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Technologic
16-09-2007, 05:46 PM
I was diving in capernwray [big quarry turned dive centre in lancashire] and Some guy ascended too fast and got DCI. He collapsed and was like X_X

So this thing turns up

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2649/p9160154pb1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


It landed right infront of the car :o

Yoshimitsui
16-09-2007, 05:49 PM
NIce!!!

It looks similar to the Yorkshire airambulance! But ours is better off course :P

Technologic
16-09-2007, 05:51 PM
NIce!!!

It looks similar to the Yorkshire airambulance! But ours is better off course :P
Nuh uh.

I heard the claxon going like 3 minutes before lol. So it was pretty quick :]

[The claxon is sounded if there is an emergency]

Yoshimitsui
16-09-2007, 05:52 PM
Depends on where it's base is or where it was at present when it recieved the call ;)

jesus
16-09-2007, 05:55 PM
I've seen it on TV.

The stuff they do is really interesting.

Technologic
16-09-2007, 05:56 PM
Depends on where it's base is or where it was at present when it recieved the call ;)

I think it's based somewhere in liverpool.

Yoshimitsui
16-09-2007, 06:21 PM
Talking of which, the WYAA had a series on bbc one last week presented by Richard Hammond!

Concentric2
16-09-2007, 06:45 PM
:O I was diving at Capernwray today and saw the chopper - didn't know it was someone with DCI.

Apparently the base is only about 5 mins away.

LeftForDead
16-09-2007, 06:58 PM
Seems odd to take him upto a higher alitude:s

Yoshimitsui
16-09-2007, 07:02 PM
It's quicker...

Concentric2
16-09-2007, 07:10 PM
Seems odd to take him upto a higher alitude:s
They're not flying very high, so really it wouldn't have much of an effect. In any case, it'd be far outweighed by the reduced time taken to reach hospital or a decompression chamber, which is far more important.

xxMATTGxx
16-09-2007, 07:14 PM
Resize it next time :P

Oh and its based in Bolton =]

LeftForDead
16-09-2007, 07:22 PM
They're not flying very high, so really it wouldn't have much of an effect. In any case, it'd be far outweighed by the reduced time taken to reach hospital or a decompression chamber, which is far more important.
Haha i know:)
decomp chambers are mint, my dad is down in them for like 5 days at a time sometimes.

Technologic
17-09-2007, 02:52 PM
:O I was diving at Capernwray today and saw the chopper - didn't know it was someone with DCI.

Apparently the base is only about 5 mins away.
:o. You dive too?! Who with adn what qualification do you have?

Jamie!
17-09-2007, 03:38 PM
When I was on the motorway a couple of weeks ago, the Great North Air Ambulance landed on it 'cause of an accident. These two T5's came speeding past and slowed everyone down and then stopped, and then the helicopter came down. Never took a picture, but this is it..

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8982/46458456xz4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Technologic
17-09-2007, 05:23 PM
When I was on the motorway a couple of weeks ago, the Great North Air Ambulance landed on it 'cause of an accident. These two T5's came speeding past and slowed everyone down and then stopped, and then the helicopter came down. Never took a picture, but this is it..

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8982/46458456xz4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Ive seen that a few times too :D.

It was funny because the farmer who owns the field came over and was like "wth is this helicopter doing here?"

Concentric2
17-09-2007, 07:34 PM
:o. You dive too?! Who with adn what qualification do you have?
I was with these guys http://www.academydivers.com/index.htm and i have my PADI Open Water.

Technologic
18-09-2007, 03:56 PM
I was with these guys http://www.academydivers.com/index.htm and i have my PADI Open Water.

Dude "/. You should've gone with BSAC. Much more indepth and courses take longer. Advacned open water isnt even a BSAC ocean diver [lowest qualificaion] on the crossover tables.

Concentric2
18-09-2007, 05:17 PM
Don't know anything about the differences but PADI seems to be the most popular/well known and it's what my dive centre did. I know i'm not very advanced yet but i've only been doing it 6 months. I'm looking to do Advanced Open Water and then hopefully Rescue.

Technologic
18-09-2007, 05:56 PM
Don't know anything about the differences but PADI seems to be the most popular/well known and it's what my dive centre did. I know i'm not very advanced yet but i've only been doing it 6 months. I'm looking to do Advanced Open Water and then hopefully Rescue.
Still, BSAC is the largest in the world.

PADI is more holiday divers whilst BSAC is more professional stuff

&
19-09-2007, 03:11 PM
Ive flew in one because my sister broke her back on the yorkshire dales..

++ one came to my school :P

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