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Phone wind - excellent update - thanks.
Probably a smart move following CHC Aero rumour re 225's above!
So no truth in the rumour that Stalag Luft Darrels is being upgraded to the first Nigerian Club Med Resort with the Majah & Peewee authorised by the New Jock to issue 5000 beads per diem to all inmat - sorry guests?
but they continue sending pilots and engineers on S92 courses
So no truth in the rumour that Stalag Luft Darrels is being upgraded to the first Nigerian Club Med Resort with the Majah & Peewee authorised by the New Jock to issue 5000 beads per diem to all inmat - sorry guests?
Has there been a final report or official determination of the cause for the 412 crash at Eket which killed the pilot who was flying solo? It would be nice to know if it was a mechanical failure or not.
EC 155 training at Warri, landed with the wheels up. Questions will be asked in the corridors of power
Inquiring minds.....depends upon who the TC was. Certain personalities seem to be bullet proof.
Reckon this was a major mistake?
Reckon this was a major mistake?
I Try To Be Good !!
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affluent boss: Minor damage. Recently qualified TC. Main dent probably to TC's pride ?
Sasless: I think the AAIB report was published a while ago. Not been circulated though.
Sasless: I think the AAIB report was published a while ago. Not been circulated though.
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A New Beginning
Well a lot of midnight oil has been burned by daddy and I and as we come to a new crossroads we have decided to cross our bridges as we come to them. CHC is in disarray, a spent force, Bristow managements is obviously listening to music of Ravi Shankar and smelling joss stick because they can only repeat the mantra Agbami...agbami....agbami... and so on and so forth. So, we shall strike now and make hay while the iron is hot. Mr Nick Lapoos is well known is a Texan with pointiest cowboy boot and is furthermore going to Bell which have some of the toppest product in the industry. Stand by for announcement very soon of introduction of the Bell 419 turbo liner into our fleet. Stand by soon for announcement of toppest new contributory pension scheme with lost of licence insurance for all our pilots. Fleets of electrical powered bicycles will allow our pilots to go out at night without frear as they glide silent and unnoticed through the crowds until they arrive at that palm wine bar. Girls with JJC breast will gaze at them in delight at our snappy pilot with their fine cigar and new mirrored Roy Bann as we become Nigerian distributor for this product. Fleets of big envelope is bein prepared now to ensure smooth introduction to service under strictest Nigerian Code of Business Intergity. The future is bright, the future is us. A fullest announecement will be made soon. Hold your breaths
Looking at the Agbami info I am total...ly confused as to just who the presumed contract for Bristow would be with ,and whether it is replacing Aero or new business.However it seems the CHC EC225s were aimed at the same tender ,which may be why they are no longer coming .....or am I completely up the Nigerian creek with these assumptions ?
All is not well on the Bonga:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7463288.stm
That's quite a step change in activity!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7463288.stm
That's quite a step change in activity!
It sure describes how effective the Nigerian Navy is........NOT!
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You Cannae shove your Granny off a bus!
It sure describes how effective the Nigerian Navy is........NOT!
Nigerian Navy
Main recruits?
Hausas who wouldn't know a boat if it ran over them?
Shepherds from Kano?
Shopkeepers from Ibadan?
Etc Etc?
Try
Ijaws from Bayelsa and other parts of the Delta who were born on boats, could drive boats from the age of 3, had their first legover on a boat, will get married on a boat and who will be buried with boats transferring their final remains?
Hence quote from Billy Connelly song - why fight your relatives?
The 75Nm journey to Bonga in a small boat may look unlikely to Messrs. Shell/Chevron etc. but is probably only slight further than these boys normally go to catch fish. During Big Wahallah coinciding with start of second Gulf War a couple of years ago, you could only admire the sheer tenacity and fearlessness of these guys (admittedly probably helped by large quantities of ganja)
They didn't skulk around or set roadside bombs but met the GSF face to face and came out on top on far too many occasions to give the average expat any sense of security at all being protected by "The Government"
We all know M emancipation N D is a load of bollocks and M one Y is the only thing that matters and that politicians are involved on both sides
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Spinwing,
Soapbox back in cupboard!
Has anyone heard whether the the American Skipper of the Tidex Boat reportedly kidnapped by the same militants on their way home from Bonga by the Funiwa is still being held?
Soapbox back in cupboard!
Has anyone heard whether the the American Skipper of the Tidex Boat reportedly kidnapped by the same militants on their way home from Bonga by the Funiwa is still being held?
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Caverton despite being a complete joke, now have 3 412s on their way coming, and OAS are looking at 2 412s. CHC are in total disarray but taking all of the discontented Nigerian Bristow pilots and the old colonial masters in Bristow are still running everything, no matter what BS is coming from Houston about Target Zero and sacking people for COBI. THe only thing that has changed is that CHC is self-destructing as mentioned by numerous posters, Aero is transitioning to an African company having seen that incompetent foreign management is worse than competent locally-sourced management and with the new government even incompetent companies like Calverton are the future in Nigeria.
The CHC EC225 crews have been sent home and despite sending everyone on S92 courses, Bristow will not bring any helicopters in without a signed contract. If they do they'll have a problem because they have a lot of national pilots leaving (many for Aero), a lot of expatriate pilots thinking of leaving because of lousy conditions for which they are not compensated, coupled with unchanged dinosaur management skills. When will any of these people realise we are now in the 21st century, there are many other jobs available and that when there is nothing else to tempt people, many $$$$$ are normally acceptable?
The CHC EC225 crews have been sent home and despite sending everyone on S92 courses, Bristow will not bring any helicopters in without a signed contract. If they do they'll have a problem because they have a lot of national pilots leaving (many for Aero), a lot of expatriate pilots thinking of leaving because of lousy conditions for which they are not compensated, coupled with unchanged dinosaur management skills. When will any of these people realise we are now in the 21st century, there are many other jobs available and that when there is nothing else to tempt people, many $$$$$ are normally acceptable?
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So, the cat has escaped from its bag. Is true, we are having plenty, plenty of Mr Lapoos 412 en-route to the centre of excellence. Daddy and I are realising that a fresh wind is sweeping across Africa, so realpolittikk is set in and to be competititive we have to change our contract. We are the free company; no more lockdown, freedom to go and come as you glide silently into the night on your Fang Jenn super-electric glider personal Okada. New contracts to reflect that even though most people would wish to experience the delight of Nigeria for 9 month a year, some malcontent want more times off, so new rosters of 12/4 or even 13/3 will been offered (with suitably reduced salary just like international toppest companys like Bristow). To compete with the best, you have to offer the best and we now offer lost of licence insurance. If your licence is lost, personnels from the West African finding comopany will immediately be at hand to help finding it, or even to advice on a suitable insurance. We have settted up an industry-leading pension scheme, available to both expatriate and national pilot on the same basis. Each month $1,000 will be deducted from salary and in the event of sickness or death benefit, $1,000 will be paid to your dependendents for each month of service.
Money will now be paid almost promptly practically every month and to ensure the super-glider Fang Jenn electric bike is always ready for the go, the watch night will now be given up to N5,000 per night to make the generator running for some 3 or 4 hours. Now is this a good deal or not? Remember, daddy and I are economist trained in the toppest of UK university and are so well advised by Sola on the intricacies of pleasuring staffs. Why nowt visit our website and apply on line today?
Stand by for more revelations of the wonders to be unleashed on the Nigerian aviation scene.
Money will now be paid almost promptly practically every month and to ensure the super-glider Fang Jenn electric bike is always ready for the go, the watch night will now be given up to N5,000 per night to make the generator running for some 3 or 4 hours. Now is this a good deal or not? Remember, daddy and I are economist trained in the toppest of UK university and are so well advised by Sola on the intricacies of pleasuring staffs. Why nowt visit our website and apply on line today?
Stand by for more revelations of the wonders to be unleashed on the Nigerian aviation scene.