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Old 16th August 2010, 02:15 PM
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Arrow Busy blackhawk week
According to yesterday's press ads, the Blackhawks will be busy training up and down the Parramatta River, Darling Harbour and North Sydney for the first few days of this week.
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I've been out to observe them more closely. In fact the first of the pair is running totally dark whilst the second is running with two flashing lights - one amidships and the other on the tail.

On their eastbound pass crossing the Gladesville Bridge just before 10 pm they appeared to me to be less than 300 feet above the peak of the bridge and certainly at no more than 500 feet when passing overhead my jetty (70 metres west of Wrights Point).
G'day Philip.

The reduced lighting is due to the use of NVGs (if you didn't already know). I imagine they do not appear on webtrack because they are too low. I have previously checked web track after a sortie to see if we show up, only to find that the paint appears then disappears depending on where you are and Alt.

The flying is in support of TAG-East (a company of the 2nd Commando Regt.) training and for aircrew re/qualification.

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Old 13th November 2010, 12:10 PM
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They've been busy boys this week. Here's an unusual perspective photo that a friend took from her city office window:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...7919808&ref=nf
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Old 23rd November 2010, 11:08 AM
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Heard a couple of them overhead my office in Lord St, Botany just now.
Sounded like they were coming in to land at the airport, but I can't confirm this.

Gotta love the sound...
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2 just arrived at the heliport. Fingers crossed for an invite.........
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Old 23rd November 2010, 11:24 AM
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Talking We need you on the ground, Nige!
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Old 23rd November 2010, 11:32 AM
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Never been in a chopper before. This might be a fine way to start!
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Old 23rd November 2010, 12:11 PM
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They just left the airport, going east.
Looked like they were tracking along 07.
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Old 23rd November 2010, 12:54 PM
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Just saw one flying very low and circling around the Gymea area in the shire south of Sydney, quite and amazing sight and sound!!
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Old 23rd November 2010, 01:12 PM
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And they were spotted about 1nm north of YSSY. From where I am it looked like they were about to overfly the field!
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