I read that the FAS contract to the UAEAF was for two years beginning in August 06. Are they going to renew it later this year?

Contract was lost to Abu Dhabi Aviation .......

Is that using 139s as well?

Yes it is ...... :cool:

Spinwing has it right
 

Anybody need a SAR pilot? :O

yes ! ;):p

Bandit 19

Is that the Evergreen Machine??

Evergreen ship
 

Yes, that is one of two that are here.

Bandit 19

How is Agusta's spares support in the middle east?? It sucks here in N. America. Italy and AAC never seen to communicate. No one can give you a delivery date on anything. We recieved a second AW139 just before Christmas and still have not recieved our 15 seat configuration. No one in AAC knows when it will be delivered. We are still waiting for the 4th axis on our first machine also for the last year.

Fed Up

Agusta support
 

We have installed 7 aircraft with the 4th axis auto pilot as per the BT. It not a big deal.

Our 8th aircraft we did have to wait a long time to receive the 2 AHRS.

It alot quicker to carry out upgrades than to wait for Agusta.

We are completing the bubble windows, SX16, hard cover floats, Talon radio.

Just have the phone handy to get ahold of the rep when the aircraft wiring is not whats in the BT or IETP.

Spares
 

I'm not an Engineer so thankfully I don't have to fight those battles. Delays seem hit or miss dependent on what componant. At least you won't have to deal with UAE Customs :ugh:

Then we will see you in Sept..

Here you are...
https://www.rotor.com/portals/12/Rot...0104_small.jpg

Regards
Aser

nice one Aser...:ok:

EGPWS
 

Just for some training feedback- can I ask how many people out there routinely fly with the EGPWS circuit breaker pulled?

Probably 95% of the crews I know

good job folks....:ok::ok:

AW 139 down in Gulf
 

Condolences to the families.

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=329624

Demented

Do you mean 95% of crews you know leave the EGPWS off all the time or just sometimes when they're low level?

Just curious, our own operations mean we only get under the threshold for activation on finals, so basically it's left alone pretty much all the time. Apart from which, I seem not to be able to handle the little caption on the PFD looking dolefully out at me.

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It is off all the time:=