Helicopter winch training
Saturday, December 29th, 2007This morning, the Skerries Coast Guard team took part in routine winch training with the Coast Guard’s Sikorsky helicopter, R116. R116 was tasked to winch-transfer a search team to St.Patrick’s island. A short time later, R116 then landed on the island and brought the team back to the landing site at Red Island. A second team was taken on board and brought for an area familarisation flight along the local coastline.
Smoke flare deployed at Red Island landing site:
Skerries CG Area Officer briefing R116 pilots and winch crew on their task:
Two of the Skerries team preparing for the winch:
View from flight over Rockabill lighthouse:
