Well done guys, as far as I’m concerned you will never be paid enough for doing this work and I’m pretty sure that all of you are not doing this for money in the first place. Without you a lot more lives would be lost and you all are true HEROES. Cheers
I really enjoy the dual perspectives. Seeing what the pilots are doing to get into and stay in position, followed by the work on the hoist and the retrieval of the person in distress is super cool. I also appreciate in this video you showed more of the work around the actual retrieval. Pinning the line to the hook, double checking the SAR tech, securing the door and so on. I'd love to see a longer video where we tag along from take off to landing and we get to see the checks and procedures all the way through the flight!
You are in luck. I just shot a night boat mission. It will show the entire transition to the boat with the radar image. It also shows the entire hoist sequence from the view of the flight engineer. Oh, and it's got full audio. I am also working on one that has the entire process for a mission,...no audio though.
Another highly interesting vid, thanks! I see in another comment you mention a night op coming soon. Looking forward to it. Curious about something…you detail your transition away from the ship and comment how serious it is. I would have thought this would have been the easiest part. Just move sideways then up and away. Keep ‘em coming.
Man i cant get enough of your videos, it was a job i wanted to do but never could do it. at least this gives me an eye of some things i could have been doing, have to admit it looks fun
I wish more informative videos like this about our Armed Forces going about what they do in this style, no bravado, no fake drama, just doing what they do so that folks can see that these men and women don't sit around BS'ing and drinking coffee all day... and playing euchre. I also appreciate the note about the three service people doing exactly what you folks were doing but never coming home, kind of grounds the video story, did for me anyway... BZ and long safe career.
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RCAF and Coast Guard 2 of Canada's national treasures, hope you all have a peaceful and merry Christmas and a happy 2025
@peterp696 All large ships broadcast something called AIS. It gives position, course, and speed. The helicopter, however, does not have a way to receive that data. Instead, we rely on the ship to tell us the information via radio and then, when in closer range, we will primarily use our radar. Our radar will tell us how far the ship is and what bearing. We can't get closer than 0.25nm with our visual contact. I've got an upcoming video that will show the radar when conducting this style approach.
Well done guys, as far as I’m concerned you will never be paid enough for doing this work and I’m pretty sure that all of you are not doing this for money in the first place. Without you a lot more lives would be lost and you all are true HEROES. Cheers
I really enjoy the dual perspectives. Seeing what the pilots are doing to get into and stay in position, followed by the work on the hoist and the retrieval of the person in distress is super cool. I also appreciate in this video you showed more of the work around the actual retrieval. Pinning the line to the hook, double checking the SAR tech, securing the door and so on. I'd love to see a longer video where we tag along from take off to landing and we get to see the checks and procedures all the way through the flight!
You are in luck. I just shot a night boat mission. It will show the entire transition to the boat with the radar image. It also shows the entire hoist sequence from the view of the flight engineer. Oh, and it's got full audio. I am also working on one that has the entire process for a mission,...no audio though.
@@mattfrom103 awesome! I look forward to it.
To all who work in search and rescue jobs like this you have nothing but my respect.
Matt, excellent work and excellent camera work. I hope your subs go through the roof as this is terrific content. As ex-RCAF…Bravo Zulu!
Interesting video, thanks. I used to work on cruise ships and have seen a couple of these while onboard.
Another highly interesting vid, thanks! I see in another comment you mention a night op coming soon. Looking forward to it. Curious about something…you detail your transition away from the ship and comment how serious it is. I would have thought this would have been the easiest part. Just move sideways then up and away. Keep ‘em coming.
Man i cant get enough of your videos, it was a job i wanted to do but never could do it. at least this gives me an eye of some things i could have been doing, have to admit it looks fun
It can be a lot of fun. It can also be extremely challenging and hard at times. Overall I am happy with where I ended up.
@@mattfrom103 That's what i was thinking hard challenging but fun to learn at same time. Thanks for posting the videos !
I wish more informative videos like this about our Armed Forces going about what they do in this style, no bravado, no fake drama, just doing what they do so that folks can see that these men and women don't sit around BS'ing and drinking coffee all day... and playing euchre. I also appreciate the note about the three service people doing exactly what you folks were doing but never coming home, kind of grounds the video story, did for me anyway... BZ and long safe career.
RCAF and Coast Guard 2 of Canada's national treasures, hope you all have a peaceful and merry Christmas and a happy 2025
Great job guys. Fly over my house every time you leave gander and go east
Any chance we can hear the audio between the pilots, the crew and sar techs ?
In one of my next videos you will. Unfortunately I only figured out how to record audio recently and have about 2 years worth of video without it.
@@mattfrom103 Amazing work you guys do. Look forward to next video👍.
Enjoying your content, but I'm biased. I fly in the same areas as you in much older machines, and with a lot less technology to support the flights.
Different machines, different jobs I guess. It is nice, though, being able to fly in just about any east coast weather without fearing for your life.
Is the ship found by GPS coordinates or is it transmitting a radio beacon, sort of a temporary NDB, to be located in such fog prior to visual contact?
@peterp696 All large ships broadcast something called AIS. It gives position, course, and speed. The helicopter, however, does not have a way to receive that data.
Instead, we rely on the ship to tell us the information via radio and then, when in closer range, we will primarily use our radar. Our radar will tell us how far the ship is and what bearing. We can't get closer than 0.25nm with our visual contact.
I've got an upcoming video that will show the radar when conducting this style approach.