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Well done! The middle one is a 205 carrying part of Rig56, Duri, Indonesia, 1982ish
Remember any interesting crew change flights? Here are a few memorable ones I have dug up:
Recognise this cockpit?
Remember any interesting crew change flights? Here are a few memorable ones I have dug up:
Recognise this cockpit?
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Back in the "good old days...?"
A few pics I have dragged out of the box. Apologies for the poor quality, but they were taken on the equivalent of a box brownie and the prints have been laying around for years before I scanned them.....
Galeota Point - Trinidad 1985
Operating to and from the MSV Tharos circa 1980, when the MSV Tharos came into Peterhead for a refit.
Galeota Point - Trinidad 1985
Operating to and from the MSV Tharos circa 1980, when the MSV Tharos came into Peterhead for a refit.
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I checked my log book and I flew with Jerry down there on one day in November '84. In 'our day' we went down in a C-130 and tankered off another C-130. 
Those pictures look like you had shear looxury.
I remember sitting next to a spare Spey engine for a Phantom.
Those pictures look like you had shear looxury.
I remember sitting next to a spare Spey engine for a Phantom.
Interesting medlee of pictures!
I did my 212 conversion in G-BBP.
Nice to see Grant Campbell has a beer in hand!
Poor old Girth Parsnip: definitely went before his time. I believe he was a frequenter of these forums (30N?) and was an all round character.
Ron Miles was a true gent, who I admired for his sustained enthusiasm and motivation for his profession, when many of his age were stuck in a rut they'd rather not be in. Sadly it seems he did not share the same for life, but who knows what demons he fought with?
Why is Frankie, from 'Frankie goes to Hollywood,' standing with Garth and Grant? (presumably with a brochette of caviar!!)
I did my 212 conversion in G-BBP.
Nice to see Grant Campbell has a beer in hand!
Poor old Girth Parsnip: definitely went before his time. I believe he was a frequenter of these forums (30N?) and was an all round character.
Ron Miles was a true gent, who I admired for his sustained enthusiasm and motivation for his profession, when many of his age were stuck in a rut they'd rather not be in. Sadly it seems he did not share the same for life, but who knows what demons he fought with?
Why is Frankie, from 'Frankie goes to Hollywood,' standing with Garth and Grant? (presumably with a brochette of caviar!!)
Garth last used "Nutcracker 43" in Pprune Land.....his last helicopter flight was in the Huey at Blackpool. He was one of a kind for sure and called home entirely too soon.
I must admit.....the only time I have seen him without a silk dicky (ascot...or whatever you lot call his signature neck garb) was in the posted piccy.
I must admit.....the only time I have seen him without a silk dicky (ascot...or whatever you lot call his signature neck garb) was in the posted piccy.
A few photos from ABZ....
G-PUMI - 'Playing' on a Saturday afternoon
G-BKFN - End of an era....
G-BGWJ - Never thought I'd see the day that a 61 becomes a rare sight at ABZ.
G-ZZSC - The future
G-PUMI - 'Playing' on a Saturday afternoon
G-BKFN - End of an era....
G-BGWJ - Never thought I'd see the day that a 61 becomes a rare sight at ABZ.
G-ZZSC - The future
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Great pics everyone; what a wonderful aircraft the 61 is. Many of the names you all mention were familiar to me although I'd moved across the road by then. The Craighaar and the Sumburgh Club seemed to blur the company differences between us all.
AB206 G-AWMK - Cliff Saffron and I accepted her from Cascina and delivered her to Redhill on 22 August 1968. I had 3 hours on type (with Fred le Grys) and didn't have a clue what was going on; luckily Cliff knew everything!
Somewhere I've got a rather yellow picture of what I did to 9Y-TCZ in Trinidad in 1969 (just before Carnival). Broke her back as well as my own, though I recovered and am still involved in aviation.
I flew the WX 60 offshore briefly with Dick Metcalf - what became of him?
Also the WS 55 Series 3 on floats including water landings into a Norfolk ditch with John Cameron.
Later in BAH I did water landings and rejects into the bay opposite the Sumburgh Hotel in G-BDKI. Presumably the engineers put a stop to this particular form of fun years ago.
Heliaviator nice pic of Ron, God rest him. The green cockpit is a Mil 26 if I remember right (I operated beside them in Zagreb); seems to be in tropical rig with fans. The Zagreb ones (and the small Antonovs) used to go back to Russia for major maintenance, stuffed with radios, tvs etc; when they came back they were stuffed with Georgian champagne, vodka, caviar etc. Our Russian colleagues are very resourceful indeed; luckily they were always generous enough to throw a party. I don't drink vodka anymore but have an Aeroflot tie and wings in compensation.
Compared to our fixed wing contemporaries in the airlines we've had interesting lives; wouldn't change one iota of it.
Best wishes all from Rupert Wilson.
AB206 G-AWMK - Cliff Saffron and I accepted her from Cascina and delivered her to Redhill on 22 August 1968. I had 3 hours on type (with Fred le Grys) and didn't have a clue what was going on; luckily Cliff knew everything!
Somewhere I've got a rather yellow picture of what I did to 9Y-TCZ in Trinidad in 1969 (just before Carnival). Broke her back as well as my own, though I recovered and am still involved in aviation.
I flew the WX 60 offshore briefly with Dick Metcalf - what became of him?
Also the WS 55 Series 3 on floats including water landings into a Norfolk ditch with John Cameron.
Later in BAH I did water landings and rejects into the bay opposite the Sumburgh Hotel in G-BDKI. Presumably the engineers put a stop to this particular form of fun years ago.
Heliaviator nice pic of Ron, God rest him. The green cockpit is a Mil 26 if I remember right (I operated beside them in Zagreb); seems to be in tropical rig with fans. The Zagreb ones (and the small Antonovs) used to go back to Russia for major maintenance, stuffed with radios, tvs etc; when they came back they were stuffed with Georgian champagne, vodka, caviar etc. Our Russian colleagues are very resourceful indeed; luckily they were always generous enough to throw a party. I don't drink vodka anymore but have an Aeroflot tie and wings in compensation.
Compared to our fixed wing contemporaries in the airlines we've had interesting lives; wouldn't change one iota of it.
Best wishes all from Rupert Wilson.
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Bristow meets AB212
Not strictly Bristow pictures but probably the time that whetted Mr Bristow's appetite for the 212
Taken during Farnborough week at Blackbushe in 1970 the machine a demo AB212 over from Cascina Costa with Commandante Forzani at the controls.
Mr Bristow in the LHS with a suitably dapper Count Corrado Agusta facing the camera , someone on this forum might
recognize the chap in uniform seated in the second row.
Taken during Farnborough week at Blackbushe in 1970 the machine a demo AB212 over from Cascina Costa with Commandante Forzani at the controls.
Mr Bristow in the LHS with a suitably dapper Count Corrado Agusta facing the camera , someone on this forum might
recognize the chap in uniform seated in the second row.
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Great photos and stories.
Got to say the green / blue cockpit shot is more likely a Tuploev Tu134, rather like the ones Bristow personnel would have occasionally used in and out of the Kazakhstan operation. I asked to visit the flight deck on my last trip home from there in March 2002, and was somewhat surprised to find not two, but FIVE flightdeck crew, including navigator in the glazed nose complete with handheld GPS unit! The little box above the central windscreen area was apparently the autopilot, which every ten seconds or so would give a pronounced kick in yaw........
Was supposed to have flown the then one and only S76 (G-BJFL) back to Redhill from Kazakhstan, but apparently the client was enjoying the aircraft so much alongside the pair of 212s, they extended her contract. Sadly, I had to be back on the day job in the UK..........
Got to say the green / blue cockpit shot is more likely a Tuploev Tu134, rather like the ones Bristow personnel would have occasionally used in and out of the Kazakhstan operation. I asked to visit the flight deck on my last trip home from there in March 2002, and was somewhat surprised to find not two, but FIVE flightdeck crew, including navigator in the glazed nose complete with handheld GPS unit! The little box above the central windscreen area was apparently the autopilot, which every ten seconds or so would give a pronounced kick in yaw........
Was supposed to have flown the then one and only S76 (G-BJFL) back to Redhill from Kazakhstan, but apparently the client was enjoying the aircraft so much alongside the pair of 212s, they extended her contract. Sadly, I had to be back on the day job in the UK..........
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Redhill FTS HP32 course at Outwardbound Ullswater 1988.
Back row L-R: Andy Rowley (now BMED), Chris Hennegan (now Easyjet), Jonathan Huntley, 2 x outwardbound instructors, Simon Hornsby, Nick Bill (now bmi), Julian (Griff) Griffith-Jones,Ian Steward (now Emirates).
Front row L-R: Simon Sorrell, Richard Bissell (Bristow Australia), Wendy Winnard, Karen Wilson (Now BA), Martin Jones (last heard of at BA Connect)
Max Hoskins (HP31 course) Redhill 1989.
Tony Coleman and an Engineer, Silverstone 1989
Robbie & Davy (Aberdeen Engineers), Spitzbergen 1996
Bill Wood, Spitzbergen 1996
L-R: Steve Higgins, Ron Moxham & Bobby Hayles, Falklands 1991
Don't Fancy yours much! Bobby Hayles & Graham Pearson, Falklands 1991
Dave Gribben & Simon Platt Redhill 1989
Nick Bill & Michel Zingurevitch, Unst 1996
Russ Smith (RIP), Clive Valentine & Colin Clark (seated), Unst
Back row L-R: Andy Rowley (now BMED), Chris Hennegan (now Easyjet), Jonathan Huntley, 2 x outwardbound instructors, Simon Hornsby, Nick Bill (now bmi), Julian (Griff) Griffith-Jones,Ian Steward (now Emirates).
Front row L-R: Simon Sorrell, Richard Bissell (Bristow Australia), Wendy Winnard, Karen Wilson (Now BA), Martin Jones (last heard of at BA Connect)
Max Hoskins (HP31 course) Redhill 1989.
Tony Coleman and an Engineer, Silverstone 1989
Robbie & Davy (Aberdeen Engineers), Spitzbergen 1996
Bill Wood, Spitzbergen 1996
L-R: Steve Higgins, Ron Moxham & Bobby Hayles, Falklands 1991
Don't Fancy yours much! Bobby Hayles & Graham Pearson, Falklands 1991
Dave Gribben & Simon Platt Redhill 1989
Nick Bill & Michel Zingurevitch, Unst 1996
Russ Smith (RIP), Clive Valentine & Colin Clark (seated), Unst
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Posting photos on pprune
I've had a couple of queries on how to post photos. For instructions go to http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=203154
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Atryau Crew Change
10/10 Plank Cap. It was our TU134 complete with bomb aimer and Garmin 3.
Ergomomic Autopilot..Slight Altitude Change Required:
And of course Natasha! Last seen married to Peter Walker in Spain.
Ergomomic Autopilot..Slight Altitude Change Required:
And of course Natasha! Last seen married to Peter Walker in Spain.
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Great picture of Ron Miles, what a premature loss as 212man says.
I used to really enjoy flying with Ron on the 332L, he made for such a fun and easy cockpit. As Co-Pilot, on the way out to the ESB, one's most important job was ensuring that Ron was able to collect his daily packet of "biscuits" from the HLO shack. We had some great times and some great laughs, the "top of the box" daily ESB crossword competition was also a fond memory. Ron is one flying "mentor" I shall never forget.
I used to really enjoy flying with Ron on the 332L, he made for such a fun and easy cockpit. As Co-Pilot, on the way out to the ESB, one's most important job was ensuring that Ron was able to collect his daily packet of "biscuits" from the HLO shack. We had some great times and some great laughs, the "top of the box" daily ESB crossword competition was also a fond memory. Ron is one flying "mentor" I shall never forget.
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Thanks guys, my first attempt at this photo posting thing, thanks for the patience, there must be a way of posting the actual photo on the site as above, but I suspect that this is frowned upon.
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Tail take off and Hel1aviator, well done for posting so many good and evocative photos 
212 Man,
You're right; an interesting medley which reminds me of so many old times with Bristow. Poor Jerry Beecher who finally succumbed to skin cancer some years back, RIP. I remember meeting Garth when I was on exchange to the crabs many years ago and there was a story then that he had been flying an Alouette with a hydraulic failure, but being big and strong, had landed it successfully, albeit with a bent collective! It's probably apocryphal, but witn Garth's colourful character, who knows? He was a real gentleman, sadly missed.
I did my 212 conversion on G-BARJ with Mike 'British' Holcroft, another gentleman, then set out for Iran ferrying a brand new high-skid 212 VR-BGR.
It's good to see old and new friends again. I know where 'Windsock' is, but what happened to Simon 'Trainset' Hornby double-oh, Hox Maskins, Jonathan Huntly and 'Bex' Bissell carpet shampoomaster? Zingo is also a real gent and last time I met him, at Marignane, was exactly as he's always been, sounding just like Inspector Clouseau.
I'm presently converting what was my study into a nursery, having just become a dad, and I'm sorting many things which have lain unseen in deep drawers for many years. I've found a lot of old photos of my early time in Bristow, so I'll try and scan some of them to post here soon. Great thread
212 Man,
You're right; an interesting medley which reminds me of so many old times with Bristow. Poor Jerry Beecher who finally succumbed to skin cancer some years back, RIP. I remember meeting Garth when I was on exchange to the crabs many years ago and there was a story then that he had been flying an Alouette with a hydraulic failure, but being big and strong, had landed it successfully, albeit with a bent collective! It's probably apocryphal, but witn Garth's colourful character, who knows? He was a real gentleman, sadly missed.
I did my 212 conversion on G-BARJ with Mike 'British' Holcroft, another gentleman, then set out for Iran ferrying a brand new high-skid 212 VR-BGR.
It's good to see old and new friends again. I know where 'Windsock' is, but what happened to Simon 'Trainset' Hornby double-oh, Hox Maskins, Jonathan Huntly and 'Bex' Bissell carpet shampoomaster? Zingo is also a real gent and last time I met him, at Marignane, was exactly as he's always been, sounding just like Inspector Clouseau.
I'm presently converting what was my study into a nursery, having just become a dad, and I'm sorting many things which have lain unseen in deep drawers for many years. I've found a lot of old photos of my early time in Bristow, so I'll try and scan some of them to post here soon. Great thread
Soggy, max is senior pilot for the Dorset police flight, and a frequenter of this forum (I'll leave it to him to out himself, if he wants too!) Never seen him wearing a toupee before though
Bex is back in Australia, and a TRE I believe.
IHG, I would guess at Cape Town, pilot transfer contract?
Bex is back in Australia, and a TRE I believe.
IHG, I would guess at Cape Town, pilot transfer contract?