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Polair 61
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:58 am
by gkoutlis
Hi Guys,
Just curious - Has anyone heard of or seen Polair 61 latley in our skies?? Its been a couple of weeks, and the skies are unusually quiet - with the exception of Rescue 65....
Is she down for maintenance again?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:05 am
by auntys_eyes
Hmmm, now that you mention it gk...... i don't recall seeing or hearing of it for a while either.
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:07 am
by gkoutlis
auntys_eyes wrote:Hmmm, now that you mention it gk...... i don't recall seeing or hearing of it for a while either.
Thanks mate - i knew it wasn't just me lol
I went up flying on Sunday for the first time since coming back from being abit sick - and yeah noticed she wasn't outside the hangar sitting on the platform,... - On approach back to Jandakot, on Base leg, her hanger was closed - and nothing to be seen...so not sure what the go is there....
G
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:59 am
by herbie1204
If it is true, that helicopter seems to get a lot of maintenance.
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:32 pm
by wizzard
herbie1204 wrote:If it is true, that helicopter seems to get a lot of maintenance.
i read an article in the west a few weeks ago saying that it is out of service again due to maintenance
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:34 pm
by AV201
wizzard wrote:herbie1204 wrote:If it is true, that helicopter seems to get a lot of maintenance.
i read an article in the west a few weeks ago saying that it is out of service again due to maintenance
So they actually advertise that its going to be out of service! thats a little stupid!
Crooks and Crims, go for your life this week..Polairs out!
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:54 pm
by wizzard
AV201 wrote:wizzard wrote:herbie1204 wrote:If it is true, that helicopter seems to get a lot of maintenance.
i read an article in the west a few weeks ago saying that it is out of service again due to maintenance
So they actually advertise that its going to be out of service! thats a little stupid!
Crooks and Crims, go for your life this week..Polairs out!
it mainly talked about how the helicopter was old and outdated, and should be replaced, possibly with 2 so there is always one ready and how other states have several copters.
from what i could remember it was an upgrade of systems
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:07 pm
by bomber
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:49 pm
by Always RX
I dunno Bomber.....that would be a pretty good trick for a helicopter with no engines , gearboxes or rotors installed. Routine maintenance only and she should be back soon.
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:51 pm
by GC101
[quote="AV201"][quote="wizzard"][quote="herbie1204"]If it is true, that helicopter seems to get a lot of maintenance.[/quote]
i read an article in the west a few weeks ago saying that it is out of service again due to maintenance[/quote]
So they actually advertise that its going to be out of service! thats a little stupid!
Crooks and Crims, go for your life this week..Polairs out! :roll:[/quote]
the light aircraft take over 62's role, just not as good as a chopper
polair 61
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:53 pm
by beliau
the poor thing is broke. i read in paper that it needed significant repairs and wont be flappin its wings for a while
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:28 pm
by Ausrob
When you don't hear it over the South Eastern suburbs for 2-3 days you know it's out of action. Didn't it just have maintenance done a couple months ago that had it out of service for ~ 30 days?
polair 61
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:15 pm
by beliau
To those who are interested i have seen it actually flappin its wings, last couple of days. Dont know if its back in service or they just reattaching feathers one at a time
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:48 pm
by cat21
LOL Love the analogy
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:49 am
by Always RX
I dont know what helicopter u saw but it wasnt Polair61.