Based at RAF Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, the Empire test pilots school (ETPS) provides courses for selected pilots.The idea of the course is to bring them to a recognised standard and teach them to be able to test each aircraft in flight.

 The helicopters are often seen using the Salisbury Plain area, just a few miles from Boscombe Down.              

Many of the helicopters still fly with the "flying ice cream look"  Raspberry Ripple.        

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