I have had two occasions where I have had to ferry a 212 on single engine, both at +40C ......
Both from offshore platforms, once with a governor problem (fixed platform) at 65NM and once with a starter problem (Jack up) at 25NM.
The first one was an issue because I had to get a once off ferry permit from my then company GM who was convinced that I had done something
and the second was a drilling issue because I was running with one engine on the helideck and blocking it!!!! Needless to say the operator wanted me gone ASAP
I was lucky with No.1 as there was a hell of a breeze blowing, i had around 80 feet to drop down and managed to get the thing airborne, minus my co-pilot
just within the greens and flew back to a gentle run to the pad on with no issues.
No.2 was a case of burning off the fuel to as little as possible, I think around 600 lbs and seeing what I could pull. There wasn't much wind but I managed not to hit the water and get back to land. The next problem was that there was no engineering back up so I ended up ferrying it back to the mainland early the next morning on 1 with a rather interesting cussion creep departure
As has been previously mentioned, if you are used to single engine ops then getting your head around single engine ferrying is not so bad.
Of course when your co-pilot decides to catch the next flight it does makes you wonder
I do love Bell! Big chunky blades, lots of lift
