Ferry Flights
Reminds me of a flight I did from Redhill to Dubai, with Jacques Villeneuve, (apologies for spelling if wrong) also in a Whirlwind, although well used. Jacques was ex. French Air Force, having flown Thunderbolts in Algeria.
He would not let me fly, But made me navigate, of which I had no experience, and when I got lost , he would pretend we were really lost, although he new exactly where we were.
The most frightening time was when we had to fuel up to A.U.W. and then immediately climb out to 9000 ft. to clear a mountain range. The old girl managed 60 Knots, before a banging and clattering heralded the onset of retreating blade stall.
Parked at Ankara, a truck hit one main rotor blade, so having been with the company only a few months, I had to import a MRB to Turkey, and export the old one. I also had to hire a gang of Turkish laborers to help me change it.
I soon learnt that working for Bristow overseas required initiative.