AMS - WSAR :: Newlands Forest 20 June 2009

Helicopter-based mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion and extraction

Skymed B3 Squirrel flight crew: JR Redlinghuis, Andre Oliphant

WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
Dope on a rope - (albeit a bright one...)

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
Medic & climber connecting to shorthaul rope with stretcher (not very realistic rescue terrain...)

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
Medic & climber with stretcher as the last few meters of rope are droped

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
Medic & climber with stretcher ready for lifting

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
Medic & climber with stretcher - talking to the trees!

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
Extreme ironing...

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
Medic, climber and stretcher attached by 25m of double 11mm static line to two cargo hooks on the AMS B3 - Table Mountain in the background

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
Medic, climber and stretcher attached by 25m of double 11mm static line to two cargo hooks on the AMS B3 - Table Mountain in the background

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
extreme ironers penduluming in for landing

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
Andre pumping iron in his personal aerial gym - hauling the shorthaul line back in is tough enough work a few times, never mind 10+ in succession!

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
Such a lovely aircraft... such a lovely mountain... such a lovely day

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
perched...

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
Andre, supplier of the yummiest coffee, flying the aircraft by remote (patter) control

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WSAR mountain rescue training exercise: shorthaul insertion & extraction with AMS B3 helicopter
keeping the shorthaul line under control as JR lands

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