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WTF?!!!!

Last post by G~Man « Thu Jul 25, 2019 3:35 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:53 pm

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What on earth is happening here.....?! That's a hell of a swing he's got on.....

One person left in a coma, another with both legs broken...during a...

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Couple things:

1. Looks like he has the front doors on, so therefore should be within CG.
2. Cannot tell if front left seat is occupied.
3. One guy...

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Last post by G~Man
Thu Jul 25, 2019 3:35 pm
This Will Cost a Few Dollars!

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Mon Jul 08, 2019 2:27 pm
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by FD2 » Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:40 pm

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Oh dear, there goes a few dollars. Maybe it will buff out...

Anyone on the brakes? Anyone walking with chocks? :-o

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James Bond escapes once again

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Mon Jul 08, 2019 2:27 pm
RN Pilot stuck in chimney

Last post by Boac « Thu Jun 27, 2019 7:05 am
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by Ex-Ascot » Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:51 am

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Guess that will be the end of that game.

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Personally I think a disciplinary clean sweep would do the trick.

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Last post by Boac
Thu Jun 27, 2019 7:05 am
Why weren't my instructors this good looking.......

Last post by Boac « Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:14 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:02 pm

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Caco sent me this link today. Maybe I could pretend to be an ab initio again....

Michele Garner - Helicopter Instructor
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She could certainly raise my collective.

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Last post by Boac
Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:14 am
10/6/2019 - A109 crashes on New York skyscraper

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:37 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Mon Jun 10, 2019 7:42 pm

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This happened at 2000 BST. The pilot died in the accident. According to a report there is no helipad on the building.

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Looks classic to me!
Is that herd of new restrictions I see thundering towards me?

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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:37 am
Helicopter rescue of 74 year old woman goes wrong........

Last post by FD2 « Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:08 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Fri Jun 07, 2019 8:16 am

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The poor woman in this stretcher must have wondered what on earth was going on. It seems the ground personnel did have a steadying line as shown in...

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You can have the rescue service for free Ma'am, if you can walk in a straight line for 10 feet.

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Last post by FD2
Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:08 am
FR24 - Coastguard 187 presently searching sea off Somerset

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Mon Jun 03, 2019 1:22 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:51 am

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Just came across this on FR24 - no idea what the incident is - creeping line ahead search - probably another child's inflatable like the two 5 year...

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RTB St Athan 1415. Looks like nothing found.

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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Mon Jun 03, 2019 1:22 pm
Helicopter into the Hudson 15/5/19

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Mon May 27, 2019 7:29 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Thu May 16, 2019 8:13 am

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LTE - Loss of tail rotor effectiveness methinks. Too slow a rotation for tail rotor failure. Quite a strong wind blowing, all the signs of being...

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He had 858 helicopter hours including 100 on type. The only time I got incipient LTE I had enough height to drop collective and stuff the nose down -...

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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Mon May 27, 2019 7:29 am
Bristow woes

Last post by FD2 « Sat May 11, 2019 7:56 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:28 am

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Things don't look good at Bristow:
HOUSTON, Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS) and Columbia Helicopters, Inc. today...

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What a great shame those good old boys in Houston didn't have the ability to run a big world-wide company. I wonder if 'Thomas C. Knudson, Thomas N....

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Last post by FD2
Sat May 11, 2019 7:56 pm
Helicopter lands on wrong North Sea platform - AAIB investigation

Last post by FD2 « Thu Apr 11, 2019 6:25 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Tue Apr 02, 2019 3:28 pm

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Catching up after a week away from the forum...

Lots of safety implications here. Was the platform venting flammable gas - not healthy if you fly...

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There were some unmanned platforms operated by British Aerospace for monitoring intercepts above the Southern North Sea. As they were operated...

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Last post by FD2
Thu Apr 11, 2019 6:25 am
Bristow - Pilot Career Open Days - Leicester

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Sun Mar 24, 2019 12:22 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Wed Mar 20, 2019 4:11 pm

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From the Bristow website, they are holding Career Open Days for Pilots - and expecting to start recruiting having recently made pilots...

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No, Al was okay. JC.

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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Sun Mar 24, 2019 12:22 am
Caco's trial helicopter flight.....

Last post by Cacophonix « Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:04 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:19 pm
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It looks as though they are preparing Caco's R44 at Headcorn for his trial lesson....
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Caco, another book that is very good is, John Fays - The Helicopter and how it flies. This book was required reading for for all budding Sky Gods and...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:04 pm
Kenya Crash

Last post by fin « Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:16 pm

by fin » Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:16 pm

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Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:16 pm
Breaking an ice wall with a helicopter

Last post by Cacophonix « Mon Feb 25, 2019 6:37 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Sun Feb 24, 2019 5:45 pm

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Here's an innovative way to get rid of an ice wall overhanging a road...
I can't seem to post a direct link to the video - it's on the second row of...

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Sill I like the idea of a heli battering ram or wrecking ball. I have the notion to use the same technique to demolish the millionaire chav's house,...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Mon Feb 25, 2019 6:37 pm
Helicopter Co. Chief Pilots

Last post by Cacophonix « Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:53 am
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by Cacophonix » Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:03 pm

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Serendipity being serendipitous, my better half and I repaired to a local Italian restaurant tonight to lick our wounds after a bruising couple of...

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My better half and I bumped into our Chief Pilot mate at the local Italian restaurant last night. Spent a large part of the meal discussing his CAA...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:53 am
HAI Board of Directors

Last post by Cacophonix « Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:55 pm
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by G~Man » Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:21 am

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Just an FYI... I am running for an open seat on the Board of Directors for the Helicopter Association International, in March.

Feel free to ask...

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All the best with that, Gordy! That is some CV you have! I don't know whether Rossian was on Nimrods or Shacks but you two must surely have crossed...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:55 pm
Eric, or one of his siblings, has crashed.

Last post by Sisemen « Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:52 pm
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by Alisoncc » Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:18 am

Aircranes grounded after firefighting helicopter crashes into Gippsland dam while battling blaze

Includes video of Christine, Eric's brother dead...

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Last post by Sisemen
Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:52 pm
CHC Irish SAR pilots work to rule

Last post by FD2 « Wed Jan 23, 2019 5:14 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:24 pm

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Helicopter pilots working for the Irish Coast Guard search-and-rescue service are to take industrial action from midday on Thursday in a dispute over...

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Thrush is perfect! Any of the dark blue light blue stuff not relevant in this case, just the personality. I was a little tongue in cheek with that! 🦀😉

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Last post by FD2
Wed Jan 23, 2019 5:14 pm
Fatal AW139 SAR crash in Ras Al Khaimar, UAE (29 Dec)

Last post by llondel « Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:03 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Sat Dec 29, 2018 5:27 pm

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This happened earlier this afternoon. A SAR AW139 hit the 2.8km long ‘Jebel Jais Flight’ zipline and crashed with the deaths of all four on board....

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I hit 65 kv wires September 27th 2018. Wire strike cutters work. You can see the lines on the left of the poles go to the ground.....yep, ironically...

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Last post by llondel
Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:03 am
Fun Helicopter videos, (preferably yours).

Last post by Cacophonix « Fri Jan 04, 2019 11:52 am
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by G~Man » Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:32 pm

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I figured we should have a thread of just fun videos of what we do.

I'll start, one of my pilots put this together of some of the non-fire work we...

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I looked to use my favourite US proxy site and it seems that that video is still blocked, which is a pity because all the other Dave Frey videos are...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Fri Jan 04, 2019 11:52 am
Interesting Helicopter Types

Last post by Cacophonix « Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:18 pm
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by Cacophonix » Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:14 am

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Kaman K-Max

I was fascinated to see the intermeshing main rotors (synchropter) and the lack of a tail rotor on this extraordinary type. With servo...

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A fine quadruple breasted salute G~Man! ;)))

Bell FCX-001

Still a gleam in the designers' eyes...

On March 7, 2017, Bell Helicopter...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:18 pm
Torquing helicopters

Last post by G~Man « Fri Dec 14, 2018 8:18 pm
Replies: 11
by Cacophonix » Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:42 pm

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Polite question for the rotary cognoscenti here who feel inclined to answer.

I am doing a spot turn, to the right, in an R44 (anticlockwise rotor)...

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Thanx

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Last post by G~Man
Fri Dec 14, 2018 8:18 pm
California Fires Helicopter Rescue Video - 3 + 2 dogs

Last post by FD2 « Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:26 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:57 pm

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A just in time rescue on a hilltop shortly before the fires arrive. Great flying and teamwork!

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Thanks for posting that C16 - great teamwork and result.

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Last post by FD2
Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:26 pm
The Horn

Last post by G-CPTN « Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:58 pm
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by Cacophonix » Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:03 pm

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The new Red Bull TV series The Horn follows the exploits of Air Zermatt, the world's top helicopter search and rescue team responsible for the 2,000...

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Amazing! - thanks for sharing . . .

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Last post by G-CPTN
Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:58 pm
Nigeria to manufacture helicopters

Last post by Cacophonix « Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:35 pm
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by FD2 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 6:54 pm

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Nigeria is to set up a facility to manufacture helicopters through a 'reverse engineering' technique. I wonder how the boys from Lagos can scam this...

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Test Pilot selection has begun

Plum you have made me laugh out loud for the first time today! =))

Very dry Undried! ;)))

These guys are...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:35 pm

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