Nil wind rig operations
Someone on an offshore rig (an offshore worker) was telling me that they were stuck there for a couple of days because of the recent nil wind conditions offshore (Victoria).
What would be the reason for this?
Are the S76's so close to the bone in terms of weight / fuel single engine climb performance in nil wind that they won't fly off a rig?
Are the operators just being tight in that they only want to go out with a full load and will only do that if there's wind?
Also is it usual practice to do the agressive dive off the platform coming within only feet of the ocean in order to fly out safely to gain speed I again assume for single engine operations?
Thanks, just curious as a fixed wing owner.