End of the 76?
We have a number of pilots who flew the S76 and now fly the 139.
Quote "I would sooner retire than get back in an S76"
Time has moved on.
Similar quotes from the maintenance guys as well, although with more colourful language!!
Quote "I would sooner retire than get back in an S76"
Time has moved on.
Similar quotes from the maintenance guys as well, although with more colourful language!!
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"I would sooner retire than get back in an S76"
Time has moved on
Time has moved on
Flew 139 for years, with tight economics they fell back out of favour and it was back to a 76 C+, C++, B. Preferred the updated avionics of the 76 to the high alt jet Honeywell in the 139. But that was for non-SAR work. 76 was aimed at the corporate market, industry used it for everything else 'cause it was cheap and survived relatively well in remote environments. Some pilots I flew with wouldn't shut down the 139 anywhere there wasn't a battery cart, the 76 didn't know what a battery cart was.
Never flew the D but it still seemed stuck on the US eastern seaboard corporate world without the utility of either the C++ or the 139.
Never flew the D but it still seemed stuck on the US eastern seaboard corporate world without the utility of either the C++ or the 139.
Fixed gear also allow operators to install larger wheels and tires if desired. They would have been very useful in some Air Ambulance operations.
Just a though and now, perhaps, very much a moot point.