The Aviation Magazine No 52 September-October 2017 | Page 24
After the press conference the press people got permission to watch the flying challenge on the base.
The flying challenge included orientation flights and a skills and obstacle course. During the orientation
flights, the crews had to fulfill special tasks like to “fly to a dike and count the sheep”. The next surprise
for the crews was waiting on the approach to the base: they had to sing a song. The live act was trans‐
mitted over radio to the crews on the ground, who had to make an assessment. After the assessment
the crews flew to the west side, where they had to take a weight of 5 kg and flew at a defined height
through an obstacle course. This was a real challenge, because the downwash of the helicopter does
not make it easy. At the end of the course, the weight had to be placed on the roof of a very small
building, which looked like a hospital. After the weight had been placed on the building, a flashing light
was activated. A challenge which included fun and skills.
The Aviation Magazine would like to thank Captain Broder Nielsen, Commander Mark Jörg Matthee,
Commander Mark Wiegand and a specially Lieutenant Susanne Tewes and her crew for the organiza‐
tion of the events around the SAR‐Meet.
Participants:
Unit
Aircraft
Country
AUSTRIA Österreichisches Bundesherr Alouette III
BELGIUM
LITHUANIA
POLAND 40 SQN
Lithuanian Air Force
43rd Naval Air Base NH-90 Caiman
Eurocopter AS365 - Dauphin
W-3RM Anaconda
USA 3-10 GSAB US Army HH-60M Blackhawk
GERMANY TrspHubschrRgt 30 Bell UH1D
GERMANY IntHubschrAusbZ Bückeburg EC135
GERMANY IntHubschrAusbZ Bückeburg NH-90 TTH
GERMANY RK Flugdienst / Appen DO-28
GERMANY MFG 5 Sea Lynx Mk88A
GERMANY MFG 5 Sea King Mk41
GERMANY MFG 5 EC135
GERMANY Heli Service International GmbH AW139
L to R: Commander Mark Jörg Matthée from MFG 3 "Graf Zeppelin", Deputy Commander and Chief of the
Staff Captain Broder Nielsen, and Commander Mark Wiegand from MFG (Marinefliegergeschawader) 5.
Lockheed P‐3C Orion from MFG 3 right top, Dornier Do‐228‐212 from MFG 3 right middle, Westland Sea
King Mk. 41 from MFG 5, right bottom