Packet of Biscuits
First operated out of Sumburgh in 1981 as a junior co-pilot flying G-BFEU for BNOC to the Thistle & Stena Seaspread. Will always remember the following story.
One of my Captains was the late Ron Miles. He always did the radio (FM in those days) to the Thistle radio room and ordered a packet of biscuits, and always did the helideck turnaround. Took me several days, after not getting any biscuits to eat, to work out that this was Ron's secret code for a box of 200 cigarettes. G-BFEU had the Aerospatiale VIP cabin interior (which lead to the BHL Tiger interior), and had a convenient hiding place for said box of 200.
This tradition later continued on the Tiger when I flew with Ron out of Aberdeen.
28 years later I returned to Sumburgh as a co-pilot again, although changed the SA330J for an SK92.
And the Ghost is still alive at 'Colditz'.