-
-
- 2 Replies
- 328 Views
-
Last post by probes
Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:52 am
-
-
Bristow Nigeria sacks 100+ striking pilots and engineers
Replies: 14
by
CharlieOneSix » Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:38 pm
First post
From the Nigerian FlightDeck website:
BRISTOW Helicopters this afternoon has announced the sack of over 100 pilots and engineers (both nationals and...
Last post
FD,for South Africans,the money was better than they could do at home and they were prepared to work for less than the European pilots and engineers...
- 14 Replies
- 627 Views
-
Last post by Seenenough
Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:47 pm
-
-
Chinook Cable Strike...
Replies: 6
by
TheGreenGoblin » Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:25 pm
First post
31402248-8579593-Dramatic_pictures_show_the_damage_to_the_giant_chopper_after_it_-a-3_1596193192490.jpg...
Last post
Could that be the offending powerlines in the background of the second of TGG's photo? Not very high at all.
Reminds me of the Red Arrows Hawk which...
- 6 Replies
- 409 Views
-
Last post by 4mastacker
Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:47 pm
-
-
- 0 Replies
- 280 Views
-
Last post by CharlieOneSix
Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:22 pm
-
-
26/7 - R44 down in field near Herne Bay
Replies: 12
by
CharlieOneSix » Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:41 pm
First post
I learned long ago not to trust journalists when it comes to reporting on aviation. Here is the sensational reporting by the Mirror...
Helicopter...
Last post
Boac, a similar incident but tragic. David Dunbar-Dempsey was the Senior Naval Officer at Church Fenton in 1971. He was alone when flying the RN...
- 12 Replies
- 559 Views
-
Last post by CharlieOneSix
Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:03 pm
-
-
- 0 Replies
- 237 Views
-
Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:07 am
-
-
Electricity pole fell 200ft from helicopter - AAIB Bulletin
Replies: 9
by
CharlieOneSix » Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:42 pm
First post
AAIB Bulletin 07-20
A similar incident happened to me many years ago when I was building a new 11kv power line on the side of Porlock Hill near...
Last post
Talking of helis, I was noticing that this gentlemen flies in sandals...
I was told today to dance, not stomp...
Lord why didn't you point...
- 9 Replies
- 621 Views
-
Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sat Jul 11, 2020 4:30 pm
-
-
AAIB bulletin - Helicopter landed on wrong offshore deck
Replies: 48
by
CharlieOneSix » Thu Jun 11, 2020 3:16 pm
First post
BBC News
AAIB Bulletin 6/2020
Pilots landing on offshore platforms have been told they must carry out proper name checks after a helicopter...
Last post
Here is the Australian CAA S76 Flight Manual for a little light reading. Performance calculated by the manufacturers and approved by their CAA and...
- 48 Replies
- 1968 Views
-
Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:43 am
-
-
Huey Down on AZ Fire
Replies: 5
by
PHXPhlyer » Wed Jul 08, 2020 2:01 am
First post
Huey Down on AZ Fire
G-Man: Any back channel info on this one?
Fire officials: Helicopter crashed while fighting Polles Fire; pilot killed
By...
Last post
There were reports of it on fire on the ground, however the footage does not support that.
Pure observations & speculation on my part: The footage...
- 5 Replies
- 332 Views
-
Last post by G~Man
Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:12 pm
-
-
UK 24/6 - Helicopter on fire - emergency landing
Replies: 22
by
CharlieOneSix » Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:04 pm
First post
From the Leamington Observer..
Two people had a lucky escape after a helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing when it set alight.
The...
Last post
Yes all evacuated safely and picked up by Sumburgh SAR.
- 22 Replies
- 989 Views
-
Last post by FD2
Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:33 am
-
-
Babcock Grounds Helicopter Division
Replies: 2
by
CharlieOneSix » Sun Jun 21, 2020 10:46 pm
First post
I don't subscribe to the Telegraph so can't read all of this but it's amazing if it's true.....the writing has been on the wall for some time......
Last post
C16 - I don't subscribe but here is most of the full article, less a pie chart: ;))) One less player now after the Bristow/ERA tie up - do you think...
- 2 Replies
- 240 Views
-
Last post by CharlieOneSix
Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:03 pm
-
-
- 0 Replies
- 250 Views
-
Last post by CharlieOneSix
Tue Jun 16, 2020 2:18 pm
-
-
Hoverbike Crash In Dubai!
Replies: 9
by
FD2 » Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:21 am
First post
Looks a great little machine and if it ever gets into production I'm sure they will shield the blades, but I feel the chap should not have been...
Last post
The flying limitations (a paltry 16 feet) of that Hoversurf thingamajig make it an ideal vehicle for a comic film, with the Keystone cops chasing...
- 9 Replies
- 437 Views
-
Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sun Jun 14, 2020 10:04 am
-
-
Bristow and Era merge...
Replies: 1
by
CharlieOneSix » Fri Jun 12, 2020 5:23 pm
First post
From the Bristow website: Bristow and Era merge....
Bristow Completes Merger with Era
HOUSTON, June 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bristow Group...
Last post
When KLM-ERA were together I think ERA did OK out of it, because the Dutch were a canny bunch with money. The UK company in Norwich didn't pay tax...
- 1 Replies
- 185 Views
-
Last post by FD2
Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:35 am
-
-
Single Stage To Orbit - A helicopter?
Replies: 10
by
TheGreenGoblin » Sun Jun 07, 2020 4:24 pm
First post
The Roton proposed a rotary path to Low Earth Orbit.
Rotary Rocket
Bevin McKinney had been thinking about the idea of a launch vehicle using...
Last post
I couldn't believe that the Fairey Rotodyne was a failure - OK it was noisy (I saw it at Heathrow) - but it seemed to provide the solution for faster...
- 10 Replies
- 461 Views
-
Last post by G-CPTN
Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:54 pm
-
-
Caption...?
Replies: 26
by
CharlieOneSix » Thu May 07, 2020 10:48 pm
First post
There must be some helo photos that are worthy of captions........how about this one.....
.
caption.JPG
Last post
She swooned when she saw the size of my chopper.
- 26 Replies
- 1126 Views
-
Last post by llondel
Mon Jun 01, 2020 7:06 pm
-
-
NTSB Cites Poor Safety Culture in Air Ambulance Accident
Replies: 8
by
TheGreenGoblin » Wed May 27, 2020 4:10 am
First post
On January 29, 2019, a Bell 407 helicopter operating as an air ambulance flight by Batesville, Arkansas-based Survival Flight crashed near Zaleski,...
Last post
I have some experience with HEMS operation at night.
The weather can be checked in every way imaginable and meet the take off threashold set out in...
- 8 Replies
- 408 Views
-
Last post by Seenenough
Sat May 30, 2020 3:27 pm
-
-
Smart Phone Controlled Instrument Flying Visor
Replies: 1
by
Sasless » Wed May 13, 2020 5:17 pm
First post
US Army National Guard Pilot invented a smart phone controlled instrument flying visor....now that is a new one on us!
Last post
Good idea. An electronic foggles with potential for a heads up display to be superimposed on the screen as well!
- 1 Replies
- 257 Views
-
Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Fri May 15, 2020 3:47 am
-
-
A bit of physics
Replies: 4
by
llondel » Thu May 07, 2020 11:28 pm
First post
When I came down to do my shift with the puppies (and work, of course), my wife had the TV on, one of the Mission Impossible films. It was near the...
Last post
CGI makes the impossible possible.
+1
- 4 Replies
- 255 Views
-
Last post by Boac
Sat May 09, 2020 8:05 am
-
-
An Amazing Escape in Utah
Replies: 12
by
FD2 » Mon May 04, 2020 9:57 pm
First post
A frightening and very, very lucky escape for these guys after an amazing rescue attempt is spoiled by a stray rope:
They should have rushed...
Last post
'It was determined that the safest way to recover her body was by helicopter.' What a stupid thing to do. There's no point risking lives recovering...
- 12 Replies
- 605 Views
-
Last post by FD2
Thu May 07, 2020 10:34 pm
-
-
South Korean S76 rescue goes wrong...
Replies: 1
by
CharlieOneSix » Mon May 04, 2020 9:22 am
First post
A South Korean S76 had a problem during a rescue and sadly the guy being rescued and his wife - who was underneath the helicopter - both died. A...
Last post
Googling South Korean mountains gives a few to just over 6,000 ft and if he had 5 onboard to rescue 2 people....
- 1 Replies
- 179 Views
-
Last post by FD2
Mon May 04, 2020 9:49 pm
-
-
- 0 Replies
- 218 Views
-
Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Mon May 04, 2020 7:11 am
-
-
Mi-26 accident in Russia (video)
Replies: 16
by
CharlieOneSix » Sun Apr 26, 2020 7:20 pm
First post
Six people out of the 8 on board were injured as a result of the hard landing of this Mi-26 helicopter. Most odd - there seems to be no attempt to...
Last post
I don't think there was a high enough rate of descent combined with low airspeed for vortex ring to occur. The final stage of the descent was stable...
- 16 Replies
- 694 Views
-
Last post by FD2
Sat May 02, 2020 12:19 am
-
-
Huey down in Mesa AZ.
Replies: 2
by
G~Man » Mon Apr 27, 2020 5:32 pm
First post
This aircraft has CWN fire contracts and was on its way to the owner/operators home base.
TR and gearbox allegedly departed the aircraft and caused...
Last post
Sorry to hear this. You clearly knew one or more of the crew.
I have worked with Chip in the past.
- 2 Replies
- 224 Views
-
Last post by G~Man
Mon Apr 27, 2020 6:46 pm
-
-
- 0 Replies
- 310 Views
-
Last post by CharlieOneSix
Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:13 pm
Forum permissions
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum