Ever wondered why all AAC aircraft are U/S

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lynx-helicopter-Radio-Control-Unit-PTR377CU-Ex-RAF_W0QQitemZ180077084325QQihZ008QQcategoryZ67580QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Now you all know why we have serviceability problems within the AAC.


Shocking

 

Surely someone would know this was missing unless obtained from a legitimate source? Not to sure but would have thought so.

 

Maybe it was removed in anticipation of Bowman arriving? Or maybe not!

 

I remember seeing a flight safety summary. Something to do with having to land at RAF Woodvale, Merseyside. Crew returned to the a/c to find a smashed door window and plexiglass in the cockpit. The subseqent loose article check found half a brick and wiring ripped from the underside of the instrument panel, in an apparent attempt to hotwire the a/c.

 

Hotwire !
Confession time. I only did it once Onest.
Very Good Looking WRAC
Oh can you take me up for a flight ?
Sorry luv Pilot has the Work ticket and Keys.
john

 

PTR377 = ARI 18220 = proprietary kit, so not necessarily MoD sourced.

Can't speak for AAC, but RN and RAF replaced this under Air Staff Requirement 889 in mid 80s. (Intro of AD120 / PTR1751 variants). Was 377 ever converted to 25kHz channel spacing?

 

RAF Woodvale, well I never. I grew up about a 1/4 mile from that location, and no, it wasn't me who stole the kit. The AAC did fly in once from Middle Wallop to take us for a spin in a Gazelle, rather nice of them. Strong memory, whipping down the coast line with the AAC.

 

I was dragged up in that area too.. You 1/4 mile closer to liverpool or did you live in the sand dunes? What vintage are you?

 

I lived South from the airfield, quite close to St. George's, 1/4 mile as crow flies (or gazelle ), born '69. You?

 

Formby just up the road and i'm a 78 so I dont think our paths would have crossed oh well worth a try..

 

ARRSE matchmakers fail again

 

Touché Sam, is that a gazelle I spy in your avatar, room in the back for a small one

 

Doesn't look like any Lynx VHF CU that I can recall. So it's either from a boaty-Lynx, or some kind of glitzy SF kit. Have a peek at his ebay shop; it looks like an SF-walt G10 store.

 

It's suprising just what you can buy on t'internet:

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