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Piontious, thanks for posting that photo of the Irish Helicopters Ltd Alouette III. A rare photo indeed. If you have anymore old IHL-related stuff (Alouette II, III or early BO-105) please, please post it. Don't wish to hijack the Bristow thread but there is/was a strong connection between the two companies over the years so its OK (IMHO). Thanks.:ok:
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Do you know anyone who ever did the Decca Runway 27 approach to Sumbrugh single pilot at night?
Might as well have done it single pilot, the other bloke could only think about ........:mad::mad::mad: I remember descending to 200' rad alt at about 5 miles then wandering down to the sea for a quick hover taxi in to the breakwater at the end of the runway, it always made ATC jump when they finally spotted the landing lamps as you taxied past the intersection. Then the Scillies 61 went in, we all saw sense and did the right thing in future, well most of us did. We weren't trained and paid to be heroes. |
Bootie,
You must be a latecomer....Radalt??? We used to dream of having a Radalt.....but the Mandarins decided we could get by on three BarAlts!:{ |
Former G-BHOH. Langley, British Columbia; yesterday.
http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/29...600x600Q85.jpg |
she getting chopped for logging?
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No, just logging like that.
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SASless, well they called it a radalt, seem to remember we had to wind the thread in before landing. It had a light though, linked to the cigarette lighter. :ok:
Have a look on Google Earth at Sumburgh, Unst is under clag, nothing changes. |
Hmmmn, all of a sudden, Broome isn't looking so attractive :ok:
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I think I need to fly in australia
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Hope you got your head set.....I can't sleep now...
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DECUFAULT, hope all is well in Miri!
Got the headset, cheers! Trouble sleeping? Try a 'hot-water bottle' and some earplugs! |
I see you have something to keep you warm at night....
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Found this in the attic. Its at Redhill and I'd guess late 60's/early 70's by the colour scheme.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...tRedhill-1.jpg |
I prepared and loaded G-ANFH on a truck to go to the Helicopter Museum when I was an apprentice back in (maybe) 1978. She was stored at the back of the Blister hangar along with all the other old 55's from around the World. Bristow made some kind of deal with Heavylift and got all the old machines hauled back from Nigeria for the price of buying the fuel for the dead-head leg home.
The Blister hangar was full of all of them and there were more around the back - plus a bunch of Hillers. I have a couple of superb 1950's model tin toys of this machine. If I ever get around to scanning any of my old pictures, I actually have some shots of her getting cleaned up and hauled off. She is looking very sad around the back of the Museum nowadays though! |
http://beatleshelp.50megs.com/images/ahdncopter.jpg
This is FH, with some rather famous pax in a movie role in A Hard Days Night. Anyone know who the pilot is? |
Top two: Agusta-Bell 204B (9Y-TEA) on the Texaco contract departing Piarco - July 1977. Peter Heinzel flying.
Bottom: Bell 205A1. Early morning at Galeota Point 1978. http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...Galeota001.jpg |
wow...fantastic pics...loved the HY ones....and how to keep the seats warm!!!:ok:
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PK,that one of the `steam` WW is reversed...
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You're right sycamore.
I was looking at that picture and couldn't figure out what didn't look right about it. |
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