Originally Posted by
tartare
Interesting point from a previous poster about North Sea Ops, compared to the winds on the night this happened.
At what wind speed would you consider not going flying in a UH-1H?
The shut down/start up limits were the main factor, but unexpected wind increases could catch us out and then we'd just have to keep flying until the wind dropped back down for a safe shut down. Brent Field Bell 212 ops we'd often catch 50kts+ winds, worst I had was ~80kts for an hour or two. Downwind was pretty darn quick but getting back into wind at 20-30kts groundspeed was tedious
However we had rotor brakes, whereas the UH1 VH-UVC hasn't/hadn't. This should be factored in to any trip to ensure a safe shut down (and start up) can be achieved without blade sailing and TRDS/boom/MRB damage.