Check out the N gauge layout Grange-Over-Sands, they have a working Seaking helicopter hovering over the beach on a rescue. looks very good with the rotor blades working. It looks like the one based at Anglesey I think.

I spotted that at the weekend exhibition very effective.

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All

That looks amazing a greats scene there Seaking and class 37's 

Dave

On a slight tangent but one flew over me at lowish level the other week, I guess a training flight towards the Hospital helipad or something... One of the loudest things I've ever heard!

Quote from: Northern Git on May 21, 2015, 11:39:22 PM
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Quite a good scene, but prototypical wise almost impossible, stand in the proximity those people are to the rotor down draft and they would be blown away.
Because of that it's also very unlikely a sea king would operate that close to shore and that low.

Disagree I'm afraid,

The speaking downdraught isn't that great to be honest.
Having stood under one, an Apache, a chinook and a ch-53, none would blow you away although the latter would be 'problematic' lol

And yes, the sealing would work in shore depending on the need to get the patient to hospital quickly, and a specialist hospital at that.
A helimed might not be available within time constraints but a Seaking could be.

I get everything from SeaKings, to Helimed, to Chinooks and Puma's in the field behind me on medical/ casevac duties.
Not that they stay long, maximum Ive seen is 15 minutes for a Seaking the other week and minimum was a Chinook about a year ago lasting about 90 seconds.

Cheers
Dave

Quote from: DJM Dave on May 22, 2015, 08:19:10 PM
Disagree I'm afraid,

The speaking downdraught isn't that great to be honest.
Having stood under one, an Apache, a chinook and a ch-53, none would blow you away although the latter would be 'problematic' lol

And yes, the sealing would work in shore depending on the need to get the patient to hospital quickly, and a specialist hospital at that.
A helimed might not be available within time constraints but a Seaking could be.

I get everything from SeaKings, to Helimed, to Chinooks and Puma's in the field behind me on medical/ casevac duties.
Not that they stay long, maximum Ive seen is 15 minutes for a Seaking the other week and minimum was a Chinook about a year ago lasting about 90 seconds.

Cheers
Dave

All I can say is that  my experience of them is quite different, and having spoken to pilots when doing an airlift from a submarine at sea, they stayed high to prevent blowing the handling party off the casing.

Normally inshore work by the RN was carried out by the Wessex V,  which had better maneuverability and all round visibility for the winchman when working close to cliffs, this was often proved when a pilot could put all three wheels of a Wessex on a point of rock, the margin of error all round was about 3ft.

A Wessex was also the choice machine for SAR when aircraft were landing and taking off, one was always hovering alongside in case a pilot decided to take a bath. The Sea King was employed on more distant SAR work, simply because it had the range that the Wessex didn't.

reading hi last night when this dropped  in acros the road[smg id=25140 type=preview align=center caption="DSCN0818 (2)"]

Quote from: Graham Walters on May 22, 2015, 08:29:16 PM

Quote from: DJM Dave on May 22, 2015, 08:19:10 PM
Disagree I'm afraid,

The speaking downdraught isn't that great to be honest.
Having stood under one, an Apache, a chinook and a ch-53, none would blow you away although the latter would be 'problematic' lol

And yes, the sealing would work in shore depending on the need to get the patient to hospital quickly, and a specialist hospital at that.
A helimed might not be available within time constraints but a Seaking could be.

I get everything from SeaKings, to Helimed, to Chinooks and Puma's in the field behind me on medical/ casevac duties.
Not that they stay long, maximum Ive seen is 15 minutes for a Seaking the other week and minimum was a Chinook about a year ago lasting about 90 seconds.

Cheers
Dave

All I can say is that  my experience of them is quite different, and having spoken to pilots when doing an airlift from a submarine at sea, they stayed high to prevent blowing the handling party off the casing.

Normally inshore work by the RN was carried out by the Wessex V,  which had better maneuverability and all round visibility for the winchman when working close to cliffs, this was often proved when a pilot could put all three wheels of a Wessex on a point of rock, the margin of error all round was about 3ft.

A Wessex was also the choice machine for SAR when aircraft were landing and taking off, one was always hovering alongside in case a pilot decided to take a bath. The Sea King was employed on more distant SAR work, simply because it had the range that the Wessex didn't.

Ah, now your talking......... The mighty Wessex! I saw 2 in an awful state in March at Predannack airfield.
Much loved, much missed.... As will the SeaKings be, soon enough.
Hoping to get west for the 6 ship formation Sortie round Cornwall coming soon.

Didn't get blown over, wet yes, wind swept yes....



Yes I know it's a Merlin not a Seaking but that's the way we roll...

Keeping to the N Gauge discussion, I don't really think it matters if the scene in Northern Git's pictures are prototypical or not.... it's an inventive and eye-catching cameo. 

Quote from: Northern Git on May 21, 2015, 11:39:22 PM
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I love this! Why didn't I think of it?!

Cheers Jon 

Quote from: Luke Piewalker on May 22, 2015, 07:24:00 PM
One of the loudest things I've ever heard!

You evidently don't live on the training flight path for the Typhoons ...

Now they are bloody noisy beasts