Hi onemorepilot,
At a first glance,for 182 days on duty, it seems better than what we get paid in the company I'm working with....I personally try to compensate by more "on contract days" It's true that I've slowly drifted into some sort of gipsy style of living with a very short perspective of future. My ex-wife didn't like that at all (not surprisingly,neither does my "new one"!!!)
The question for all of us is, as you say so well "is it worthy ?":ouch:

CPT

It was a plesaure "talking" to. Good luck with the futureplans.

"See" you later
O.M.P

Thanks for the info - will check out the African section .

As far as the GFB bit and EO is concerned, I have never needed to rely on "EO" for a job. I am just good at what I do, not a quota filler.

Frankly, if my sexuality is going to be a problem for a particular employer, I don't want to be working there. I should never be an issue and I have be fortunate that it rarely has been for me (other than my departure from the RN 20 yrs ago). Am sure some colleagues may have had some issues they have kept to themselves and got on with the job.

Bristow redundancies???
 

I've heard rumours that "the grim reaper" has been visiting Bristow Nigeria again, with major job losses.
I've lost track of most of my old mates from there, and was wondering if the rumours are true.
Has anyone else heard anything else about this.?

419

Ooo, no takers........................................how VERY interesting.:hmm:

Maybe they've all been given the boot. Either that, or they're all still in the bar celebrating not being booted out.:\

419

Any truth to the rumour that Bristow Nigeria are looking to change the roster back to the 8 on 4 off it used to be?

Bristow Nigeria going to 8 and 4
 

I've heard from people working there that Bristow's are changing the touring cycle to 8 and 4. :(

It's a shocking roster. I believe the other companies flying in Nigeria are still 6 on 6 off and going fine. Bristow Nigeria is extracting the last drop of blood from their pilots, as usual.

Our mob are currently doing 8 & 4 and have been for a while in Africa and it’s the pits.

4 aircrew and just as many ginger beers are ready to walk, most without jobs to go to (not including two retirees).

Will it wake up puzzle palace to the problems on contract, the failing marriages, and distraught kids when dad is away all the time.

Oil companies that expect the very best in safety and their own staff and rig pigs do 3 & 3 or 4 & 4, while the contractors do 8 & 4 and they wonder why moral is low in the logistics departments?????

The I don’t give a XXXX, attitude is rife and before too long something will come together not the way intended and there will be 10,000 managers all pointing the finger of blame at everyone else, while some kids in the real world will not understand why mummy is always crying and daddy is not coming home.

Bristow’s guy’s,

You must resist this with all you can and I mean it. In a matter of months, moral will be lower than a snakes belly, they career you once loved will now be a job that you wish you were doing anything but poleing about in the murk and haze.

And all this comes from one of the guys who is not one of the bitter and twisted ones, thankfully they are too pickled to turn on a computer…:{

:( :( :(

8/4, we used to dream of 8/4, now we have this namby-pamby 6/6 and those of us who want 8/4 or 18/6 are told that it's impossible to fit us in to the roster. Oh for the good old days of long detachments, lousy pay, awful accommodation, strong beer and patient women that engendered such wonderful cameraderie :E

Jobs in Nigeria
 

I know this has been done a number of times before on Rotorheads, but I am interested in what is currently happening jobs wise.

Are there any positions there at present ?

If so, who with ?

If not, when are there likely to be some ?

I have not toured before and am interested in starting and Nigeria seems to be paying the most at present.

I have all the right " tick in the box" re endorsement and rating and hours, but need a bit of information as to the current situation.

Thank in advance:ok:

Use the search engine, type in 'nigeria' and fill yer boots!

aircraft for filming in Nigeria
 

Just returned from Nigeria where I've been filming TV commercals.
Looks like I'll be back over the comming years and would like to source suitable aircraft and pilots for filming.

Ideally AS350 355 as bracketry for camera is readily available and rates are within budget.

The local ad agencies probably have good contacts in regard to permissions ect.

Comments? :)



Mickjoebill

Thomas coupling,

Thanks for your reply. I had actually used the search engine prior to my post and found out a lot of interesting information. The problem is though, that most of the info there is at least six months old and some goes back years.

I was wondering what the present situation over there is. As in today, yesterday and if anyone has a crystal ball, tomorrow.

Cheer

Helicopter Missing Offshore Nigeria
 

A helicopter operated by Air Logstics African subsidiary Pan African Airlines and under contract to Chevron Texaco is missing offshore in Nigeria.

According to a company source the Bell 412EP helicopter with 4 pob was on a medivac mission to airlift an injured worker to Port Harcourt. Contact was lost 5 minutes after the aircraft took off from the drilling rig owned by Sedco Energy and operated by Transocean.

5 boats, 3 helicopters and a fixed wing are currently looking for the aircraft.


HH:(

Any idea who the crew were....have some friends that are working there?

I don't know any names, but apparently there was one American pilot, one Nigerian, plus 2 other POB.

Apparently a search aircraft reported a slick 30 NM from the rig but nothing else.

This is terrible news. Like you, SASless, I have friends over there.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP)--A helicopter ferrying an injured oil worker from an offshore drilling rig in West Africa's Gulf of Guinea disappeared Monday with an American and three Nigerians onboard, ChevronTexaco's (CVX) Nigerian affiliate said.

The chopper disappeared five minutes after it took off around 2:30 a.m. from the Sedco Energy rig, owned by Transocean Inc. (RIG) and drilling on behalf of ChevronTexaco subsidiary Star Ultra Deep off Nigeria's southern coastline, said ChevronTexaco spokesman Sola Omole.

The four people on board the helicopter were an American pilot and three Nigerians: the co-pilot, the injured oil worker and a medical worker. The latter two were employed by the oil contract firm Transocean.

ChevronTexaco has "mobilized a search-and-rescue mission involving five boats, three helicopters and a fixed-wing aircraft to examine the flight path of the missing helicopter," Omole said, speaking from the commercial capital of Lagos.

The helicopter was owned by Pan African Airlines. The search was continuing and "more resources will be deployed if needed," the spokesman added without elaborating.

"Our hearts go out to the families of those onboard the helicopter," said Jay Pryor, managing director of ChevronTexaco's Nigerian operations. "We continue to hope that they will be found within the shortest possible time."

Next of kin and U.S. authorities have also been notified, ChevronTexaco said.

I hear that the helicopter has been located and nobody survived. I don´t know who the crew were, except that the pilot was American and the copilot Nigerian.
A sad day. Condolences to the families of all who were on board.