Sikorsky HH 60J Jayhawk U.S. Coast Guard helicopter in San Diego

I was lucky enough to be able to capture this gorgeous HH 60J Jayhawk from the U.S. Coast Guard in San Diego. The landing was recorded from the flight deck of the USS Midway aircraft carrier which is a must see if you visit San Diego.

The Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk is a multi-mission, twin-engine, medium-range helicopter operated by the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue, law enforcement, military readiness and marine environmental protection missions. The Jayhawk has a radar for search/weather that gives its nose a distinctive look. A forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensor turret can be mounted below its nose. It can carry three 120 US gal (454 L) fuel tanks with two on the port side rack and one on the starboard side rack. The starboard side also carries a 600 lbf (2.67 kN) capacity rescue hoist mounted above the door. The hoist has 200 ft (61.0 m) of cable. It uses the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System as its primary long range navigational aid, using a Collins RCVR-3A radio to simultaneously receive information from four of the NAVSTAR system's 18 worldwide satellites. The helicopter is normally based on land but can be based on 270 foot medium endurance Coast Guard Cutters (WMEC) or 378 ft high endurance Coast Guard Cutters (WHEC).

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the United States military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its duties.

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Flyover on approach
1:35 - Landing
2:25 - Static view
2:48 - Pre-flight walkaround
4:08 - Startup
5:35 - Engine sound
6:18 - Taxiing
7:36 - Takeoff and hover
8:12 - Departure