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Offshore article
This article appeared today on "The Independent", who is able to pick up the mistakes?
Offshore helicopter pilot - A-Z Careers - Career Planning - The Independent
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Offshore helicopter pilot - A-Z Careers - Career Planning - The Independent
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Scoff if you must, diginagain, but I find I get no delays on final approach in the Eurocopter Tiger... I just lazily turn the 30mm turret toward the tower and they come around to my way of thinking... granted it doesn't hold many pax.
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Touche diginagain! Didn't spot that one!
I was quite amazed by the use of Tigers... Now I really want to go offshore... just wonder for what the attack helicopter could be used
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If it's written it must be true
I was quite amazed by the use of Tigers... Now I really want to go offshore... just wonder for what the attack helicopter could be used
.If it's written it must be true
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For those that don't know - Bristow have referred to their bespoke version of the Super Puma as the "Tiger" since it was introduced twenty plus years ago - long before Eurocopter invented their Tiger.
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In that case let appologise to all concerned, no intend to offend anyone if it was the case. It seems I talked with complete lack of knowledge.
Thank you for enlightening me gentleman.
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Thank you for enlightening me gentleman.
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From: Aer
Tiger was just the Bristow name for the Super Puma.
Marketed by the brilliant Lawrence Bristow (son of Alan) it did, indeed cruise at 145 knots at 16.5 degrees of pitch burning 1240 lbs of fuel per hour at 2000' until they all fell apart. MGBs, MRH Frequency Adaptors, oil coolers cracking, cockpit doors etc, until the company saw sense.
Even a toilet behind the Co-Pilot with a privacy curtain until they all got blocked with the previous night's curry and a copy of the P&J (best use of the P&J)
19 pax, direct to the ESB arriving at the Thistle with a Murchison diversion (600lb of fuel approx on arrival)
Marketed by the brilliant Lawrence Bristow (son of Alan) it did, indeed cruise at 145 knots at 16.5 degrees of pitch burning 1240 lbs of fuel per hour at 2000' until they all fell apart. MGBs, MRH Frequency Adaptors, oil coolers cracking, cockpit doors etc, until the company saw sense.
Even a toilet behind the Co-Pilot with a privacy curtain until they all got blocked with the previous night's curry and a copy of the P&J (best use of the P&J)
19 pax, direct to the ESB arriving at the Thistle with a Murchison diversion (600lb of fuel approx on arrival)
