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The Sound of the Chinook

  • Paul Holmes
  • Interview by: Jess Boydon-Juckes

Transcript

Yeah, the sound of the Chinook.

Well, it's the signature.

Before you see it.

You hear it.

obviously it.

When we fly low level, we try to minimize

because it's such a signature. But,

for me, in the back of the aircraft, it,

it's almost like a friend

because it's always there and it's always

beating deep into your soul

But for me, it always gave me was

that sort of warm feeling

that everything's right,

because all the time

All the time the engines are

and you'll

There are a few years get really tuned

and the whine of the gearbox

so that you could change the rotor

And a crewman will say is everything alright?

Because they know it

you know, we’re in the back of the aircraft.

Up until recently,

and oil boxes.

So we didn't have dedicated seats

And so all the noise

So you were vibrating along

so you would feel

so to me, it was just like a, a warm

glove just holding

I love it

so much.

Even now I live quite locally

I will be straight on to the garden.

I just can't continue

I've got to go

And I.

Think maybe,

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