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Irish Air Corps / Re: baldonnel Visitor

« on: August 15, 2013, 01:11:45 pm »

Pretty sure I just saw a light coloured Huey over Naas - Baldonnel visitor?

No Huey in BAL - it was probably all white Bell 205A G-UHGB which dropped into Kilrush for fuel.

That's the one - thanks a million Snapper!

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Irish Air Corps / Re: baldonnel Visitor

« on: August 12, 2013, 05:05:04 pm »

Pretty sure I just saw a light coloured Huey over Naas - Baldonnel visitor?

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Irish Air Corps / Re: baldonnel Visitor

« on: June 06, 2013, 01:37:58 pm »

A pair of USAF MC-130P's in today.

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Aviation Waffle / Re: Queenie

« on: May 13, 2011, 03:43:57 pm »

If all the formation flying about today is anything to go by, the PC-9's might be escorting herself in

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Irish Air Corps / Re: 9 to 5 weekday Air Corps

« on: May 12, 2011, 02:55:55 pm »

 

I was wondering where "Electric Eddie" had got to

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Irish Air Corps / Re: 9 to 5 weekday Air Corps

« on: May 09, 2011, 02:50:26 am »

and 50 minutes later, they made their way back - very low level, couldnt see them, only heard.

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Aviation News / Re: Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!

« on: May 09, 2011, 02:25:32 am »

Can anyone explain why they would persist with the tail rotor instead of blowing air out the tail - as has been demonstrated for decades now, surely that would have a vastly decreased the radar signature?

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Irish Air Corps / Re: Heli formation

« on: May 09, 2011, 02:14:52 am »

 

If my memory is right the 139 was behind - maybe it was armed & the crew were getting their own back for a speeding ticket! 

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Irish Air Corps / 9 to 5 weekday Air Corps

« on: May 09, 2011, 02:09:15 am »

Spotted two helicopters in close formation just a few minutes ago - just before 2AM, I guess it's the Secret Squirrels on the way to the Curragh or perhaps just NVG formation training - either way, nice surprise as I stood on the door step having a cigarette!  

Thought I was losing it when I saw a strange shape approaching my direction  

Front Heli had main lights off for obvious reasons, but Heli 2 was fully lit.

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Irish Air Corps / Re: Weapons Training

« on: April 23, 2011, 11:19:33 am »

Thanks for the great pics!   

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Irish Air Corps / Heli formation

« on: April 20, 2011, 03:31:30 pm »

An unusual formation today - Garda EC-135 & an AW-139, close formation near Naas, probably a photoshoot.

The 139 really needs to pitch back an enormous amount at slow speeds

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Irish Air Corps / Weapons Training

« on: April 08, 2011, 04:43:03 pm »

Haven't seen this published - but it generally is, so not threading on OPSEC -

Just saw a formation of 3 PC-9's fly overhead, first two seemed to have gunpods on - anyone know if they're doing weapons training, or was this a photoshoot?

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Irish Air Corps / Re: Air Corps CASA makes emergency landing in Derry

« on: October 28, 2010, 06:03:51 pm »

Is this the 4th or 5th occasion this year?

I wonder is it related to the refit they received recently, or just age..

Not good.

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Irish Air Corps / Re: Bal Departure 7am? Foreign visitor?

« on: October 27, 2010, 10:43:34 pm »

I should clarify - I'm to the west of Bal and can't see the airfield here, but am on a very busy stretch of airspace for the IAC - so familiar with the profiles of aircraft climbing out from Bal.

Saw the landing lights initially coming towards my direction and thought it might be the Casa, but what really got my attention was that it appeared to do a very fast shift south then a few seconds later resumed back west.

In a housing area so didn't want to go out into the middle of the road and gawk upwards only to have the neighbours look out and think they have a peeping tom! Also I was up to watch the F1 race from Korea 

It's possible I've misidentified some traffic from EIDW going an oddly circuitous route, but don't think so.

(When I say West and South, I'm giving ballpark directions, probably more WSW-SSE-WSW although don't quote me on that! Maybe I was overtired and overestimated the speed and given a casa driver a great laugh.. anyway..)

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Irish Air Corps / Bal Departure 7am? Foreign visitor?

« on: October 24, 2010, 07:37:43 am »

Just wondering if anyone would be able to let me know if there was a jet departure from Bal this morning - was just standing outside and saw a rather spritely climb out reminiscent of a fast jet. Could only see the lights. Headed west, at least initially.

Cheers