Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

Thanks to all 18 marshals that attended the ground school.

Yet another successful training morning.

MARSHAL TRAINING- WORKING WITH HELICOPTERS AND SECURING A LANDING ZONE.

Thanks Philip for arranging and mustering  whoever was available for this first session.

The next Ground School Currency session will be in 6 months time- same place, same time.

And of course thanks to Andre and Dion, the hoistmen of AMS and Don -pilot  and the WSAR operatives and Metro medics for their patience and time.

It was an interesting morning.

The Team was alos bloOding a new  mountian rescue opartive  to hoisting onto a ledge and fiVe or six metro medics & mountain rescue crew were doing their currency training which they have to do every 6 months to maintain their operational status.

Dion gave a thorough brieifng on the various equipment and techniqies used.

Dion giving the briefing

He had an enthusiastic audience in his class as well as us marshals.

from where I squatted, I only got these photos.: there were plenty people snapping though

Then they flew 6 sorties up the mountain, inserting three teams onto ledges on the slope near the top and then recovering them again.

The helo landing: WSAR team leader accumulating the cargo sling rope

Most only stayed for two or three take-off's and landings.

The helo back on terra firma: The WSAR rescue crew and hoistman bagging the cargo sling rope- readying for the next extraction.