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Post by trijet on Apr 9, 2016 15:12:44 GMT 1
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Post by viscount on Apr 9, 2016 16:06:20 GMT 1
GRAND NATIONAL DAY, AINTREE, 9th APRIL 2016
Call-sign Regn Type landing comment
Arena 3 G-TVHD AS.355F2 Ecureuil Camera ship, 2 'local' sorties
Shuttle 3 M-YMCM Bell 429 1000, total of 6 landings in all
Shuttle 2 G-GMCM AS.350B3 Ecureuil 1006, total of 5 landings in all
Shuttle 1 G-OMEM Eurocopter EC.120B 1034 & departed 1037
National 01 G-OLCP AS.355N Twin Squirrel 1101
National 24 M-ONTY Sikorsky S-76C 1112
National 82 G-DMPI Agusta A.109C Power 1112
National 19 G-POTR Agusta A.109E Power 1115
National 69 G-WIZZ A-B 206B Jet Ranger 2 1116
National 11 G-IFBP AS.350B2 Ecureuil 1118
National 28 G-GHER AS.355N Ecureuil II 1122
National 31 G-TIPR AS.350B2 Ecureuil 1124
National 23 G-TOPC AS.355F1 Twin Squirrel 1132
National 30 G-PRDH AS.355F2 Ecureuil 2 1137
National 26 N109TF Agusta A.109A 1155
National 81 EI-LIM Agusta-Westland AW.139 1202
National 39 G-MUZZ Agusta AW.109SP Grand 1203
National 21 G-MSPT Eurocopter EC.135T2 1207
National 09 G-IVIP Agusta A.109E Power 1213
National 79 G-JCBC Agusta A.109E Power 1218
National 18 EI-LAD Robinson R.44 II 1230
National 83 N430PR Bell 430 1244
Police 21 G-LASU Eurocopter EC.135T2 Police, overhead from 1230
Alternatively, as generated by "Beemer's" data-base:
Reg/Code Type C/n Airline/Operator/Owner
EI-LAD Robinson R44 Raven II 10779 Private
EI-LIM AgustaWestland AW.139 31541 Westair Aviation
G-DMPI Agusta A.109 E Power 11011 D.E. & M.C. Pipe Partnership
G-GHER Aerospatiale Twin Squirrel AS355 N 5658 Private
G-GMCM Eurocopter Squirrel AS350 B3 4576 Private
G-IFBP Eurocopter Squirrel AS350 B2 9051 Private
G-IVIP Agusta A.109 E Power 11208 Castle Air
G-JBCB Agusta A.109 E Power 11168 Castle Air
G-LASU Eurocopter EC135 T2+ 0228 National Police Air Service
G-MSPT Eurocopter EC135 T2 0361 M Sport Limited
G-MUZZ AgustaWestland AW.109 SP Grand New 22325 Private
G-OLCP Aerospatiale Twin Squirrel AS355 N 5580 Private
G-POTR Agusta A.109 E Power 11043 Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Limited
G-PRDH Aerospatiale Twin Squirrel AS355 F2 5367 Private
G-TIPR Eurocopter Squirrel AS350 B2 4474 Thames Materials Holdings Limited
G-TOPC Aerospatiale Twin Squirrel AS355 F1 5313 Private
G-TVHD Aerospatiale Twin Squirrel AS355 F2 5449 Arena Aviation
G-WIZZ Agusta-Bell 206B Jet Ranger II 8540 Private
M-ONTY Sikorsky S-76 C++ 760696 Trustair Limited
M-YMCM Bell 429 Global Ranger 57107 T J Morris Limited
N109TF Agusta A.109 A-II 7328 Private
N430PR Bell 430 49008 Private
Time for a few comments and analysis of the helicopter aspect of the 2016 Grand National Day. The day started cool but bright for the few who don't learn the lesson from previous years and arrive a long time before any action and the majority arrive. Later in the morning it clouded over but visibility remained very clear; but by midday there were lots of breaks and interesting cloudscapes in the background. The breeze was light, with adrift from the south West, so landings were on 27, parallel to the fence and passed close in front of us - as can be seen from the photos. With only a light breeze, it felt warmer than the day actually was. We had left long before the heavy, cold shower of rain that fell on Aintree mid-afternoon. I didn't count the number of enthusiasts gathered this year, but it was around the 15 mark. The prize for the longest distance travelled goes to a recent nwan member who came up from London, staying at Blackpool. He has also visited the helicopter race-meeting fly-ins at Ascot and Cheltenham, and while Aintree does not compete in terms of numbers, I think he enjoyed the gathered company and the unobstructed view of the descending helicopters. Police presence was low-key this year, with just the one visit from security early on, after which they were noticeable by their complete absence. A new distraction this year was taking part in looking for the parents of a young child who had got separated from his parents in the adjoining woodland and found a dog walker and us instead! The lad was safely re-united with his dad after a short search. Although the first arrivals were at 1000, visiting helicopter activity proper did not get under-way until around 1100 this year. By 1pm the number of different helicopters seen was up from 19 (plus the Police helicopter) last year to 22 (plus the Police EC.135) this year. The number of shuttle flights was down, so the number of arrivals was down from 37 to 31. Unusually, none of the helicopters, apart from those involved in the 'shuttle' of passengers or photography, departed during the morning. Looking at the lists for Thursday and Friday, over the three days although there is some daily repetition, a good proportion of helicopters visit on one day only. Makes it worthwhile next year going there for more than just the Saturday morning, weather permitting. Yet again, the Saturday evening brought in a couple of helicopters not present during the morning. Good see a greater number of non-British registered helicopters, and the return of a larger helicopter in the form of the AW.139 - a reminder of the Bond Puma a few years back. In summary, a most enjoyable year: weather, variety and number of helicopters along with the company of those gathered.
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Post by Beemer on Apr 9, 2016 20:00:32 GMT 1
 M-YMCM IMG_8683 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-OLCP IMG_8707 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-DMPI IMG_8718 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  M-ONTY IMG_8722 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-POTR IMG_8731 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-WIZZ IMG_8738 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-GMCM IMG_8740 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-IFBP IMG_8742 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-GHER IMG_8751 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-TIPR IMG_8762 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-TOPC IMG_8766 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-PRDH IMG_8775 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  N109TF IMG_8786 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-TVHD IMG_8789 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  EI-LIM IMG_8793 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-MUZZ IMG_8803 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-MSPT IMG_8807 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-IVIP IMG_8811 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-JBCB IMG_8818 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  EI-LAD IMG_8826 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  G-LASU IMG_8832 by Beemer328i, on Flickr  N430PR IMG_8839 by Beemer328i, on Flickr Regards Beemer. |
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Post by Barfluer on Apr 9, 2016 21:40:55 GMT 1
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Post by ian531 on Apr 13, 2016 20:24:06 GMT 1
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G-WIZZ by Trijet200, on Flickr
G-TIPR by Trijet200, on Flickr
G-TOPC by Trijet200, on Flickr
G-PRDH by Trijet200, on Flickr
N109TF by Trijet200, on Flickr
G-TVHD by Trijet200, on Flickr
EI-LIM by Trijet200, on Flickr
G-MUZZ by Trijet200, on Flickr
G-JBCB by Trijet200, on Flickr
