Papa Benedetto
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.. that was Packer's S76B at Randwick.
Some additional shots of yesterday's departure:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DiIqBVhckQg/UTDtpW90anI/AAAAAAAAMFo/D7SnplTKuM8/s510/St+Peter%27s+Basilica.jpg)
The 'Vaticopter' passes in front of St. Peter's Basilica
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vNCikembQ8g/UTDtpMBtBDI/AAAAAAAAMFc/bprY3czA3S0/s814/Benedetto+28+2+13.jpg)
The Papal 139 lines-up to overfly St. Peter's Square
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The last time I saw that much smoke pouring from a 139 was when a pilot - who thought that the RFM did not apply to him - shut down the engines before the 2 minute cool down period..... Ciao
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One tries! ![Evil](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/evil.gif)
FYI .. TQHF have also made a few 'brisk' shut-downs in their time!
From originally flippant comments that the smoke was a sign that Benedetto should have remained in office .. Italian news are now saying that the 'smoking Vaticopter' is an endorsement that a 'higher authority' in fact approves of his retirement .. and .. it is no longer being discussed with humour .. but with a worrying degree of credibility! Just goes to show what far-reaching consequences the actions of helicopter pilots can have!
![Evil](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/evil.gif)
FYI .. TQHF have also made a few 'brisk' shut-downs in their time!
From originally flippant comments that the smoke was a sign that Benedetto should have remained in office .. Italian news are now saying that the 'smoking Vaticopter' is an endorsement that a 'higher authority' in fact approves of his retirement .. and .. it is no longer being discussed with humour .. but with a worrying degree of credibility! Just goes to show what far-reaching consequences the actions of helicopter pilots can have!
![Wink](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/wink2.gif)
TQHF have also made a few 'brisk' shut-downs in their time!
Anyone shutting down a turbine engine prematurely is storing problems for the future - if not the next start up (power turbine rub being one possibility.)
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Papa Francesco met with Papa Benedetto at Castel Gandolfo yesterday:
![](http://images.politico.com/global/2013/03/23/130323_pope_francis_benedict_ap_328.jpg)
Francesco's arrival (courtesy of the Vaticopter) can be seen in the first moments of the clip below:
![](http://images.politico.com/global/2013/03/23/130323_pope_francis_benedict_ap_328.jpg)
Francesco's arrival (courtesy of the Vaticopter) can be seen in the first moments of the clip below:
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Necessary for when the Aeronautica Militare are tasked with non-Papal flights! ![Wink](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/wink2.gif)
On a more serious note .. increasingly common (these days) for flying units engaged in transporting Heads of State, but, there are some notable exceptions around the world .. including the UK.
![Wink](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/wink2.gif)
On a more serious note .. increasingly common (these days) for flying units engaged in transporting Heads of State, but, there are some notable exceptions around the world .. including the UK.