The most unusual/challenging landing site in the world?
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Lord Grumpy
On that 206 there are a good deal of skin ripples. Is that par for the course in an older machine?
Rotor1
The ripples on the right hand fuslage are from nuckelheads throwing gear in the boot.
Also torqe can couse rippling as well.
The dents under the doors are from, you guessed it steelcap saftey boots.
CDN RH
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I concur with that Nigel, having done a tour with the CAF, I know they are mad. Hauling down an S61 with a steel hawser and clamping it in steel jaws, while a landing platform the size of a wimpy 4th bedroom, moves +/- 30 degrees left to right or +/- 5 degrees fore and aft, at night in sea state 8 - is just plain mad.
These Canadians, they have NO FEAR
These Canadians, they have NO FEAR
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I concur with that Nigel, having done a tour with the CAF, I know they are mad. Hauling down an S61 with a steel hawser and clamping it in steel jaws, while a landing platform the size of a wimpy 4th bedroom, moves +/- 30 degrees left to right or +/- 5 degrees fore and aft, at night in sea state 8 - is just plain mad.
Forty years from now, we'll have the same comments about whatever replaces her.
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It's ironic.
That probably more Ppruners and guests. Know about this catenary landing pad: than Canadians.
Canadian Rotorhead you have our admiration.
Are there any more photo's of this challenging landing site?
Canadian Rotorhead you have our admiration.
Are there any more photo's of this challenging landing site?
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Are there any more photo's of this challenging landing site?
Must be 15 Kg of paperwork alone. Getting very excited about the trip.
I'll try to find a few new pics before I leave.
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Sorry, I have been busy, so I haven't been able to dig up any more pictures. I recently flew a Sikorsky 61 to Vancouver from Maturin, Venezuela. Came home to massive hurricane damage leaving fifteen large trees bent over my back yard. Power is still not restored after six days. Internet at work is functioning, but I'll likely be seeing more darkness at home this evening.
My copilot during the ferry flight works full time in Qatar, according to him, the hotel helipad mentioned on this topic is used only for the police there and is closed to the public. Looks like fun though.
RH
My copilot during the ferry flight works full time in Qatar, according to him, the hotel helipad mentioned on this topic is used only for the police there and is closed to the public. Looks like fun though.
RH
Hey!
I was chatting to Marnik at the fence in West Palm Beach when you were about to leave. SMALL world huh!
Actually saw you guys fly over the hotel on your departure.
Passed the IFR PPC, so it was a good evening in Florida. Hope your stay in Savannah was fun. They say those Savannah gals are quite nice......
Later.
I was chatting to Marnik at the fence in West Palm Beach when you were about to leave. SMALL world huh!
Actually saw you guys fly over the hotel on your departure.
Passed the IFR PPC, so it was a good evening in Florida. Hope your stay in Savannah was fun. They say those Savannah gals are quite nice......
Later.
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Hey Steve,
We went West from PBI, ended up in Tallahassee that night, Dallas the next night and a stop in KGCN (Grand Canyon) before the zigzag of MOAs going past Vegas north through Nevada to Reno, then up to Vancouver on the 17th.
Had an excellent Co-pilot and Engineer for the trip. Definitely will try to post some pics when we get power back to our hurricane riddled street.
Stopped in Roswell, NM and later paralleled the "Area 51" fenceline for quite a while enroute to Gallup NM from Dallas.
Marnik is doing his last few weeks as a CHL employee and will be trying to figure out what to do with all his spare time and cash now that he has crossed the fence from "the dark side". Pretty happy guy. We are really happy to have him.
As for those southern controllers, my call sign was a bit much for them. Canadian - Golf - Hotel - Julliet - Uniform was a bit much for them, when I asked my co-driver to confirm a strange takeoff clearance I heard " oh, for God's sake, will you just take off or get off the runway" Two minutes after takeoff, we heard "sorry guys, hot mike" from the same tower controller. The trip went pretty smooth after that. Too funny for words though. The closer to Canada, the better the controllers could handle the five letter call signs. Now they know how we feel with the N-numbers...
Contacting Victoria Terminal was music to my ears...
CDN RH
We went West from PBI, ended up in Tallahassee that night, Dallas the next night and a stop in KGCN (Grand Canyon) before the zigzag of MOAs going past Vegas north through Nevada to Reno, then up to Vancouver on the 17th.
Had an excellent Co-pilot and Engineer for the trip. Definitely will try to post some pics when we get power back to our hurricane riddled street.
Stopped in Roswell, NM and later paralleled the "Area 51" fenceline for quite a while enroute to Gallup NM from Dallas.
Marnik is doing his last few weeks as a CHL employee and will be trying to figure out what to do with all his spare time and cash now that he has crossed the fence from "the dark side". Pretty happy guy. We are really happy to have him.
As for those southern controllers, my call sign was a bit much for them. Canadian - Golf - Hotel - Julliet - Uniform was a bit much for them, when I asked my co-driver to confirm a strange takeoff clearance I heard " oh, for God's sake, will you just take off or get off the runway" Two minutes after takeoff, we heard "sorry guys, hot mike" from the same tower controller. The trip went pretty smooth after that. Too funny for words though. The closer to Canada, the better the controllers could handle the five letter call signs. Now they know how we feel with the N-numbers...
Contacting Victoria Terminal was music to my ears...
CDN RH
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Did anyone see the abvert on the UK tv on Sunday the 9th of Nov, it showed the landing pad, with a heli about to lift off and then flew around the front(sea side) to show the restraunt/obs platform then flew away, the caption
"Do something new in your life"
In all a very spectacular ad! well done Sheik Mo
"Do something new in your life"
In all a very spectacular ad! well done Sheik Mo
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went up there a couple of years ago[to veiw] when staying there, it gets windy up that height and the heat affects lift would not like to do it very often but i would like to try once
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It's not just that it gets windy at that height.
In the afternoon sea breezes, the surface wind is typically 300/20. However, because the hotel is shaped like a huge sail, the wind on the helipad can be 120/20 - a 180 degree shift in wind on the final stage!
Add that to the size of the building and the turbulence and it makes for a very tricky approach.
Your're right about the heat. The pad is 850' amsl but the DA can be 4,500' in the +45C summer temperatures.
I'd love to be able to say this is all from personal experience, but the info comes from a Dubai based friend who lands there regularly.
Tudor
It's not just that it gets windy at that height.
In the afternoon sea breezes, the surface wind is typically 300/20. However, because the hotel is shaped like a huge sail, the wind on the helipad can be 120/20 - a 180 degree shift in wind on the final stage!
Add that to the size of the building and the turbulence and it makes for a very tricky approach.
Your're right about the heat. The pad is 850' amsl but the DA can be 4,500' in the +45C summer temperatures.
I'd love to be able to say this is all from personal experience, but the info comes from a Dubai based friend who lands there regularly.
Tudor
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Wot he didn't mention the soaring updraught that can change to a plunging downdraught faster than a Bendix Fuel Control can respond!!! Or haven't we sent him up there in the J/R yet?
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Eeek!!!
If you saw something like that in a film, you'd think it had to be a special effect. You'd never believe that was doable for real!
If you saw something like that in a film, you'd think it had to be a special effect. You'd never believe that was doable for real!
Thanks for the reply CR,
Good to hear Marnik is fitting in well. I owe that lad an ale or 12....
Never know I might end up out that end of the island sooner rather than later. I am looking forward to doing some fishing!
Cheers,
Steve76
Good to hear Marnik is fitting in well. I owe that lad an ale or 12....
Never know I might end up out that end of the island sooner rather than later. I am looking forward to doing some fishing!
Cheers,
Steve76
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CR,
Great picture and that is one huge spraybar!
But why are they spraying black liquid into the valley?
Oh, no....it's CHEMTRAILS!!
Great picture and that is one huge spraybar!
But why are they spraying black liquid into the valley?
Oh, no....it's CHEMTRAILS!!