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Aircraft Names
Spent some time going through my photos, Airliners.net & GINFO to make the following list.
SK61Ns G-BGWJ 'MONADH MOR', meaning 'Big Hill' (it is a Munro), G-BGWK ‘DUNROBIN’, G-BPWP 'PORTLAND CASTLE'.
AS332Ls G-TIGB ‘CITY OF ABERDEEN’, G-TIGC 'MONTROSE', G-TIGE ‘CITY OF DUNDEE’ G-TIGF 'PETERHEAD', G-TIGG 'MACDUFF', G-TIGJ 'ROSEHEARTY', G-TIGL ‘PORTSOY’, G-TIGM 'BANFF', G-TIGO 'ROYAL BURGH OF ABROATH', G-TIGP 'CARNOUSTIE', G-TIGR ‘STONEHAVEN’, G-TIGS 'FINDOCHTY', G-TIGT ‘PORTKNOCKIE’, G-TIGV 'BURGHEAD', G-BLPM ‘BALMEDIE’, G-BLRY 'PENNAN', G-BMCX ‘LOSSIEMOUTH’, G-BRXU 'CRAIL', G-BWMG ‘CATTERLINE’, G-BWWI ‘JOHNSHAVEN’, G-BWZX ‘MUCHALLS’, G-PUMH ‘GARDENSTOWN’.
BELL 214STs G-BFKN 'LOCH BROOM' (meaning loch of rain showers).
SK76s G-BHBF 'SPIRIT OF PARIS'.
BELL 206s G-AVIG ‘START POINT’.
WS 55s G-AODA ‘DORADO’, G-AYNP ‘CYGNUS’.
Some of the photos online are not clear enough to make out their names.
Hopefully others can add to the list.
PS Could not find any photos of G-BCMC, but it was the spare aircraft on the Brent in 1985, and I'm sure it was named 'Desert Fox' on the pilot's side.
SK61Ns G-BGWJ 'MONADH MOR', meaning 'Big Hill' (it is a Munro), G-BGWK ‘DUNROBIN’, G-BPWP 'PORTLAND CASTLE'.
AS332Ls G-TIGB ‘CITY OF ABERDEEN’, G-TIGC 'MONTROSE', G-TIGE ‘CITY OF DUNDEE’ G-TIGF 'PETERHEAD', G-TIGG 'MACDUFF', G-TIGJ 'ROSEHEARTY', G-TIGL ‘PORTSOY’, G-TIGM 'BANFF', G-TIGO 'ROYAL BURGH OF ABROATH', G-TIGP 'CARNOUSTIE', G-TIGR ‘STONEHAVEN’, G-TIGS 'FINDOCHTY', G-TIGT ‘PORTKNOCKIE’, G-TIGV 'BURGHEAD', G-BLPM ‘BALMEDIE’, G-BLRY 'PENNAN', G-BMCX ‘LOSSIEMOUTH’, G-BRXU 'CRAIL', G-BWMG ‘CATTERLINE’, G-BWWI ‘JOHNSHAVEN’, G-BWZX ‘MUCHALLS’, G-PUMH ‘GARDENSTOWN’.
BELL 214STs G-BFKN 'LOCH BROOM' (meaning loch of rain showers).
SK76s G-BHBF 'SPIRIT OF PARIS'.
BELL 206s G-AVIG ‘START POINT’.
WS 55s G-AODA ‘DORADO’, G-AYNP ‘CYGNUS’.
Some of the photos online are not clear enough to make out their names.
Hopefully others can add to the list.
PS Could not find any photos of G-BCMC, but it was the spare aircraft on the Brent in 1985, and I'm sure it was named 'Desert Fox' on the pilot's side.
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Yes, it was always Desert Fox. I did my conversion on it with 'British' Holcroft and Dick Vaux prior to going to Iran. I'll see if I can find some photos of it next time I'm home in August.
Yes, it was always Desert Fox. I did my conversion on it with 'British' Holcroft and Dick Vaux prior to going to Iran. I'll see if I can find some photos of it next time I'm home in August.
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Redhill
Found some more photos from my days at Redhill.
George Bedford (Principal, Redhill FTS) looking over the Bozz's (Alan Boswell, Instructor, Redhill FTS) model railway in a briefcase. It is Z gauge, and one of them included a scale size model of 'Harold the Helicopter'.
Cockpit of Bell 206 G-BAUN (now G-OAMI), used for charter work and visual training. As well as a cockpit out of a museum it was fitted with a Trimble TNL 1000, which I think we got for free when Bristow first ordered the Trimble TNL 2000s.
Cockpit of Agusta Bell 206 G-AWMK. Long term resident of the Redhill FTS which finished its BHL career after a fuel tank explosion (now G-GAND). I had the privilege of teaching a self funding student for his CPL(H) in MK, and IF was very interesting with a AI which had no pitch datum information (just a moving horizon line, and if you got extreme the words dive or climb), rather a case of 'this is what 5 degrees & 10 degrees nose up & down looks like'!
Cockpit of R22B G-BOAM (now De-registered), which was added to the original fleet of 5 R22s in 1989. Very well equipped for IF with HSI, slaved RMI & DME. For IF training we used a fabric screen which fitted between right edge of instrument panel and front edge of right door, together with a hoodwink. Some of my students who cheated by looking up above this IF screen were greated with real IMC to make them look at the instruments!
As myself & an engineer held T&T licences it was a simple paperwork exercise to get approval to complete a C of A renewal on Bell 212 9Y-TIJ (now ZJ969).
With the loss of the 212s at North Denes, and not always having one at Redhill, we had to chase around the country/world to get training & checking completed. During some days training & checking at Blackpool in 1996 I was asked by the Pilot in Charge to do a days duty to give his other pilot a day off. Here we see G-BWBP (ex 9Y-TFA, now C-FBUC) working for Esso on the Glomar Adriatic XI. This was one of the first contracts to bring in the Drug & Narcotics testing for all staff, now an accepted industry standard. Spent a couple of very pleasant days doing training & checking at Barrow-in-Furness courtesy of some very friendly Vickers staff.
George Bedford (Principal, Redhill FTS) looking over the Bozz's (Alan Boswell, Instructor, Redhill FTS) model railway in a briefcase. It is Z gauge, and one of them included a scale size model of 'Harold the Helicopter'.
Cockpit of Bell 206 G-BAUN (now G-OAMI), used for charter work and visual training. As well as a cockpit out of a museum it was fitted with a Trimble TNL 1000, which I think we got for free when Bristow first ordered the Trimble TNL 2000s.
Cockpit of Agusta Bell 206 G-AWMK. Long term resident of the Redhill FTS which finished its BHL career after a fuel tank explosion (now G-GAND). I had the privilege of teaching a self funding student for his CPL(H) in MK, and IF was very interesting with a AI which had no pitch datum information (just a moving horizon line, and if you got extreme the words dive or climb), rather a case of 'this is what 5 degrees & 10 degrees nose up & down looks like'!
Cockpit of R22B G-BOAM (now De-registered), which was added to the original fleet of 5 R22s in 1989. Very well equipped for IF with HSI, slaved RMI & DME. For IF training we used a fabric screen which fitted between right edge of instrument panel and front edge of right door, together with a hoodwink. Some of my students who cheated by looking up above this IF screen were greated with real IMC to make them look at the instruments!
As myself & an engineer held T&T licences it was a simple paperwork exercise to get approval to complete a C of A renewal on Bell 212 9Y-TIJ (now ZJ969).
With the loss of the 212s at North Denes, and not always having one at Redhill, we had to chase around the country/world to get training & checking completed. During some days training & checking at Blackpool in 1996 I was asked by the Pilot in Charge to do a days duty to give his other pilot a day off. Here we see G-BWBP (ex 9Y-TFA, now C-FBUC) working for Esso on the Glomar Adriatic XI. This was one of the first contracts to bring in the Drug & Narcotics testing for all staff, now an accepted industry standard. Spent a couple of very pleasant days doing training & checking at Barrow-in-Furness courtesy of some very friendly Vickers staff.
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Here are what I remember to the names of the Tigers
G-BLPM Balmedie
G-BLRY Royal Burgh of St Andrew
G-BLXR Cromarty
G-BLXS Inverbervie
G-BLZJ
G-BMCW Monifirth
G-BMCX Lossiemouth
G-BMGV
G-BMBV
G-BRWE Tayport
G-BRXU Crail
G-BSOI Methil
G-BTCT Anstruther
G-BWWI Johnshaven
G-BWMG Catterline
G-BWZX Muchalls
G-PUMH Gardenstown
G-PUMI
G-TIGB City of Aberdeen
G-TIGC Royal burgh of Montrose
G-TIGD Newburgh
G-TIGE City of Dundee
G-TIGF Peterhead
G-TIGG Macduff
G-TIGH City of Edinburgh
G-TIGI Fraserburgh
G-TIGJ Rosehearty
G-TIGK Cullen
G-TIGL Portsoy
G-TIGM Banff
G-TIGN Buckie
G-TIGO Royal Burgh of Arbroath
G-TIGP Carnousty
G-TIGR Stonehaven
G-TIGS Findouchty
G-TIGT Portnockie
G-TIGU Branderburg
G-TIGV Burghead
G-TIGW Nairn
LN-OBA
LN-OMI
LN-OLC
This was the AS332L Tiger fleet from 1982 since then a few have come and gone.
MI was never named due to the time the machine was in storage until the time the machine was painted in the new livery as all Tigers adopted the new livery the names of the Tigers was dropped as was the Norsk Machines were never named along with G-BLZJ and G-BMBV as they were leased from Helikopter Service for a short period of time.
Sad to see out of all the AS332L's based at Aberdeen there are not many left
If there is any missing please send me a pm
G-BLPM Balmedie
G-BLRY Royal Burgh of St Andrew
G-BLXR Cromarty
G-BLXS Inverbervie
G-BLZJ
G-BMCW Monifirth
G-BMCX Lossiemouth
G-BMGV
G-BMBV
G-BRWE Tayport
G-BRXU Crail
G-BSOI Methil
G-BTCT Anstruther
G-BWWI Johnshaven
G-BWMG Catterline
G-BWZX Muchalls
G-PUMH Gardenstown
G-PUMI
G-TIGB City of Aberdeen
G-TIGC Royal burgh of Montrose
G-TIGD Newburgh
G-TIGE City of Dundee
G-TIGF Peterhead
G-TIGG Macduff
G-TIGH City of Edinburgh
G-TIGI Fraserburgh
G-TIGJ Rosehearty
G-TIGK Cullen
G-TIGL Portsoy
G-TIGM Banff
G-TIGN Buckie
G-TIGO Royal Burgh of Arbroath
G-TIGP Carnousty
G-TIGR Stonehaven
G-TIGS Findouchty
G-TIGT Portnockie
G-TIGU Branderburg
G-TIGV Burghead
G-TIGW Nairn
LN-OBA
LN-OMI
LN-OLC
This was the AS332L Tiger fleet from 1982 since then a few have come and gone.
MI was never named due to the time the machine was in storage until the time the machine was painted in the new livery as all Tigers adopted the new livery the names of the Tigers was dropped as was the Norsk Machines were never named along with G-BLZJ and G-BMBV as they were leased from Helikopter Service for a short period of time.
Sad to see out of all the AS332L's based at Aberdeen there are not many left
If there is any missing please send me a pm
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I thought some of the 61s were named after Scottish castles. G-BDOC was Tolquhon CastleXplorer - Tolquhon Castle
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I flew G-BOAM on my HP course but G-BOEV didn't crash until the day before our graduation (I remember it was tucked away in the MT hangar during our graduation ceremony, then of course we all said to our parents & guests come next door & look at what we've been flying - see below)
I think G-BRRY replaced EV. (Sorry for being picky)
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I flew G-BOAM on my HP course but G-BOEV didn't crash until the day before our graduation (I remember it was tucked away in the MT hangar during our graduation ceremony, then of course we all said to our parents & guests come next door & look at what we've been flying - see below)
I think G-BRRY replaced EV. (Sorry for being picky)
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Bristow S61 fleet
Don't have all the 61's names or the whole fleet
G-AZCF
G-AZDC
G-AZNE
G-AZRF
G-BAKA
G-BAKB
G-BAKB
G-BBGS
G-BBHL Glamis
G-BBHM Braemar
G-BBHN
G-BBVA Vega
G-BBVB
G-BCLA
G-BCLB
G-BCLC Craigievar
G-BCLD Slains
G-BDDA
G-BDII
G-BDIJ Crathes
G-BDOC Tolquhon
G-BDRH
G-BEKI
G-BEKJ
G-BFMY Diamond
G-BFPF
G-BFRI Braerich
G-BFZC
G-BGWJ Monadh Mor
G-BGWK Cairn Gorm
G-BHOF
G-BHOG Ben Macdui
G-BHOH Ben Avon
G-BHPU
G-BIHH
G-BIMU Loch Fyne
G-BPWB
G-BSVO
G-BXSN
This is the Bristow S61N fleet but as through there life 3 x 61 were taken fom Bcal and were named after Scottish Lochs as the bristow fleet were named after Scottish Castles
I only have names for some of the fleet but if anybody can help with the older machines that were sold off early in their career.
G-AZCF
G-AZDC
G-AZNE
G-AZRF
G-BAKA
G-BAKB
G-BAKB
G-BBGS
G-BBHL Glamis
G-BBHM Braemar
G-BBHN
G-BBVA Vega
G-BBVB
G-BCLA
G-BCLB
G-BCLC Craigievar
G-BCLD Slains
G-BDDA
G-BDII
G-BDIJ Crathes
G-BDOC Tolquhon
G-BDRH
G-BEKI
G-BEKJ
G-BFMY Diamond
G-BFPF
G-BFRI Braerich
G-BFZC
G-BGWJ Monadh Mor
G-BGWK Cairn Gorm
G-BHOF
G-BHOG Ben Macdui
G-BHOH Ben Avon
G-BHPU
G-BIHH
G-BIMU Loch Fyne
G-BPWB
G-BSVO
G-BXSN
This is the Bristow S61N fleet but as through there life 3 x 61 were taken fom Bcal and were named after Scottish Lochs as the bristow fleet were named after Scottish Castles
I only have names for some of the fleet but if anybody can help with the older machines that were sold off early in their career.
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Originally Posted by Tail-take-off
I think G-BRRY replaced EV
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G-BOAM was, when I flew it, in a hybrid colour scheme comprising the standard Robinson red & white (the alternative to the blue & white also available) plus the Dayglo mast fairing & tail areas as in the picture of G-BOEW at the bottom.
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I seem to remember a G-AZNE. That was the one Russ Smith (RIP) ditched off the back of a drilling rig in the North Sea just before I arrived in Aberdeen in 1973
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How much can it be worth ?? Sending it to America for spares on an aged aircraft ??
Bristow can't be getting a lot for it - I thought the Helicopter Museum idea would have been better.
Bristow can't be getting a lot for it - I thought the Helicopter Museum idea would have been better.
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Anybody got a picture of II after the skids collapsed on the dispersal at North Denes back in the early 90's, or a picture of the concrete where some wag had inscribed "G-AVII fell here...."
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A slightly closer view of an EC225 than normal. It was taken during a formation flypast at Aberdeen to mark the 40th anniversary of the first North Sea crew change.
The Chase aircraft was G-PUMI - the date July 26th 2007.
The date of the flypast was before ATC introduced new wake turbulence separation limits obviously
Are those "semi-retractable" main gear wheels?