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Old 24th Jul 2018, 15:47
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coolhand110
 
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Bristow still operates the S76D’s. The S76D’s have gotten off to a slow start, certainly doesn’t help that the 76 line was shut down at the worst possible time and then the D came out as the industry was in a free fall. Having said that, the D is like all other variants of the 76 in that they are almost always serviceable, they just keep on going. There are more contract bids out there for the D in the pipeline, so it will be good to see more of them out there. The avionics suite on them is absolutely fantastic. The ones in Thailand go almost all day every day and have a dispatch reliability in the 95+ range. The P&W’s are a fantastic addition to the airframe.
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