"WHO's WHO": What do you fly? Where?

[Check Revs]

Better late than never!! But now everybody knows I fly fixed Wings. Ok,Ok I apologise--

1. What types of flying work do you do?
Fixed Wing Instruction

2. What types do you fly?
Couple of small Fixed Wings

3. Where?
Australia

4.Previous jobs?
Offshore, Fire Fighting, Maritime, VIP, Antarctic Flying

5. Previous types?
Alouette, Puma, Super Puma(Mil)

6.Military/ Ex-Military?
Ex-Military

7. How long have you been flying?
Since 1982

8. How many hours?
Not enough - Can't wait to start flying helo's again

[Steve76]

OK, Since Bloody Crows set the pace I better get bothered....

1. What types of flying work do you do?

IFR/VFR EMS Op's

2. What types do you fly?

Sikorsky S76

3. Where?

SWO Canada

4.Previous jobs?

Offshore oil support, Ag work, Charter, Survey, Photography, Tourism and a tiny bit of Mustering. Commercial Whitewater River Guide, Trade Certified Automotive Engineer, truck driver, tour bus guide, labourer, waiter, speleology guide, breakfast cook, gardener, petrol pumper at servo, dept store clerk, paper round.

5. Previous types?

S76A/C, AS350, B206, B47, KH4, R44, H269, R22

6.Military/ Ex-Military?

Too dumb for the military

7. How long have you been flying?

Commercially 10 years. Born into the industry as a fixed wing brat.

8. How many hours?

3500 ish.....

9. Most memorable flight?

Jumping back to a B47 after flying fully coupled S76C for two years.

[GLSNightPilot]

Heliport, my name isn't on the list, but my info is on the first page of the thread.........

[RotorDompteur]

1. What types of flying work do you do?
General charter, power & pipe-line inspections, aerial filming/photography

2. What types do you fly?
H300C, EC120

3. Where?
In the north country fair...

4.Previous jobs?
Same as now

5. Previous types?
NIL

6.Military/ Ex-Military?
Civvy

7. How long have you been flying?
3 years.

8. How many hours?
800 and counting...

9. Most memorable flight?
A sunrise flight on a frosty clear morning in the country side.
Landing with the MGB warning light on.

[IHL]

What type of flying work do you do?
Government.

What types(s) do you fly?
Beechcraft King Air.

Where?
Canada.

Previous jobs?
EMS/OFFSHORE/CIVIL SAR/FORESTRY/EXPLORATION/ECT.

Previous types?
Bell 47 G2/G4, Bell 206 B/L/LR/L1/L2, Bell 222, Bell 212, AS 350 BA, Sikorsky S-76 A/A++.

Military / ex-Military? (Which? What types?)
No

How long have you been flying?
Plankers since 77/Rotary since 82.

How many hours?
Approximately > 7,000 Helicopter
Approximately < 3,000 Plank

[rotorcaptain]

What type of flying work do you do?

SPVFR EMS

What types(s) do you fly?

BK-117A4, B2 & AS-350 B3

Where?

PHi, Modesto, CA

Previous jobs?

CFI and Oil and Gas in the Gulf of Mexico

Previous types?

R-22, 206, 407

Military / ex-Military? (Which? What types?)

Civilian trained

How long have you been flying?

9 Years

How many hours?

4000 hours

[md 600 driver]

1. What types of flying work do you do?
corporate and fun flying

2. What types do you fly?
md600n, ht3 gaz, hiller 12c

3. Where?
northern england

4.Previous jobs?
same as now company director
5. Previous types?
enstrom f28.f28c,f280,f280fx,f28f,480t,h300,500,520,as355,mil2,plus fixed wing

6.Military/ Ex-Military?
Civvy

7. How long have you been flying?
25 years. 1o years rotary

8. How many hours?
1500 and counting...

9. Most memorable flight
mountain flying in az with md landing at 7000 ft when compressor stalled or when i bent my 600 another story

[Dynamic Component]

1. What types of flying work do you do?
Corporate,Charter,Fire Fighting,etc....

2. What types do you fly?
AS350, EC120


3. Where?
The Big Island


4.Previous jobs?
World Food Program, Fire fighting

5. Previous types?
SA330J, B2063/L3, B407, MD600, R22/44, B412

7. How long have you been flying?
7 years

8. How many hours?
You can never have enough

9. Most memorable flight
Salinas,CA to Nome,AK

[Tokoloshe]

What type of flying work do you do?
Helo flying limited to fire-fighting and sling work with the occaisonal charter and game capture. Fixed wing; airline mostly and anything without a training wheel bolted to the front

What types(s) do you fly?
B407, BH06, B747, DC3T, DC3, DHC6, B190, BE20, SS2T, PO18, ...and several other things

Where?
South Africa

Previous jobs?
Contracts for the ICRC, UN etc all over Africa and the the Middle East. Geophysical survey in Canada with turbine DC3. Wage slave for various Airline/Charter companies etc.

Previous types?
I think about 40 odd at the last count

Military / ex-Military? (Which? What types?)
Self-Achiever

How long have you been flying?
Fixed wing since '86 and Fling-wing since '93

How many hours?
+/- 8500

Most memorable flight?
The day the earth let go of me with an R22.....

[cpt]

One more;

What type of flying?
Offshore

What type do you fly ?
AS 365 , SK76

Where ?
Now,mainly Africa (gulf of Guinea)

Previous jobs?
Seismic, some crop spraying and many other miscellanous...

Previous types?
SA 313, 318, 315, 316,319,341,350,355,330, BH47

Military?
5 years

How long have you been flying ?
First take off in 1974

How many hours ?
13000 + (including 750 "plank")

.....STILL ADICTED !

[Heliport]

Apologies to GLSNightPilot for missing him when I did the last update, and thanks to those who've posted since.

This is the latest update:

212man
3top
407 Driver
46Driver
902Jon

Aesir
aquila105
Ascend Charlie
ATN
Autorotate

Bearintheair
Bladestrike
BlenderPilot
bloodycrow
bonkerjones513
Buitenzorg

C4
Captain Lai Hai
CaptainEagle
CareBear
Check Revs
cows'n'fish
cpt
crab SAAvn
crop duster
CyclicRick

DeltaFree
Devil 49
Dis-Mystery of Lift
Droopy
DynamicallyUnstable
Dynamic Component

exrotarybooty

Fatigue

GLSNightPilot
Gomer Pylot
greenarrow

Happy Landing !
Hedski
HeliMark
helislave
helmet fire
HeloTeacher
Hoverman
Hughesy

idle stop
IHL


Jed A1
Jellycopter
John Eacott

Lowlevldevl

matador
md 600 driver
MighyGem
misterbonkers

N409BH
Nigel Osborn
Niska
Nuada

onemorepilot
overpitched

paco
peter manktelow
pilotwolf
PPRUNE FAN#1

Randy_g
RDRickster
redandwhite
Rotorbike
rotorcaptain
RotorDompteur
rotorusa
RW-1

SandBlaster-214
SASless
Scattercat
SiClick
sikhorsey
soggyboxers
spinningwings
Steve76
sycamore

t'aint natural
tecpilot
the coyote
Thomas coupling
Thud_and_Blunder
TipCap
Tokoloshe

Up&away

Veeany

WESTERN LAW DOG
whatsarunway
Whirlybird
whoateallthepies
Winnie

XEMS

Yarba

If you're not on the list and should be, please let me know.

If you're not on the list because you've not yet posted - no time like the present!


Heliport

[Marc Tower]

I thought I would post mine, sad as it is. I'll post some old pictures soon.

1. What types of flying work do you do?
Now mostly for fun - some plank time at work. I REALLY need to get and stay current.

2. What types do you fly?
Lately only the 300CB and R22


3. Where?
Oklahoma


4.Previous jobs?
US Army, 2/17 Cavalry

5. Previous types?
Have flown TH-55, 300CB, R22, UH-1H, OH-58C, Bootleg in an AH-1S...Mostly OH-58C

7. How long have you been flying?
On and off, mostly off for 22 years.

8. How many hours?
900

9. Most memorable flight
Ft. Campbell, KY to St. Louis--single pilot, poor vis, night, air force controllers doing on-the-job-training, in-op nav equipment and ATC radar sometimes working.

[cyclic flare]

Sorry about the delay in posting i've been trying to get me hours up!
[Best excuse yet. - Ed. ]

What type of flying?
Flight training mostly but any excuse will do

What type do you fly ?
R22, R44 B206

Where ?
North England

Previous jobs?
Ones that earn better money

Previous types?
Mostly Blondes, but will try anything once


How long have you been flying ?
12 years

How many hours ?
1550

[arm the floats]

Type of work:
Utility/Lifting/Filming/Public Transport

AC Type:
AS350

Location:
UK

Previous Types:
H300,R22,AS332

Previous Jobs:
Flight Instructor,Offshore North Sea

Not Military

Flying since 1995 with around 4000 hours

Licence ATPL(H) Instrument

[moosp]

Hesitated to register as I am a closet plank driver but Heliports encouragement has prompted me to list.

Type of work:

Day job. 747-400's training captain.

AC type:

Real aircraft, R22 and R44. One treasured hour on EC120 last year.

Location:

Hong Kong

Previous types:

You don't want to know about those with static wings... but mostly airline jet stuff.

Previous Jobs:

BA first officer before it was BA. i.e. BOAC and BEA. Scary isn't it?

How long flying:

Since gliding in 1962.

Hours?

+-15,000 plank, 300+ rotary

Licences

ATPL (A); PPL(H); going for CPL(H) [Edited by moosp 04MAR 04 Got the CPL (H)] !!

Most memorable flight.

The one that started my helicopter flying. Twenty minutes round the mountains of North Vancouver in a B206. Hooked for life.

[CRAN]

Oooo go on then...

What type of flying work do you do?
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Helicopter Design Engineer. Bit of an all-rounder with experience in powerplants, structures and general aircraft design. More recently specialising in Aerodynamics & Performance. Key specialisms invlove helicopter and engine design & performance software development, FEA, CFD, CAD......oh yes, and the regs! Seem to spend an aweful lot of time looking at regulations!


What types(s) do you fly?
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I've worked on EH101 (Mk1, Mk3 & 310/510) and Lynx. Have also worked on a number of warbirds, Spitfire in particular. Been involved in a large project to develop a light helicopter for the past 6 years.

I fly R22, R44 and S300.


Where?
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Used to work at Westlands (UK, Somerset), have been self-employed for the last three years.


Previous jobs?
---------------------
Design Engineer, (Helicopters).


Previous types?
----------------------
N/A


Military / ex-Military? (Which? What types?)
----------------------------------------------------------
Civvy!


How long have you been flying?
-------------------------------------------
Eventually got round it learning in 2000.


How many hours?
------------------------
< 500.

[FlyingHead]

1. What types of flying work do you do?
Offshore

2. What types do you fly
SK76

3. Where?
SE Asia

4.Previous jobs?
Survey, Geology, Arctic, UN mission

5. Previous types?
BH06, BH12, AS350, HU500

6.Military/ Ex-Military?
Civy

7. How long have you been flying?
9 years.

8. How many hours?
3000 hours

9. Most memorable flight?
Night medevac with a 206, less than 200 hours, fly a 2 years old kid who was choking. See him 2 days later in good health.

[LMCCOY]

Who's Who

In 35 years of flying I have done the military, fire, offshore, from Alaska to China, Europe to Puerto Rico.

I have flown light (206, A-star) medium (UH-1, 212, 412) Heavy (AS332) in all the above areas.

In the military, I started in Vietnam and flew all over the US and Korea. Since the military I have flown in Europe,US, Canada, Asia from sealevel to 13,000 feet.

I have been in the Army for 20 years and with my present employer for 15

Types flown are UH-1, AH-1, OH-6, OH-58, 212, 412, 206 series, AS332. I am typed in the 212 and S330. I have a ATP.

I have something over 12,000 hours and over 600 hrs IFR.

[Canadian Rotorhead]

1. What types of flying work do you do?
Offshore oil support.

2. What types do you fly?
SK61N

3. Where?
North Atlantic, Canada

4.Previous jobs?
Aerial application, Heli-logging support, Powerline construction and maintenance, Air ambulance, Fire fighting.

5. Previous types?
SK76, SA350, B206B/L, BH47

7. How long have you been flying?
15 years

8. How many hours?
5000+

9. Most memorable flight
Caracas, Venezuela to Vancouver, Canada.

[Aser]

From a new rotorhead-member that is just a student pilot:

1. What types of flying work do you do?
Learning to fly helicopters

2. What types do you fly?
R22-Beta/BetaII and B206BIII

3. Where?
Sabadell-Barcelona-Spain / ICAO code LELL

4.Previous jobs?
none

5. Previous types?
none

7. How long have you been flying?
Since December 2002

8. How many hours?
~80h.

9. Most memorable flight
Of course my first solo.
And a flight in the r22 in low vis. then crossing Pirineos mountains (7.000' msl) , was a very nice view but I'm not accustomed to be so high

Comments:
I'm doing my ATPL(H) course and very pleased to have discovered this forum, full of experienced pilots to learn from!
Thanks to share

We have got 3xR22 and 1xB206(IFR) in the school


Regards

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Aser Martinez
CPL+IR Student Pilot

[email protected]
http://www.asermartinez.es.vg
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