What's going on at Heli Air?
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What's going on at Heli Air?
Some very strange things.
Based upon what I was told today by a couple of very reliable sources around the bazaars:
I'm not free to say any more because I assured my sources I would say no more than the above.
H.
Some very strange things.
Based upon what I was told today by a couple of very reliable sources around the bazaars:
- A number of people have left, as TTB said in the first post. More than normal turnover in the industry.
- Q has not left - but how much longer he'll be there is unknown.
- For some reason, emails to Q @ HeliAir don't seem to get through to him.
- It would be a wise precaution not to say anything in an email to Q that you wouldn't want read by anyone else.
I'm not free to say any more because I assured my sources I would say no more than the above.
H.
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Silverstone 2011
It would be good to know what the hell is happening with the GP this year. No landing fees yet, and very large rumours in the industry that the FATO will not exist this year and that the "off circuit" scenario is going to happen.
NO parking and NO FUEL! That should make the post race departure phase 'interesting'.
NO parking and NO FUEL! That should make the post race departure phase 'interesting'.
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When Sean bought in he said there'd be less work some pilots due to financial constraints, while buying his 2 daughters back from Bond Offshore and giving them full time positions, as well as creating a job for one of their husbands. Nepotism yes, but the pilots that miss out are freelance so that's the business...
Pilots were told that pipeline work would get everyone involved but this has been only really done by one of the girls, the CP and with the expanding pipeline work another new pilot joined to do it rather than existing guys getting opportunities. Commitment to existing long serving guys?
Will Denham survive without Q? He is a big draw. I'm sure that if he is off then there are plenty of owners and pilots who will enable him to be very sucessful in his own right.
What about Flying TV? if all their regular piots are out of the door will they be sticking with HeliAir for pilotage / AOC work or making other arrangements?
I guess in the end if Sean can crew everything with Wellesbourne pilots he has brought in and share his vision for the company then that will suit him, a real shame to see the old HeliAir go by the wayside.
Pilots were told that pipeline work would get everyone involved but this has been only really done by one of the girls, the CP and with the expanding pipeline work another new pilot joined to do it rather than existing guys getting opportunities. Commitment to existing long serving guys?
Will Denham survive without Q? He is a big draw. I'm sure that if he is off then there are plenty of owners and pilots who will enable him to be very sucessful in his own right.
What about Flying TV? if all their regular piots are out of the door will they be sticking with HeliAir for pilotage / AOC work or making other arrangements?
I guess in the end if Sean can crew everything with Wellesbourne pilots he has brought in and share his vision for the company then that will suit him, a real shame to see the old HeliAir go by the wayside.
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Heli Air - an update
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Spindryer
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So the pipeline companies accept over water IFR hours, in a big bus, spent on autopilot at 2/3000 feet as experience for flying low level VFR overland missions over the pilots with thousands of hours instructing, performing photography & filming missions and other charters, all VFR over land, in the same types as used for the lines?
Is that true and therefore an expample of the strange thinking that any hours in a twin are more valuable than relevant experience for a role?
Is that true and therefore an expample of the strange thinking that any hours in a twin are more valuable than relevant experience for a role?
