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Offline pilatus

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EC135 and Dauphin over Letterkenny
« on: December 05, 2005, 03:48:56 pm »
i just caught my first glimpse of the aircorps new EC135 over letterkenny,it was flying in formation with a Dauphin over the town just 10minutes ago (3pm)!as usual i didnt have a camera with me,it would have made a sweet picture!anyone else see them en route up the country today?the Dauphin looked so sleek!the EC135 looked kind of wierd to me as iv never seen a green AirCorps heli before!but it was cool!
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« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2005, 04:57:04 pm »
Thats abit of history in itself noy cause the Dauphin will be gone but that the it is probaly the first time an Irish Air Corps Helicopter has flown close to the border in any other colour than grey in over 20 odd years since probly the Puma days in 1982 its quite ponignant that the IAC now have no trouble flying Olive Green Coloured helicopters round the border as the trouble have finished it good sign in my opinion...
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« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2005, 07:08:30 pm »
Pilatus,
Now you too have no camera with you, into the corner with Frank!
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« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2005, 01:07:33 am »
Do i join them also Tony? I had no camera also!  'thumbsdown'


BTW they are so quiet sounding! Sweet! 'thumbsup'
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« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2005, 09:18:07 am »
Yep Fouga you too! Think I prefer the sound of the Al III, but that's me old fashioned.
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« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2005, 09:47:32 am »
i know!i was kicking myself that i had no camera!i was about to go home and pick one up but just then the pair went flying of again in the direction of finner!at one point the EC135 is was at roof top level,the numbers are not visible at all,only the celtic boss and the tricolour!it is so quiet compared to the Dauphin!i could hear the Dauphin about 2minutes before i could see it!it too was very low ,id say about 100ft of the ground!
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« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2005, 07:03:05 pm »
Any idea what they were doing around Letterkenny?!
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« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2005, 10:28:13 am »
honestly dont have any idea what they were doing!?but i think they did an approach to the helipad at the hospital,and were quite low over the town in general making high speed passes and also going that slow they were nearly in a hover!anyone in the aircorps here find out what they were doing in letterkenny?
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2005, 09:02:11 pm »
Their job, most likely.

I didn't realise they were forbidden from flying outside the Baldonnel environs.

Air corps aircraft travel all around the country on a daily basis,if we report every sighting we will be filling up the bard very quickly.
Its none of our business what they are doing.

Is Opsec gone from the milvocab?
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