Wrong kind of rain...
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I recall the Wessex struggling in heavy rain as it tended to lift the blade-tape resulting in a curious whispering noise and a bit of vibration....
Saw a Merlin come over low this afternoon and assumed he was mucking around near the lake and then bu**ered off, when I took the dog for a walk later on I came across this in a field next to the Nene:
The crewman explained that it was a bad case of tape lift and was awaiting an engineer to arrive by road. It departed later, but the whisper could still be heard
It strikes me that there must be a better solution than tape, and surely in the 23 years since I was on Wessex a better solution must be available?
Also the fact that the engineer had to come by road, in my day another cab would have been despatched with said engineer, obviously things have changed somewhat!
I think the crew were regretting putting down on the busiest dog-walking path in Thrapston...!
Saw a Merlin come over low this afternoon and assumed he was mucking around near the lake and then bu**ered off, when I took the dog for a walk later on I came across this in a field next to the Nene:
The crewman explained that it was a bad case of tape lift and was awaiting an engineer to arrive by road. It departed later, but the whisper could still be heard
It strikes me that there must be a better solution than tape, and surely in the 23 years since I was on Wessex a better solution must be available?
Also the fact that the engineer had to come by road, in my day another cab would have been despatched with said engineer, obviously things have changed somewhat!
I think the crew were regretting putting down on the busiest dog-walking path in Thrapston...!
it's "helicopter tape"! When it's not being borrowed to protect parts of my rally car, or on my mountain bike, it's used on the leading edges of rotor blades for abrasion resistance ;-)
More years ago now than i like to remember, when i were a little nipper, a helicopter put down in the field across the road, and when we went with my dad to see what was up the pilot said "a warning light came on, so we landed". When asked "what was it warning about" he replied " no idea, it's not actually labelled!" And indeed it wasn't, just a solitary small red lamp in the middle of an otherwise unmarked black crackle finish panel.......... I wonder if things were a bit more relaxed in them days ;-)
More years ago now than i like to remember, when i were a little nipper, a helicopter put down in the field across the road, and when we went with my dad to see what was up the pilot said "a warning light came on, so we landed". When asked "what was it warning about" he replied " no idea, it's not actually labelled!" And indeed it wasn't, just a solitary small red lamp in the middle of an otherwise unmarked black crackle finish panel.......... I wonder if things were a bit more relaxed in them days ;-)
Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 6th June 19:29
baughany said:
We were walking the dogs through the meadow when it landed, it did sound ropey as it came over Islip.
The crew were brilliant and let our boys have a look round. Would post pics but not sure how, could someone help?
IF the picks are on your hard drive: -The crew were brilliant and let our boys have a look round. Would post pics but not sure how, could someone help?
-Click 'Upload an image (beta)'
-Click 'Choose File'
-Then find the file as you would in any other program, and click 'open' on the bottom right of the window.
-Click 'upload' and wait for it to upload then close the window.
-Repeat for each picture.
I think some people just post the url if the pic is online.
Thanks - hope this works
http://thumbsnap.com/sc/CqPe6cAp.jpg
http://thumbsnap.com/sc/e68PHtdU.jpg
http://thumbsnap.com/sc/XibzMMUZ.jpg
We dont normally take the boys out in the rain in t shirts, it did come and go very suddenly!
http://thumbsnap.com/sc/CqPe6cAp.jpg
http://thumbsnap.com/sc/e68PHtdU.jpg
http://thumbsnap.com/sc/XibzMMUZ.jpg
We dont normally take the boys out in the rain in t shirts, it did come and go very suddenly!
Brilliant! Thanks alot - I'd just put the ipad down and was going to try on the PC, it didn't seem to go too well the ipad way.
I didn't think it sounded any different when it took off again about half past six this evening, as Albert said - now I gather it made it as far as Stanwick and will be there overnight.
Edited to see if I could work out how to do it - thanks again!
I didn't think it sounded any different when it took off again about half past six this evening, as Albert said - now I gather it made it as far as Stanwick and will be there overnight.
Edited to see if I could work out how to do it - thanks again!
Edited by baughany on Wednesday 6th June 23:28
Ah OK, I hope you like it, it's a nice place. We're on the wrong side of the tracks in Thrapston.
Your comment earlier about the dog walking track made me wonder whether they hopped over to Stanwick this evening to get away from all the onlookers! There were dozens on the way when we left earlier.
Your comment earlier about the dog walking track made me wonder whether they hopped over to Stanwick this evening to get away from all the onlookers! There were dozens on the way when we left earlier.
baughany said:
Brilliant! Thanks alot - I'd just put the ipad down and was going to try on the PC, it didn't seem to go too well the ipad way.
I didn't think it sounded any different when it took off again about half past six this evening, as Albert said - now I gather it made it as far as Stanwick and will be there overnight.
Edited to see if I could work out how to do it - thanks again!
That's really cool I bet your boys will remember that forever!I didn't think it sounded any different when it took off again about half past six this evening, as Albert said - now I gather it made it as far as Stanwick and will be there overnight.
Edited to see if I could work out how to do it - thanks again!
Edited by baughany on Wednesday 6th June 23:28
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