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Old 27th November 2010, 07:45 PM
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VH-TGI PZL M-18 (1Z015-15) 1985 – R&M Aircraft - Must be really interesting to taxi with a nose that long.


VH-PHW AS350 (4074) 1006 – NSW Police Force


VH-SYV had just returned to Bankstown, and after a short chat to the pilot, he asked if I would like to photograph
inside. With the aircraft facing into the sun it was going to be difficult to shoot the panel. The pilot suggested
we tow the Agusta 139 into the hanger out of the sun, so we both climbed in up front and the tug towed us to the
hanger door, and backed us in. As the batteries only last a short time with all the avionics powered up, the pilot
connected the ground power unit so he could run through all the systems with me. The light through the front windscreen
was still bright so the panel shots have a little glare on them (maybe a tripod and some sun shields next time).
There is a mouse (joystick) and Enter Key on the center panel that controls the Primary Flight Display and Multi-
function Display operation. This is all menu driven and the displays can be configured very easily, the system also
provides the best composite of the two displays should one display fail. There is no coms unit on the centre panel,
this is all done through the CDUs and displayed at the bottom of the PFD. When the electrical system is displayed
on the MFD, you can see the external power unit connected and a full schematic of the complete electrical system.
A big thank you to the CHC pilot for taking the time to show me around the Agusta 139 and explain it’s systems,
really appreciated.

VH-SYV Agusta 139 (31126) 2008 – Ambulance Service Of NSW
Two Primary Flight Displays, two Multifunction displays and an Electronic Standby Instrument System (ESIS). You can see
the three parallel runways at Bankstown on the Moving Map display in the centre of the main panel.



VH-SYV Agusta 139 (31126) 2008 – Ambulance Service Of NSW
Primary Flight Display and Multifunction Display on the copilot side.


VH-SYV Agusta 139 (31126) 2008 – Ambulance Service Of NSW
Primary Flight Display and Multifunction Display on the pilot’s side. The electric standby instrument (ESIS) can
be seen at the top left.


VH-SYV Agusta 139 (31126) 2008 – Ambulance Service Of NSW
Centre panel with integrated mobile phone at the bottom to contact hospital staff, with the GRN to the right. Half
way up on the left is a highly accurate EPIRB locator.



VH-SYV Agusta 139 (31126) 2008 – Ambulance Service Of NSW
The ground power unit (bottom left) was connected as the batteries only last a short period of time with all the
avionics powered up. The rear cabin has four crew positions and a laterally oriented stretcher for the patient.



VH-SYJ Agusta 139 (31114) 2008 – Ambulance Service Of NSW
The engine cowl is pulled forward for routine checks.
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