Brrrr, it's been a tad cold to work in the garage of late. But I have grabbed a few minutes here and there.
Clear windows have been added to the fuselage and duly masked up with a mix of tape and liquid mask in preparation for some decent spraying weather. Having been given an idea by Chris aka
@Steve-the-Duck. I decided to have a go at making a dispatcher harness for the back of the Sea King. (For those unaware, a dispatcher is a harness worn by back seat crews to allow them to safely walk around the back if the cabin door is open.)
Initially I chose some thin tape then trimmed it to both length and width, One end connects with the roof of the SK and a waist band then worn around the waist of the wearer.
Pic 1
The end connecting to the roof is between the jaws of the clamp. A waist band, complete with the two locking straps at one end of the waist band.I did add a very thin piece of tape just visible at the lower left part of the 'loop'.
Pic 2
I then painted it a nato green. Most were a canvass colour the same as parachute harnesses but I chose green as there were a few green harnesses in circulation. (There was an interim stage where they decided on a blue coloured nylon harness but the securing clips were frequently coming undone in flight. After many of us formally complaining. The MOD in its wise and ultimate wisdom reinstated the older designed canvass harnesses).
Pic 3
Actual dispatcher harness very similar to the one in service use in the 60/70/80/90's!
The intention is to connect one end to the upper deckhead close to the cabin door and the waist back sat on the rear troop seats.
At that point, frost bight was starting to take hold so I retired indoors to a warm brew and a bite of lunch!!!
Comments and criticisms most welcome.
Doug