Helicopters for Rescue Missions in MALI and Tanzania?

[mscomm]

Hi,
we are providing rescue services for companies and individuals (athletes) and are looking for helicopters that could serve a SAR mission in Malawi and Tanzania (Kilimanjaro).
Do you know someone?

Thanks a lot!
Markus

[Spunk]

What seize of helicopter is required?

[212man]

SAR or MEDEVAC? Obvious choice in Tanzania would be Everett Aviation.

[Bladestrike]

I prefer Lady Lori

Lady Lori: Africa By Air (http://www.flyladylori.com)

[mscomm]

What seize of helicopter is required?
To transport 1-2 passengers at once

[212man]

I prefer Lady Lori

Lady Lori: Africa By Air (http://www.flyladylori.com)
Yes, much better to use an EC130 on random contract hire, than an EC145/BK117 that has been supporting the UK military for several years

[malabo]

+1 on Everett. Not sure where the Lady Lori thing comes from, they have temporarily hosted other operators that wanted their OC to access the Kenyan market, but I am unaware they have the depth and sophistication to remotely be compared to Everett.

[Nescafe]

they have temporarily hosted other operators that wanted their OC to access the Kenyan market

I think you could say very the same for Everett’s 139 experience!

[farmpilot]

Don't Tropic Air support the British military in Kenya?

[soggyboxers]

Everett Aviation currently have the BATUK (British Army Training Unit Kenya) contract in Nanyuki, but they also have bases in Bamburi and Dar es Salaam. They have AB139, and BK117s available and EC147/BK117, AS355N or SA365N2 for rescue missions.

[Same again]

They have AB139

Would those be the Bristow 139's currently operating offshore in the North Sea?

[Nescafe]

Link (http://helihub.com/2018/02/05/everett-aviation-re-introduces-aw139/)

5 Feb, 18, Source: Everett Aviation
Everett Aviation today announces the re-introduction of the AW139 helicopter to its fleet.
“Everett has operated the AW139 before for international oil companies in both the crew change and full search & rescue roles,” said Simon Everett, CEO. “Ensuring that we have this popular oil & gas type available is of paramount importance to us and so we have taken the proactive step of mobilising this AW139 to ensure that we remain the first choice for IOGP compliant operations in the region.” Everett continued.
Everett’s AW139 has entered immediate service, operating for Statoil from Everett’s private oil & gas terminal at Dar es Salaam international airport.

[Same again]

Hmmmm. Be interesting to know who owns it and who is flying and maintaining it. Statoil terminated the offshore contract with Bristow/Everett (or should that be Everett/Bristow?) back in 2015. The two airframes were relocated to Bristow ops elsewhere and I believe that they are now on the SNS.

[soggyboxers]

Hmmmm. Be interesting to know who owns it and who is flying and maintaining it. Statoil terminated the offshore contract with Bristow/Everett (or should that be Everett/Bristow?) back in 2015. The two airframes were relocated to Bristow ops elsewhere and I believe that they are now on the SNS.

It's owned, flown and maintained by Everett.

The previous contract with Statoil was ended when Statoil decided to finish drilling 1 year early because of the falling oil price. The contract with Statoil was an Everett one, on the Everett Tanzania AOC with Bristow having 2 contracts, one for supply of airframes and another for crew. There were actually 2 airframes for O&G and a separate dedicated SAR one fitted with auto hover, twin winch, nite sun and FLIR - the first civil SAR auto hover helicopter in Africa. Both of the O&G aircraft were also winch-capable for back up. The 2 O&G machines ended up on UK offshore, but the SAR machine was moved to Nigeria where it stayed for more than 1 year flying for Bristow Nigeria. The present 139 was flown to Tanzania from UK recently after being purchased by Everett and operating for Statoil from Dar es Salaam on Kenyan AOC. It was flown out by Everett Head of Flight Operations

[minigundiplomat]

So apart from the aircraft, maintenance and crew (and presumably insurance), it was an all Everett contract?

[Same again]

So apart from the aircraft, maintenance and crew (and presumably insurance), it was an all Everett contract?

That is what I hear. I'm told the Everett input was dedicated to painting anything that moved in Everett colours and making life difficult for Bristow.

[soggyboxers]

Everett had the contract with Statoil. Bristow had 2 contracts with Everett, 1 for personnel, the other for aircraft. Everett provided one of the fines helicopter hangars in Africa and its own private passenger terminal.

What makes you think Everett made life difficult for Bristow? The Bristow contract was with Everett, not Statoil, so naturally they had oversight. The year after Statoil pulled out of Tanzania, the former Bristow director for Africa joined Everett as COO.

[helimutt]

and the 139 was formerly G-CHCT, flown to Tanzania with the Head of Flight Ops and a German instructor onboard, and 1 engineer. It was a great flight down there from what I hear. :D;)

[Same again]

What makes you think Everett made life difficult for Bristow?

Well that would be giving the game away somewhat.......;)

[Scotsheli]

Everett didn't make anything difficult for Bristow. My understanding is that Bristow didn't have the preferred aircraft type available, simple as that.

[soggyboxers]

My understanding is that Bristow didn't have the preferred aircraft type available, simple as that.

The contract specifically called for AW139. Everett has always had a preference for Eurocopter types (yes, I know they're called Airbus now!).

[Same again]

Everett didn't make anything difficult for Bristow. My understanding is that Bristow didn't have the preferred aircraft type available, simple as that.

??? Bristow provided the aircraft type requested in the original Statoil contract - the AW139. As has been mentioned already, Statoil terminated the contract in 2015 due to the falling oil price that made exploration unprofitable.

Everett had some excellent people at that time but a disfunctional individual at the top of the food chain made life difficult. Everett had established a business in East Africa that was very competent at bush flying operations. That does not necessarily translate to providing an EASA standard, deep water, daily, offshore operation with suitably qualified and experienced offshore flying and engineering crews supported by a LIMSAR operation with qualified and experience SAR crews that was acceptable to Statoil.

Because of this and local political sensibilities the Everett/Bristow arrangement was established.

[Scotsheli]

I was talking about this time around; i'd heard that BRS didn't have a 139 for the job. Everett did this current contract alone. The standards must have been acceptable to Statoil otherwise they wouldn't have contracted them. I'd also say that, knowing a few genuine bush operators, Everett is quite a way better than that both in its people and systems.

[Same again]

The standards must have been acceptable to Statoil otherwise they wouldn't have contracted them

Well hopefully this contract is not the same as the previous one which required 2 offshore AW139's and one winch equipped LIMSAR standby aircraft available and crewed during all times that the offshore machines were flying.

Or perhaps Everett has now convinced Statoil that he can do the job with one 139 and no SAR cover. He did originally propose quite seriously to Statoil that the SAR cover was to be provided with an AS350. It takes far more qualified and experienced people to run an offshore contract with SAR cover flying to legal flight and duty time limits than Everett can provide.

[Phone Wind]

He did originally propose quite seriously to Statoil that the SAR cover was to be provided with an AS350.

Another flight of fancy. Everett decided quite some years ago that the way forward was with twin engine machines only and the only single-engined machine on the inventory is Simon Everett's personal Enstrom. They have not operated a single for at least 5 years. The Statoil contract always stipulated a full auto hover AW139 which is why that was what the third aircraft was.

It takes far more qualified and experienced people to run an offshore contract with SAR cover flying to legal flight and duty time limits than Everett can provide.

As Everett already demonstrated, if a contract is obtained, the qualified people can be obtained either by direct employment or by sub-contracting companies with the requisite qualifications.

Well hopefully this contract is not the same as the previous one which required 2 offshore AW139's and one winch equipped LIMSAR standby aircraft available and crewed during all times that the offshore machines were flying.

During the last contract the LIMSAR machine was available and crewed 24/7, hence the provision of crew bedrooms on site

[Same again]

Sorry - I meant the VFR AS355 that he proposed to use 120nm offshore at night with a FLIR as a SAR search platform. I must have imagined the rest of the whole sorry saga - or it really was a bad dream. Not that there was much sleep to be had there in portakabins next to the Air Tanzania dispersal.

You were obviously associated with Everett at that time. I was obviously associated with Bristow so our recollections and loyalties will differ somewhat.

[soggyboxers]

The AS355N was, and is, an IFR machine which in addition to having a working FLIR was also NVG capable

[Same again]

Then you would presumably need an AS355, IFR, FLIR, NVG, SAR rated pilot on standby at the base overnight to actually fly it?

[HeliHenri]

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Message to the question of the OP : RIP :(
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[minigundiplomat]

Then you would presumably need an AS355, IFR, FLIR, NVG, SAR rated pilot on standby at the base overnight to actually fly it?


No need - Simon Everett could have just beckoned his disciples to the shore and walked the 120NM across the water.