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On the subject of aircraft names -
G-BIMU above conducting mountain flying in South Harris 1991. Photo shoot was for the company calander that year.
The name can almost be seen as "
Loch Fyne". A name inherited from its British Caledonian days. After a little incident were the pilot and winch-op allowed it to contact a hill on the north west coast of Scotland during a SAR mission, the chief pilot at the time (who may or may not have had something to do with the blade tip modifications that took place) thought that the aircraft name should be changed. It was named after the hill that it hit!
It was changed to "
Stac Pollaidh" pronounced Stac Polly
This is Stac Pollaidh
This is G-BIMU arriving at Aberdeen airport with a little assistance from the RAF who lifted it out of the peat bog at the bottom of the hill. The Chinook had to stop at RAF Lossiemouth on the way to Aberdeen with a MGB chip warning. It was suspected at the time that it was to allow a photo opportunity next to the yellow competition at the time but no photographs ever surfaced. Perhaps Crab could find some
All the Aberdeen based aircraft used to be named. The Tigers were named after local fishing ports and the S61Ns were named after Scottish mountains. The aircraft have lost their names following rebranding. Its a shame really as they lose a connection with their locality. There is a new company plan to name the aircraft after any employeee who is currently employed with the company and who has been employed for more than 35 years. Once they leave the company the name is dropped.
I gather that the first S92 in Scatsta is to be renamed " The Glove" as it was his idea
