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Irish Air Corps / Re: Air Corps to provide Heli Ambulance Service to HSE.

« on: March 11, 2008, 09:09:59 pm »

5 page technical write up on "Air Corps enhances air ambulance service" in Vol 62 Issue 2 of Engineers Journal. Should appear online here: http://www.iei.ie/webpages/pagedetails.pasp?pageid=101&menuid=23 in the coming few weeks. Will post to Air Corps News forum if/when I spot it. (See that forum for previous articles about the 135 and 139 in that journal).

No mention of 24hr service, but several references to Service Level Agreement. I didn't realise the 135 has clamshell doors. Also it talks about specialised military equipment for the 135 including fast-roping arm and rescue hoist but I thought they were 139 only.

Final sentence was interesting..."The AW139 'Medevac' system also provides for a possible overseas role for the aircraft should they be so deployed in the future." 

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Software & Flight Simulators / Latest Google Earth includes FlightSim!

« on: September 02, 2007, 12:03:11 pm »

Latest Google Earth includes a flight sim!

More here:
http://games.slashdot.org/games/07/09/01/2038210.shtml

Google Shortcuts here:
http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v4/flightsim/index.html

For me the Ctrl-A shortcut starts it off.

Enjoy!

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Air Corps News / Patrolling the seas with the Air Corps

« on: July 25, 2007, 12:50:13 pm »

"Tom MacSweeney, Marine Correspondent, reports on the day-to-day work of the Air Corps patrol on our coastlines"

Currently available here:
http://www.rte.ie/news/nationwide/index.html

Slightly more direct link:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0723/nationwide_av.html?2272192

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Air Corps News / Whalelog

« on: July 16, 2007, 05:32:34 pm »

Thanks Fouga, been around a while (so long I even forgot my original account name!) but don't find things to post very often.

P.Doff, be sure to set Padraig (or whoever) from IWDG straight the next time they are onboard - no offence intended I am sure
 '>. Keep them coming!!!

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Air Corps News / AW139 in IEI Journal

« on: July 15, 2007, 01:24:58 pm »

Follow up article in Engineers Ireland Journal on AW139's etc:
http://www.iei.ie/uploads....RPS.PDF

(Edit: for previous article see http://www.irishairpics.com/cgi-bin....;t=848)

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Air Corps News / Whalelog

« on: July 15, 2007, 01:16:09 pm »

...and now for something completely different ...Just noticed various articles on Irish Whale and Dolphin Group website referencing collaboration with the Maritime Squadron.

Recent Photos:
http://www.iwdg.ie/article.asp?id=1826

Various articles:
http://www.iwdg.ie/search.asp?search=Irish+Air+Corps

More about Whalelog:
http://www.iwdg.ie/article.asp?id=463&search=whalelog

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Aviation Videos / Be a Silver Swallow for a few minutes...

« on: April 19, 2006, 07:30:09 pm »

Thanks Guinness.

I have been hanging around for a while...it's a great list with some great folks - hat's off to Frank.

By the way Frank, as you probably know, if those clips are just way too long or big for your site it might be an option to upload to something like video.google.com...

- John.

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Aviation Videos / Be a Silver Swallow for a few minutes...

« on: April 18, 2006, 04:20:25 pm »

Fox2,
Sounds great!

Frank, may the force be with you...

 - John.

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Aviation Videos / Be a Silver Swallow for a few minutes...

« on: April 02, 2006, 12:07:08 am »

Wouldn't this be a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3071746357619265886

BTW, wasn't there a video of the Silver Swallows done for RTE with the Top Gun tune by Berlin "Take my Breath Away" in the background...anyone know if its posted anywhere?

Thx.

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Irish Air Corps / AC Radio doc on RTE Radio 1 right now

« on: March 20, 2006, 08:36:19 pm »

OK. Show's over. But apparently it will appear here. Some nice anecdotes. Listen to it while you are browsing the rest of the posts.

Enjoy,

 - John.

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Irish Air Corps / AC Radio doc on RTE Radio 1 right now

« on: March 20, 2006, 08:23:32 pm »

Tune into RTE Radio 1 right now to hear documentary that seems to surround Aer Corps Museum. Lots of interviews with past folks.

Recordings may be available after the show on RTE website

Good luck.
 - John.