Originally Posted by
Apate
That's a great summary, however Bond Helicopters Mk.2 came on the scene in 2004. The Bond brothers had a 5 year "no-compete" clause when they sold in 1999, which resulted in only 2 operators from 1999-2004.
Thanks for the correction. To be truly accurate I would have to trawl back through endless copies of Helicopter International.
Remarkable how long we have been doing this now. A pal of mine started in the offshore business flying out from Tetney in a single engined Whirlwind during the 60's with Bristow...