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Old 15th Dec 2015, 09:41
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Smeagol
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: ex-Abu Dhabi now back in Carrot Cruncher Land
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Why do I like the industry:
Because I have used it as SLF over the last 40 years to get to work in the offshore oil & gas industry, which enabled me to earn a nice living

Most memorable moment:
Several

Flying at a couple of hundred feet down the Norfolk cost in the back of a Wessex with the door open and waving to the trippers on the beach. (late 1970's I might add)
Flying to a remote village in the Sumatran jungle and seeing everyone for miles around come to see the aircraft (and the odd Western occupants!) (both were a novelty in the early 1980's )
Getting taken off a NUI (Normally Unmanned Installation) in the North Sea at about 2300 hrs after preparing to spend the night due to the stormy weather. A marginal improvement allowed the aircraft to collect us and avoid a fairly uncomfortable night. (Early 1990's)
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