Nice landing.
That was Sith and I. And it was probably the only good landing I ever did with him as a 2P. Luckily, it was also the only one that I took a picture of.
Nice landing.
The H-60S has done some deployed time on a CRU/DES recently, I know HSC-8 just did a lot of work on that issue. I'm guessing there are limitation WRT to moving the helo in out of the hangar since the SIERRA can not install a RAST probe.
Yeah, that was a good shot of them by WLAWR. Need to put the mains in the boxes, not just the circle.
I think those guys used the RAST to get out of the hanger and then started up...if not, their AW needs to actually look outside the helo when making calls :icon_smil
That picture yields another question/comment:
I don't know if RAST was ever even considered for the 60S, but judging by that pic, it wouldn't be possible with our t/w.
That picture yields another question/comment:
I don't know if RAST was ever even considered for the 60S, but judging by that pic, it wouldn't be possible with our t/w.
As mentioned in another thread, the 60S was a replacement for the Phrog. Phrogs didn't have RAST. The ships they deployed on (USNS, Gators) didn't have RAST gear. No point in having it if you're not going to use it.
That being said, now that people have started sending Sierras to smallboys, there is talk of adding something like a RAST.
Here's a good site, with a video too: http://indaltech.cwfc.com/products/spokes/01a_RAST.htmO.K. ... I gotta' ask:
WTF is RAST ???
A winch ... a cable ... and possibly a hook/horsecollar ???
Thanks for asking, I didn't want to be the one to ask but was curious as well.O.K. ... I gotta' ask:
WTF is RAST ???
A winch ... a cable ... and possibly a hook/horsecollar ???
Thanks for the info phrogpilot73, looks like something handy for rough seas.Here's a good site, with a video too: http://indaltech.cwfc.com/products/spokes/01a_RAST.htm
Thanks for the info phrogpilot73, looks like something handy for rough seas.
Yeah, there was just an article about it in Rotor Review. They made a big deal about having to move the bird by hand, but that's SOP for USNS dets. I work next to an HSL guy now, and I like to shock him with stories of manual aircraft moves.
The JTF-515 EMIO det was moving H-60H by hand for about 5 years. Fortunatley we were on a 900 foot USNS ship so it moved about as much as an aircraft carrier...