 04:36:14 PM

G-BXGA was flying out of 'Ards yesterday - and the equipment is for LIDAR (http://www.pdghelicopters.com/aerial-surveys.html) surveys.

It's a maroon / brown helicopter (AS350B2)

Title: Re: Black AS355 out of Ards 09:30
Post by: smudge on November 28, 2012, 05:16:41 PM

Thanks guys - I was up the Lead Mines as it lifted-off from the airfield so no registration ID, sorry.  Pretty much a black blob with sticky-out bits at that distance.

Didn't hear it sneak back in later, either.