Helicopters

SimpleSam06 · 31-07-2008 5:50am #1

Some garden gnome just buzzed my house at an altitude of around ten feet at 5.30 am, looked like a largish multi passenger vehicle, taking off from the direction of Dunnes Westside later, although I don't know what might have attracted them out there.

Anyone know who owns this particular helicopter, that I might express my gratitude for the wakeup call via telephone or preferably in person? Failing that, is there some sort of aviation authority who might take an interest? I need options other than just lamping a net at them if they pass over again...

padi89 · 31-07-2008 8:00am

It was the Irish Coast guard going to the hospital, still want to make a complaint? I am sure they are so sorry they woke you but hey someone needed their help..........

SimpleSam06 · 31-07-2008 8:10am

padi89 wrote: »

It was the Irish Coast guard going to the hospital, still want to make a complaint? I am sure they are so sorry they woke you but hey someone needed their help..........

Ahahaha, I thought it was some numpty from the races doing some joyriding, there have been enough of those flying over in the last few days. Fair enough!

padi89 · 31-07-2008 8:28am

SimpleSam06 wrote: »

I thought it was some numpty from the races doing some joyriding

Can the Galway forum get anymore anti race week? Joyriding pilots? Oh i dunno............Blame Canada springs to mind

workaccount · 31-07-2008 9:17am

There's 80 choppers around for the races so you would need a better description than "largish multi passenger vehicle"

Wompa1 · 31-07-2008 9:47am

Why are the people of Galway so ignorant when it comes to Helicopters!!? ha ha haven't used that one in a while

workaccount · 31-07-2008 9:51am

Wompa1 wrote: »

Why are the people of Galway so ignorant when it comes to Helicopters!!? ha ha haven't used that one in a while

Not sure what you mean by that. Do you expect that everyone should be able to tell the difference between an R44 and a jet ranger?

OP there's identifier codes on all aircraft in big writing or you could have given us an idea of the colour scheme. The coast guard is very unique for example.

padi89 · 31-07-2008 9:51am

How you cannot tell what this helicopter is for puzzles me

TerrorFirmer · 31-07-2008 10:36am

Wompa1 wrote: »

Why are the people of Galway so ignorant when it comes to Helicopters!!? ha ha haven't used that one in a while

:D:D

SimpleSam06 · 31-07-2008 11:16am

padi89 wrote: »

Joyriding pilots?

No, joyriding people who pay pilots.

workaccount wrote: »

OP there's identifier codes on all aircraft in big writing or you could have given us an idea of the colour scheme. The coast guard is very unique for example.

padi89 wrote: »

How you cannot tell what this helicopter is for puzzles me

It was 5.30 am and I was peering at the thing as it was flying into the pre-dawn light after it nearly rattled my windows out, thats why. Padi has it right though it was the coast guard, I remembered the silhouette of their choppers when he mentioned it.

My thinking was it was some sort of larger chartered helicopter at first, and some libertine was trying to impress the mistress or something. Not to worry.

workaccount · 31-07-2008 11:21am

SimpleSam06 wrote: »

some libertine was trying to impress the mistress or something. Not to worry.

Ah right....well that would really piss me off.

SimpleSam06 · 31-07-2008 11:25am

workaccount wrote: »

Ah right....well that would really piss me off.

Oh it did, I would have gained a great deal of satisfaction ruining someones weekend over it too, but I'm even happier knowing it was presumably a rescue operation.

JohnCleary · 31-07-2008 11:55am

This thread is such a let-down. Here was me thinking you were going to tell a story about someone like KD pullin his flute out on Shop Street and waggling it about while shouting 'HELICOPTER' :eek::D