View Full Version : Watch out for those huuuge cliffs....
NutLoose
23rd Mar 2023, 16:58
:p
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1536x902/heli3_1536x902_c948d60aaa862e81e0143ff2dac06d5ca90f6615.jpgT he Puma from 33 Squadron in Akrotiri practises winching over the bases cliffs
https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/03/16/two-new-helicopters-for-akrotiri-base/
They are SH mates not SARboys so best to ease them in gently :)
Baldeep Inminj
23rd Mar 2023, 19:12
Ahh bless - they think they are doing SAR so let's not burst their bubble. Better this than they do real SAR training and have an accident caused by a skill deficiency.
ShyTorque
23rd Mar 2023, 20:25
They’re actually at 3,000 feet, as everyone knows the downwash of the Puma is huge.
treadigraph
23rd Mar 2023, 20:39
It's a very high spring tide...
212man
24th Mar 2023, 07:08
They are probably searching for the missing apostrophe…..
Cornish Jack
24th Mar 2023, 11:06
Ah ! ... using the nursery slopes, I see.
Long time no see, but, for 'playtime' we used to use 120' extension straps to winch onto 'Bog Rock' in Dreamer's Bay. ... that was with the Whirly, of course. Is the 'Bog Rock' ceramic ware still there ?
Happy days :)
pedroalpha
24th Mar 2023, 23:24
The bog was cemented onto the rock back in 69 during my time on 1563 Flt. Seem to remember that Joe McC was involved. Some excellent photographs of him sitting on the bog did the rounds; I wonder if they have survived?
Happy carefree days.