A Blast From The Past!

[inmate]

Another Sass

Happy New Year Sass, and everybody else.
You must have a double somewhere.
In 1969 I was doing by PPL at Bristol & Wessex and wandering around the airport stumbled on a small hangar and as "inquiring minds wanted to know" looked inside. Much to my suprize was a very well looked after 206 which I found out from the pilot was owned by the electrical company for the SW, he like you gave me the cooks tour and although this didn't cement my change over a few years later it did stick in my mind as a nice gesture on his part. Many more chapters to the book came after that encounter but I always remembered his patience and encouragement which I have tried to emulate along the way.
My LB's are a mess over the years from Desert sand to Jungle mold, but I added a few comments along the way which makes for at least an outline of "the life and times of a Nomad of the Aviation World" I do remember a less than enthusiastic member of the CAA at Star House on the Strand (that dates me) making comment about my LB's yet on the other side of the pond the FAA spent more time looking at the photos and comments, the final chapter hasn't been written yet but the old pen is running out of ink.

[BluSdUp]

Write that Book SASless

I got bored over in the Fixed wing department and dropped in here for some entertainment.
Can I humbly ask you to start that book SASless, I would think it would be good fun to read and the next generation rotorheads and fixed wing pilots alike could learn a thing or two.
With regards to storage of information, AC , I think a french chap in a cave ca 35 000 years ago holds the record, by painted the size of his hand on the wall, for the girls to ponder!
Regards
Cpt B

[SASless]

The CAA Wallah that looked at my US Army Records was not impressed and rejected the lot.....2500 hours total time with 85% of it in the Chinook, with a lot of it as the equivalent of a CFI/QHI/TRE Equivalent.

He did for a short while anyway.....then when I got down off the ceiling we found common ground when I suggested the US Embassy was not far off and I was sure the Military Attache might be willing to come around and Certify the Documents for him and when would that be convenient for him.

[Democritus]

Originally Posted by inmate

.......In 1969 I was doing by PPL at Bristol & Wessex and wandering around the airport stumbled on a small hangar and as "inquiring minds wanted to know" looked inside. Much to my suprize was a very well looked after 206 which I found out from the pilot was owned by the electrical company for the SW, he like you gave me the cooks tour and although this didn't cement my change over a few years later it did stick in my mind as a nice gesture on his part.......

There were only three pilots, plus the boss, working for the SWEB Helicopter Unit at Bristol Airport in 1969 and I was one of them. I wonder which of us was the one who showed you around! Here's the JetRanger you referred to, shown at Cardiff Rhoose Airport that year.
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[inmate]

Thanks Democritus

Thanks so much for your posting. Unfortunately I have no idea which pilot took his time to show me around but not only was it good to recall that event it brought back good memories of my young dreams and early days. Who would have known what lay ahead. (Probably would have stayed working at BAC if I'd known)

[industry insider]

The old Jet Ranger still looks so good in the original style of paint scheme with black low skid gear.

[Democritus]

Did some digging and found that the SWEB 206, G-AVYX, is still flying some 51 years after we took delivery from Agusta. It's in Australia and registered as VH-EXE. Looking very smart - just checked my logbook and I have 808 hours in her.

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