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| HUNGARIAN LEADING AVIATION MAGAZINE ' ARANYSAS ' | ||
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| Frontpage and seven pages dedicated to the Dutch Coastguard watching over the Northsea | ||
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| Aranysas magazine reports of a full day with the 'Forresters' of the North Sea | ||
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| The Dutch Coast Guard Dornier DO-228 PH-MNZ doing checks on illegal oil dumps and ship routes | ||
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| Our day starts on a sunny sundaymorning | ||
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| Usually the DO-228 flies from MVK 'De Kooy' , this time from 'Schiphol-Oost' | ||
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| Crew of today: Mark Foppele, Bert Backus and Roel Hondema. Flying: Koos Heemskerk (l) and Wim Das (r) | ||
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| Mark is substitute today. About his sick collegue: You shouldn't let your girlfriend cook, go to the Mac ! | ||
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| After take-off we start with a small control along the Dutch Beaches | ||
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| Next the checks start concerning illegal oil-dumps (SLAR-radar) and ship routes | ||
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| Bert Backus is the Environmental Expert, he controls the consoles and screens as well as visual outside | ||
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| The main console in the back, the front one is for checks made by custom authorities, police or even AIVD ! | ||
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| View at the SLAR Side Lokking Airborne Radar under the DO-228 to track and trace oil pollution at sea | ||
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| Roel and Mark's primarily fly the plane, but they also do visual checks on ships. Pictures are made. | ||
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| A closer look at Bert's console, and the Cockpit as far as our camera ables us | ||
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| On the way back home the 'Tak-lift 7' lifts a wreck, we check if there is no (oil) pollution involved. All o.k.! | ||
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| Back home again along the coast and a landing after a flight of some 3,5 hours. | ||
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| Returned at Schiphol Airfield, minutes before debriefing. Bert has his data in the suitcase. | ||
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| The DO-228 will be parked in it's hangar. We will get rid of our sweatty suits and life saving sets | ||
| Flying: Koos Heemskerk (l) and Wim Das (r) Author: Kees Otten. | ||
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| Thanks Dutch Coast Guard, Bert, Roel & Mark for the opportunity and fun ! | ||
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