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Forum: Rotorheads
27th Apr 2024, 12:21
Replies: 1,619
Views: 444,246
Posted By Ant T

Presumably jeepys means a Robinson R66, according...

Presumably jeepys means a Robinson R66, according to wiki there have been over 1000 built…
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2024, 22:58
Replies: 15
Views: 17,525
Posted By Ant T

Fairly creative use of “statistics” there I would...

Fairly creative use of “statistics” there I would say. A little bit like Blackadder series 4, the episode where Baldrick thinks that writing his name on the bullet and carrying it in his pocket would...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Oct 2023, 11:49
Replies: 68
Views: 15,049
Posted By Ant T

Think this might be conflating a few different...

Think this might be conflating a few different achievements…

A skydiver has jumped without a ‘chute and landed in a net.
A wingsuiter has jumped without a ‘chute and landed on a massive...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2023, 11:01
Replies: 1
Views: 1,228
Posted By Ant T

Will be at this - really looking forward to it! ...

Will be at this - really looking forward to it!
Hope you get a few more people signed up through posting it here.
Thanks for all your work on organising the event.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2023, 19:53
Replies: 72
Views: 11,376
Posted By Ant T

Kermit Weeks’ Fantasy of Flight museum and...

Kermit Weeks’ Fantasy of Flight museum and restoration center in Central Florida was a fantastic day out when I was there in 2013, but sadly it has scaled back to a very small display, with only...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2023, 22:34
Replies: 196
Views: 46,154
Posted By Ant T

EGYP is anomalous - according to the standard...

EGYP is anomalous - according to the standard system laid down by ICAO for identifiers, Mount Pleasant’s ICAO code should start with SF (South America, Falkland Islands), in the same way that Stanley...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2023, 22:05
Replies: 196
Views: 46,154
Posted By Ant T

Jim was a really nice guy, and when you heard his...

Jim was a really nice guy, and when you heard his name on the forecast (on the local radio… “and thanks to Jim Elliott for that forecast”, you could have a high level of confidence in it - he really...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2023, 18:52
Replies: 196
Views: 46,154
Posted By Ant T

Accounts differ - the initial attack, on Moody...

Accounts differ - the initial attack, on Moody Brook Barracks only failed to kill anyone because the troops had already moved out. Despite claims to the contrary, it was clear that the invading force...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2023, 21:13
Replies: 196
Views: 46,154
Posted By Ant T

How you separate the “British Empire” from the...

How you separate the “British Empire” from the “UK” is explained (in quite amusing fashion) by this short video (which I have posted here before), which also contradicts your statement “whatever the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2023, 21:32
Replies: 196
Views: 46,154
Posted By Ant T

This topic has been discussed at length here...

This topic has been discussed at length here before - some of the following is cut and pasted from my previous reply to a similar comment -



The UK does not “own” the Falkland Islands, and is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jan 2023, 13:59
Replies: 10
Views: 2,350
Posted By Ant T

(Not European, but definitely time travel…) ...

(Not European, but definitely time travel…)
Someone I worked with in the Antarctic managed to do a ~12 hour flight in a Twin Otter (including refuel stops) and still arrive the day before he...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2022, 00:32
Replies: 13
Views: 4,218
Posted By Ant T

Rufus was one of my first flying instructors when...

Rufus was one of my first flying instructors when I was doing my fixed-wing PPL at Exeter Flying Club around 1979-1981. I remember him as a very good instructor and very encouraging and friendly. He...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2022, 20:45
Replies: 75
Views: 21,399
Posted By Ant T

After more than 18 months on Mars, still active....

After more than 18 months on Mars, still active. A flight on 6th Sept. lasting 56 seconds, and 97 meters.
31st sortie - not bad for a “proof-of-concept” trial !

...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jul 2022, 11:47
Replies: 179
Views: 63,899
Posted By Ant T

My dad flew for Gulf Helicopters between 78 and...

My dad flew for Gulf Helicopters between 78 and 93. During that time he was on a job in Oman, flying geologists with a B206 up in the mountains. Despite comprehensive safety briefings, one of his...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th May 2022, 07:08
Replies: 31
Views: 4,390
Posted By Ant T

Paraquat Paraquat - the operation to re-take...

Paraquat
Paraquat - the operation to re-take South Georgia. It was officially Paraqet (an obscure archaic spelling of Parakeet), but was rapidly modified to the name of a common weedkiller.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th May 2022, 08:40
Replies: 87
Views: 19,477
Posted By Ant T

Agile - “He goes to the patient with his jet suit...

Agile - “He goes to the patient with his jet suit and do what ???, he does not have one pound of equipement ...!”

- according to other reports available, they have the capability to take “10 to...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Apr 2022, 22:50
Replies: 9
Views: 3,285
Posted By Ant T

The little tug pushing against the side of the...

The little tug pushing against the side of the Pioneering Spirit is the Green Isle - skippered by my step-son!
He said they feel pretty tiny alongside that huge vessel. (382m long, 124m wide,...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2022, 11:09
Replies: 75
Views: 34,747
Posted By Ant T

I had to attend Southampton Hospital recently for...

I had to attend Southampton Hospital recently for treatment, and the HLS there is right in the middle of one of the car parks - the pad is marked 14,6t, and cars are parked right under the perimeter...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Mar 2022, 20:16
Replies: 15
Views: 6,187
Posted By Ant T

Photo (from a distance) on CTVnews.ca website...

Photo (from a distance) on CTVnews.ca website shows a fairly intact looking airframe lying on its side.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2022, 23:20
Replies: 199
Views: 75,501
Posted By Ant T

Are they providing the service they were...

Are they providing the service they were contracted to provide, at the price that was agreed? If so, then that sheet is balanced. (How it affects the overall government finances is a different...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2022, 10:18
Replies: 360
Views: 193,759
Posted By Ant T

I came up with an analogy to describe this - “The...

I came up with an analogy to describe this - “The Safety Ratchet-Strap” ©️ 🙂

The first organisation I flew for used what I understood to be aviation grade straps for securing freight. They were...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Nov 2021, 19:08
Replies: 12
Views: 8,792
Posted By Ant T

Tourists have been flying into Antarctica since...

Tourists have been flying into Antarctica since the mid 1980s. Adventure Network (now Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions) started taking people in from Punta Arenas, Chile, in a DC4, landing on...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Nov 2021, 09:09
Replies: 49
Views: 11,611
Posted By Ant T

Sad to say, the first incident was UK summer...

Sad to say, the first incident was UK summer 2019, the other one was around 2017. First one reached mandatory retirement not so long ago, the other is still flying but close to retirement.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Nov 2021, 23:20
Replies: 49
Views: 11,611
Posted By Ant T

Weird but not that unusual. I was flying with a...

Weird but not that unusual. I was flying with a North Sea offshore pilot one day and noticed that his shoulder straps were not fastened (the straps were behind his back). Assuming he had...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Nov 2021, 12:47
Replies: 199
Views: 75,501
Posted By Ant T

Don’t know just how bad that operation was, but...

Don’t know just how bad that operation was, but be careful, they might not be the worst . . .
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Oct 2021, 20:42
Replies: 5
Views: 4,065
Posted By Ant T

G-PDGO has been shuttling to the Scillies today,...

G-PDGO has been shuttling to the Scillies today, and is registered to PDG, so the OP seems to be correct.

Bristow recently stood in on the service with their AW189 while (I think) Sloane’s 139 was...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2021, 07:20
Replies: 40
Views: 8,576
Posted By Ant T

It does seem to be a very typical Mil accident...

It does seem to be a very typical Mil accident with endless examples caught on video.

I was looking through the Aviation Safety Network database, and counted around 1,200 Mil8/Mil17 written off in...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Jun 2021, 10:10
Replies: 306
Views: 146,567
Posted By Ant T

Not sure if you mean that you think it has been...

Not sure if you mean that you think it has been “stopped” as in “ruled out”?

This seems to link to the same UK gov page that PPI Zulu refers to a couple of weeks ago, (post 204 above), which...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jun 2021, 11:34
Replies: 199
Views: 75,501
Posted By Ant T

The Falklands is not necessarily the problem. I...

The Falklands is not necessarily the problem. I know of many pilots and engineers who have enjoyed their time in the Falklands, both in the distant past (Bristow MOD contract 1983-1998), and Bristow...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2021, 21:36
Replies: 1,619
Views: 444,246
Posted By Ant T

Thanks for that (and thanks to CGameProgrammerr...

Thanks for that (and thanks to CGameProgrammerr as well). So as I thought, their claim to be “near silent when in flight” might be a bit economical with the truth, and very unlikely to be “100x...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2021, 18:40
Replies: 1,619
Views: 444,246
Posted By Ant T

Not their most informative piece of publicity! ...

Not their most informative piece of publicity!



There seem to be a lot of companies that have very good cgi and marketing, but with claims that are hard to believe.



Slight thread drift,...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jun 2021, 18:58
Replies: 38
Views: 9,883
Posted By Ant T

You cannot guarantee that - not everyone has the...

You cannot guarantee that - not everyone has the bitter views that you seem to have. I trained with Bristow in the mid-80s, went through two periods of full-time employment with them (including one...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Apr 2021, 18:09
Replies: 53
Views: 10,482
Posted By Ant T

At Aberdeen, still one of the busiest airports...

At Aberdeen, still one of the busiest airports for helicopter movements even with the downturn, that is what happens, and in my experience, it is acknowledged and that is the end of it!
Is it ever...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2021, 11:12
Replies: 18
Views: 3,503
Posted By Ant T

I am not sure we would all agree If I was...

I am not sure we would all agree

If I was stationary over a helideck with 50kts of wind, I would certainly consider myself to be hovering, and would definitely have translational lift.

If I was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Feb 2021, 09:28
Replies: 278
Views: 59,075
Posted By Ant T

Distinctive, but not charismatic - some of the...

Distinctive, but not charismatic - some of the Britten Norman Trislanders operated by Aurigny in the Channel Islands had two-bladed props on all three engines, but some had the three-bladed prop on...
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