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Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jul 2012, 15:10
Replies: 121
Views: 31,444
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Snoop News of NEO

Those who remember Nigerian Expat Outlaw (his posts can be found way back on the West Africa thread) may wish to know that he has recently been struck down with cancer and is currently undergoing...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2009, 16:11
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

SP, But hardly anybody does anymore, do...

SP,

But hardly anybody does anymore, do they ? When this was modrated by Heliport it was a lively thread.

212,

The xenophobic exchange wasn't the only reason people left.

This post...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Sep 2009, 06:27
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Just found this thread languishing way down the...

Just found this thread languishing way down the line. What happened ? Can't believe everything has become completely normal in Nigeria ?
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jun 2009, 04:29
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Word reaching the rumour news desk that NEO may...

Word reaching the rumour news desk that NEO may be moving on to greener pastures ? :eek: What say you NEO ?

A lot of people will be hoping not, there are high hopes you would be able to make a...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2009, 10:16
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

A Ryanair Copy ?

So there I am propping up the bar (along with all the other proppers) and this guy tells me ACN are planning to leave the offshore helicopter business and concentrate on the regional airline side...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Apr 2009, 11:28
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

sox, OPL 124 is onshore and already served...

sox,

OPL 124 is onshore and already served by road. The only flights are for VIP visits using the Addax offshore machine.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Apr 2009, 09:09
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Thumbs down Bad Vibes

Pessimistic noises at Addax. One 412 to be dropped and all rigs gone before July. People are worried about their jobs. Addax has been the over 60 pilot playground until now. Not many places for them...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jan 2009, 03:13
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Phone Wind, Your statement with which...

Phone Wind,

Your statement with which Sasless concurs so much is especially true in Nigeria. Whether or not anyone totally agrees with the direction the puppeteers in USA have taken Bristow,...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Dec 2008, 04:25
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

TYA, the more injured pilot from the Eket ambush,...

TYA, the more injured pilot from the Eket ambush, has responded well to treatment and is having the main operation on Christmas Eve. I am sure I type for all when wishing him and his family Best...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Dec 2008, 05:48
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

NEO, I hear a lot of the Mobil people and...

NEO, I hear a lot of the Mobil people and contract staff are leaving too. Maybe more to the whole affair than meets the eye ?
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2008, 05:32
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Phone, Apparently the ExxonMobil contractor...

Phone,

Apparently the ExxonMobil contractor security advisor who was called with the first report and asked to advise the gate and clinic is known for his Coke bottle shoulders. So he performed...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2008, 04:21
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

The Eket crew have been moved out of their...

The Eket crew have been moved out of their accommodation into Mobil's inner sanctum. I don't suppose that will go down well. Getting treated like a microbe by Rig Pigs who couldn't get a job anywhere...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Nov 2008, 20:31
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Oh Dear............ What Is Wrong With Bristow ??

Don't they listen ? :ugh: JFR has it right, there are ructions in the ranks again. After a meeting where all sorts of assurances were made, the only advertised jobs (Engineers at Calabar) have been...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Nov 2008, 07:04
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Bristow National Pilots

Pilots meeting with Management today to try and iron out the problems which caused the Eket guys to walk out last week. They've done it right this time and involved the union so any outcome will be...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Nov 2008, 03:43
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Eket

National pilots went back to Eket yesterday. Whether they'll work or not only time will tell. Big Pow Wow with Union and management planned to thrash it all out.

Are they going to get (or take)...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Oct 2008, 05:09
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

BBO

Mike Armlick is just not interested in people/personalities/careers except where they help his KPIs.

He's a bottom line man, simple as that. Money, however small the amount, is his obsession. The...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Oct 2008, 08:14
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

As a member of the "I'm here to pay the bills"...

As a member of the "I'm here to pay the bills" club, the antics of Armlick, Coolings, CHC, the Ibrus et al are irrelevant. Just give me the money.

Bristow has low morale due to the cutting and/or...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Oct 2008, 06:34
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

MamaPut, Whispered word is Bristow signed...

MamaPut,

Whispered word is Bristow signed Agbami recently. Where the pilots and engineers will come from if they got the whole thing is a mystery. They are having enough trouble holding on to the...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Sep 2008, 05:31
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

NEO Has A Point

Trog,

I think NEO was trying to say that Kleenex assisted trips into the past only make those who remember those days feel worse about how things are now !!
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Sep 2008, 11:09
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Pilots & Complaints

Trog,

I guess people will just accept the CLA imposition and paying for coffee etc ?

Let's face it, we all complained about something else when we could stop at a bush bar on the way back...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Aug 2008, 15:40
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Trog, OK, you're right. I was looking...

Trog,

OK, you're right. I was looking forward to the irate replies, but I agree it's too much of a sore point for everyone. :ok:

Western Union works in Eket but neither of the QIT branches do...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Aug 2008, 08:21
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

No disrespect intended, but what does a guy on...

No disrespect intended, but what does a guy on 28/28 flying 120 hours a month who is fed and accommodated need money for apart from ciggies if he smokes ? CLA was never intended for ciggies so I'm a...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Aug 2008, 15:38
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Tokunbo, I reckon you're dead on the nail....

Tokunbo,

I reckon you're dead on the nail. ADA has the advantage of a life after the blades stop but no private medical, no sickness benefit, no insurance and so on. How much is that worth to an...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Aug 2008, 12:17
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Bottom line is keep the shareholders happy. HR do...

Bottom line is keep the shareholders happy. HR do as they are told by the shareholder's puppets. We are the ones with HRs hands up our a**ses !!
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2008, 04:52
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

NEO, Sasless is right. Perhaps you forgot him....

NEO, Sasless is right. Perhaps you forgot him. The guy was very posh (although that was fake) and last I heard he was instructing at Middle Wallop near his house.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Aug 2008, 14:53
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

I hear there is a bit of head hunting going on. A...

I hear there is a bit of head hunting going on. A number of BHNL National pilots are getting calls from ACN with offers they can't refuse. Not difficult to tempt them with Bristow cutting everything...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jul 2008, 11:31
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Trog, maybe we are thinking of different people...

Trog, maybe we are thinking of different people for NEO ? Maybe we are both wrong !! :)

Paranoia is the order of the day. The way the former CP was disposed of and the witch hunting tactics used...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jul 2008, 16:45
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Methinks You Are Mistaken ??

Trog,

NEO is due back next week, he's got another 10 days or so. Is he coming back to a business unit that he's still got generators to sell in ? :sad: If things keep on like this nobody will be...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jul 2008, 06:18
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

The Queue Is Getting Longer

I hear one pilot is in the pipeline to replace the seven departures from Eket holiday camp. That should really ease the burden on the already downtrodden crews :D So much for the hordes desperate to...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jul 2008, 07:40
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Methinks he doth protest too much...........;)

Methinks he doth protest too much...........;)
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jul 2008, 06:15
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

alouette, Useless indeed. Also very...

alouette,

Useless indeed. Also very belligerent and resentful. The hateful looks on their faces, lethargic body language etc isn't only because they get paid a pittance.

For information leaks...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jul 2008, 05:50
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Tok, Rather like locking the gate after the...

Tok,

Rather like locking the gate after the horse has bolted ? :* Would he be visiting the "coal face" if there were no problems there ? If he needs to come personally to find out what the...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jul 2008, 12:16
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Sasless, very true !! I wonder if that Dornier...

Sasless, very true !! I wonder if that Dornier pilot kept the bullet for "posterity" :E

Things not looking good at Eket, a lot of people applying elsewhere as they can't see any improvements in...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jul 2008, 16:50
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Eket

Last one out close the door and turn out the lights. Chuks has a buyer for the generator :E
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jul 2008, 05:18
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,596
Posted By Good Man In Africa

Sasless, How right you are :ok: We keep...

Sasless,

How right you are :ok: We keep getting told everything is fine and that there are enough pilots and engineers to go around when there obviously aren't. Then a last minute survey about...
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