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Reaper Patreon Cutlass72 and the Nimrod Recovery
Hi I’m Patreon Cutlass72, but in real life i’m Colin. I was a marine engineer for 26 years on various ships around the globe. On May 16th 1995 Nimrod XW666 ditched into the Moray Firth after a test flight straight out of servicing went wrong. A report on the incident can be read here ; https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950516-0
XW666 was an R.1A Nimrod which was tasked with ELINT duties. I was serving as a 3rd Engineer at the time onboard the MV Subsea Discovery as ship that normal laid telephone cables for BT, however we were using it a diving support vessel.
We went to the crash site a number of weeks after the incident to recover the aircraft. The lifting frame used was fabricated at nearby Nigg oil yard, for recovering the main fuselage section. Divers cut away the wings and aft section to reduce the weight once the aircraft was out of the water. These were recovered first and the main fuselage was recovered last of all.
Everything that was recovered was then transported to RN dockyard at Rosyth so that it could then head away for air accident investigation. No lives were lost and the crew were all rescued by a nearby SAR Sea King based at RAF Lossiemouth. The recovery went really well and the weather was perfect the whole time we were on site, if I recall it only took us 10 days or so for the whole operation. The cockpit of XW666 now resides at AeroVenture South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum in Doncaster.
See all the pictures of the Nimrod Recovery here https://imgur.com/a/YvUej
Here’s the news report on YouTube
Grim Reaper Member Tender Glides…
One of our young members Tender loves to glide and takes some top pictures and videos whilst he is doing it.
“Hi i am Adam (Tender), I started gliding when I was 14 documenting most of it. For the past 2 years I have enjoyed all the joys of flying and hope for much more in the future as I am about to get my own glider and will start my aerobatics training. I will bring you guys along for the flights. Enjoy”
These are some photos from 4000ft in an ask-23 glider in the Cotswolds
4000ft in an ask-23 glider in the Cotswolds Picture by member Tender https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJKJgP7EBZRuzzWdSHrrGQ
Picture by member Tender https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJKJgP7EBZRuzzWdSHrrGQ
Picture by member Tender https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJKJgP7EBZRuzzWdSHrrGQ
The videos are uploaded onto YouTube as Glider-Pilot
Grim Reaper Flight leader Recoil is also an excellent Aviation and Motorsport Photographer
One of our flight leaders Recoil is also a talented aviation and motorsport photographer, as SnapshotOfReality . This is an example of some of the Reaper favorites, if you want to see more check out his Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/snapshotofrealityphotography/
P-51 hanging from roof in National WWII Museum
Reaper member DiscoBob shares his short video of a P-51 hanging from the roof in The National WWII Museum New Orleans…
Exciting multiplayer DCS gameplay with the Grim Reapers
Thanks Stormbirds for the great review!
Had some fun today flying the harrier the hard way….
DCS Harrier Review by Member Recoil
Hello all, my name is Recoil and I’m one of the flight leaders for the Grim Reapers. I’ve been flying in DCS for around a year and I predominantly fly the Mirage 2000C. I can fly most other aircraft well and my new aircraft to master is the AV8-B.
I look forward to seeing you all in the skies, whether friend or foe!
This is my review of the Harrier.
The McDonnell Douglas AV8-B Night attack aircraft is a fast jet aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). It is the latest addition to the DCS World simulation game for the PC.
The introduction of this aircraft changes the way that the Close Air Support (CAS) role is carried out. The ability of the aircraft to carry a heavy weapons payload that’s similar to the A-10 whilst being able to cruise at almost two times the speed transform CAS in the game. Getting to the combat zone is critical when time is at a premium but the AV8-B can drastically reduce the time taken to get the the combat area and get ordinance on target.
The module itself is still in development but is released in open beta for the community. More features are added as time goes on but the Harrier has already at an early stage, become a game changer for the flight simulation community and will become one of the most used CAS aircraft in the game for a long time to come.
