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Offline pym

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« on: January 26, 2005, 10:44:58 pm »
Any notions why a PC-9 and a helicopter are doing some manner of flying together over Naas right now (10:30pm) and have been for at least an half hour?

I think it's one of the Garda helicopters (it's not an A3 or Dauphin based on sound - and i damn well cant see it with no light '<img'> )

I fully understand if nothing can be said right now due to this being an operation, but at some point in the future I'd like to hear what was going on. Cheers
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« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2005, 10:11:13 am »
Out of curiousity, how were you able to tell it was a PC9 if it was pitch black outside? Also the Garda heli`s are lit up like christmas tree so it probably would have been far easier to identify the heli than the plane.
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« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2005, 01:46:45 pm »
Quote (futurepilot @ 27 Jan. 2005,01:11)
Out of curiousity, how were you able to tell it was a PC9 if it was pitch black outside? Also the Garda heli`s are lit up like christmas tree so it probably would have been far easier to identify the heli than the plane.

Every aircraft has a distinct sound, especially the PC-9, thats how he probably knew what was flying.
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« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2005, 11:49:33 am »
Anyone that lives in the vicinity of Naas is now extremely familiar with the sound of the PC-9 '<img'>

The only other aircraft it could conceivably of been was the King Air but I'm 99.9999999% sure it wasnt. Cue one of the lads in Baldonnel (or FiannaFail) telling me that it was ':O'

Point taken about the Garda Helicopters being lit up, but to be honest I didnt bother going out,I was on the computer at the time, hence me being able to post on the board.

It was interesting, about half an hour before the main "circuits" of the two aircraft started, I heard a PC-9 fly over. Then I heard the helicopter, than I heard them both fly over on at least four seperate occasions over a short space of time.

Either way it had to of been Air Corp or Garda equipment, hence my interest.
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« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2005, 12:06:29 pm »
nice to see night flying is on going either way.
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« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2005, 01:02:26 pm »
Possibly Night Vision Goggle training?  That would be a good thing and indicate a clear intent to upgrade IAC skills in advance of the new helicopters.
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