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XA290. We have all emigrated to the Bristow Old Gits Facebook group for a few years now. Your posts would get far more appreciation over there and you would find a lot people you probably knew from the 60's onwards.
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Spotted this old newspaper cutting (apparently dated Jan 29th 1999, but based on further information, likely 1979) on a recent visit to the Lecht.
This specific S61 does not appear to have a bubble window or a mirror fitted, so I can only assume placement was made by some means other than direct pilot vision.
Interesting to see the quoted section weight at 1,600lb (~725kg) - seems a light load given the lift capability of the S61, making the choice of machine all the more intriguing!
This specific S61 does not appear to have a bubble window or a mirror fitted, so I can only assume placement was made by some means other than direct pilot vision.
Interesting to see the quoted section weight at 1,600lb (~725kg) - seems a light load given the lift capability of the S61, making the choice of machine all the more intriguing!
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Looks like there is a crewman voice-conning them from the cargo door - That would have been the standard Bristow MO in UK.
As for choice of machine - I seem to recall that a Bristow 61' Captain (not the one flying) was a founder of and major share-holder in the Lecht ski centre so that may well have been a factor in the choice of a Bristow S61.
As for choice of machine - I seem to recall that a Bristow 61' Captain (not the one flying) was a founder of and major share-holder in the Lecht ski centre so that may well have been a factor in the choice of a Bristow S61.
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Looks like there is a crewman voice-conning them from the cargo door - That would have been the standard Bristow MO in UK.
As for choice of machine - I seem to recall that a Bristow 61' Captain (not the one flying) was a founder of and major share-holder in the Lecht ski centre so that may well have been a factor in the choice of a Bristow S61.
As for choice of machine - I seem to recall that a Bristow 61' Captain (not the one flying) was a founder of and major share-holder in the Lecht ski centre so that may well have been a factor in the choice of a Bristow S61.
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More pics of the 61 lift at the Lecht ski centre from earlier in this thread: Bristow Photos
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Thanks Watson1963 - I hadn’t realised there had been a post about this already.
It looks like the handwritten date at the top of the article was wrong (or I couldn’t read it accurately!) - 1979 seems more in keeping than 1999.
It looks like the handwritten date at the top of the article was wrong (or I couldn’t read it accurately!) - 1979 seems more in keeping than 1999.
