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Gyrocopter crash - Little Rissington

arem — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:33 GMT

I've just heard that an old acquaintance of mine was killed in a gyrocopter crash at Little Rissington in mid-October.

Anybody have any info on this with details of what happened? - not being goulish, but I would like to know what happened to one who was a very experienced albeit fixed wing fellow pilot

Many thanks and RIP Bob

Polish HEMS Agusta 109 incident

Ptkay — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:18 GMT

The only Agusta 109 of Polish HEMS was destroyed beyond repair in
probable ground resonance incident today about 14:30 CET in Warsaw (EPBC).

It was an annual check ride for one of the experienced pilots with
check examiner/instructor on board.

After landing and starting the shut down procedures the helicopter
"started to shake violently", according to witness, rotor blades hit and
cut of the tail.

The crew was taken to hospital for examination. One of the pilots
has been already released, the other with suspected spinal injury
still remains hospitalized.

Some images and details (in Polish) under the link below:

?mig?owiec LPR rozbi? si? na lotnisku Bemowo - Stolica - TVN Warszawa - 20.11.2009

Dismissal at HEMS

PANews — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:32:17 GMT

I have just learned that the CEO of the London HEMS Charity was marched off the premises by the Trustees earlier this week.

The CEO is David Philpott the former charity CEO at Essex and Kent and as far as I know of impeccable character. He built up Essex, sorted out various problems with funding at Kent [and set up Surrey and Sussex HEMS to boot] and was I believed head hunted into London HEMS to sort out and build up the non-existent charity funding so they can continue flying after the current aircraft contract expires in 2011.

Does anyone know anything?

Heli Pad Fleet Street

SpeedbirdXK8 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:19:11 GMT

Hello Heli Boys & Girls (fixed wing creeping in) - travelling through central london this morning (on foot) I couldn't fail to notice a (what looked like) twin squirrel landing on a roof top in the Fleet Street area. Just curious if any of you (and maybe the pilot) could shed any light. The heli was green with a yellow/gold stripe.:rolleyes:

Best spot in png

canukeng — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:26:29 GMT

what is best base to live on in png?
Goroka?
Hagen?
POM?
Moro?
Any reason why?

Employment Websites

lotsahueys — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:06:40 GMT

Evening all,

Curious if anybody amongst you know of anybody or have personally had any success from Employment Agencies / Websites. And if so, can recommend any.

I have Australian CPLH approaching 1000 hours

Thanks in advance

Lotsa

:cool:

Antarctica trip

John Eacott — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:52:47 GMT

I've been prevailed upon to post photos of the trip that I've just had to Antarctica, on the icebreaker L'Astrolabe supporting the French at Dumont D'Urville. Lots and lots of photos (it was my first trip ;) ), not all directly aviation related; but I hope they're interesting nonetheless. I know that many Rotorheads have done this sort of flying many times, and are far more knowledgeable about the area, so just enjoy the views as much as I did :ok:

I only took 900+ photos as the camera broke and would only take one photo, then it had to be turned off, then turned on, then take another shot. I missed a lot of good pics, but there are enough to keep the memories :)

The mess was tiny (like the rest of the ship) and if you didn't like meat and potatoes, you could have potatoes and meat. Nice guys, the Ukranians, but :rolleyes:

Once into the pack ice, it was time to find a decent size chunk of ice to park on:

So that we could juggle the helicopters out of "Le Garage"

On the way through the ice, the penguins started appearing. They're on their way to the nesting grounds, and are so funny to watch:

Finally parked:

And out come the helicopters: slowly!

indonesian BO105 , 3 injured.

Gordy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:10:05 GMT

Hate when this happens:

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Kensington Helicopters/Aviation

Rosiedog — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:17:33 GMT

Dear All, I am trying to track down the current contact details of this helicopter company, we hired them about 10 years ago and they did a good job for us I have tried the 01250 number that is on the internet but it is a wrong number. They were/are an outfit that operated just outside of Blairgowrie in Scotland and did lots of rural ariel lifting, spraying jobs. If anybody can give me any current contact details for them or knows of anybody interested in about half a day of ariel lifting work in Perthshire, I would be very grateful.

Many thanks
Kensington Aviation Ltd

Soilzarie House
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
PH10 7LS

Tel: 01250 881445

Kensington Aviation Ltd

Soilzarie House
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
PH10 7LS

Tel: 01250 881445

Bell 212 Africa Offshore

HYDPUMP — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:38:53 GMT

Maybe old news but been hearding of a collision offshore between 2 Bristow 212's one was attempting to land offshore on a rig and ended up in the sea ???

price sensitive

skypest — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:11:32 GMT

Firstly, I apologize if a similar thread has been started before which I am sure it has. I have searched but with no joy.
My question is where is cheaper Oz or U.S if I were to go for a few weeks to bash out as many R22 hours as possible in that time?
cheers.

R 22 down Namibia

Hell pirate — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:31:14 GMT

One killed as chopper goes down

By: TILENI MONGUDHI and WERNER MENGES
Photo: Henry van Rooi

A HELICOPTER training flight ended in a deadly crash between Windhoek and Okahandja yesterday afternoon.

In the second fatal aircraft accident in the Windhoek area in four days, a young student pilot died when a two-seater Robinson helicopter that was on a training flight to the north of the city crashed to the ground.
The victim was a 19-year-old Angolan national, a Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Kauna Shikwambi said. His name could not be released before his family had been informed of his death.
According to another source, the flight instructor who survived the accident is a 24-year-old South African, Ruan van Vuuren. He was being treated in the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek yesterday.
The crash site was found when it was spotted from a Police helicopter that was in the area in an attempt to find a gang of suspects who had murdered a Namibia Defence Force officer during a robbery on the officer and a female companion in the area earlier yesterday.
The Police helicopter ended up being used to lead an entourage of Police officers and paramedics to the crash scene, which was hidden in a dry riverbed in the Okapuka tannery area.
The doomed helicopter � a yellow Robinson R22 Beta II with the registration number ZS-PZI � lay on the sandy riverbank about 15 kilometres off the main road between Windhoek and Okahandja.
The helicopter belongs to a Windhoek-based pilot school, Windhoek Flight Training Centre, and was on a training flight with an instructor and a student on board.
The crash is estimated to have taken place in the early afternoon.
Paramedics hurried to stabilise the surviving pilot and flew him to hospital. The other occupant of the two-seater helicopter died at the scene.
It is not yet clear what caused the crash. The Director of Aircraft Accident Investigations in the Ministry of Works and Transport, Ericksson Nengola, said he was informed of the accident around 15h00. An investigation into the cause of the crash has started, he said.
Police spokesperson Shikwambi said the crash scene was spotted from the Police helicopter, which was in the area pursuing suspects who had shot and killed a senior military officer in the vicinity of the Brakwater weighbridge.

Yesterday�s crash is the third fatal accident involving a Robinson helicopter to take place in Namibia in a little more than four years.
A well-known figure in the Namibian aviation industry, Danie van der Merwe, was killed on August 7 2005 when a Robinson 44 helicopter flown by him crashed in the Daan Viljoen Game Park area west of Windhoek.
In another crash near Mariental on January 15 2006, a highly experienced helicopter pilot and flight instructor, Doug Castleman, died when a Robinson 22 helicopter in which he and a student were carrying out a training flight plunged to the ground.
The student survived the accident.
Castleman and the student were going through a training procedure in which Castleman was demonstrating autorotation � a procedure that a helicopter pilot has to follow in order to safely land when his aircraft�s main engine fails � when their aircraft fell to the ground.
Also unconfirmed. Caravan down at Eros 1 critical. 3 dead

49 NSW aircraft working in OZ.

catseye — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:16:12 GMT

The following aircraft have been deployed.

Kerringle (Pilliga) Fire
District: NAMOI /GWYDIR TEAM Aircraft Type: BELL 206L-1
Location: NARRABRI Callsign: FIREBIRD 211
Task: Registration: FHS
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 17/11/2009 3:30:00 PM

LINESCAN Flight
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: BEECH SUPER KING AIR B200T
Location: NARRABRI Airport Callsign: FIRESCAN
Task: ReCon Registration: LAB
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 20/11/2009 8:30:00 AM

MT CANOBOLAS
District: CANOBOLAS ZONE Aircraft Type: BK 117B-2
Location: ORANGE AIRPORT Callsign: HELITACK 256
Task: Bomb Registration: LXC
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 16/11/2009 7:00:00 AM

OLD SAW MILL
District: CANOBOLAS ZONE Aircraft Type: BELL 204UH-1B
Location: ORANGE AIRPORT Callsign: HELITACK 276
Task: Bomb Registration: UHF
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 16/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

THUNDERBOLTS FIRE
District: NEW ENGLAND ZONE Aircraft Type: BELL UH-1H
Location: GILGAI Callsign: HELITACK 205
Task: Bomb Registration: ONZ
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 18/11/2009 6:47:00 AM

THUNDERBOLTS FIRE
District: NEW ENGLAND ZONE Aircraft Type: BELL 206B
Location: GILGAI Callsign: FIREBIRD 230
Task: AA Registration: CHO
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 18/11/2009 7:56:00 AM

KERRINGLE(PILLIGA) FOREST
District: NAMOI /GWYDIR TEAM Aircraft Type: AT-602
Location: PILLIGA Callsign: BOMBER 266
Task: Bomb Registration: XAV
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 18/11/2009 7:57:00 AM

THUNDERBOLTS FIRE
District: NEW ENGLAND ZONE Aircraft Type: EC 145
Location: GILGAI Callsign: HELITACK 294
Task: Bomb Registration: TNG
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 18/11/2009 7:57:00 AM

KERRINGLE(PILLIGA) FOREST
District: NAMOI /GWYDIR TEAM Aircraft Type: BELL 206B-3
Location: NARRABRI Callsign: FIREBIRD 276
Task: Bomb/AA Registration: TBP
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 18/11/2009 9:30:00 AM

THUNDERBOLTS FIRE
District: NEW ENGLAND ZONE Aircraft Type: AT-802-67
Location: GILGAI Callsign: BOMBER 719
Task: Bomb Registration: SDJ
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 19/11/2009 8:00:00 AM

MT CANOBOLAS
District: CANOBOLAS ZONE Aircraft Type: BELL 206B-3
Location: ORANGE AIRPORT Callsign: FIREBIRD 239
Task: ReCon Registration: JWF
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 20/11/2009 8:00:00 AM

THUNDERBOLTS FIRE
District: NEW ENGLAND ZONE Aircraft Type: AT-802F
Location: GILGAI Callsign: BOMBER 219
Task: Bomb Registration: LIM
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 18/11/2009 7:56:00 AM

KERRINGLE(PILLIGA) FOREST
District: NAMOI /GWYDIR TEAM Aircraft Type: AT-802
Location: PILLIGA Callsign: BOMBER 220
Task: ReCon/Bomb Registration: PCD
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 18/11/2009 9:31:00 AM

KERRINGLE(PILLIGA) FOREST
District: NAMOI /GWYDIR TEAM Aircraft Type: BELL 204TH-1B
Location: NARRABRI Callsign: HELITACK 281
Task: Bomb Registration: DHY
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 19/11/2009 9:30:00 AM

KERRINGLE(PILLIGA) FOREST
District: NAMOI /GWYDIR TEAM Aircraft Type: BELL 206B-III
Location: NARRABRI Callsign: FIREBIRD 254
Task: ReCon/Bomb/AA Registration: MXW
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 19/11/2009 9:30:00 AM

KERRINGLE(PILLIGA) FOREST
District: NAMOI /GWYDIR TEAM Aircraft Type: BELL 204TH-IF
Location: NARRABRI Callsign: HELITACK 498
Task: Bomb Registration: LIQ
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 19/11/2009 9:30:00 AM

KERRINGLE(PILLIGA) FOREST
District: NAMOI /GWYDIR TEAM Aircraft Type: AT-802
Location: PILLIGA Callsign: BOMBER 277
Task: ReCon/Bomb Registration: XAW
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 18/11/2009 7:58:00 AM

THUNDERBOLTS FIRE
District: NEW ENGLAND ZONE Aircraft Type: AT-802
Location: GILGAI Callsign: BOMBER 224
Task: Bomb Registration: LIC
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 18/11/2009 7:56:00 AM

THUNDERBOLTS FIRE
District: NEW ENGLAND ZONE Aircraft Type: AT-802-67F
Location: GILGAI Callsign: BOMBER 718
Task: Bomb Registration: AWU
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 18/11/2009 7:56:00 AM

KERRINGLE(PILLIGA) FOREST
District: NAMOI /GWYDIR TEAM Aircraft Type: AT-802A
Location: PILLIGA Callsign: BOMBER 229
Task: ReCon/Bomb Registration: AQH
Tasking Agency: S44 Deployed: 18/11/2009 7:58:00 AM

STANDBY
District: REGION SOUTH HO -BATEMANS BAY Aircraft Type: AT-502B
Location: DENILIQUIN AIRPORT Callsign: BOMBER 248
Task: STANDBY Registration: FNL
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 18/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

STANDBY
District: REGION SOUTH HO -BATEMANS BAY Aircraft Type: AT-802
Location: ALBURY AIRPORT Callsign: BOMBER 228
Task: STANDBY Registration: LII
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 19/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

STANDBY
District: REGION SOUTH HO -BATEMANS BAY Aircraft Type: AT-802F
Location: WAGGA WAGGA AIRPORT Callsign: BOMBER 255
Task: Registration: XAU
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 19/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

STANDBY
District: REGION SOUTH HO -BATEMANS BAY Aircraft Type: M18A DROMADER
Location: COOTAMUNDRA Airfield Callsign: BOMBER 212
Task: Registration: OOW
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 19/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

Big Springs
District: WAGGA WAGGA FCC Aircraft Type: AT-802F
Location: BIG SPRINGS Callsign: BOMBER 255
Task: Bomb Registration: XAU
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 19/11/2009 2:08:00 PM

NAFC Contract Standby
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: BELL 212
Location: CAMDEN AERODROME Callsign: HELITACK 274
Task: STANDBY Registration: C-FCAN
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

Standby
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: AT-802F
Location: SCONE AIRPORT Callsign: BOMBER 221
Task: Standby Registration: LIR
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 9:00:00 AM

Standby
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: BELL UH-1H
Location: WARNERVALE AIRPORT Callsign: HELITAK 271
Task: Standby Registration: HUE
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 9:00:00 AM

Standby
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: M18A DROMADER TURBINE
Location: DUBBO AIRPORT Callsign: BOMBER 295
Task: Registration: TZJ
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 9:00:00 AM

Standby
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: AT-802
Location: COWRA AIRPORT Callsign: BOMBER 223
Task: Standby Registration: CVF
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 9:00:00 AM

Standby
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: DROMADER TURBINE
Location: ORANGE Callsign: BOMBER 731
Task: Standby Registration: PMR
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 9:00:00 AM

STANDBY
District: REGION SOUTH HO -BATEMANS BAY Aircraft Type: AT-502B
Location: GRIFFITH Airport Callsign: BOMBER 240
Task: STANDBY Registration: HGV
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 18/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

NAFC Contract Standby
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: BK 117 (CONTRACT)
Location: BANKSTOWN Airport Callsign: HELITACK 225
Task: STANDBY Registration: FHB
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

NAFC Contract Standby
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: BELL 214B
Location: BANKSTOWN Airport Callsign: HELITACK 402
Task: STANDBY Registration: N49732
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

STANDBY
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: BK 117B-2
Location: CAMDEN AERODROME Callsign: HELITACK 267
Task: STANDBY Registration: HYT
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

SYDNEY RECON
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: BELL 206 L3 HP (AIRVIEW) ** CONTRACT AIRCRAFT **
Location: CAMDEN AERODROME Callsign: FIREBIRD 255
Task: ReCon Registration: UAI
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

STANDBY
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: BELL 206B-3
Location: CESSNOCK AIRPORT Callsign: FIREBIRD 285
Task: ReCon/AA Registration: LXM
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 9:00:00 AM

STANDBY
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: BELL 212
Location: CESSNOCK AIRPORT Callsign: HELITACK 345
Task: Bomb Registration: C-FVTS
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 9:30:00 AM

STANDBY
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: BK 117B2
Location: BANKSTOWN Airport Callsign: HELITACK 226
Task: STANDBY Registration: FHF
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

FIRE SPOTTER RECON
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: PARTENAVIA P68
Location: CAMDEN AERODROME Callsign: FIRESPOTTER 222
Task: ReCon Registration: PGN
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

STANDBY
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: BELL UH-1H
Location: CESSNOCK AIRPORT Callsign: HELITACK 422
Task: Bomb Registration: UEE
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

STANDBY
District: REGION EAST HO - HEADQUARTERS Aircraft Type: AS 350BA
Location: GRANVILLE Callsign: FIREBIRD 271
Task: STANDBY Registration: ENC
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 20/11/2009 10:00:00 AM

Thunderbolt
District: NEW ENGLAND ZONE Aircraft Type: CESSNA 182
Location: INVERELL Callsign: FIRESPOTTER 211
Task: AA Registration: EIP
Tasking Agency: RFS Deployed: 19/11/2009 4:30:00 PM

Flagstone Creek
District: GLEN INNES SEVERN FCC Aircraft Type: AS 350B3
Location: GLEN INNES Callsign: FIREBIRD 283
Task: Bomb Registration: XGC
Tasking Agency: NP Deployed: 19/11/2009 11:30:00 AM

Gungalwa Creek Fire
District: SINGLETON FCC Aircraft Type: BELL 407
Location: Wollemi National Park Callsign: FIREBIRD 280
Task: ReCon/Trans/Bomb Registration: MAR
Tasking Agency: NP Deployed: 19/11/2009 12:00:00 PM

Gungalwa Creek Fire
District: SINGLETON FCC Aircraft Type: BELL UH-1H
Location: Wollemi National Park Callsign: HELITACK 272
Task: ReCon/Trans/Bomb Registration: LUE
Tasking Agency: NP Deployed: 19/11/2009 12:00:00 PM

Death Adder
District: BLUE MOUNTAINS FCC Aircraft Type: AS350 BA
Location: MUDGEE Callsign: FIREBIRD245
Task: Trans/Bomb Registration: UTN
Tasking Agency: NP Deployed: 17/11/2009 7:00:00 AM

Gungalwa Creek Fire
District: SINGLETON FCC Aircraft Type: AS 350B3
Location: Wollemi National Park Callsign: PARKAIR 1
Task: ReCon/Bomb Registration: NPS
Tasking Agency: NP Deployed: 20/11/2009 8:00:00 AM

STANDBY
District: BLUE MOUNTAINS FCC Aircraft Type: AS 350B2 SUPER D2
Location: Blue Mountains National Park Callsign: PARKAIR 3
Task: ReCon/Bomb Registration: ZHM
Tasking Agency: NP Deployed: 20/11/2009 12:00:00 PM

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