Recent Junglies and Canforce with the hump.

[Evalman]

It's been a very quiet start to the year for me with not much happening at the local airport (Newquay).  I've also had to turn down the offer of a couple of what turned out to be productive trips to the loop due to finally attending concerts which have been rescheduled several times in the last two years. 

 

Anyway, I have been lucky catching a few helicopter movements on the local Moors.  They appear to have been assisting DSTO with one of the least popular courses that all aircrew have to attend.  You never know what may turn up but it seems to run in phases. The last 2 years have been mostly Pumas, before that Chinooks, this year seems to be the turn of the Junglie in  January, March and April. The weather has been mixed but the Moorland colours and gorse in recent weeks have been a joy.   

 

ZJ121 'Echo' last week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bravo on a wet day in March

 

 

 

Delta descending into a dark valley just before sunset in January

 

And finally this CP-140 paid a brief visit to Newquay in March. The first time I've seen one of the Block IV modified Arouras. 

[canberraman]

Lovely shots as usual Evalman and the helos look great against the rugged terrain. I too have yet to see an upgraded CP140, maybe we'll get one at RIAT?

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Mark

[Evalman]

On 4/12/2022 at 9:42 AM, canberraman said:

Lovely shots as usual Evalman and the helos look great against the rugged terrain. I too have yet to see an upgraded CP140, maybe we'll get one at RIAT?

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Mark

Thanks for the comment Mark. I'm glad someone finds them interesting.  

[Harry Lime]

Thanks for sharing. Interesting to see the defensive aids on the Merlins, very helpful for scratch-building.

 

Mark.

[ColinChipmunkfan]

Really nice detailed photos Evalman, thank you for posting🙂

Colin

[Red Dot]

Gorgeous light on those helicopters and nice sharp photos too. Lovely.

 

The Aurora is a rare one as well.

 

Andy

[junglierating]

Hmm they do look smart in grey more so than the pingers ....still think they should be junglie green as ďoes most of CHF...still its a helo which is better than none 😉 

[Evalman]

15 hours ago, junglierating said:

Hmm they do look smart in grey more so than the pingers ....still think they should be junglie green as ďoes most of CHF...still its a helo which is better than none 😉 

 

I agree, they should be green (and look better in green).  

From a photography point of view green looks good in sunshine, but dull as dishwater on a typical British overcast day. 

 

[exdraken]

Great photos, in great lighting conditions!