CHC find S92 & AW139 "Unacceptable"
yes you do, though I think 'short', rather than 'receding', was the word you were looking for!
Not sure where the 16 comes from: we have 18 plus a cabin attendent.
Not sure where the 16 comes from: we have 18 plus a cabin attendent.
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'Open Door' management..
... perhaps if CHC had listened to one of their employees back in May of 2006, they wouldn't have this problem now...? I gather that he's still looking for work, but I loved the report he wrote entitled 'S92 Doomsday Report'. Suddenly being on the other side of the apron seems like a good thing!!
... perhaps if CHC had listened to one of their employees back in May of 2006, they wouldn't have this problem now...?
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Availability of resources..
... including adequate (minimal) numbers of pilots and engineers trained on type before the aircraft arrived in country? I'm up north, so haven't heard much on the 139 front, but can't walk across the apron without hearing about the 92!
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S-92 seating
Worldwide survey of potential operators stated they wanted S-92 w/o a non-paying passenger (flight attendant). Present S-92 seating complies with the FAA regarding how many passengers can be seated w/o a flight attendant. IOW, crew of two is $$ ahead.
During it's early years the S76A shed main rotor blades due to spindle failures. I believe that at least one aircraft was also lost due to tail rotor cable failure. Hence the big mod to the bellcrank on the tail gearbox.
In the days when Bond operated 6 S76A's at one point they used to remove a pair of turbines from one aircraft every Friday night, send them to overhaul for a decoke and then refit them in time for monday morning.
Then they also had to armour the engine compartment in case of uncontained turbine failures. I recollect that mod weighed about 20 kilos.
The current fleet is now mature and maybe people have forgotten what a pain it can be to integrate a completely new type in the offshore environment.
The only aircraft I remember arriving quietly was the 365N, but that was on the back of the 365C which had operated for a number of years.
In the days when Bond operated 6 S76A's at one point they used to remove a pair of turbines from one aircraft every Friday night, send them to overhaul for a decoke and then refit them in time for monday morning.
Then they also had to armour the engine compartment in case of uncontained turbine failures. I recollect that mod weighed about 20 kilos.
The current fleet is now mature and maybe people have forgotten what a pain it can be to integrate a completely new type in the offshore environment.
The only aircraft I remember arriving quietly was the 365N, but that was on the back of the 365C which had operated for a number of years.
