SAR Helicopters

Question 1

What does ARCC stand for?

Answer 1

Aeronautical Rescue Coordination centre.

Question 2

Where are Bristows SAR Helicopters Based in the UK?

Answer 2

Caernarfon Airport

Humberside international Airport

Inverness Airport

Lee-on-Solent- Solent Airport

Lydd Airport

Newquay Airport

Prestwick Airport

St Athan

Sumburgh Airport - Shetland

Stornoway Airport- Lewis

(Correct - March 2025)

Question 3

Where is the Bristows SAR Training facility?

Answer 3

Daedalus - Solent Enterprise zone

Fareham - Hampshire

Question 4

What helicopter type do Bristows operate in the UK

Answer 4

Sikorski S-92 A

Augusta Westland - AW 189

Question 5

What is the CAA?

Answer 5

Civil Aviation Authority

Question 6

What is a CAP?

Answer 6

Civil Air Publication.

Question 7

What is a NOTAM?

Answer 7

Notice to Airmen -

providing timely information about changes or unusual situations in the airspace or at airports that could potentially affect flight operations