705 SQUADRON FLYING TRAINING [Main Title]

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  • Title: 705 SQUADRON FLYING TRAINING [Main Title]
  • Film Number: BFO 85
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE TAPES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: An instructional film aimed at trainee helicopter pilots of 705 Squadron based at «HMS Heron» and Royal naval Air Service (R.N.A.S.) Yeovilton, Somerset.
  • Description: The film demonstrates the aspects of flying a helicopter listed below, with the duration of that section of the film in brackets: 1. Sight picture approaches (6 minutes). 2. Hovering, take-off and landing (1 min). 3. Practice forced landings (6 minutes). 4. Engine off landing (2 minutes). 5. Winching (3 minutes). "Wing overs" (3 minutes). 7. Instrument flying (19 minutes). 8. Formation flying (21 minutes). 9. Land navigation (25 minutes). 10. Confined areas (13:30 minutes).
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE TAPES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFO 85
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFO 85)
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  • Production Date: 1984
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Naval Air Command Video Production Unit (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: [English]
  • Technical Details: Format: U-matic Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Running time: 99 mins 15 secs
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFO 85

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