#1: Skwirrell's Chopper Author: Shades, Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 7:06 pm ---- Sorry guys,
No idea what it was, but I know someone woulda been pissed off if I didn't post.
Flying over "Crummock Water" in Cumbria.
Happened to have my Canon EOS600D with me and ready to go but had to wrestle a bigger lens on, as soon as I heard them.
Luckily I just made it as they came level and got down into the bowl.
#4: Re: Skwirrell's Chopper Author: JG300-Ascout, Location: CyberspacePosted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 12:00 am ---- Glad you posted (it actually hurts to say that....)
These look like Bell 205 derivatives, but with twin engines and 4 blades, which the Navy/Marines here still use (I think, as the UH-1N). Those guys are funny about having two engines when flying over water.
#5: Re: Skwirrell's Chopper Author: Shades, Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 7:05 am ---- Ty, ty, ty.
There were RAF jets low-flying all around the hills on D-Day too, some over the towns up there.
It's unusual for 'em to low-fly the towns, but they were still too quick for me to shoot them.
Last year I saw Tornado's up one of the mountains there (close enough to see the pilot's face then), but these weren't Tornado's.
Nor were they 'Euro-Fighters'.
Damned annoying I couldn't get a shot of 'em.
EDIT: I'm an idiot!
I have much bigger shots of the choppers.
I'll just take the surround out and post the choppers at their actual size.
D'Oh!
#6: Re: Skwirrell's Chopper Author: Shades, Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 7:20 am ----
#7: Re: Skwirrell's Chopper Author: RCAF_Wingnut, Location: Omaha, Ne.Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:35 pm ---- With two engines, it probably is a Bell 412. They are pretty snappy helos and worth flying. I have a version for my Flight Sim from Hovercontrol.
#8: Re: Skwirrell's Chopper Author: raima55, Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:35 pm ---- If anything, it's an improvement....and less inbreeding is something them Brits have needed for centuries! Wink
#9: Re: Skwirrell's Chopper Author: Shades, Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:16 am ----
- raima55
If anything, it's an improvement....and less inbreeding is something them Brits have needed for centuries! Wink