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Originally Posted by tevake
OH come on, please tell me that ship is slamming a hard turn and also caught a bad swell while doing it. Not just normal roll in the swell.
Those helos blades sure must fold in nicely to fit into those garage doors.
How long to roll out and be ready to fly?
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Frigates are small ships and they do roll quite a bit. All ships have winds envelopes for flight quarters as well as pitch and roll limits for every type of helo that are qualified to bring aboard. There are times when winds dictate pitch and roll on landing.
Since you have sailed so extensively, you know that even in big seas there are "quiescent" periods when the ship steadies out for periods of time: That is when you land
The only picture I have of two "stuffed" helos is a blurry scan, same ship as above:
Helo origami: Everything folds.