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Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2013, 01:53
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Autair Helicopters Canada

I managed to dig around in my old log books and came up with a couple of tid-bits regarding Autair Canada. It was actually Autair Helicopter Services, Inc. and was based in the Timmons Aviation...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2013, 01:23
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Fabulous 47

Sav,
That is one fabulous 47 all dressed up in it's skirts and everything. There are not many pictures around with the enclosed tail boom! :D
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2013, 19:39
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Autair Helicopters

Does anyone recall Autair Helicopters? There was one in Montreal and I believe there was one in the UK, maybe Reading. The one in Montreal had a rather colorful history I think. I spent one summer...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Oct 2013, 03:49
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Funny Looking Thing

This picture was taken in 1957 during a magnetic survey of the Canadian Arctic by Aero Service Corporation out of Philadelphia. The operation flew 600 hours and 16000 miles during that summer....
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Oct 2013, 02:33
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

WorldWide Bell

Savoia,
Very interesting photographs. I can vaguely recall several instances in in 1963 where World Wide did some charters for Weddings, etc. One charter in particular involved flying a gentleman...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Oct 2013, 00:44
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

World Wide

Nigel, even the water landings was no laughing matter. I do recall having landed on a Canadian lake once to take advantage of the pristine enviornment and wonderful fishing. Floating around in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Oct 2013, 04:41
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Work Horse

If you had to WORK you drove a Hiller. If you just wanted to fly passengers or cruise around you used a Bell. As an old U.S. Army instructor I have seen student pilots bounce the old 23D as high as...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2013, 12:08
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Decca

There was a business relationship between Decca and World Wide about the time of this photo. If I recall they shared hangar space or were adjacent to each other on the airport. We were doing the...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Sep 2013, 15:06
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

World Wide Helicopters

Savoia,
I am wondering if the World Wide Bell 47 might be N2499B which I flew from an offshore rig in Libya in December 1963. In late January we replaced it with an S-55 and I don't know where the...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jul 2013, 01:34
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Bag Phones

Those old bag phones worked too well for the cell phone companies, I think. They had teriffic range. I (illegally in the US) used one in our airplane now and then and you could call almost anywhere...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th May 2013, 05:15
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Hiller FH1100

Here is one for you old Hiller buffs. This was taken on the very North coast of Alaska, near the Canadian border in the early 60's. None of the passengers liked the aircraft because at cruise speed...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd May 2013, 04:16
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Hiller 12E

Here is a photo of a Hiller 12E over Yukon, CA circa 1965. It was flown in support of Keno Hill Mine and operated by Klondike Helicopters.
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Forum: Rotorheads
17th May 2013, 04:15
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

One Dead on The Beach

We were about 75 km north of the beach when the helicopter my friend was flying started losing oil pressure. By the time he reached the beach at Ameland the old girl was ready to quit. We changed...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th May 2013, 18:03
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Red face Sikorsky S-55 Survey Aircraft

I am sure this must look like a very unglamorous contraption to some of you corporate pilots but sometimes we did a LOT to make a buck back in the day.
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Forum: Rotorheads
11th May 2013, 07:39
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-m_8Kezd2wkA/UY3...

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-m_8Kezd2wkA/UY30BpCDc5I/AAAAAAAANcY/5xzy-IRJmxc/w800-h490-no/47J2+N257PH+overlooking+the+Bering+Ice+Field+in+Alaska+in+1966.jpg
Bell 47J2 N257PH overlooking the...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2013, 05:28
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Bell Ranger 47J2

In the 60's we used a Bell Ranger N257PH to haul geologists around the mountains of Southeast Alaska so they could crack rocks and do whatever else they do. It invariable included carrying large...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2013, 04:44
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Talking Too Funny

TRC

The video is so funny. We expect as a matter of course here in the US that we can get away with all kinds of idiotic, risky stunts but we expect that our UK ancestors have better sense AND...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th May 2013, 06:01
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,048
Posted By sillohed

Underwear Commercial

I recall an incident at Biggin Hill where an advertising firm for an underwear manufacturer contacted us and asked that we supply a helicopter with a rope ladder underneath to shoot a commercial for...
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