Has anyone seen the aircraft which are destined for the U.K. Coastguard,(CHC) contract? Any pictures even?
The first aircraft is due to take over from the Bristow S61's in six months time and information is distinctly lacking. Especially from CHC!?:hmm:

Captain Buck - Dont know where you get your information from, but how about you come see for yourself, and then make your own judgement about the instructors & training? You may even find out that some of them are a lot more experienced than you might think.
(One is from your neck of the woods, and has left his 1969-70 Phu-Loi photos behind my desk. I dont think you could describe him as short on experience.)

Non-PC
Do you have any information with regards to the UK SAR machines? No one else seems to!

Good luck 3D-CAM, I've been asking for a picture without results.
I may be flying my own Spanish SAR 139 before I see the U.K. C.G. one. :E
I wonder if it will look like this one, but in red and white...
http://www.skycontrol.net/UserFiles/...coastguard.jpg
Regards.
Aser

Aser.
Thanks for that but even your picture is a computer generated image!(Unless it has been built with undercarriage doors!!)

Captain Buck!

I've had AW139 Ground school recently and if you can take on board a quarter of what they put in front of you, you're one hell of a pilot!!!

It's two weeks of instruction at the hands of people who know the aircraft inside out. If you come away with a foundation upon which to build your knowledge once in the field, then you'll be doing fine! It would be impossible to learn everything about this ship unless you spent months in the place and how are you going to do that?

The Sim training is like any other training - it's a structured course which covers the basics and gives you a start once you get into an aircraft for real. As a professional pilot, you build from there. You got any better ideas then every training facility this side of Kingdom Come will be glad to hear from you!!

3D CAM - sorry, I'm not a 139 specialist - you could try sending a PM to Geoffersincornwall - he is more likely to have info on the subject than anyone else I can think of.
Heliski22- Refreshing to hear informed comment for a change.:ok: I know this is a rumour network, but talk about tried and convicted on hearsay evidence!!:{

The new ugly nose... (Spanish SAR)
:eek:
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...tinez/nose.jpg
P.D.: I confirm one 139 is waiting for a new xmsn :ouch:

Regards.
Aser

That is one ugly nose....perhaps the french will buy it as a memory of one of there previous leaders .:ooh:

:eek: Monty Burns!

Did Captain Hollywood have a hand in designing it?:}

FMS
 

The hardest from my ground school was getting the hang of the FMS. I did however manage to get an Aerosim disc which helped a bunch. Once I started flying, it all made more sense..

Where to schedule training with Agusta in Italy?
 

I'm interested in scheduling A139 training ASAP in the Ground and Sim in Italy, anybody have any contact numbers or info? TIA

Blender,

It sounds like flungdung is your man to talk to:



HTH :ok:

Hey flungdung I m coming to AW 139 sim in 12 nov. How many instructors are there for sim? I know its 3 days now. Why the agusta skip day for the preview before the sim training`?


Regards Kiilik

Aw 139
 

Aw 139
 

Any thoughts out here about the latest mandatory bulletin concerning
removal of the spring on the pitch change linkage for the tail rotor?

Some operators have expressed concern. any comments?

The spring to set zero pitch in the event the pitch link is loose?

I'll look into it later , have to go for some hoist training... :ouch:

Thanks.