Bond bo105's?
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From: swansea, wales
and Buxs only withdrew last month from the Northern Lighthouse Board contract, according to g-info with about 9800 airframe hours on it as of december 09, probably add another 800 hours odd to that for its current total. Still a young airframe in temrs of hours flown. I do wonder what will be its fate now given that most contracts are employibng the replacement EC135 currently.
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RSPB to destroy rats on Henderson Island
From the BBC and the Torygraph:
Is this project related in any way to the South Georgia task for TC and TV? I see from the Mailygraph article that:
- which I suppose would imply a bit of a round trip for the S Georgia aircraft. Still, it'd be interesting to know how it'll be done.
Is this project related in any way to the South Georgia task for TC and TV? I see from the Mailygraph article that:
The conservation voyage, setting sail from Seattle, will complete projects on the USA’s Palmyra Atoll and in Kiribati’s Phoenix Islands protected area, before heading to Henderson Island in August.
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From: Suffolk, UK.
TC and AM
Both the SGHT Bolkows G-BATC and G-TVAM are tucked up in the workshop on South Georgia awaiting the start of phase 2 operations. Read more at SGHT Habitat Restoration Project |
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T & B, This may answer a few of your questions Palmyra Atoll – Protected Wilderness
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McKenzie Hill Aviation
Anyone have knowledge of Mike G Dench ex Head of McKenzie Hill Aviation ~ 1975-ish. Prior to that Mike was the Private Pilot of the Duke of Westminster from ~1966-1972-is and prior to that a Fleet Air Arm Lieutenant Pilot flying Doves & Heron's from HMS Daedalus Lee-on-Solent?
I'd really like to track him dowd as I flew a couple of hundred hours with him (and others) as a mad keen A.T.C. Cadet in my days of youth.
I'd really like to track him dowd as I flew a couple of hundred hours with him (and others) as a mad keen A.T.C. Cadet in my days of youth.
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Hi Blind Bob,
I was chief pilot for both the Pacific Multi Island project and the three phases of the South Georgia Project.
I have a great respect for the BO 105's. We operated G BATC, G TVAM and G WAAS in some pretty horrendous conditions, with no operational down time on SG.
The Pacific project had us using two 'N' reg B206B3's working of an Alaskan crab boat FV Aqilla
I was chief pilot for both the Pacific Multi Island project and the three phases of the South Georgia Project.
I have a great respect for the BO 105's. We operated G BATC, G TVAM and G WAAS in some pretty horrendous conditions, with no operational down time on SG.
The Pacific project had us using two 'N' reg B206B3's working of an Alaskan crab boat FV Aqilla
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Hello Peter, well done on finishing South Georgia, I would of loved to help team rat again, but respect I was not going to fly those lines with the couple of hours I got at it. I was in awe looking at your print-outs afterwards. You have my respect and it's good to hear you're still in the saddle!
It was a sad day when I left 'our' 3 Bolkows in Cape Town after the 'Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition' in 2017. I know they were removed from the UK register in March 2018 but have not been able to confirm they were re-registered in South Africa. We did 150 hours and 800 landings with 'TC' and 'AM' and only robbed a tacho and a relay off 'AS' during that time. It would be a shame if they have ended up as spare parts now.
It was a sad day when I left 'our' 3 Bolkows in Cape Town after the 'Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition' in 2017. I know they were removed from the UK register in March 2018 but have not been able to confirm they were re-registered in South Africa. We did 150 hours and 800 landings with 'TC' and 'AM' and only robbed a tacho and a relay off 'AS' during that time. It would be a shame if they have ended up as spare parts now.
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From: NE Scotland
I landed the first helicopter on the newly installed Wolf Rock helipad on 11 September 1973, a Bristow 206A, G-AWMK, based in Battersea. Imagine my surprise to find the foghorn sticking up through the helideck!! It wasn't there during shore trials and nobody told me about it before leaving Penzance! Fortunately enough room for the 206 and I believe the offending article was quickly removed.
