Subdeacon Joe Posted January 28, 2017 Posted January 28, 2017 Good eye, good reflexes, lots of brass. Quote
Pat Riot Posted January 29, 2017 Posted January 29, 2017 I remember a couple of landings on my ship that were like that. My ship was a Cruiser, actually a League Destroyer. Notice the landing crews weren't out there tending to the static line and chocks. Smart. Quote
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted January 29, 2017 Posted January 29, 2017 I watched a landing on one of our Canadian frigates, in rough weather. They drop the winch line, from the centre of the airframe and the deck crew hooks to a winch and ring bolt on the deck. Pilot then powers up and tries to lift the ship, while they deck crew winches the helicopter down. Neat operation. 1 Quote
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 Helo winches are the way to go in rough weather ship landings. Before their invention, landing a helo on a pitching ship wasn't much different than landing fixed wings. Hover over the intended target and "smoothly" lower collective as quickly as possible to do a controlled crash onto the deck. Quote
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