Ditching a helicopter: (incl pictures)
A good first port of call would be a paper written by the RHOSS committee entitled CAP 641 Report of the Review of Helicopter Offshore Safety and Survivability; this can be found at:
http://www.caa.co.uk/publications/pu...ils.asp?id=138
You should be aware that you might have to be careful with any searches that you do (and any information that is returned): ICAO and most States do not require an engine failure to be reported; if that engine failure is then followed by a ditching (landing on the water) which does not result in injury or damage beyond a certain threshold, it will not be recorded as an accident or in some cases an incident.
http://www.caa.co.uk/publications/pu...ils.asp?id=138
You should be aware that you might have to be careful with any searches that you do (and any information that is returned): ICAO and most States do not require an engine failure to be reported; if that engine failure is then followed by a ditching (landing on the water) which does not result in injury or damage beyond a certain threshold, it will not be recorded as an accident or in some cases an incident.
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Another request if I may,
Does anyone know where I can find a photo of the Puma sitting upright on floats. Not sure if it was of the one being referred to in the most recent posts.
Just need it for HUET training purposes.
Thanks.
IJ
Does anyone know where I can find a photo of the Puma sitting upright on floats. Not sure if it was of the one being referred to in the most recent posts.
Just need it for HUET training purposes.
Thanks.
IJ
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Ditching Photographs
G'day all,
I posted this request on the ditching thread but thought I'd just give it a quick try as a separate topic.
I really need a photograph of a helo on emerg floats in the drink. Preferably Puma/S76/B212 or 412. Just upgrading our HUET training presentations and I'm not sure the locals understand what I am talking about when referring to emergency floatation systems.
There was a good piccie some time back of a Puma in the drink will all floats activated and the cabin high and dry. But despite my best efforts of searching I cannot locate it.
Any help would be greatly apprciated
Cheers
IJ
I posted this request on the ditching thread but thought I'd just give it a quick try as a separate topic.
I really need a photograph of a helo on emerg floats in the drink. Preferably Puma/S76/B212 or 412. Just upgrading our HUET training presentations and I'm not sure the locals understand what I am talking about when referring to emergency floatation systems.
There was a good piccie some time back of a Puma in the drink will all floats activated and the cabin high and dry. But despite my best efforts of searching I cannot locate it.
Any help would be greatly apprciated
Cheers
IJ
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Jock,
A word of advice.
If you use photos of ditched aircraft, just be careful and check whether they rolled over on impact or much much later.
Chances are the crew/pax got out level, most of the photographs you see are obviously taken only when the cameraman arrives and the sea state or rescue ship might have knocked it over well after a safe egress.
If I'm stating the obvious I'm sorry.
49ers
A word of advice.
If you use photos of ditched aircraft, just be careful and check whether they rolled over on impact or much much later.
Chances are the crew/pax got out level, most of the photographs you see are obviously taken only when the cameraman arrives and the sea state or rescue ship might have knocked it over well after a safe egress.
If I'm stating the obvious I'm sorry.
49ers
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Is this of any use?
From the Bristow Helicopters 50th Anniversary Website
http://209.196.171.35/.
And an other
And this one is deliberate
From the Bristow Helicopters 50th Anniversary Website
http://209.196.171.35/.
And an other
And this one is deliberate
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islander: send me a pm, have video of faa flight testing of apical float systems in action, video includes full on autos into water of 350 / 120 / 900 / 105's. would be great for training purposes.
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I suspect that the 61 picture (middle one) is the aircraft that dropped its tail wheel of the back of a boat then chopped the roof off as the disc was moved forward. This gave the pilot no means of shutting the engines down (quadrant missing) and so he ditched it along side and waited till it ran out of fuel.
May be wrong, but it seems strange to have a camera on the scene otherwise (a/c is still running in photo).
May be wrong, but it seems strange to have a camera on the scene otherwise (a/c is still running in photo).
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Which way does the wave go??
Not being a boatie I'm not sure of the answer.
If you are trying to land/auto into wind, wouldn't this be pushing the wave at you? Or does it depend upon sea-state, current, etc.
Great thread to have resurfaced (
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Looking forward to doing a HUET course soon after reading all of this...
If you are trying to land/auto into wind, wouldn't this be pushing the wave at you? Or does it depend upon sea-state, current, etc.
Great thread to have resurfaced (
).Looking forward to doing a HUET course soon after reading all of this...
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Hey TC,
thats a gap of 7yrs, well working in Wales does things like that to ya, have a coffee and arranged the white coat brigade to make a visit..quickly before you find out more has gone on !
Peter R-B
thats a gap of 7yrs, well working in Wales does things like that to ya, have a coffee and arranged the white coat brigade to make a visit..quickly before you find out more has gone on !
Peter R-B
I haven't seen this ditching video posted before, from December 2013. We really need to brief the pax to keep filming through these events!
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=913_1417448165
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=39d_1417449448
And there was this classic, which disappeared soon after Bristow Nigeria became aware of it back in 2009
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=913_1417448165
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=39d_1417449448
And there was this classic, which disappeared soon after Bristow Nigeria became aware of it back in 2009