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26th Oct 2023, 11:49
Replies: 68
Views: 14,831
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: 1,197
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.
14th Mar 2023, 19:53
Replies: 72
Views: 11,173
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...
9th Mar 2023, 22:34
Replies: 196
Views: 45,706
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...
9th Mar 2023, 22:05
Replies: 196
Views: 45,706
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...
7th Mar 2023, 18:52
Replies: 196
Views: 45,706
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...
6th Mar 2023, 21:13
Replies: 196
Views: 45,706
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...
5th Mar 2023, 21:32
Replies: 196
Views: 45,706
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...
26th Jan 2023, 13:59
Replies: 10
Views: 2,332
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...
7th Dec 2022, 00:32
Replies: 13
Views: 4,128
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: 21,171
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: 63,413
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...
17th May 2022, 07:08
Replies: 31
Views: 4,331
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: 19,264
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: 3,266
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: 34,498
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: 6,150
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: 74,559
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...
22nd Feb 2022, 10:18
Replies: 360
Views: 192,124
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...
24th Nov 2021, 19:08
Replies: 12
Views: 8,737
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...
24th Nov 2021, 09:09
Replies: 49
Views: 11,511
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.
23rd Nov 2021, 23:20
Replies: 49
Views: 11,511
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: 74,559
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: 4,044
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: 8,504
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: 145,308
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: 74,559
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: 1,571
Views: 419,908
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: 1,571
Views: 419,908
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: 9,693
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: 10,146
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: 3,460
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...
4th Feb 2021, 09:28
Replies: 278
Views: 58,043
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...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Dec 2020, 19:25
Replies: 133
Views: 148,022
Posted By Ant T

On the Quark Expeditions website it looks as if...

On the Quark Expeditions website it looks as if it has two helidecks, one aft and one midship, looks as if the hangar is in between the two helidecks, and they plan to have two aircraft.
14th Dec 2020, 15:06
Replies: 147
Views: 62,541
Posted By Ant T

I found the met people at Rothera (British...

I found the met people at Rothera (British Antarctic Survey base) to be a very musical bunch. In particular - Will Lang, played bass in the band, (very well...), and that was not his main instrument....
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