airwave45,
Now you've really got me thinking..... I have never heard of any offshore helis using a back-up take off profile on jack up rigs unless it is away from the deck into clear air over the sea. The 139 does have a very tail down attitude of around 7-10 degs, which would be exaggerated from a pax in the back point of view, and with the normal "towering take off" profile from offshore installations, could feel like a back up profile is being used? If they truly are using the profile you suggest, I would be F*****G gobsmacked
As for the tailboom theories/bonding issues... I will leave that to some extremely experienced pruners on this thread, but my two cents worth is that its been operating in the gulf of Mexico for many, many years without any issues with the tail or exhaust gas problems, and lets remember, its not made of chocolate!!
I think its Mr Plum in the repair room with a glue stick
