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by CharlieOneSix » Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:47 pm
Revisiting this query from ian16th:
ian16th wrote: ↑Sun Sep 23, 2018 12:41 pm
Question about marshalling choppers. Remember, I've never been anywhere near a chopper.
In the above clip, the marshallers 'shoo off' flap of his downward facing palms, is this correct?
If so, how should it be done with bats or wands?
CharlieOneSix wrote: ↑Sun Sep 23, 2018 4:32 pm
........ If I remember correctly from a long, long time ago - perhaps FD2 can help me here - RN marshallers then pointed both arms together in the direction that was clear for you to depart, usually off to the side of the ship
FD2 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 23, 2018 7:28 pm
C16 Yes just a I remember it. Once clear of the deck we were marshalled over the side and away.......
Here's a photo of a MH-53E Sea Dragon being marshalled off to the side of HMS Queen Elizabeth in the last few days...it shows FD2 and I haven't quite lost all our marbles yet......
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