Culdrose 9/6/14

[Malfatron Malkovic]

Currently parked on 'B' site:
A-109E QQ100
Gazelle HT.3 ZB625.

[buzzer]

Spotted the Gazelle OTT Redruth. Call sign was tester.79

[Nick.M]

Today's visitors including the Junglies & Lynx possibly here for the week due to the following?

Q) EGTT/QWELW/IV/BO/W/000/010/4943N00543W023
B) FROM: 14/06/09 14:00C) TO: 14/06/12 23:59
E) EXERCISE FARADAY FIELD. UP TO 5 MIXED TYPE ROTARY WING ACFT
OPERATING IN AREA BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING CO-ORD 495500N 0061000W -
495500N 0051500W - 493000N 0051500W - 493000N 0061000W - 495500N
0061000W (SW ENGLISH CHANNEL). ACFT WILL BE IN CLOSE FORMATION
WITHOUT LIGHTS AND MAYBE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES OF THE AIR.
LAST ACFT IN FORMATION STANDARD LIGHTING THROUGHOUT.
OPS CTC 07837 987333. 14-06-0449/AS4
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: 1000FT AMSL
SCHEDULE: 1400-2359

[buzzer]

Today's visitors including the Junglies & Lynx possibly here for the week due to the following?

Q) EGTT/QWELW/IV/BO/W/000/010/4943N00543W023
B) FROM: 14/06/09 14:00C) TO: 14/06/12 23:59
E) EXERCISE FARADAY FIELD. UP TO 5 MIXED TYPE ROTARY WING ACFT
OPERATING IN AREA BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING CO-ORD 495500N 0061000W -
495500N 0051500W - 493000N 0051500W - 493000N 0061000W - 495500N
0061000W (SW ENGLISH CHANNEL). ACFT WILL BE IN CLOSE FORMATION
WITHOUT LIGHTS AND MAYBE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES OF THE AIR.
LAST ACFT IN FORMATION STANDARD LIGHTING THROUGHOUT.
OPS CTC 07837 987333. 14-06-0449/AS4
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: 1000FT AMSL
SCHEDULE: 1400-2359

As I understand it nick. Yes there in for the week.

[buzzer]

So we have
Gazelle ZB625
A 109. QQ100.
X2 mk4 Seaking
X2 mk8 lynx.
And we've just had
Alpha jet ZJ647 (I think) do a PAR.
GOOD start to the week.

[Malfatron Malkovic]

Sea Kings = ZE427/K and ZF118/O
Lynxes = XZ726/316 and ZD566/?

All visitors should be in for the week.Potentially more visitors towards the end of the week.

Sea Kings and Lynxes parked on VAS, no sign of Gazelle or 109 at 14:30, assume they are hangared.

[Malfatron Malkovic]

I only managed a snap of the Gazelle's arrival, the A109 was already in and the Junglies and Lynxes arrived when i went for a look at 'Lusty' in a murky Falmouth Bay. Quite interesting, though. During the ten minutes i spent watching her, a Merlin launched and she recovered a pair of rescue cabs.

[EGDR]

Great photos Malf, certainly a hell of a lot better than the one I got of it miles off Penzance a few days ago.

Certainly looks to be an interesting week ahead

[Malfatron Malkovic]

Always good to see Gazelles, chief - a touch of nostalgia!

[Seafire 47]

Always good to see Gazelles, chief - a touch of nostalgia!

And you've caught it very well squire and also good effort with the "Lusty",strange that she's operating with 771 though.

[EGDR]

Always good to see Gazelles, chief - a touch of nostalgia!

And you've caught it very well squire and also good effort with the "Lusty",strange that she's operating with 771 though.

I've heard pilots destined for the ASaC Sea Kings often do some training on the SAR cabs before going to 849, so it would make a lot of sense if that were the case.

Of course if I've been misinformed about that, feel free to shoot me down, my knowledge is only as good as my sources

[Malfatron Malkovic]

Perhaps 771 have embarked for plane-guard duties? I think 'Lusty' will be departing for blue water soon, out of shore bases reach.

[Aircraftpaulcornwall]

Hi Malf,
Smashing pictures mate!- lovely to see the long lost and lamented Gazelle. Rare to see 771 helos operating off of a carrier - great shots once again!! --Paul