Rescue 117

Heathen

Hi all,

I thought there would be a thread here about this already but for anyone thats interested, RTE are Running a documentary series following the Irish coast guard's search and rescue team at their helicopter base in Waterford.

Sunday nights on RTE 1 @ 19:30

Last night was episode 3, and you can catch up all 3 on the RTE Player.. Link Below!!

RTE Player - Rescue 117

Enjoy!! I know i did :-)

Hooch

Repeat from last year I assume???

Heathen

Oh i wasn't aware this was aired last year.. I don't get much time in front of the TV so i thought i was ahead of the game here haha.. my bad!! sorry about that, i best get my ass back too 2010

Hooch

Its a good show, well worth the watch and thread/forum bump.

Heathen

Yea I am really enjoying it so far.. I live approximately 7k north of the regional airport so R117 is no stranger to shaking the house and getting me running for the scanner :-)

Turner

Really is an excellent show..

Shows the good work the guys are doing. They really provide a life saving valuable service.

Thumbs up Rescue 117 :D



And respect to the Chief Pilot... Captain Dara Fitzpatrick rarrrr

punchdrunk

does anyone know when Rescue 115 is going to air??

Rescue117

Thanks for the "bump".

Rescue 115 airs in September.

flazio

Didn't catch it last year so I'm quite happily watching for the first time, I had a quick look around RTÉ news to see if there had been any updates on the planned reduction of services, last I saw was new faster helicopters based in more spread out bases but that Waterford would still be going 12 hour,under the new administration has there been any change of heart?

Zambia

I saw this on the series coast here the other day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRKcOPIe82M

EMSCHAP

The "new" helicopters will be located at the present bases(if Sligo airport survives it's pso grant cut) and all will be 24 hr operations.

Sterling Archer

I always give a quick... Father, son, holy spirit, Turas Sábháilte. whenever i see R115, i truly hope never to have to unwillingly or unknowingly be brought aboard an Rnli Vessel or Coast guard chopper, but it's great that i know they are there day or night, blind weather or SKC.

One day i'm going to fly one of those, crosses fingers, eyes, legs, arms, toes..

I can't wait for the new series

kub

EMSCHAP wrote: »

The "new" helicopters will be located at the present bases(if Sligo airport survives it's pso grant cut) and all will be 24 hr operations.

I am relived to hear they are getting new machines. Out of curiosity a few months back I googled their respective registrations. I was surprised to see that these current machines were new in around 1978.

Must say though, respect to the service crews.

punchdrunk

kub wrote: »

I am relived to hear they are getting new machines. Out of curiosity a few months back I googled their respective registrations. I was surprised to see that these current machines were new in around 1978.

Must say though, respect to the service crews.

new?? EI-SAR was built in 1963 and is the oldest flying S-61 in the world!!


she's still looking good though

kub

punchdrunk wrote: »

new?? EI-SAR was built in 1963 and is the oldest flying S-61 in the world!!


she's still looking good though

Wow thats even older than me. Are they a Russian built machine? Also were these the helicopters that Irish Helicopters used to use in the 1970s for the Kinsale gas rig contract?

punchdrunk

Igor Sikorsky himself was a Russian who fled to the states after WW1 and became a citizen of the US,before founding his helicopter company so technically the company is American

EI-BHO "Hotel Oscar" and EL-BLY "Lima Yankee" were the original S-61's owned by Irish Helicopters used for the rigs and then as SAR choppers in Shannon
when Irish Helicopters lost the SAR contract they were sold to the UK where
"Hotel Oscar" became the UK CoastGuard's "Whiskey Bravo" of Seaside Rescue fame!

I'd love to see an S-61 kept in an Irish museum when they are gone,it's given over 20 years of lifesaving service to Ireland.
an amazing helicopter to look at,amazing to fly in!

source

Current:



New:



No contest which is the more impressive looking bird, S61 hands down every time.

kub

punchdrunk wrote: »

Igor Sikorsky himself was a Russian who fled to the states after WW1 and became a citizen of the US,before founding his helicopter company so technically the company is American

EI-BHO "Hotel Oscar" and EL-BLY "Lima Yankee" were the original S-61's owned by Irish Helicopters used for the rigs and then as SAR choppers in Shannon
when Irish Helicopters lost the SAR contract they were sold to the UK where
"Hotel Oscar" became the UK CoastGuard's "Whiskey Bravo" of Seaside Rescue fame!

I'd love to see an S-61 kept in an Irish museum when they are gone,it's given over 20 years of lifesaving service to Ireland.
an amazing helicopter to look at,amazing to fly in!

Well done, you are well informed. That S-61 is indeed a classic machine, I always admire the hum of them as they pass overhead.
Lets hope someone does give one a decent retirement home where we can all go and visit it.

Trotter

kub wrote: »

Well done, you are well informed. That S-61 is indeed a classic machine, I always admire the hum of them as they pass overhead.
Lets hope someone does give one a decent retirement home where we can all go and visit it.

With their heavy lift capability I'd say you'll see them going off logging somewhere or doing some similar job. They've been so well maintained that they won't end up in a museum yet I reckon.

Klunk001

kub wrote: »

Lets hope someone does give one a decent retirement home where we can all go and visit it.

When these babies retire they will be kept busy for a long time to come...but not in this part of the world and not in SAR.:(

punchdrunk

they could well end up in Afghanistan

http://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-purchase-s-61t-helicopters-for-use-in-afghanistan-24368/

the S-61T

Manic Moran

I have a photo of one I caught in Kandahar, somewhere.

Does the S-76 have a splash landing capability? Those side pods look invitingly big for flotation use, though I can see how just filling them with fuel could be handy for long-distance SAR purposes...

NTM

Klunk001

Manic Moran wrote: »

I have a photo of one I caught in Kandahar, somewhere.

Does the S-76 have a splash landing capability?
NTM

Technically no, the S-61 is the only one with the amphibious hull.