Bristow Photos
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Ken Phillipose
Just a memory from years back, Ken arrived at our house having just flown into LHR. He hired a car to drive down and was stopped by the police near Crawley for supposedly having a rear light out. The copper knock on his window and Ken wound down the window and without saying anything handed him his Indian Driving licence. The copper then subjected him to 2 minutes of abuse about “Effin Indians ” “ wogs” etc etc and finished his tirade with threatening to get his car impounded.
Ken waited a minute then said “ thank you very officer - would you like my UK driving licence?” in perfect English, said copper got back in car without saying another word and disappeared- clearly worried he was going to get done for discrimination,!!
Ken thought it was highly amusing
Ken waited a minute then said “ thank you very officer - would you like my UK driving licence?” in perfect English, said copper got back in car without saying another word and disappeared- clearly worried he was going to get done for discrimination,!!
Ken thought it was highly amusing
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From: Downeast
A bit of a change since I flew with the Ox, Marcus, and Dave on the 58T's!
At least Bristow seems to finally be hiring based upon "Looks" as compared to back then!
At least Bristow seems to finally be hiring based upon "Looks" as compared to back then!
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Ox....Thong!
Some sights once imagined just cannot be un-imagined!
I still laugh thinking of all those Smoked Salmon Sammies he handed up to me upon realizing they were not boiled Ham, Mayo, and Bread.
Had he tweaked to me ordering them over the radio....I would not be here to tell the story.
Some sights once imagined just cannot be un-imagined!
I still laugh thinking of all those Smoked Salmon Sammies he handed up to me upon realizing they were not boiled Ham, Mayo, and Bread.
Had he tweaked to me ordering them over the radio....I would not be here to tell the story.
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From: Inside the Industry
You'd be wearing thongs on your feet in Australia (flip flops).
Barbados wrote:
“We have always known that Bristow is just better than the other helicopter companies because, well, it just is” said a senior BRS Australia management spokesperson from his Darwin office. “We can’t understand why clients don’t realise this and are not more willing to pay our premium rates to help improve the stock price” added the spokesperson. “I shouldn’t reveal our plans but between us, the S-92 flight attendants are just the first of many innovations coming to Bristow”. Other measures are understood to include performance based pay for pilots using hand scanners so that pilots will be paid according to how many times they touch their joysticks in flight.
LOL
Barbados wrote:
“We have always known that Bristow is just better than the other helicopter companies because, well, it just is” said a senior BRS Australia management spokesperson from his Darwin office. “We can’t understand why clients don’t realise this and are not more willing to pay our premium rates to help improve the stock price” added the spokesperson. “I shouldn’t reveal our plans but between us, the S-92 flight attendants are just the first of many innovations coming to Bristow”. Other measures are understood to include performance based pay for pilots using hand scanners so that pilots will be paid according to how many times they touch their joysticks in flight.
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From: 50 50 Broome
Most of Broome is having a laugh at BRS expense over the skimpy girls going for a 92 flight. I hear its not worked out well for some of those involved though. bit silly taking the girls on an air test. i bet the client is impressed.
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From: Den Haag
if true it would seem a number of people skipped the ‘decision making’ section in their CRM courses!
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Getting back to Aberdeen. Last month I went to Graham Lee and Keith Gates Funerals. I didn't know Keith that much but during my time at Aberdeen Graham featured a lot.
PiC Teeside, Chief pilot S76A, Tiger, then Yarmouth and China and Stornoway.. As an engineer said when I told him. "He always had a smile on his face."
PiC Teeside, Chief pilot S76A, Tiger, then Yarmouth and China and Stornoway.. As an engineer said when I told him. "He always had a smile on his face."
Nigerian In Law
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From: The stool at the end of the bar
I'll never forget flying LHS with Peter Morgan on a double Beryl day when a passenger tapped me on the shoulder to tell me water was dripping from the cabin ceiling.
Without batting an eyelid he pressed the PA and announced that refreshments were being served in seat 1A. Never a dull moment with Peter !
NEO
Without batting an eyelid he pressed the PA and announced that refreshments were being served in seat 1A. Never a dull moment with Peter !
NEO
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From: Den Haag
I'll never forget flying LHS with Peter Morgan on a double Beryl day when a passenger tapped me on the shoulder to tell me water was dripping from the cabin ceiling.
Without batting an eyelid he pressed the PA and announced that refreshments were being served in seat 1A. Never a dull moment with Peter !
NEO
Without batting an eyelid he pressed the PA and announced that refreshments were being served in seat 1A. Never a dull moment with Peter !
NEO
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From: The stool at the end of the bar
Oh Yes, and when asked what service we required en route to the Beatrice responding to Lossie radar with "Room Service please". We were on a line check with Brian Backhouse crumpled into the jump seat, me RHS with my head in my hands.
He got 6 months P1 U/S for that and couldn't care less.
NEO
He got 6 months P1 U/S for that and couldn't care less.
NEO
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Oh Yes, and when asked what service we required en route to the Beatrice responding to Lossie radar with "Room Service please". We were on a line check with Brian Backhouse crumpled into the jump seat, me RHS with my head in my hands.He got 6 months P1 U/S for that and couldn't care less. NEO
A line check with Brian Backhouse, ahhh yes, I remember those ones where the RNAV would mysteriously fail at SHD and not come back on line until the Thistle, working like mad with DR calculations and radios.
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SHD and not come back on line until the Thistle, working like mad with DR calculations and radios.
Before your time Brian.
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From: Downeast
I used the Consol Station as well....when leaving the Ekofisk headed back to Teeside.
Then the ILS Localizer....and Sea Buoys leading to the Commercial Ship Channel as Radar Markers.
https://atchistory.files.wordpress.c...n-aid-1966.pdf
Then the ILS Localizer....and Sea Buoys leading to the Commercial Ship Channel as Radar Markers.
https://atchistory.files.wordpress.c...n-aid-1966.pdf