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So the new hangar in Scatsta hasn't been built yet then??? Must be wasting a lot of fuel and pilot hours flying them up and down everyday, unless this was just a photo shoot....
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The " official" photo shoot was at Scatsta, but they are all nicely lined up at Sumburgh most mornings.
its only ten minutes to Scatsta if you ignore the landing and taxi-ing bit
its only ten minutes to Scatsta if you ignore the landing and taxi-ing bit
Those 92's will never work, hope they still have the odd Super Puma, sorry Tiger lurking in an out house somewhere to take up the strain.
Do look good in the new shiny paint !
Do look good in the new shiny paint !
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Hi,
Hopefully this wont be regarded as too much thread creep... IMHO as a Sumburgh radar controller bod, the BHL S92's appear to have been alot more reliable than the CHC aberdeen equivalent. I've seen maybe the odd day with only 4 or 5 airframes flying out the 6 but this seems very rare. I understand there was initial tail rotor gearbox issues wither water ingress, but this appears to have been remidied.
Hopefully this wont be regarded as too much thread creep... IMHO as a Sumburgh radar controller bod, the BHL S92's appear to have been alot more reliable than the CHC aberdeen equivalent. I've seen maybe the odd day with only 4 or 5 airframes flying out the 6 but this seems very rare. I understand there was initial tail rotor gearbox issues wither water ingress, but this appears to have been remidied.
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Does anybody have any information on that most wonderful of radio operators from the '80s in Sumburgh, 'Steph'? Australian, rotund (allegedly), and delightful company; she was horrified to discover that Billy J Kramer wore a corset. Don't ask. 
To watch her running up and down the length of a 61 while some poor eejit was attempting a smooth water landing was hilarious.
She must be out there somewhere.
To watch her running up and down the length of a 61 while some poor eejit was attempting a smooth water landing was hilarious.
She must be out there somewhere.
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BHL at Middle Wallop 1967!
Yes, Bootneck, Arthur Sharples third from left!! L to R front row:
Tony Collins (he'd been told to cross his ankles but got confused!), Pete Bramley, Arthur, Doug Batten (Chief Pilot), Dick Sadler, Peter Frean, Graham (Bill) Bailey (sadly killed in the AAC display Team1969).
Back row: Can't remember, Gerry Sedgwick, Ted Blackwell (could add hours and mins quicker than anybody!! Before computers were heard of!!), Mike Norris, John Spreadbury, Can't remember!! Missing - Bryan Shaw (Manager).
Hush Puppies/Chukka Boots were a requirement but you can see that some were out of uniform that day. Happy Hiller days!!
Tony Collins (he'd been told to cross his ankles but got confused!), Pete Bramley, Arthur, Doug Batten (Chief Pilot), Dick Sadler, Peter Frean, Graham (Bill) Bailey (sadly killed in the AAC display Team1969).
Back row: Can't remember, Gerry Sedgwick, Ted Blackwell (could add hours and mins quicker than anybody!! Before computers were heard of!!), Mike Norris, John Spreadbury, Can't remember!! Missing - Bryan Shaw (Manager).
Hush Puppies/Chukka Boots were a requirement but you can see that some were out of uniform that day. Happy Hiller days!!
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Wallop 1967 photo
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I think you mean Ted Blackwood standing next to Gerry Sedgewick.
After Gerry sent me on my first solo in January 1979, I had an instructor change: to Ted. Ted had put both his students on review and so he needed a 'new' stude to have a go at! Me! I'll always remember that his pre-flight lesson briefs used to last anything from an hour to two hours - he covered ALL the PoF bits extremely thoroughly! Even the de-briefs lasted at least thirty minutes! If I remember correctly, wasn't Ted the author of the PoF section of the RAF AP3456?
As they used to say "I learnt about flying from that"!!!!
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I think you mean Ted Blackwood standing next to Gerry Sedgewick.
After Gerry sent me on my first solo in January 1979, I had an instructor change: to Ted. Ted had put both his students on review and so he needed a 'new' stude to have a go at! Me! I'll always remember that his pre-flight lesson briefs used to last anything from an hour to two hours - he covered ALL the PoF bits extremely thoroughly! Even the de-briefs lasted at least thirty minutes! If I remember correctly, wasn't Ted the author of the PoF section of the RAF AP3456?
As they used to say "I learnt about flying from that"!!!!
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G-BCLD
Any idea how many hours now?
31988 at 31/12/2005 (last Cof A renewal).
C of A expires 07/08/2008.
G-INFO will update then but I would expect it to be around 35000 by now (perhaps someone could update).
LD is the BHL S61 fleet leader in terms of hours. I suppose because the other aircraft of a similar age have been used on SAR for a number of years while LD has always had more intensive use.
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Bristow S-55 in Ireland
This was passed on to me by a friend. It was taken somewhere on the West Coast of Ireland I believe, sometime in the late 60's. I am assuming this by the clothes the people are wearing.
The S-55 behind the IHL A-III EI-ATO seems to registered G-ANFH. Can anyone shed any lght on the aircraft, location and what it was doing there?
Thanks.
