Posted on the What's new in West Africa thread:

http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/o...ues412/002.jpg

... I was half expecting some smart-arse to post something about G-BALZ being finally reunited with G-COCK after many years of separation.

Great hair, clothes and moustaches in the Ron Jeremy shot - must've been circa 1975?

What were ELO doing working on the aircraft anyway?

SB

I wonder how many hours Bob Balls has on G-BALZ.

How many hours does G-BALZ have these days?

Goodbye G-BALZ
 

Recent crew room rumour at EGPM was G-BALZ was up for sale.

Some googling found the 'For Sale' notice on the Bristow Group website ( http://www.bristowgroup.com/services/doc.php?id=81 ), and the entry in controller.com has gone as well.

Interesting to note that she was being sold with 14 seats - what happened to the 15th!
Being sold with 27696.5hrs

How Sad. G-BALZ is probably the most iconic aircraft in the fleet. I see that G-BIXV was recently sold & with the remainder of the 212s all with the MOD I suppose it was just a matter of time.

Got her in my log book too. She's sitting in the Bristow corner of the old main hangar (now leased by LHC) at Redhill, looking a bit sad. Sorry, didn't have the camera with me, but we'd probably prefer to remember her in better days. Told she's already sold. Pity not being kept in the family by FBH; less than 30K hours: must be a youngster!

At 27K she's barely 'run in'. 'ER is still going strong with 32374 on the clock.

Sad Indeed Al, worked many a night on the Brent on her.
Ps but dont tell the missus!

Stace

G-BALZ
 

latest on G-INFO is that BALZ sold to Canada, 09/11/09. To Boundary Bay facility ?

G-BALZ
 

Being loaded on a lorry today to go to a company in British Colombia - Eagle Helicopters? . Spent many hours fettling away on this beast.:ok:

So the last BEAS aircraft is gone. I don't suppose there are any ex-BEAS staff still with the company now either????

G-BALZ
 

Yet another colour.http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1258996004

Has now been registered as C-GCVP by Campbell Helicopters Ltd.

Dave

Got the hang of this embedding youtube clips now!

BALZ
 

Working now with chaps in Canada, said they had an HUMS equipped 212.

Turned out to be G-BALZ, 30548.

Now working for Coldstream Helicopters, pics can be found here:

http://www.coldstreamhelicopters.com.../CSH_WEB_2.pdf

And here:

Coldstream Helicopters

Long way from Mog, Bangladesh, Brents and whereever else, but is in good hands working hard and looking good

G-BALZ by appointment
 

SPECIAL appointment
 

LZ in Bangladesh with a Donut and a WAWA!:)

G-BALZ
 

I last flew her from Mauritania to Ghana in 2009. Bell sure knew what they were doing.

G-BALZ, a previous identity, N2961W
 

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z.../N2961W900.jpg
I took a pic of this Bell 212 on Heathrow autumn 1972 when, according to Flight Global Archive, it was working towards British IMC/IFR certification for CSE Aviation and Bell Helicopter Corp...post 1284 in..
http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/419023-rotary-nostalgia-thread-
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