Schweizer 333 who uses them ?

[Hughes500]

Just inheriteted some 333 parts, apart from putting them on a shelf to gain dust any operators out there or will Sikorsky restock ?
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[A.Agincourt]

There are no current operators in the UK, there is no S333 flying in UK any more. The only ones left are held by Fast Helicopters at Shoreham. They have recently sold two to Fuchs Helicopters Switzerland according to Helihub. Dependent upon the parts, Fast might be interested. There is an operator in Holland I think.

Out of curiosity, I'd be interested to learn how you 'inherited' them.

Best Wishes

[eivissa]

S.P. Helicopter Service in Germany operate at least one.

http://www.helicopter-service.de (http://www.helicopter-service.de/)

[500e]

Fast are no more, sale last week.
eivissa
Is that the G-TAME
Where are TAM\A\B

[eivissa]

G-TAMA/B/E are different serial numbers.

They fly or used to fly:
D-HSPZ (http://www.helionline.net/377-098460-781794/photogallery//////D-HSPZ.html) [c/n 0031A] (http://www.helionline.net/377-098460-781794/photogallery//////0031A/helicopters.constructionnumber.html)
D-HSPC (http://www.helionline.net/377-098460-781794/photogallery//////D-HSPC.html) [c/n 0059A] (http://www.helionline.net/377-098460-781794/photogallery//////0059A/helicopters.constructionnumber.html)

[A.Agincourt]

G-TAMA [0051A] Deregistered permanently - was rendered completely un servicable and beyond flight again. G-TAMB [0052A] and G-TAME [0035A] sold to Fuchs. G-TAMC [0054A] still awaiting sale.

With the exception of G-TAME all others were direct imports from the US and were not previously registered.

eivissa: think you got it wrong.

Best Wishes

[A.Agincourt]

500e (http://www.pprune.org/members/143595-500e) Fast are no more, sale last week.Really???? Where did you hear that??

Best Wishes

[normalbloke]

What happened to G-TAMA?

[eivissa]

This maybe?

G-TAMA Accident Details On 04/02/2008 » Griffin Helicopters (http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=49056)

[helihub]

Additional to the Swiss and German ones mentioned above, you'd also be looking at these in Europe - HeliHolland (http://www.heliholland.nl/nl_NL/vloot/schweizer-330) have 2, plus there are 2 in Poland and 1 in each of Sweden and Slovenia. You can see the US fleet here (http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=269D&PageNo=1) - it includes four with the San Antonio Police - and there's quite a fleet (8 or so) in Mexico.
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TAMA/C/D were all still at Shoreham four weeks ago, although the pic below was taken in 2010.


TAMA was de-registered Jun-08 so it looks like it never flew after its accident in Feb-08.
TAMC CofA expired Sep-09
TAMD CofA expired Jun-09
TAME for completeness this was acquired from France where it had been operating on an FAA registration.


Fast Helicopters - administrators were appointed 2nd February, they filed their proposals on 16th March and in the absence of anything to the contrary, those proposals were accepted on 3rd April. The registered office of Fast Helicopters Ltd has been c/o PriceWaterhouseCoopers since 27th February.

http://www.helihub.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/s333-tam1-2x.jpg

[206 jock]

Auction details were here: Online Auctions (http://www.edwardsymmons.com/online-auctions?task=getitem&auction_id=89)

I presume H500 put in a cheeky bid for lot 130 and won it!

[Hughes500]

206 i was the only person to bid on the Schweizer stuff and i got a load of 333 parts I woild like to move on !

[A.Agincourt]

Hughes500: 206 i was the only person to bid on the Schweizer stuff and i got a load of 333 parts I woild like to move on ! The fact that there were no other bidders could have told you something eh? I think you got saddled with a lemon or two there.

Best Wishes

[fluffy5]

I think internationally that the saudi's in Jeddah at the military instruction school were attempting to use 333's, could be wrong but maybe a chance.

Fluffy

[500e]

Online Auctions (http://www.edwardsymmons.com/online-auctions?task=getitem&auction_id=89)

[PANews]

The Saudi deal may be weak.

It was actually the 434 for the Border Guard.

At this year's Heli-Expo Pino seemed to voice the death sentence for the 434 [other than for the Saudi's] as a project. Meanwhile other strands suggest the Saudi's are have some difficulties in getting their local pilot trainees to turn up for work more than a couple of days when they read the training manual. Camel's preferred it seems.

So, if the whole fleet of 434's is delivered it looks like the whole project is going to end up something like the pile of Westland WG30's...... lots of post time on pprune but no flight time to speak of...... those spares may be a BIG lemon.

We have airframes out there bedevilled by spares shortages but I suspect that the 434 will have the opposite effect.....

[powerlimited]

Haha......A.Agincourt (http://www.pprune.org/members/192815-a-agincourt)

How is it that you appeared suprised about the sale then suggest Hughes500 gets saddled with a lemon.....looked like a ripping deal to me £100k+ of spares from what I saw.

Hughes500 if you want to move the 900 spares on I might have a contact for you.

[500e]

Hughes 500
What's this I hear No screwdriver :E:{

[Hughes500]

A Agincourt
Hm let me see a pair of 269 tail rotor blades ( done 1100 hours) were in the package. On the basis of the list price of these blades then what i paid for the 269 blades meant all the rest of the 269 spares were free !
Seeing as i run a couple of 269's and my engineer looks after 14 of them i think i am doing ok thank you. the bell 206 spares included a tr gearbox the bidding stopped at £ 2300, that would obviously be another lemon then !

[nigelh]

Hughes500 Take no notice ....we all know that private pilots are usually decent businessmen ( they need to be to afford their own helicopter ) and in my experience professional pilots are very good at flying ........Enough said :ok:

[A.Agincourt]

Hughes500: Just inheriteted some 333 parts, apart from putting them on a shelf to gain dust any operators out there or will Sikorsky restock ? Your original post. I am focused on S333 since that seems to be what you are on about and that is what I am referring to. :ugh:

Best Wishes

[Chris P Bacon]

Talk with Randy at Fuch Helicopters in Switzerland. They are flying a couple for training, having taken two of the aircraft which were at Fast.

[Hughes500]

AA

just so you know they came with all the 269 parts that i was after so didnt have much option. :ugh:

[A.Agincourt]

Hughes500 AA just so you know they came with all the 269 parts that i was after so didnt have much option. :ugh:Ok now all is now clear.

Best Wishes

[333 user]

I would like to know what 333 parts you may have available. We are looking for a Forward Landing Gear Cross Beam P/N: 269D7117-1.

[shanesmith]

Just to let anybody who's interested know I own G-TAMA and have it sitting in west sussex while I decide what to do with it. Any ideas?

[JTobias]

Hi

Try contacting Rene at Heli Holland (http://www.heliholland.nl/en_GB/home).
He has one that he parts out for spares and may be interested in another.

Joel :ok:

[PANews]

In Post 16 [dated 2012] I reported the negative attitude of Sikorsky to the 434 [and therefore by default the 333] - well in 2013 I can report that that has not improved one iota.

Last month San Antonio PD in Texas [arguably the biggest fleet user] announced new orders or Eurocopter..... thereby announcing by default it is giving up its 333 fleet shortly.

The 333 looks like being a niche airframe flown as and when someone breaks another one.

The situation with the S300/269 looks little better :eek:

[Phoinix]

I can't see how its better for S300. We can't get parts like booster or rotor dampers for ages. Shortly, Enstrom will fill its place.

[shanesmith]

Thanks JTobias for the info. after an evening of thoughts. I think I might mount it on a plinth 30ft in the air at my business address for a few months whilst I work out the best plan for G-TAMA. Such a shame to dismantle a fine heli

[heli1]

Of course shanesmith,you could always donate it to the Helicopter Museum ........ !

[Chris P Bacon]

Fuch Helicopters in Switzerland have just retired the three 333's they operated (including the two ex TAM machines) for the same reason; none existant support from Sikorsky.
I expect the aircraft will be broken up, with Fuch concentrating on MD500's.

[HeliHenri]

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with Fuch concentrating on MD500's.
Hello Chris P B,

Fuchs fly also MD600, MD 902 and EC120.

.

[Cmason]

Hi,

Recently purchased a schweizer 333 for display purposes. Interested in any parts anyone may have including blades.

Thanks

[Cmason]

Hi Hughes500,

not sure if you received my previous message however we recently purchased G-TAMA schweizer 333 with a view to installing it as a bit of a curio at one of our sites. It has many parts missing and we are interested in acquiring these to give the impression of a fully functioning machine.

The mains parts we are looking for include (sorry if my terminology is incorrect),:
The main blades and blade assembly clamp
Rear tail rotor/blade
Selected cockpit instruments.

Any help much appreciated.

Regards


Christopher Mason.

[Chris P Bacon]

Try contacting either SP Helicopters in Germany or Fuchs Helicopters in Switzerland. Both have two or three 333's which are for disposal, plus spares, including some unserviceable items.

PM me if you need a point of contact.

[Hughes500]

don't have much left I am afraid, although do have the blade grips and some tail rotor blades

[Stealth1000]

HI I search main rotor shaft 269D5308
if somebody have this part i am buyer
thank you

[ascj]

Is it the same as a 300?

[Marichu]

Just inheriteted some 333 parts, apart from putting them on a shelf to gain dust any operators out there or will Sikorsky restock ?
Answers on a post card !

I am interested in the S333 parts you have.
Can you kindly email me the description of the parts for the S333 and how much you want for them.
My email is [email protected].

Many thanks
Ferris