Bristow S76 Aberdeen drama.
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Bristow S76 Aberdeen drama.
Just got word of a Bristow S76 with a Pan call looking at putting it down on a beach but managed to make it back to Aberdeen to the usual fanfare of fire engines. Gearbox anyone.....?
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I though the way RTB's occurred these days was to get it in the news ASAP regardless of cause... Or so it seems with the last few newspaper reports.
Doesn't look like Jake Molloy will get his wish I guess.
Evening Express - Article - Call for oil workers to be told more about incidents
Wasn't it G-BIEJ being flown single pilot
Bristow had just had one of their pilot's redundancy schemes and were short of 332 pilots so I was converted to help out. I then refreshed on the 330 to help them out so I was flying three types for a couple of months. I got fed up with doing so many V/IMC base checks that I threw in the 76.
Question: Why had Shell banned S-76s from their helidecks.
I could not have been the South Kirkton spindle failure later in the afternoon - unless they had a premonition.
Perhaps you can fill me in..... Thanks.
And I believe that it was a Philips flight to the rig Bendoran (ref P&J November 16. 1982 when the report was released)
I could not have been the South Kirkton spindle failure later in the afternoon - unless they had a premonition.
Perhaps you can fill me in..... Thanks.
And I believe that it was a Philips flight to the rig Bendoran (ref P&J November 16. 1982 when the report was released)
maybe after this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_B...ky_S-76A_crash
or around 2009-2011 when the S76 fell out of favour after the spate of AS332 crashes, because of the cramped rear cabin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_B...ky_S-76A_crash
or around 2009-2011 when the S76 fell out of favour after the spate of AS332 crashes, because of the cramped rear cabin
maybe after this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_B...ky_S-76A_crash
or around 2009-2011 when the S76 fell out of favour after the spate of AS332 crashes, because of the cramped rear cabin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_B...ky_S-76A_crash
or around 2009-2011 when the S76 fell out of favour after the spate of AS332 crashes, because of the cramped rear cabin
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I can assure you he was not the first North Sea Pilot that got caught out by a Wind change.....or a planned refueling stop go U/S or become not a choice due to fog.
Seeing that 5,000 Watt "Fuel Low" caution light illuminate was always an invigorating experience even when you had the airfield or rig in sight.
Seeing that 5,000 Watt "Fuel Low" caution light illuminate was always an invigorating experience even when you had the airfield or rig in sight.
I can assure you he was not the first North Sea Pilot that got caught out by a Wind change.....or a planned refueling stop go U/S or become not a choice due to fog.
Seeing that 5,000 Watt "Fuel Low" caution light illuminate was always an invigorating experience even when you had the airfield or rig in sight.
Seeing that 5,000 Watt "Fuel Low" caution light illuminate was always an invigorating experience even when you had the airfield or rig in sight.