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Search: Posts Made By: jbrereton
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Forum: Rotorheads
1st Oct 2006, 21:12
Replies: 46
Views: 9,309
Posted By jbrereton

North Sea

Yes we do get some long old trips on the weekends.
Do tend to be round robins.
We always use Onshore Alternates.
For the Magnus(284nm), North Alwyn(246nm) we used the (ERA) Enroute Alternate which...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jul 2006, 13:23
Replies: 25
Views: 5,779
Posted By jbrereton

Bowser

Found this webpage and has the regulations at the bottom of left hand side.
http://www.fuel-tanks.net/fuelbowsers.htm
another page
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cdg.pdf

The driver of a vehicle...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th May 2006, 11:33
Replies: 32
Views: 3,948
Posted By jbrereton

Flying in NI

Suggest you give Helicopter Training and Hire Ltd a call. They have fuel and will be able to advise on no go areas, special branch clearances required and sites to see. They have a web page at...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jan 2006, 11:17
Replies: 454
Views: 108,632
Posted By jbrereton

Re: North Sea Jigsaw

The other alternative, if you find all this all too boring, is to ignore the thread completely!!

Yes I do find this totally boring and will not be back, you can have the last word as you obviously...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2005, 10:00
Replies: 454
Views: 108,632
Posted By jbrereton

JIGSAW

Now that CHC has been awarded the SAR contract for the Coastguard maybe it will give all you people with nothing but time on your hands something else to talk about. yawn!

Get a LIFE!!!.

Merry...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2005, 20:10
Replies: 7
Views: 1,356
Posted By jbrereton

3D Horg plates

What a brilliant idea. That would certainly help picture the wind in relation to rig heading and any problems with turbulence. You would need quite a few pictures from different heights and...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Aug 2005, 19:32
Replies: 4
Views: 1,667
Posted By jbrereton

Head Turner

Please do not make silly comments about that which you have no knowledge. Thank you.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Aug 2005, 19:29
Replies: 21
Views: 3,552
Posted By jbrereton

Pleasure Flights

It would be a shame to stop the pleasure flying. I have attended quite a lot in Northern Ireland as a helper and Operations Manager in charge over the last few years and it is the only chance that...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Aug 2005, 12:47
Replies: 649
Views: 207,364
Posted By jbrereton

Shaking all over

Had a similiar thing happen to me on the Lynx when it first appeared. Turned out to be a CAC problem. Scary the first time it happened everything was a complete blur.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jul 2005, 18:25
Replies: 29
Views: 5,091
Posted By jbrereton

Single Pilot CRM

It is in case you have a split personality. Or talk to yourself.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jul 2005, 10:44
Replies: 26
Views: 6,769
Posted By jbrereton

Log Book time

So are you saying that all ground runs are counted as flying for the logbook?

When I was in the military we only booked "skids off" time.

You can book as much ground time as you want but it is...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jun 2005, 20:18
Replies: 454
Views: 108,632
Posted By jbrereton

ASSUME

I watched the Benny Hill show as well so that is one person who is showing their age.

Its nice to know there are still some miserable buggers on the North Sea.

Don't mention Bibby he still...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jun 2005, 12:31
Replies: 454
Views: 108,632
Posted By jbrereton

SAR

One assumes that BP and the Oil unions have been in on the Risk Assessment of this whole JIGSAW setup. If they are happy with the outcome then so should you be as they are the ones it affects the...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Jun 2005, 17:45
Replies: 454
Views: 108,632
Posted By jbrereton

Night Watchman

Unfortunately, it means that they can go 6 weeks without winch training before going back offshore to do SAR and potentially go straight into a rescue situation. Glad I’m not going down the wire!
...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jun 2005, 20:48
Replies: 454
Views: 108,632
Posted By jbrereton

running in

Aren't the crews going to be doing line shifts at Aberdeen as well?

The Norwegians have been doing this for years using different aircraft and do not have a problem why should BOND.

Who would...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jun 2005, 17:32
Replies: 76
Views: 20,131
Posted By jbrereton

Flight Simulator

He's right you know I used to practice instrument procedures on Flt Sim and it helped. If I was going to a new airfield I would get the airfield plates and practice the approaches at home.

Great...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jun 2005, 09:30
Replies: 76
Views: 20,131
Posted By jbrereton

Inadvertent IMC

The best advice I could offer is to do some basic instrument flying then at least if you go IMC you will be able to keep the thing straight and level.

If you go into solid cloud climb to a safe...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jun 2005, 20:42
Replies: 7
Views: 2,911
Posted By jbrereton

Sola

Done a month there during a winter bloody freezing!!
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jun 2005, 18:55
Replies: 17
Views: 2,159
Posted By jbrereton

Human powered flight

Surely the problem is getting a rotor up to speed in the first place assuming it would be rather large.

If our superhuman wound up a large gyro by cycling and used this to get a huge rotor turning...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jun 2005, 20:30
Replies: 6
Views: 1,595
Posted By jbrereton

vetskone

You should understand that half the people on this site are
"experts" and the other half think they are.

Must change my identity and hide like most other people.

Then and again I do not...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jun 2005, 16:41
Replies: 17
Views: 2,159
Posted By jbrereton

Hovering

My wife can do it without any aids.

Going though the change of life! Groan

She might lose out on the "controlled" bit though

JB
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jun 2005, 16:30
Replies: 10
Views: 1,310
Posted By jbrereton

500ft rule

Common sense prevails.

Of course you can land and take off as long as you obey the rules which seem quite straight forward to me.

JB
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jun 2005, 13:52
Replies: 10
Views: 1,310
Posted By jbrereton

Rule 5

Check it out at

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/224/Rule%205%20amended%201%20April%202005a.pdf


JB
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jun 2005, 18:06
Replies: 98
Views: 18,632
Posted By jbrereton

NorthSea

You would need to ask the 3 Helicopter Companies that question. Do you have twin time?

If so, you could not go wrong with an IR rating.

But please write to Bond, Bristow and CHC-Scotia they are...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jun 2005, 14:55
Replies: 98
Views: 18,632
Posted By jbrereton

Quality of Life

Yes they should never have given you guys equal pay as you do not have to live in Grey old Aberdeen.

GFAB
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jun 2005, 20:20
Replies: 98
Views: 18,632
Posted By jbrereton

Memories

I have not got a short memory, thought the pay was excellent but knew due to the huge increase pensions would suffer in the long run.

Also saw redundancies coming.

Have been able to look from...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jun 2005, 18:59
Replies: 14
Views: 3,108
Posted By jbrereton

German video

This is an absolute pearl. I have not laughed so much since my wife asked me if the OutTakes at the end of "A Bug's Life" were real.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jun 2005, 18:51
Replies: 98
Views: 18,632
Posted By jbrereton

TheFlyingSquirrel

"The pilots up there seem to be treated like crap anyway"

Is that a fact. I wish you guys would get your facts straight. I talk to them and they are NOT treated like crap.

Jealousy is a...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jun 2005, 09:02
Replies: 98
Views: 18,632
Posted By jbrereton

flyer43

Trying to work out if I know you.

Bitter and twisted pilot on the Northsea flying stone age aircraft.

Hmmm!

Leave the new boys alone, you were there once along with your

enthusiasm.
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2005, 19:22
Replies: 206
Views: 37,269
Posted By jbrereton

Tips

Do not get distracted by a minor problem.

Let the none handling pilot deal with it or if single pilot sort it out on the ground.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2005, 10:53
Replies: 104
Views: 19,340
Posted By jbrereton

Scout

Kennyr

Stopped biting, thats a shame, I'll have to find somebody else to bait. Could have gone on for a bit.

JB
Forum: Rotorheads
31st May 2005, 10:44
Replies: 11
Views: 2,499
Posted By jbrereton

Cynics

Sounds like a slur on my character.

You should not put off the young lads coming into the industry.

They may think that North Sea pilots are a miserable bunch.

You just work very hard, get...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2005, 20:28
Replies: 104
Views: 19,340
Posted By jbrereton

Scout

Did not know there were any Scout pilots still alive its so old.

Mainly converted bedford drivers to fly it.

You may have been back at 80 kts in the Lynx, in the Scout you would not be here.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2005, 16:58
Replies: 104
Views: 19,340
Posted By jbrereton

Lynx

Scout was okay for the hamfisted. Only had one bed in the back and could not carry as much beer on an Army Air Corps reunion and you could'nt fly the whole trip IMC. So there!
Forum: Rotorheads
30th May 2005, 16:36
Replies: 11
Views: 2,499
Posted By jbrereton

Interview

See we still have some cynics on the North Sea. Must be the pay cheques weighing you down.

Just go to the interview and answer the questions honestly. Do not try to second guess.

Ignore the...
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