Bristow Photos
Steve Medlin......ah yes....indeed!
Perhaps he should have stuck to the tea and post.
Perhaps he should have stuck to the tea and post.
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There are some interesting pictures of what Carson's are doing to ex-Lima Carlie on the "Life in the old girl yet (S-61)" thread.
Missing cowlings
TTO,
To save weight. The TRDS covers, the xmsn-driven Stby Generator, most if not all of the pax seats and the P2 seat (if not reqd) went the same way. Occasionally the pax doors would go too. We toyed with taking off the engine cowlings but they had firewires on them so we drew the line at that.
All so it could get off the ground with me in it!
Some of the locations we flew into were 'hairy' to say the least and we wanted to be as light as possible.
To save weight. The TRDS covers, the xmsn-driven Stby Generator, most if not all of the pax seats and the P2 seat (if not reqd) went the same way. Occasionally the pax doors would go too. We toyed with taking off the engine cowlings but they had firewires on them so we drew the line at that.
All so it could get off the ground with me in it!
Some of the locations we flew into were 'hairy' to say the least and we wanted to be as light as possible.
.....all that and that was before you blossomed to all your current glory!
Khasab 1980
This is the last of them. Well actually there's loads more but this thread can only take so many pictures of the same aircraft....
One of the more interesting pads we flew into.
Positioning a 3-pole on the Bukha side of Fine Peak.
Another 3-pole being held in position while the ground crews secured ropes to hold it in place after we'd let go.
Back in Dubai for Christmas 1980. 'DX, 'DL and a passing Gulf Air Tristar.
One of the more interesting pads we flew into.
Positioning a 3-pole on the Bukha side of Fine Peak.
Another 3-pole being held in position while the ground crews secured ropes to hold it in place after we'd let go.
Back in Dubai for Christmas 1980. 'DX, 'DL and a passing Gulf Air Tristar.
I've just googled it and all you can get is a cached copy of the site dated 21 November. Tim Collins was supporting it at one time, perhaps the credit crunch has kicked in.
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Hello fellow ppruners, i'm a Duri native - which we like to call a Durian - and i was wondering for those who have more old Duri photos just to remember the old times. My dad worked for Caltex Aviation and Travel (Aviatrav) dept back then....
Cheers...
Cheers...
Oldlae,
Ref 'DL on wheels - no idea. Maybe Mr Shilling can cast some light as he was at DPC at the time. Stace? And no I didn't take over DPC. When the Khasab job was running down in Jan '81, they plucked me out and sent me to Duri. Sh*tty job but somebody had to do it.
Selemat pagi Tawibowo dan apa kabar?
Caltex Duri hangar & fleet on a quiet Sunday in 1984. Looking at Google Earth it would appear that the hangar is still there but the 'hill' has been built over.
A bit of work going on. I believe the legs belong to Chris Tait.
It wasn't all work. This is me, Iain Smith, Pete Cawthorne and Mrs B having a silly hat competition on Pulau Rawa in 1984.
Graham (Boots) Conway and the late lamented Dave Atkinson in Duri.
Ref 'DL on wheels - no idea. Maybe Mr Shilling can cast some light as he was at DPC at the time. Stace? And no I didn't take over DPC. When the Khasab job was running down in Jan '81, they plucked me out and sent me to Duri. Sh*tty job but somebody had to do it.
Selemat pagi Tawibowo dan apa kabar?
Caltex Duri hangar & fleet on a quiet Sunday in 1984. Looking at Google Earth it would appear that the hangar is still there but the 'hill' has been built over.
A bit of work going on. I believe the legs belong to Chris Tait.
It wasn't all work. This is me, Iain Smith, Pete Cawthorne and Mrs B having a silly hat competition on Pulau Rawa in 1984.
Graham (Boots) Conway and the late lamented Dave Atkinson in Duri.
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'DL' was on wheels in '78' working up in the Hajar mountains at the back of Dubai when I first arrived there in June that year, we were flying geologists and drill rigs around, bit difficult on floats!!, pilots were Martin Bull and 'The Glove' Alan Price.
I believe the transition from floats to wheels took place early 78, there was another '55' there when I arrived (cant remember the reg) that was still on fixed floats.
I believe the transition from floats to wheels took place early 78, there was another '55' there when I arrived (cant remember the reg) that was still on fixed floats.
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I disagree. Your pictures are fascinating & backed up by interesting commentary & anecdotes from arguably BHLs heyday. Do keep them comming.
Mr R
www.skyweaver is back up again now.
this thread can only take so many pictures of the same aircraft....
Mr R
www.skyweaver is back up again now.
Abu Dhabi 1973/4
A small avalanche in the attic yesterday evening revealed this selection.....
Bell 212 VR-BEJ shut down offshore. This aircraft is currently in Belize with FBHeliservices as ZJ969. Pushing 30K hours.
Bell 212 VR-BFB shut down on the same platform with Dar Spalty.
Abu Dhabi. The late Alfie Hill assuring Dar Spalty that he (Alfie) is a good chap.
An old licensed engineer. Serious shades or what?
Bell 212 VR-BEJ shut down offshore. This aircraft is currently in Belize with FBHeliservices as ZJ969. Pushing 30K hours.
Bell 212 VR-BFB shut down on the same platform with Dar Spalty.
Abu Dhabi. The late Alfie Hill assuring Dar Spalty that he (Alfie) is a good chap.
An old licensed engineer. Serious shades or what?
Alan,
Dave Adams recently told me that Dar Spalty has died of cancer in the past few months.
Dave Adams recently told me that Dar Spalty has died of cancer in the past few months.
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Bought some model aeroplane tools (thats my fetish!!) from Dar Spalty a couple of years ago here in AUH, never knew he was an ex Bristow chappie, we should all wear that on our sleeves, best Company ever, and I say that unasamedly? (correct spelling?
Stace
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