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Polair
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:08 pm
by Toottoot
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:03 pm
by westernwedgey
Could they have hired one and put on the light from Polair 61??
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:09 pm
by Toottoot
Quite possibly - along with knobbly seat cover and fluffy steering wheel cover. Unless it was rescue 65.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:20 pm
by yorky
Well a few weeks back when it was first announced it was grounded and a loaner was going to be used, there was definitely another aircraft used (different sound, had the FLIR and Nightsun attached and working).
No idea what it was though as it was night.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:03 am
by Turbo
Heard Rescue 65 heading to Rottnest earlier tonight - could have been that?
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:22 am
by Ausrob
Rescue 65 does have a search light so it's likely that.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:36 am
by Toottoot
That would have been it - it returned to Jandakot though.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:50 pm
by CHEV4EVR
WAPOL spend money and lease something........more chance of seeing santa in his sleigh with a FLIR than the department leasing another chopper.
65 is based at Jandakot aswell near RFDS.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:06 pm
by munchkin1981
its on the far side of the airport u have to drive around the block to get to it
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:42 am
by gkoutlis
CHEV4EVR wrote:WAPOL spend money and lease something........more chance of seeing santa in his sleigh with a FLIR than the department leasing another chopper.
65 is based at Jandakot aswell near RFDS.
As munchy said - Rescue 65 base is no where near RFDS hangers - its located closer to Runway 24R/06L (EASTERN END)
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:46 am
by jmmw
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Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:02 pm
by CHEV4EVR
I think some people need to get out more
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:43 pm
by written_ficton
CHEV4EVR wrote:I think some people need to get out more
A life perhaps?
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:44 pm
by jmmw
CHEV4EVR wrote:I think some people need to get out more
Indeed
Polair 61 news
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 8:34 pm
by pirahna
yep,
wapol have got another chopper on standby its an AS350 squirel but there not using it for patroling or anything it will only be flown by wapol when a police emergency happens.
polair 61 the kawasaki bk117 b2 helicopter is currrently still undergoing its major overhaul with new blades rotor head and the new b2 engines getting serviced but even when its ready for flying again wapol are still deciding on whether to leave it in the hangar and sell it and get 2 new helicopters at the moment wapol want to get the service finished so they can organise what to do.