Chinook on the plain

THE CREW of RAF Chinook HC4 ZD982 of No 18(B) Squadron at RAF Odiham, Hampshire, demonstrates considerable teamwork while balancing over 16 tonnes of helicopter atop a concrete block during a handling exercise at the Salisbury Plain Training Area on January 5. This technique is made particularly challenging by the fact the pilot cannot see the landing point and must adjust the helicopter’s position based on verbal directions from the two crewmen in the cabin. Part of currency training, this