Helo Rollover/Blow over at Scatsta
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don't panic!
It was being towed, rotors were not turning. All the offshore flights were on hold as weather offshore bad. Wind was not that great at the time, around 35 knots, but nasty squalls around shetland / north scotland at the moment. Just to confirm, nobody hurt and all, and the flights from Scatsta have been cancelled due to offshore weather, not because of the incident.
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In another life as a Type Tech Pilot on 332s, I issued an edict that the machines had to have both doors open when being towed in wind speeds above 30 kts. If you didn't they were likely to fall over in the turns! Sounds as if this could have been the problem!
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Pat, if it is incorrect then apologies, but that is what a few of your colleagues have told me directly, (and what their clients were told), and the purpose of my post was to quell any rumours of a non-existant major incident, and stop any press starting to exaggerate what actually happend and getting people worried (like the topic starter may have been....) As you were there do you want to shed more light?
What I know are facts are 1. The flights were on held due to winds / seas offshore 2. The actual at the time was giving around 30-35 knots 3.It was under tow without any moving parts on the helicopter 4. There were no injuries, that's the main thing!
link to bbc report:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/6102566.stm
What I know are facts are 1. The flights were on held due to winds / seas offshore 2. The actual at the time was giving around 30-35 knots 3.It was under tow without any moving parts on the helicopter 4. There were no injuries, that's the main thing!
link to bbc report:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/6102566.stm
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A tad blowy in Shetland today
SCATSTA - EGPM 1150z 35032G43KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 O7/01 Q1002 NOSIG
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/6102566.stm
http://www.bristowgroup.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shetland_Islands
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Doh! I guess they weren't expecting the wind - there was no mention of impending gales like there were last week, although the TAF for Lossie this morning did mention 60kt gusts. Surprised the MetOffice hadn't issued a severe weather warning.
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I heard the the Met Office shipping forecast at 12-45 am before turning in and it said "severe gale - force 9, rising to violent storm - force 11, possibly hurricane - force 12".
I don't what actually materialised but that's the first time I've heard such a forecast for these waters.
I don't what actually materialised but that's the first time I've heard such a forecast for these waters.
EGAC, you obviously haven't seen too many Northern North Sea winters!
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Wx statistics are available from the Met Office website.
Log onto the secure avaition section and goto Climate Statistics.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/index.html
Log onto the secure avaition section and goto Climate Statistics.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/index.html
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I heard the the Met Office shipping forecast at 12-45 am before turning in and it said "severe gale - force 9, rising to violent storm - force 11, possibly hurricane - force 12".
I don't what actually materialised but that's the first time I've heard such a forecast for these waters.
I don't what actually materialised but that's the first time I've heard such a forecast for these waters.
Back on aircraft stuff - I do remember BA landing an ATP at Sumburgh on a day when they were experiencing hurricane force winds, don't know what the conditions were like when they landed but they did measure 105 mph at the airfield on the day. The wind was straight up and down the runway and I was amazed that they were even trying to land on the day.