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Ahh Mount Caroline. I remember it well. I think that I only landed facing in the direction shown in your photo Jemy. As I recall the prevailing wind generally dictated landing with the nose hanging over the escarpment. Not easy (for me anyway) with a howling gail blowing up the hill.
I am somewhat overwhelmed by the response to my origional post. Thanks everyone. Please do keep them comming!
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Jemy,
There was a time when the only landings on the Brent Spar at night were done by the 212s as its unusual motion and strange crane positioning could catch out pilots who didn't land there on a very regular basis, and even with the 212's there was a tail strike on the crane by Clanger L, a very experienced 212 pilot and TRE. We even used to shut down on there and I found the motion made me feel quite sick in a fairly short time.
Does anyone know what dear old Henry Boyt is doing now? His dog and mine (and occasionally Henry and I) used to share an office many years back when he was running the British Gas pipeline survey operation. Mike Ginn was also based there then.
I've been doing more clearing to prepare a nursery and have found some more old photos. I'll try and scan them if I have time over the wekend.
There was a time when the only landings on the Brent Spar at night were done by the 212s as its unusual motion and strange crane positioning could catch out pilots who didn't land there on a very regular basis, and even with the 212's there was a tail strike on the crane by Clanger L, a very experienced 212 pilot and TRE. We even used to shut down on there and I found the motion made me feel quite sick in a fairly short time.
Does anyone know what dear old Henry Boyt is doing now? His dog and mine (and occasionally Henry and I) used to share an office many years back when he was running the British Gas pipeline survey operation. Mike Ginn was also based there then.
I've been doing more clearing to prepare a nursery and have found some more old photos. I'll try and scan them if I have time over the wekend.
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That bunch of photos came from:
http://www.helicas.co.uk/
which I think is run by Henry. Try this email link:
[email protected]
That bunch of photos came from:
http://www.helicas.co.uk/
which I think is run by Henry. Try this email link:
[email protected]
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Kosovo 1999
Back L-R Pete Cole,Barney ? ,Ian Campbell,Mike Stern,Roger Asbey,UN Bloke,Fred Dunne.
Front L-R Richard Norris,Guy Heard,John McDonough,Andy Shaw,John Grant.
Flying over the chicken factory the Serbs used to hide in! UN put an end to that!!
Loadmaster for the day Ian Campbell
Fred had a hard day!
So did Guy
So did Jamie!
John Grant & Eric Pashley
Richard Norris & Alun Tink
Camp Brazda
OPS. Jamie Jamieson & Richard Norris
Lunch time !!
A Serious Alun Tink & Loadmaster for the day John Grant
Andy Shaw and his Sumburgh Hotel t-shirt
Food drop
Another food drop
Back L-R Pete Cole,Barney ? ,Ian Campbell,Mike Stern,Roger Asbey,UN Bloke,Fred Dunne.
Front L-R Richard Norris,Guy Heard,John McDonough,Andy Shaw,John Grant.
Flying over the chicken factory the Serbs used to hide in! UN put an end to that!!
Loadmaster for the day Ian Campbell
Fred had a hard day!
So did Guy
So did Jamie!
John Grant & Eric Pashley
Richard Norris & Alun Tink
Camp Brazda
OPS. Jamie Jamieson & Richard Norris
Lunch time !!
A Serious Alun Tink & Loadmaster for the day John Grant
Andy Shaw and his Sumburgh Hotel t-shirt
Food drop
Another food drop
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Hi Folks
Tail-take-off -
Cheers for including that stunning pic.
She's definitely a Bristow's bird.
Bristow S61N G-BGWJ arriving at Amethyst A1D, (20:01 2nd Sept 2004),
36 NM due East of Humberside airport, England.
Most flattering to have one's pics included in such illustrious company.
However
not everything is as it might seem.
Please see The Offshore Development Group
and specifically - Amethyst Moonrise
Unfortunately
It's a screenie from our ODG sceneries package in FS2002.
Superb content Gents,
please continue to post them.
ATB
Paul
EDIT Corrcted piccie URL
Tail-take-off -
Cheers for including that stunning pic.
She's definitely a Bristow's bird.
Bristow S61N G-BGWJ arriving at Amethyst A1D, (20:01 2nd Sept 2004),
36 NM due East of Humberside airport, England.
Most flattering to have one's pics included in such illustrious company.
However
not everything is as it might seem.
Please see The Offshore Development Group
and specifically - Amethyst Moonrise
Unfortunately
It's a screenie from our ODG sceneries package in FS2002.
Superb content Gents,
please continue to post them.
ATB
Paul
EDIT Corrcted piccie URL
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Treasure Finder 1991:
Brent SAR training 1991:
5N-BLDY Den Helder 1992. Bristow had a Bell 212 based offshore on the NAM K14, nominally for day/night SAR, but mostly used for shuttles and crew changes.
5N BAK parked on Funiwa production deck, Nigeria 1992:
5N BAK in Fishtown, Nigeria 1992. back in the days when we regularly visited the local villages before the 1999 hijackings:
5N AOV Funiwa, Nigeria 1992:
Old Warri Texaco yard 1992. At that time we had 2 AS355s, 3 212s and a 206 there:
House 17 Warri Texaco 1992, Keith Roberts and Pete Cawthorne:
Brent SAR training 1991:
5N-BLDY Den Helder 1992. Bristow had a Bell 212 based offshore on the NAM K14, nominally for day/night SAR, but mostly used for shuttles and crew changes.
5N BAK parked on Funiwa production deck, Nigeria 1992:
5N BAK in Fishtown, Nigeria 1992. back in the days when we regularly visited the local villages before the 1999 hijackings:
5N AOV Funiwa, Nigeria 1992:
Old Warri Texaco yard 1992. At that time we had 2 AS355s, 3 212s and a 206 there:
House 17 Warri Texaco 1992, Keith Roberts and Pete Cawthorne:
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G-BBHM
Some great photos of HM. It had a very colourful career for a 61 (North Sea, Falklands, Maldives on lease, Kosovo, & SAR). Real shame about it's sad demise!
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Malcom Soper
Sadly Malcolm Soper died from a stroke a few years ago, not long after he retired from BHL. He was my chief pilot in Aberdeen for much of my time there. A true gentleman of the kind you just don't get these days. As well as flying the line with him on many ocassions he once took me up for some aerobatics in his beloved chipmunk which he kept at Perth.
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S2, nice shot of Lancing College too!
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Tail Take Off
You are right, Malcom Soper was a true gent. His reading of the S61N checklist item "tail wheel lock" with the emphasis on the "h" in wheel will always be remembered fondly.
Speechless Two
I believe it was Russ Smith who lost the top of his cockpit in the late 70s. He used to tell the tails of that exploit when we used to fly from Unst in the early 80s. Another gent to fly with.
Memories!
You are right, Malcom Soper was a true gent. His reading of the S61N checklist item "tail wheel lock" with the emphasis on the "h" in wheel will always be remembered fondly.
Speechless Two
I believe it was Russ Smith who lost the top of his cockpit in the late 70s. He used to tell the tails of that exploit when we used to fly from Unst in the early 80s. Another gent to fly with.
Memories!
