WUMP..WUMP..WUMP..WUMP..WUMP Lovely sound

[ApusApus]

Heard something but thought it was the cat "pinging" the fly screen, trying to get me up to let him in!


Shane

[Ancient History]

Yes, four helicopters and two Chinooks passed low over the town early this morning...rushed to look and enjoy them!

[Uncle D]

I thought that they may be Chinooks.

[Jim B]

Got a certificate for the Chinook (Vertol 234) inaugural flight to the Fulmar oil rig somewhere. Horrible things to travel on, like a two hour roller coaster ride.
The Huey was a much kinder ride.

Jim

[bromerzz]

Flown a fair few times on both and my memory says that the UH1 Hueys were noisier and rattled a lot and the Chinook always seemed to have rolling motion especially when low flying with the ramp down.
There are nicer ways to travel.

[Jim B]

I dont know what we were evading but it felt just like bromerrz said and we had the back ramp up.

Jim

[chris&pam]

Was in London in July and luckily came across the RAF's 100th Anniversary Exhibition on Horseguards Parade. A Chinook had been flown in and parked up. Had a wander around it and chatted to a loadie. Mentioned to him that I'd had many a trip in the back of one of those. When asked when that was I answered 'back in the eighties', he sniffed and muttered 'before his time' with a look that said cheers grandad off you toddle!