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Helicopter Query

  • 06-11-2013 1:43pm
    #1
    Trebor176
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    Around 30 minutes ago, a (medium) lift helicopter flew over my house in Clondalkin in a westerly direction towards Baldonnel. It had quite a loud propeller, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't an AW139. I'm not sure if it was a Sikorsky S-92, but it didn't seem to be a SAR helicopter. Sorry for the vague post, but it seemed unusual to me.


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  • #2
    Klunk001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 324 ✭✭Klunk001


    Trebor176 wrote: »
    Around 30 minutes ago, a (medium) lift helicopter flew over my house in Clondalkin in a westerly direction towards Baldonnel. It had quite a loud propeller, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't an AW139. I'm not sure if it was a Sikorsky S-92, but it didn't seem to be a SAR helicopter. Sorry for the vague post, but it seemed unusual to me.

    Looks like an IRCG 92 routing to Shannon. Currently showing up on AIS.


  • #3
    Trebor176
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    It must have been that so. Thanks for that. It would have been my first sighting of an S-92, apart from pictures. It sounds good :)


  • #4
    N7777G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭N7777G


    Trebor176 wrote: »
    Around 30 minutes ago, a (medium) lift helicopter flew over my house in Clondalkin in a westerly direction towards Baldonnel. It had quite a loud propeller, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't an AW139. I'm not sure if it was a Sikorsky S-92, but it didn't seem to be a SAR helicopter. Sorry for the vague post, but it seemed unusual to me.

    It was Irish Coast Guard Sikorsky S-92A EI-ICD 'Rescue 115' and it landed in Baldonnel @ 1310 and departed for Shannon about 30 minutes later.
    I believe it had been to Beaumont Hospital earlier.


  • #5
    billy few mates
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭billy few mates


    There have been a few odd ball visiting helicopters in Dublin the last couple of days, yesterday I saw a military Puma being refueled on the light aircraft ramp and this morning I saw a Lynx taxiing out....


  • #6
    Trebor176
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,420 ✭✭✭Trebor176


    Cheers for that, N7777G. I must keep an eye on any strange aircraft around here. Though, it's usually just the normal IAC aircraft that I'd see, so anything unusual is most welcome :)


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  • #7
    bombs away
    Closed Accounts Posts: 291 ✭✭bombs away


    billy few mates wrote: »
    There have been a few odd ball visiting helicopters in Dublin the last couple of days, yesterday I saw a military Puma being refueled on the light aircraft ramp and this morning I saw a Lynx taxiing out....

    Actually it was the same aircraft, french air force super puma. Came in yesterday, departed today for galway.


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