The Past Twelve Months (Helicopter Heavy!)
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 2:19 pm
Some stuff from the past twelve months, hopefully I won't be lambasted for some of the 'not so military' stuff in here but thought it wasn't worth creating a separate thread! Most of them are parapublic as apposed to civilian/general aviation anyway.. Hope you like helicopters as that's what it mostly is. As always critique is always welcome 
1. Visit to the Finnish Border Guard In Lapland and Helsinki.
Finnish Border Guard AB412 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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Finnish Border Guard AB412 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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Finnish Border Guard Winch Operator by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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Finnish Border Guard Rescue Swimmer by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
5.
Finnish Border Guard H215 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
6. A day into night sortie with 27 Squadron from Odiham.. Originally planned for an online feature for Vertical to do with the 2018 Chinook display team but as the year got busier for both parties we couldn't make it work unfortunately.
Night Ops by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
7. Taken as the crew turned into the heli lanes at the Isle of Dogs.
27 Sqn Chinook Mk5 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
8.
27 Squadron RAF Chinook by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
9. Next up was a cool little shoot with Wales Air Ambulance and their three H145's and H135.
Four Dragons by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
10.
Four Dragons by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
11.
Wales Air Ambulance Pilot by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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Four Dragons by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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Wales Air Ambulance H145 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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Wales Air Ambulance H145 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
15. Had a test flight in one of the NAWSARH destined for the Royal Norwegian Air Force to replace their ageing fleet of Sea kings. Fairly limited in what I could get but what an absolutely amazing aircraft.
RNoAF AW101/NAWSARH by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
16.
RNoAF AW101/NAWSARH by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
17.
RNoAF AW101/NAWSARH by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
18.
RNoAF AW101 Cockpit by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
19. Something new for me was working with the GES crews out in Tenerife who fly the Sokol W-3. Never flown in one before but it's a cool aircraft if a bit utilitarian looking.
GES Rescue Swimmer by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
20.
GES Rescue Swimmer by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
21.
Concentration by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
22.
GES Sokol W-3 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
23.
GES Sokol W-3 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
24.
GES Sokol W-3 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
25. I finally managed to get into the water as well.. Pretty hard to get good shots but it's given me more ideas!
That Others May Live by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
26.
That Others May Live by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
27.
GES Rescue Swimmer by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
28.
Grupo de Emergencias y Salvamento Rescue Swimmers and Sokol W-3 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
29. Then in October I left for Africa and a few different jobs. The most interesting of which was Mali and SANParks - fascinating to see and awesome to experience my first embed in Mali.
Get To The Choppa by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
30.
I Shot You Down by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
31.
RCAF CH-147F by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
32.
RCAF CH-146 Griffon by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
33.
RCAF CH-147F by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
34.
RCAF CH-147F by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
35.
RCAF CH-146 Griffons by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
36.
RCAF CH-147F Chinook by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
37.
RCAF CH-146 Griffon by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
38.
RCAF CH-147F and CH-146's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
39.
RCAF CH-146's and CH-147F by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
40.
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
41. We flew into Gao from Senegal onboard a CC-130>
RCAF CC-130 Hercules by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
42.
RCAF CH-146 Griffon by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
43. Taken from another CH-146 as the below was engaging a 'target' on the range with the .50 cal. You can make out the spent brass falling away.
RCAF CH-146 Griffon by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
44.
RCAF CH-147F Chinook by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
45.
Send It by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
46. From Mali it was back to Senegal and then onto South Africa..
Aerios Global Aviation EC145 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
47.
Aerios Global Aviation EC145 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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Aerios Global Aviation EC145 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
49. Getting to visit SANParks Air Wing in Kruger National Park was amazing and the work that they are doing is so important for future generations. Poaching is a huge issue in the park and as such it's a large part of their work as they've started taking rounds from poachers they've had ballistic protection fitted to the floors and the pilots now fly with body armour and a pistol for protection.
SANparks H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
50. Vet Dr Peter Buss darting an elephant from the aircraft.
SANParks Air Wing h125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
51. As we flew a four ship along the Sabie River there were a few hippos under the surface of the water that we hadn't seen and as such the four aircraft spooked them out of the water. Cool shot though!
SANParks Air Wing H125's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
52. Part of their work is also game capture and census within the park.
SANParks H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
52.5. This is what it's all for.. They had found this Black Rhino with massive injury to her foot after she had been shot by poachers. She had been walking on the wound for so long that she had worn away the sole of her foot, when we visited her in the Boma they were trying for the first time to save a rhino with an injury like this as it's usually a death sentence. They had cast her foot but obviously the challenge of making a cast for animal that weighs as much as rhino is no easy task!
Black Rhino by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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SANParks Air Wing H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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SANParks Air Wing H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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SANParks Air Wing H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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SANParks Air Wing H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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SANParks H125's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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SANParks H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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SANParks H125's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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SANParks H125's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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SANParks H125's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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SANParks H125's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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SANParks H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
64. Final visit before I left was to an operator who are currently flying the first civilian operated UH-60A Black Hawk.
Fighting Fire by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
65.
Leading Edge Aviation Sikorsky UH-60A by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
66.
Leading Edge Aviation UH-60A & UH-1H by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
67.
Leading Edge Aviation Sikorsky UH-60A by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
68.
Leading Edge Aviation's UH-60A and UH-1H Huey by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
69.
Leading Edge Aviation UH-60A Black Hawk by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
70. Then to AirGreen in Turin, Italy. Really cool operator performing utility, charter and HEMS missions.
AirGreen AS350/H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
71.
Night Vision by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
72.
AirGreen AW139 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
73.
AirGreen AW139 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
74.
AirGreen AW139 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
75.
AirGreen AS350/H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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AirGreen AS350/H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
77.
Mountain Flying by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
78.
Mountain Flying by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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AirGreen H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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Slinging In The Alps by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
81. I was back in Finland in January but I can't post what I was shooting at the moment but they had a nice looking BO-105 that performs SAR and HEMS jobs there. Looked great with the fiery light!
Aslak BO-105 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
82. And finally to the Faroe Islands this month. Cool place!
Atlantic Airways AW139 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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Atlantic Airways AW139 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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Atlantic Airways Rescue Swimmer by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
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Atlantic Airways AW139 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
86.
Hangin' Around by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
87. Oh and a quick shoot last Thursday..
Airbus BelugaXL by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr
Hope you aren't bored half to death now! Mods, if you need me to move it just let me know!
1. Visit to the Finnish Border Guard In Lapland and Helsinki.
Finnish Border Guard AB412 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr2.
Finnish Border Guard AB412 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr3.
Finnish Border Guard Winch Operator by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr4.
Finnish Border Guard Rescue Swimmer by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr5.
Finnish Border Guard H215 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr6. A day into night sortie with 27 Squadron from Odiham.. Originally planned for an online feature for Vertical to do with the 2018 Chinook display team but as the year got busier for both parties we couldn't make it work unfortunately.
Night Ops by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr7. Taken as the crew turned into the heli lanes at the Isle of Dogs.
27 Sqn Chinook Mk5 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr8.
27 Squadron RAF Chinook by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr9. Next up was a cool little shoot with Wales Air Ambulance and their three H145's and H135.
Four Dragons by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr10.
Four Dragons by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr11.
Wales Air Ambulance Pilot by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr12.
Four Dragons by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr13.
Wales Air Ambulance H145 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr14.
Wales Air Ambulance H145 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr15. Had a test flight in one of the NAWSARH destined for the Royal Norwegian Air Force to replace their ageing fleet of Sea kings. Fairly limited in what I could get but what an absolutely amazing aircraft.
RNoAF AW101/NAWSARH by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr16.
RNoAF AW101/NAWSARH by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr17.
RNoAF AW101/NAWSARH by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr18.
RNoAF AW101 Cockpit by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr19. Something new for me was working with the GES crews out in Tenerife who fly the Sokol W-3. Never flown in one before but it's a cool aircraft if a bit utilitarian looking.
GES Rescue Swimmer by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr20.
GES Rescue Swimmer by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr21.
Concentration by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr22.
GES Sokol W-3 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr23.
GES Sokol W-3 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr24.
GES Sokol W-3 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr25. I finally managed to get into the water as well.. Pretty hard to get good shots but it's given me more ideas!
That Others May Live by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr26.
That Others May Live by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr27.
GES Rescue Swimmer by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr28.
Grupo de Emergencias y Salvamento Rescue Swimmers and Sokol W-3 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr29. Then in October I left for Africa and a few different jobs. The most interesting of which was Mali and SANParks - fascinating to see and awesome to experience my first embed in Mali.
Get To The Choppa by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr30.
I Shot You Down by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr31.
RCAF CH-147F by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr32.
RCAF CH-146 Griffon by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr33.
RCAF CH-147F by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr34.
RCAF CH-147F by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr35.
RCAF CH-146 Griffons by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr36.
RCAF CH-147F Chinook by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr37.
RCAF CH-146 Griffon by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr38.
RCAF CH-147F and CH-146's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr39.
RCAF CH-146's and CH-147F by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr40.
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr41. We flew into Gao from Senegal onboard a CC-130>
RCAF CC-130 Hercules by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr42.
RCAF CH-146 Griffon by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr43. Taken from another CH-146 as the below was engaging a 'target' on the range with the .50 cal. You can make out the spent brass falling away.
RCAF CH-146 Griffon by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr44.
RCAF CH-147F Chinook by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr45.
Send It by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr46. From Mali it was back to Senegal and then onto South Africa..
Aerios Global Aviation EC145 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr47.
Aerios Global Aviation EC145 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr48.
Aerios Global Aviation EC145 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr49. Getting to visit SANParks Air Wing in Kruger National Park was amazing and the work that they are doing is so important for future generations. Poaching is a huge issue in the park and as such it's a large part of their work as they've started taking rounds from poachers they've had ballistic protection fitted to the floors and the pilots now fly with body armour and a pistol for protection.
SANparks H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr50. Vet Dr Peter Buss darting an elephant from the aircraft.
SANParks Air Wing h125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr51. As we flew a four ship along the Sabie River there were a few hippos under the surface of the water that we hadn't seen and as such the four aircraft spooked them out of the water. Cool shot though!
SANParks Air Wing H125's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr52. Part of their work is also game capture and census within the park.
SANParks H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr52.5. This is what it's all for.. They had found this Black Rhino with massive injury to her foot after she had been shot by poachers. She had been walking on the wound for so long that she had worn away the sole of her foot, when we visited her in the Boma they were trying for the first time to save a rhino with an injury like this as it's usually a death sentence. They had cast her foot but obviously the challenge of making a cast for animal that weighs as much as rhino is no easy task!
Black Rhino by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr53.
SANParks Air Wing H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr54.
SANParks Air Wing H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr55.
SANParks Air Wing H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr56.
SANParks Air Wing H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr57.
SANParks H125's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr58.
SANParks H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr59.
SANParks H125's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr60.
SANParks H125's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr61.
SANParks H125's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr62.
SANParks H125's by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr63.
SANParks H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr64. Final visit before I left was to an operator who are currently flying the first civilian operated UH-60A Black Hawk.
Fighting Fire by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr65.
Leading Edge Aviation Sikorsky UH-60A by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr66.
Leading Edge Aviation UH-60A & UH-1H by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr67.
Leading Edge Aviation Sikorsky UH-60A by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr68.
Leading Edge Aviation's UH-60A and UH-1H Huey by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr69.
Leading Edge Aviation UH-60A Black Hawk by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr70. Then to AirGreen in Turin, Italy. Really cool operator performing utility, charter and HEMS missions.
AirGreen AS350/H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr71.
Night Vision by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr72.
AirGreen AW139 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr73.
AirGreen AW139 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr74.
AirGreen AW139 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr75.
AirGreen AS350/H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr76.
AirGreen AS350/H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr77.
Mountain Flying by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr78.
Mountain Flying by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr79.
AirGreen H125 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr80.
Slinging In The Alps by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr81. I was back in Finland in January but I can't post what I was shooting at the moment but they had a nice looking BO-105 that performs SAR and HEMS jobs there. Looked great with the fiery light!
Aslak BO-105 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr82. And finally to the Faroe Islands this month. Cool place!
Atlantic Airways AW139 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr83.
Atlantic Airways AW139 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr84.
Atlantic Airways Rescue Swimmer by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr85.
Atlantic Airways AW139 by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr86.
Hangin' Around by Lloyd Horgan, on Flickr87. Oh and a quick shoot last Thursday..
Airbus BelugaXL by Lloyd Horgan, on FlickrHope you aren't bored half to death now! Mods, if you need me to move it just let me know!
