The Rotary Nostalgia Thread
Here is a cine film of CF-JJL my father shot in the mid 1950's He was in his early 20's
Moosonee- Cochrane area at a guess. He was working for the Hudson Bay Co. as a stand-in Trading post manager
Moosonee- Cochrane area at a guess. He was working for the Hudson Bay Co. as a stand-in Trading post manager
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At the start of this thread, G-TALY was mentioned, some of you may like to know that she is now G-DATR, we have been working to put her back to an original AB206 as she was caught by the mix of Bell AB parts, she is almost finished and will continue to fly in the UK. She still has wipers, the auto pilot, albeit a not very accurate and still the large rear seats. Good to read the history of her.
Here she is
Here she is
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Gay - are you there?
Hi
I'm looking for Gay (used to be Absalom, when we were at Pax Hill together in the late1950s!) Last met at Oxford Airfield - in 1967.
can contact me on [email protected]
Here's hoping ....
June (White as was)
I'm looking for Gay (used to be Absalom, when we were at Pax Hill together in the late1950s!) Last met at Oxford Airfield - in 1967.
can contact me on [email protected]
Here's hoping ....
June (White as was)
P2 - AHV (Helitrans) engine failure 16th October 1975 Yandera exploration camp PNG (near the Bundi Gap). Aircraft autorotated to a razor back ridge but rolled on touchdown. Later rebuilt with the addition of auto relight for the entire 206 fleet. Interesting days
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Happy days indeed.I worked for Hanson from 79-1998, and am familiar with everything you say. Chalkie, was a wonderful man. After cleaning his helicopter he would always say....”the highest accolade I can pay you, is to say, you’re a damn good ****”.
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I well remember flying her as G-SKY after joining Skyline Helicopters in 1983. Fitted with pan type floats to enable Ops from Westland Heliport, also from the floating barge off Trig Lane. So heavy (1172 lbs) she had poor endurance with any useful payload! Steep learning curve, happy days!
BO105
HNY and hope you all had a good crimbo:
Laughingly or not the first helicopter I sat in as a kid was an RNethAF BO105 at Mildenhall Air Fete 1991-, several years later I started my aviation career on year out albeit year out then Post uni graduate working with BO194 maintenance.
Here are my photos in 2000 after Mission role for to one of Glasgow‘s based BAS ones
I also dealt with a bunch of Durch guys who were flogging off their air force BO105 fleet and spares. So they had an aptlt named website www.bo105.com and this was the 2003-2005 timeline.
Then decade later at RIAT I saw the last of the Heeresflieger BO105 painted in special colors heading to the types retirement so here are my photos from static at Fairford.
cheers
Laughingly or not the first helicopter I sat in as a kid was an RNethAF BO105 at Mildenhall Air Fete 1991-, several years later I started my aviation career on year out albeit year out then Post uni graduate working with BO194 maintenance.
Here are my photos in 2000 after Mission role for to one of Glasgow‘s based BAS ones
I also dealt with a bunch of Durch guys who were flogging off their air force BO105 fleet and spares. So they had an aptlt named website www.bo105.com and this was the 2003-2005 timeline.
Then decade later at RIAT I saw the last of the Heeresflieger BO105 painted in special colors heading to the types retirement so here are my photos from static at Fairford.
cheers
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Thanks ST!
On the off chance that you may know something about it .. G-BFAL .. a Ferranti supplied 206L delivered to the Fayed stable (in those days Fayed's aircraft were registered under the name 'Genavco') was the first LongRanger in the UK (July 1979) however, before becoming BFAL she was briefly registered as A6-BCL. Do you happen to know whether this craft was actually delivered to the UAE prior to arriving in the UK?
More Bölkow ..
G-BATC (which appeared on page 31) graces the cover of Air Pictorial's July 1980 edition advertising their exposé on Trinity House ops. The publication is touted for the princely sum of 55p or (as stamped on the cover) $1.95
G-AZOM, which appeared on page 30, is seen here refuelling at Turnhouse in 1982
A Canadian Fisheries Department Bo105 sits on the helideck of the MV George Pearkes. Further details unknown.
Middle East LongRangers
Thanks ST!
On the off chance that you may know something about it .. G-BFAL .. a Ferranti supplied 206L delivered to the Fayed stable (in those days Fayed's aircraft were registered under the name 'Genavco') was the first LongRanger in the UK (July 1979) however, before becoming BFAL she was briefly registered as A6-BCL. Do you happen to know whether this craft was actually delivered to the UAE prior to arriving in the UK?
More Bölkow ..
G-BATC (which appeared on page 31) graces the cover of Air Pictorial's July 1980 edition advertising their exposé on Trinity House ops. The publication is touted for the princely sum of 55p or (as stamped on the cover) $1.95
G-AZOM, which appeared on page 30, is seen here refuelling at Turnhouse in 1982
A Canadian Fisheries Department Bo105 sits on the helideck of the MV George Pearkes. Further details unknown.
Four years later at Helitech, saw that PDG had the contract this time around with EC135
cheers
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Mystery Bristow whirlwind instrument panel
Dear all,
I bought a ex Bristow Westland Whirlwind helicopter instrument panel.
it came from the International Helicopter Museum in Weston super mare UK.
it would had come from one of the Hulks they have ex Bristow whirlwind,
but identity had been lost .
it’s quite a unique panel so I wonder if it may had been photographed in the past , or someone recognises the set up , which is different from the normal stock instrument panel
used in most whirlwinds, especially the blanking off of the left, with a slot for a huge radio .
any clues to what was fitted, photos etc would really help in its restoration for display .
many thanks in anticipation .
chris
please bare with me, trying to download the one photo from my phone is driving me potty
as it keeps coming up with its too large a photo ( just a photo off my phone).
and being the old technophobe I am. I don’t know how to fix it
I bought a ex Bristow Westland Whirlwind helicopter instrument panel.
it came from the International Helicopter Museum in Weston super mare UK.
it would had come from one of the Hulks they have ex Bristow whirlwind,
but identity had been lost .
it’s quite a unique panel so I wonder if it may had been photographed in the past , or someone recognises the set up , which is different from the normal stock instrument panel
used in most whirlwinds, especially the blanking off of the left, with a slot for a huge radio .
any clues to what was fitted, photos etc would really help in its restoration for display .
many thanks in anticipation .
chris
please bare with me, trying to download the one photo from my phone is driving me potty
as it keeps coming up with its too large a photo ( just a photo off my phone).
and being the old technophobe I am. I don’t know how to fix it
Dear all,
I bought a ex Bristow Westland Whirlwind helicopter instrument panel.
it came from the International Helicopter Museum in Weston super mare UK.
it would had come from one of the Hulks they have ex Bristow whirlwind,
but identity had been lost .
it’s quite a unique panel so I wonder if it may had been photographed in the past , or someone recognises the set up , which is different from the normal stock instrument panel
used in most whirlwinds, especially the blanking off of the left, with a slot for a huge radio .
any clues to what was fitted, photos etc would really help in its restoration for display .
many thanks in anticipation .
chris
please bare with me, trying to download the one photo from my phone is driving me potty
as it keeps coming up with its too large a photo ( just a photo off my phone).
and being the old technophobe I am. I don’t know how to fix it
I bought a ex Bristow Westland Whirlwind helicopter instrument panel.
it came from the International Helicopter Museum in Weston super mare UK.
it would had come from one of the Hulks they have ex Bristow whirlwind,
but identity had been lost .
it’s quite a unique panel so I wonder if it may had been photographed in the past , or someone recognises the set up , which is different from the normal stock instrument panel
used in most whirlwinds, especially the blanking off of the left, with a slot for a huge radio .
any clues to what was fitted, photos etc would really help in its restoration for display .
many thanks in anticipation .
chris
please bare with me, trying to download the one photo from my phone is driving me potty
as it keeps coming up with its too large a photo ( just a photo off my phone).
and being the old technophobe I am. I don’t know how to fix it
In 1980 G-AODA was selected as an aerial trials platform, for BAe Dynamics and GEC/Marconi, in the development of a new anti-tank missile guidance system. This required the installation, by BAe, of extensive new electronic equipment and a large external camera. The trials contract involved several years of very low flying by Bristow pilots, all day, in all weather conditions, at 200 to 300 feet, in the UK and other European countries.
Chris72
Check out the "Bristow Photos" Thread on here, in particular go to my post #1615 which shows the old hulks in Redhill just prior to their transportation out back in the early 80's.
I have just rehosted these images for you, as Photobucket free hosting is no longer, hence lots of images have nothing but a Photobucket logo thumbnail, but it is a fairly simple process to delete and reload them here directly now ... just takes a bit of time and cunning to work out what image was where. If you find any more blanks of mine which you want to see, let me know the post number and I will refresh it.
Bristow Photos
Check out the "Bristow Photos" Thread on here, in particular go to my post #1615 which shows the old hulks in Redhill just prior to their transportation out back in the early 80's.
I have just rehosted these images for you, as Photobucket free hosting is no longer, hence lots of images have nothing but a Photobucket logo thumbnail, but it is a fairly simple process to delete and reload them here directly now ... just takes a bit of time and cunning to work out what image was where. If you find any more blanks of mine which you want to see, let me know the post number and I will refresh it.
Bristow Photos
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Laser Survey in days of yore.
ASTAR AS350D
Monitor on right side of the instrument panel
The 10 Amp laser.
LASER SURVEY
Pre GPS daze
Fun Job….some practice required.
So you set up a 10 amp gyro stabilized laser that points straight up.
Get an Astar.
Fabricate a new belly panel with circular cowling with a 24 inch transparent bottom.
This is covered with a plexiglass panel with a sheet of white paper covering it.
Install a camera that points down at the cowling.
Install a small monitor in the cockpit which will show the camera view of the laser dot on the cowling.
Hover over the laser to put the dot on the cowling.
Now climb vertically upwards up to, sometimes, 7000 feet but usually 2-4 thousand keeping the laser dot in the screen.
you have 1 foot in any direction to play with.
If you lose the dot you have to go back down and start over. CAUTION leave the immediate area when descending and don’t look down directly towards where the laser is set up lest you get a 10amp laser burn to your eyes.
When the surveyor a couple of miles away over hill and dale says he can see you ..stop and hover for a couple of minutes. Sometimes they will ask you to climb or descend still keeping the dot in place.
You are basically just a very tall Stadia Rod.
Repeat a lot. the
You will get to experience full VRS a lot but you will lots of altitude to recover.
This is called fun.
It really was.
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Dear all,
I bought a ex Bristow Westland Whirlwind helicopter instrument panel.
it came from the International Helicopter Museum in Weston super mare UK.
it would had come from one of the Hulks they have ex Bristow whirlwind,
but identity had been lost .
it’s quite a unique panel so I wonder if it may had been photographed in the past , or someone recognises the set up , which is different from the normal stock instrument panel
used in most whirlwinds, especially the blanking off of the left, with a slot for a huge radio .
any clues to what was fitted, photos etc would really help in its restoration for display .
many thanks in anticipation .
chris
please bare with me, trying to download the one photo from my phone is driving me potty
as it keeps coming up with its too large a photo ( just a photo off my phone).
and being the old technophobe I am. I don’t know how to fix it
I bought a ex Bristow Westland Whirlwind helicopter instrument panel.
it came from the International Helicopter Museum in Weston super mare UK.
it would had come from one of the Hulks they have ex Bristow whirlwind,
but identity had been lost .
it’s quite a unique panel so I wonder if it may had been photographed in the past , or someone recognises the set up , which is different from the normal stock instrument panel
used in most whirlwinds, especially the blanking off of the left, with a slot for a huge radio .
any clues to what was fitted, photos etc would really help in its restoration for display .
many thanks in anticipation .
chris
please bare with me, trying to download the one photo from my phone is driving me potty
as it keeps coming up with its too large a photo ( just a photo off my phone).
and being the old technophobe I am. I don’t know how to fix it
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I initially speculated that the elusive AXKE mystery location might be Ascot racecourse, but the presence of marshals in the BAWI picture has left me perplexed.
