Originally Posted by
SASless
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.
I never suggested he was, I was simply suggesting the closed deck story might have been a red herring. In those days there certainly would not have been issue with that wind speed. Plus, they had an S76 based offshore in that field ( well not long after - as it flew into the water one night!) so highly unlikely they had an issue with the type.