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Forum: Rotorheads
19th Dec 2018, 15:22
Replies: 37
Views: 13,640
Posted By 26500lbs

I agree - and the US has learnt a lot the hard...

I agree - and the US has learnt a lot the hard way. Meanwhile in EASA we have been a little complacent with continuing advancement of rules regarding HEMS SPA. We have in recent time come a long way...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Aug 2016, 13:34
Replies: 25
Views: 10,918
Posted By 26500lbs

Uber taxis moves into helicopter taxis

This weekend i noticed Uber have rented a helicopter for transport across the water from Denmark to Sweden for an Avinci music concert. An interesting concept. I wonder how this is commercially...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd May 2016, 16:22
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

Nobody in Norway got anything!

Nobody in Norway got anything!
Forum: Rotorheads
14th May 2016, 18:37
Replies: 1,949
Views: 1,580,458
Posted By 26500lbs

Bishy, having worked with both machines, that...

Bishy,
having worked with both machines, that does not reflect my personal experience.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th May 2016, 16:51
Replies: 1,949
Views: 1,580,458
Posted By 26500lbs

Bishy, slight detraction, but how do you come...

Bishy,
slight detraction, but how do you come to the calculation that the 225 provides better payload than the S92? Cost per nm, perhaps I dont know, but payload, I am a little unsure. In the...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd May 2016, 15:42
Replies: 1,949
Views: 1,580,458
Posted By 26500lbs

You are quite right AmeilaJane. The reporting...

You are quite right AmeilaJane. The reporting afterwards becomes clouded and depending on which paper you read, different things are quoted. At least one paper is quoting “teknisk feil” and “teknisk...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd May 2016, 14:44
Replies: 1,949
Views: 1,580,458
Posted By 26500lbs

Same word in norwegian. They used word “feil”....

Same word in norwegian. They used word “feil”. Can mean fault or error.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Apr 2016, 21:47
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

The next real question is who will take over the...

The next real question is who will take over the existing contracts? NHV, NHS, Inaer? Who has spare aircraft right now to facilitate this at short notice? It may be a very turbulent time for the...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Apr 2016, 21:44
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

Fairly soon into first quarter FY2017 I would...

Fairly soon into first quarter FY2017 I would expect.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Apr 2016, 14:20
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

After reading all of this report it seems fairly...

After reading all of this report it seems fairly inevitable what is going to happen. There is nothing left. Ch.11 will start and the important point is only the US based part of business will receive...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2016, 15:47
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

An interesting one. I dont know what to make of...

An interesting one. I dont know what to make of either the fact that they are paying bonuses early or even who will receive them. A curious move in a time when there is clearly no money left, they...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Mar 2016, 09:33
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

There really doesnt appear to be too many options...

There really doesnt appear to be too many options left on the table for CHC. Maybe only one. Looking at the financials from the last 2 years shows a series of investors giving a cash float in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Feb 2016, 17:07
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

Helioil beat me to it. Mitchaa don't forget in...

Helioil beat me to it.
Mitchaa don't forget in the last 3 years CHC lost several other non-statoil contracts too including Ekofisk sar which they had held for a very long time.
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Feb 2016, 15:10
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

Mitchaa, check your figures. I think Bristow will...

Mitchaa, check your figures. I think Bristow will have well over 50% from May 2017. Brønnøy and Kristiansund are not big bases or big contracts. Bristow will be employing approx twice as many pilots...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Feb 2016, 10:32
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

BRIEF-Statoil awards NOK 1 bln helicopter...

BRIEF-Statoil awards NOK 1 bln helicopter contract to Bristow | Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSFWN15G01E)

Intersting nobody has mentioned this yet. CHC has just lost the last big...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Dec 2015, 10:16
Replies: 28
Views: 6,422
Posted By 26500lbs

The pax I fly everyday dont pay for it themselves...

The pax I fly everyday dont pay for it themselves either, their employer does. I am only taking them to and from work. Its provided FOC by their company. Commercial operation does not just mean the...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Dec 2015, 23:19
Replies: 28
Views: 6,422
Posted By 26500lbs

Border - contact the Moroccan CAA and ask direct....

Border - contact the Moroccan CAA and ask direct. Also contact your own CAA as they are responsible for issuing your license. You will get an more accurate reply with the correct documentation and...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Dec 2015, 23:15
Replies: 28
Views: 6,422
Posted By 26500lbs

Oh dear Wageslave...why bother with licensing at...

Oh dear Wageslave...why bother with licensing at all? For gods sake....if he is carrying a patient, who is working for a commercial operation, the same comercial operation he is working for and being...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Dec 2015, 13:57
Replies: 28
Views: 6,422
Posted By 26500lbs

In my opinion you should stay well clear. By the...

In my opinion you should stay well clear. By the description you have provided, it will be in direct support of and is being requested by a commercial operation for commercial purposes. Renumeration...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Dec 2015, 16:56
Replies: 36
Views: 6,176
Posted By 26500lbs

Oh Crab - we do train it old boy. Very regularly,...

Oh Crab - we do train it old boy. Very regularly, and test it. I have been through the same training system as you, and managed to transition into civilian ways later in my career, so drop the old...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Dec 2015, 15:32
Replies: 36
Views: 6,176
Posted By 26500lbs

OK...HC just beat me to it whilst I was writing....

OK...HC just beat me to it whilst I was writing. I always have been slow on the keyboard with my thumbs.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Dec 2015, 15:30
Replies: 36
Views: 6,176
Posted By 26500lbs

Crab, without wanting to be drawn into an...

Crab,
without wanting to be drawn into an overly pedantic argument, after several thousand such departures, in my view there are enough visual references and light right next to you on the rig/ship...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2015, 11:03
Replies: 36
Views: 6,176
Posted By 26500lbs

Geoffers, yep I agree with you. I think it is...

Geoffers,
yep I agree with you. I think it is now on the operators to lobby the manufacturers to be a little more proscriptive in their writing. We all know the reality, but as you rightly state,...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2015, 10:28
Replies: 36
Views: 6,176
Posted By 26500lbs

There is a lot of tricky legal speak going on and...

There is a lot of tricky legal speak going on and in some cases the RFM’s do not help the cause. As we all know, lawyers these days will have an input in the design and construction of procedures and...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2015, 11:37
Replies: 12
Views: 3,869
Posted By 26500lbs

I agree with Hot_LZ. Compass to DG as a part of...

I agree with Hot_LZ. Compass to DG as a part of the descent/pre-landing checks will sort the issue for the helicopter. The MRI will not affect the compass unit in the S92 at all if it is in DG mode....
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Nov 2015, 19:09
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

More rounds of redundancies rumoured in Norway....

More rounds of redundancies rumoured in Norway. It will takes pilot redundancies to over 50. In addition, newspapers report CHC have been ordered to pay 31 million kr in compensation following a...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2015, 10:03
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

I doubt it will be just the canadian AOC moving...

I doubt it will be just the canadian AOC moving in the next 12 months. The world of aviation is changing fast. New rules will make this a lot easier, also in EASA land. Ultimately it will make the...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Sep 2015, 21:44
Replies: 17
Views: 7,441
Posted By 26500lbs

For point of clarification the HOFO is relevant...

For point of clarification the HOFO is relevant to NPA 2013-10 which is an amendment to what appears to be a foregone conclusion of Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, which will effectively take...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Sep 2015, 16:07
Replies: 17
Views: 7,441
Posted By 26500lbs

Whether or not the CAA’s can stop it, I am...

Whether or not the CAA’s can stop it, I am unsure. At the end of the day if it goes through it will be the customers who decide. I think it is unlikely we will see complete new start-ups appearing...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Sep 2015, 09:02
Replies: 17
Views: 7,441
Posted By 26500lbs

I think the real issue is that the nations...

I think the real issue is that the nations operating large scale in the North Sea have built up years of experience in operating in a very specialist environment and have evolved operations to this...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Aug 2015, 15:57
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

Wow...I was certainly in the more depressed...

Wow...I was certainly in the more depressed outlook camp...but up over 46% already just today. Very optimistic and I for one will be very happy if the doom and gloom we saw a few months ago is...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Aug 2015, 07:50
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

http://www.aftenbladet.no/energi/CHC-sier-opp-19-h...

http://www.aftenbladet.no/energi/CHC-sier-opp-19-helikopterpiloter-3747168.html

The news from chc has made it into in the Norwegian newspapers. Now confirmed 19 pilots have received their notice...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jun 2015, 15:23
Replies: 46
Views: 26,588
Posted By 26500lbs

So they fire a load of pilots, move the base and...

So they fire a load of pilots, move the base and instead of keeping on senior and experienced pilots who have been in the company a long time, they re-hire much cheaper contract pilots. I think I see...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jun 2015, 16:53
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

The new contracts mentioned are all generally...

The new contracts mentioned are all generally small scale shorter term contracts if I understand correctly. Bill enforced a policy of a minimum profit margin on all contracts worldwide which was to...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jun 2015, 18:42
Replies: 883
Views: 808,172
Posted By 26500lbs

And will chc re-hire and train from new a load...

And will chc re-hire and train from new a load more pilots in 12 months when business picks up again? The cost of that alone financially and logistically will be huge. Bean counters that can't see...
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