Super Puma Tail Rotors!
So what's this we're hearing about out here? Story goes, that a Super Puma in the North Sea last week had a huge sideways movement due to a CB, which resulted in all five tail rotor blades hitting the tail pylon and taking a huge chunk out of it in passing.. .We were told that the Puma made it back to base with 5 cracked tail rotor blades and perhaps 18 cracked passengers and two crew.. .If true, I guess even for those that say the North Sea is routine and you're trained for all the routine atrocious weather; flying a helicopter there should never be taken for granted. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />. . . . <small>[ 14 March 2002, 23:19: Message edited by: disstings ]</small>