Luck plays a big part in this.
In the bad old days Bond (management aviation) had two full on main gearbox failures with the 58T. One just after coasting in and one just going on to a helideck. Auto into a field and landing on the deck. 70 miles of water between these points. It was a common saying around the place that every time Bond fell into the sh*t they came out smelling of roses. Then the 105 crash nobody heard a mayday but a birdwatcher on the shore with binos saw it go in and raised the alarm. Again nobody hurt.
I for one doubt that Bonds engineering standards and practices are any different to the other operators
Chopabeefer
Most of the european offshore helicopter guys move from company to company. In my time
(30 years). I've worked for Bond, Bristow, Schreiner and BIH. I suspect you have just insulted a hell of a lot of people by suggesting that Bond have low standards in the staff they recruit. If you want to look at someone who is "truly a c*ck" try the mirror.
Last edited by ericferret; 31st May 2012 at 19:18.