Garda Helicopter d7

bilbot79

Garda Helicopter D7/Phoenix Park area. Just after hanging around for half an hour near cumiskeys pub. Wonder what that's all about?

bilbot79

bilbot79 wrote: »

Garda Helicopter D7/Phoenix Park area. Just after hanging around for half an hour near cumiskeys pub. Wonder what that's all about?

Bump.

ED E

Not sure what answers you expect, not as if we can listen to Tetra to find out who they're looking for.

roseybear

Heard it too, almost sounded like it had landed somewhere. They're out again, sitting over the m50/finglas the past 20mins

bilbot79

bilbot79 wrote: »

Garda Helicopter D7/Phoenix Park area. Just after hanging around for half an hour near cumiskeys pub. Wonder what that's all about?

You won't get an answer unless that information has been made public.

ShiverinEskimo

Lifts for any number of reasons if called upon. A driver failing to stop, person fleeing on foot, high-profile searches, pre-search reconnaissance, major events, training exercises, cash-in-transit operations, VIP/prisoner escorts etc.

They are on standby 24/7 and lift whenever called upon even for smaller stuff AFAIK.

bilbot79

It was circling around my gaff and I was thinking was there a burglar hiding around the lanes

afatbollix

Looking for de bad guyz....

TallGlass

How many aircraft are in the Garda fleet is it just the one heli?

billie1b

TallGlass wrote: »

How many aircraft are in the Garda fleet is it just the one heli?

Three

They have a fixed wing Defender aircraft and two EC135 choppers.

Pat Dunne

TallGlass wrote: »

How many aircraft are in the Garda fleet is it just the one heli?

The Garda website shows the following http://www.garda.ie/controller.aspx?page=36
Wikipedia shows the following https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garda_Air_Support_Unit
The Air Corps website shows the following http://www.military.ie/air-corps/fleet/
The Emergency Services website show this as well http://emergency-services.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Garda-Air-Support-6.pdf

jimbis

I must live in a really dodgey spot if the Garda helicopter is a novelty to others. The thing is hovering over my area almost daily. :rolleyes:

bilbot79

I'd say just the one in Dublin anyway?

Pat Dunne

bilbot79 wrote: »

I'd say just the one in Dublin anyway?

What do you base that on?
When all their aircraft are based at Casement Aerodrome, West Dubln.

January

jimbis wrote: »

I must live in a really dodgey spot if the Garda helicopter is a novelty to others. The thing is hovering over my area almost daily. :rolleyes:

Same. You don't even look up anymore if a helicopter flies over its usually the garda chopper

bilbot79

Pat Dunne wrote: »

What do you base that on?

I no longer do. Another guy that knows said there are two helis.

Hovered over my house so long last night I could smell the fuel off it

Pat Dunne

bilbot79 wrote: »

I no longer do. Another guy that knows said there are two helis.

Hovered over my house so long last night I could smell the fuel off it

Grand!

jimbis

bilbot79 wrote: »

I'd say just the one in Dublin anyway?

You'll find it's 1 on active duty while the other is in maintanence. I 'think' in the past they might've both been active and the same time when certain raids were being done during the Limerick gang fued thing.
With crew shortages now I'd doubt we'd see both in the air at the same time.
All guess work by me though.

jimbis

jimbis wrote: »

You'll find it's 1 on active duty while the other is in maintanence. I 'think' in the past they might've both been active and the same time when certain raids were being done during the Limerick gang fued thing.
With crew shortages now I'd doubt we'd see both in the air at the same time.
All guess work by me though.

They have had two operational this year, one for training and one operational, but not in the last couple of months.

Bog Man 1

January wrote: »

Same. You don't even look up anymore if a helicopter flies over its usually the garda chopper

During the Celtic Tiger it used to be the neighbours . They now keep silage bales on the pad .

Danbo!

jimbis wrote: »

I must live in a really dodgey spot if the Garda helicopter is a novelty to others. The thing is hovering over my area almost daily. :rolleyes:

We must be neighbours so

Deep Thought

looking for a late Pint ?

roundymac

We would'nt know what the Garda helicopter looks like down here in Cork, it's been so long we'v forgotten what it looks like.

Danbo!

roundymac wrote: »

We would'nt know what the Garda helicopter looks like down here in Cork, it's been so long we'v forgotten what it looks like.

It's white and blue with a spinny yoke on top

jeepcj

They have 2 fully operational ec 135's, with 2 full crews for both a/c, they do not have a dedicated training machine, training is done on a as required basis.

Negative_G

[Deleted User] wrote: »

They have had two operational this year, one for training and one operational, but not in the last couple of months.

Not sure where you are getting this information from but it is incorrect.

Both aircraft are routinely available and operating unless down for maintenance. There is not, and never has been, a dedicated training GASU aircraft.

Tenger

I'll lock this thread as the OP isnt going to get an answer to his/her question other than some more smart alec answers!

Thanks to those to added some actual facts to the discussion.