Queensland Whole-of-State Rescue Tender?
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Queensland Whole-of-State Rescue Tender?
The Betoota Refueller tells of a rumour that after the recent Rescue Helicopter Review in Qld the State Government is going to put out a tender for a NSW style whole-of-state service provider. Anyone heard anything around this?
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A review might happen but the QLD Gov just purchased 2 x New 139s so I doubt they would put it out tender. QLD runs its rescue service cheaper than any third party can.
But it is Gov so who the F knows
But it is Gov so who the F knows
Just out of curiosity do you actually know how much their current department runs the service for and how much a private contractor could run the same or better service, or are you just floating rumors and hearsay?
I heard HL are trying to get an AOC in Australia to operate AW139. Maybe they've also heard from the oracle Betoota refueller as well.
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Bear in mind there has just been a review, finished in November I think. The question is will it change the current setup?
Really? A $17M AW139 at Mt Isa, where my sources tell me the current setup does maybe 1 (mostly unnecessary) flight a month? Why? (not taking the piss, genuine question).
The others, yep, and would also include Toowoomba which is possibly the busiest HEMS base in the State.
Interesting times ahead perhaps.
Bases -- Cairns, Townsville, Horn Is, Rocky, Sunshine C, 2 x Brissy, Mt Isa, maybe 1 other in central QLD.
The others, yep, and would also include Toowoomba which is possibly the busiest HEMS base in the State.
Interesting times ahead perhaps.
cough....closer to $17M USD, plus putting all the good toys in it you won't get much change out of $27M AUD...and I don't know if GST is payable on new aircraft, if so, $30M +. I sure wouldn't want to be the first to put a scratch on the new whirlybird.
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Brand spankers at $11m USD max according to this source:
bjtonline dot com/aircraft/leonardo-helicopters-aw139
A full SAR EC225 cost in the region of $32m for one well known operator.
And you could always pick up a cheap 2010 machine with around 2000FH for well under $7m USD:
globalair dot com/aircraft-for-sale/ListingDetail/Agusta-AW139?AdId=76902
Well, a mate of mine bought a new AW139 about 4 or 5 years ago and it was $17M USD. I know, I saw the invoice for it. It had the swanky KL internal fit which added a bit to the price, but not anywhere near as much as a SAR/EMS kit would cost to fit out. Plus any price rises since then.
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Anyway why do you care about Australian Rotary going ons, you're a fix wing driver in the US now..
a Vic Pol job is coming up soon if you want to try again
2) yes you are correct in my current employment, adulting has got in the way of interesting work. Though, I still fly Helo’s from time to time so still have an interest in them.
3) thanks but no.
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In the immortal words of Monty Python
"We lease back the ping machine from the company we sold it too, that way it comes under the monthly current budget and not the capital account."
Think about going to government to ask for $30m in capex expenditure or going to them for a half million a month over five years. I worked for a council some years ago and these people don't think like normal human beings, believe it or not the monthly (even though long term will cost a bunch more) is a much easier sell than $30m in one gulp.
"We lease back the ping machine from the company we sold it too, that way it comes under the monthly current budget and not the capital account."
Think about going to government to ask for $30m in capex expenditure or going to them for a half million a month over five years. I worked for a council some years ago and these people don't think like normal human beings, believe it or not the monthly (even though long term will cost a bunch more) is a much easier sell than $30m in one gulp.
Your not one of those jealous type pilots that missed out on the best training and Trainers, comrades, the best flying of your life and the best experiences
heaps of us in the ME and Africa.
I generally hold ex-bush pilots in high regards for their stick and rudder skills. I see no reason why they wouldn't be successful in a complex aircraft like a 139, subject to a thorough pilot initial on type. In the simulator during recurrent checks, when the automation stuff starts breaking down, I find the guys with solid background in stick and rudder flying usually manage a bit better (on average) than pilots who have been brought up mostly pushing buttons in helicopters.
My main concern with putting ex-bush pilots in a 139 would be whether they had a strong background in night flying, which many don't have. Particularly for the EMS/SAR role where you really need to have it all together when operating at night.
BTW, I never gave anybody a double gen failure in IFR...so whoever did that to you probably thought you were doing OK up to that point and decided to crank up the heat more than usual.
BTW, I never gave anybody a double gen failure in IFR...so whoever did that to you probably thought you were doing OK up to that point and decided to crank up the heat more than usual.