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Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jul 2011, 17:04
Replies: 3
Views: 2,039
Posted By coning angel

Guess the company

A long time ago, in an airport far far away, well actually, it was in the UK, there was a helicopter company. Said company somehow managed to successfully win a contract which had been the mainstay...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jun 2011, 19:38
Replies: 43
Views: 4,945
Posted By coning angel

So you're telling us you were up to speed in a...

So you're telling us you were up to speed in a 109 in little more than 45mins? Really? You must be a helicopter flying god. Ok, you could probably fly it, but to know all of the immediate actions in...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jun 2011, 22:31
Replies: 43
Views: 4,945
Posted By coning angel

You sound like a broken record. Just man up and...

You sound like a broken record. Just man up and get a proper licence, instead of skirting the real world licencing. All very well flying only on an FAA, but only because you can't be bothered and...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2011, 15:49
Replies: 293
Views: 89,698
Posted By coning angel

Sumburgh S92, Bristow, incorrect application of...

Sumburgh S92, Bristow, incorrect application of collective, pulled up inadvertently when applying parking brake, collective released, aircraft had gotten airborne, slammed down and did untold damage....
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2011, 19:32
Replies: 10
Views: 2,640
Posted By coning angel

Oh don't tell me, mis-direction, fractured...

Oh don't tell me, mis-direction, fractured workforce, the imposition of a 200day roster for the pilots? :D I see Bristow Helicopters must have employed an anti-union american boss then? Let me think,...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2011, 08:46
Replies: 89
Views: 22,681
Posted By coning angel

Unsure of the asset swap, but there may be even...

Unsure of the asset swap, but there may be even more trouble for the guys at Humberside. It would appear that the BP contract requires Commanders to have a minimum of 500 hours of P1 on multi engine...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2011, 17:59
Replies: 89
Views: 22,681
Posted By coning angel

Have Bristow Helicopters just won more work for...

Have Bristow Helicopters just won more work for BP out of Humberside? More pilots required? If so, how do they propose to do this? I hear they are short of pilots already at Humberside, and that they...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2011, 17:53
Replies: 40
Views: 16,421
Posted By coning angel

I can confirm that Bond have indeed sold out to...

I can confirm that Bond have indeed sold out to Inaer, and that Bristow Helicopters have been sold to Walt Disney.

the next rumour will be that BP will be selling all of their offshore assets to...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Feb 2011, 11:02
Replies: 89
Views: 22,681
Posted By coning angel

I heard that Conoco have indicated that they will...

I heard that Conoco have indicated that they will move the flying out of Norwich, instead of Humberside from 1st March. I'm not sure how much truth is in that rumour though.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Feb 2011, 16:04
Replies: 602
Views: 1,034,512
Posted By coning angel

yes. management get huge bonuses for saving...

yes. management get huge bonuses for saving money. Where do the main costs come from (after aircraft) in the eyes of management? Pilot wages?

Management these days are a joke. Companies have no...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Feb 2011, 15:43
Replies: 89
Views: 22,681
Posted By coning angel

Didn't BHL not lose out on the Shell contract...

Didn't BHL not lose out on the Shell contract which they'd hoped to win?

It would be a fine state of affairs if Centrica were to purchase the BP assets in the Southern North Sea, and CHC already...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2009, 10:38
Replies: 177
Views: 68,247
Posted By coning angel

Has anyone recently viewed the CHC website? With...

Has anyone recently viewed the CHC website? With the threat of redundancies up in ABZ, the phrase 'It's a big world, start packing' Appears to be quite apt. :D
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Sep 2009, 08:56
Replies: 177
Views: 68,247
Posted By coning angel

CHC strike action old news

Look at this from 2001. They didn't strike but got what they wanted in the end. Only 74% backing from the members too. So how come with a very high majority vote, 90%+, BALPA won't push for...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2009, 09:34
Replies: 177
Views: 68,247
Posted By coning angel

CHC southern bases latest news

Recently, for one reason or another, CHC management have decided that they know best. Just like the person in charge who was heard to say that the Southern bases haven't got the b**ls to take...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jul 2009, 11:22
Replies: 39
Views: 12,054
Posted By coning angel

CHC have lost the Blackpool contract to Bond.

CHC have lost the Blackpool contract to Bond.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2009, 21:16
Replies: 39
Views: 12,054
Posted By coning angel

Wizzard, I heard tonight that the Taliban have...

Wizzard, I heard tonight that the Taliban have indeed thrown their towels in. Unwrapped from their heads, no less.

Ok, so maybe that isn't quite strictly true, but on the other subject of which...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jul 2009, 14:26
Replies: 39
Views: 12,054
Posted By coning angel

Horror Box, you obviously have no idea about the...

Horror Box, you obviously have no idea about the CHC Scotia issues right now. Good terms and conditions? On the decline. Wait till the southern bases go out on strike. The reasons behind this? Terms...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jul 2009, 16:22
Replies: 177
Views: 68,247
Posted By coning angel

Hoppit: One of the funniest posts i've seen in...

Hoppit:
One of the funniest posts i've seen in ages, but unfortunately it's probably going to be used in the next CHC recruitment drive. You forgot one thing.

* Free tub of vaseline for every...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jun 2009, 19:28
Replies: 177
Views: 68,247
Posted By coning angel

Engineering union are looking at the possibility...

Engineering union are looking at the possibility of being lumped in with the pilots as it appears that their terms and conditions are also about to be eroded.

If people thought the possibility of...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jun 2009, 20:13
Replies: 177
Views: 68,247
Posted By coning angel

A little bird tells me that the pilots were...

A little bird tells me that the pilots were balloted on Industrial action and they virtually all said yes. Unfortunately, this has led nowhere, the company appear to be using delaying tactics again...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jun 2009, 07:55
Replies: 177
Views: 68,247
Posted By coning angel

FSP to be withdrawn from the end of August in...

FSP to be withdrawn from the end of August in CHC. As someone mentioned above, not the best time to be telling the workforce this news. Are management blinkered? Can't they see the bigger picture?
...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jun 2009, 15:15
Replies: 35
Views: 7,191
Posted By coning angel

Nowadays, in the Southern North Sea, don't the...

Nowadays, in the Southern North Sea, don't the engineers just leave the ball of lock wire up in the control run area so that it's there to use when necessary? :=:rolleyes:
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2009, 10:23
Replies: 177
Views: 68,247
Posted By coning angel

You cannot underestimate the power of the...

You cannot underestimate the power of the internet. Communications travel like the speed of light. Watch CHC squirm. Where once there was greatness, all will become a barren landscape of downsizing...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th May 2009, 13:31
Replies: 14
Views: 2,578
Posted By coning angel

Someone in the know has stated that the SAR...

Someone in the know has stated that the SAR interim contract is improving. Last month seemed to give better figures. That's from pretty high up so it's fairly reliable???:suspect:. Unfortunately,...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th May 2009, 12:06
Replies: 14
Views: 2,578
Posted By coning angel

CHC are losing contracts left right and centre....

CHC are losing contracts left right and centre. They are failing in the tenders. Bristows had decided no redundancies would happen so must be in a much improved position now.
It's all going...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Apr 2009, 20:19
Replies: 47
Views: 7,255
Posted By coning angel

I believe this is a rumour network?

Whilst peering over an aviators shoulder recently, I note that a well known large North Sea Helicopter operator is under major financial pressure. External management Consultants are being used to...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Apr 2009, 08:45
Replies: 177
Views: 68,247
Posted By coning angel

A little birdie tells me that Aberdeen based...

A little birdie tells me that Aberdeen based pilots are not very happy with the state of affairs. I don't believe it was a case of going on strike from the 20th April, but the pilots did have a...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2009, 22:41
Replies: 524
Views: 226,966
Posted By coning angel

What makes this so sad, is that approximately 5...

What makes this so sad, is that approximately 5 minutes beforehand, they would have called operations frequency and reported 20 minutes to go and reported as 'serviceable'.
This is such a tragic...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Mar 2009, 21:58
Replies: 177
Views: 68,247
Posted By coning angel

Mr Crab, you have no idea. It gets worse! ...

Mr Crab, you have no idea. It gets worse!

Management? CHC? In the same sentence?
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Mar 2009, 08:08
Replies: 25
Views: 6,039
Posted By coning angel

I thought that Dead man's curve was just a shaded...

I thought that Dead man's curve was just a shaded part of the Height-Velocity diagram which, in the event of failure of a power unit, a successful autorotative landing was not 'guaranteed'. That's...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2009, 17:53
Replies: 6
Views: 2,293
Posted By coning angel

It appears that CHC are looking to save 10% or...

It appears that CHC are looking to save 10% or $100million over the next year. It's also 'rumoured' that there will be redundancies at Aberdeen and North Denes which is due to the loss of contracts....
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Dec 2008, 08:05
Replies: 30
Views: 7,225
Posted By coning angel

CHC exodus? "Exodus" derives from the Greek...

CHC exodus? "Exodus" derives from the Greek Ἔξοδος, Exodos, meaning "departure, out-going," the name given to the book in the Septuagint, a Greek translation of Jewish scriptures made between the...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jan 2006, 20:13
Replies: 25
Views: 4,293
Posted By coning angel

5.0, My ex husband probably wouldn't want to have...

5.0, My ex husband probably wouldn't want to have dinner with you. He's Straight, unless you are female of course, in which case it wouldn't surprise me if he already has!:E
I think DeltaNG has...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jan 2006, 22:01
Replies: 25
Views: 4,293
Posted By coning angel

I also hear that they need offshore pilots. Is...

I also hear that they need offshore pilots. Is there any truth in the rumour that CHC can't employ anyone due to the fact that the simulator in Europe is too busy for the previously interviewed...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jan 2006, 21:50
Replies: 25
Views: 4,293
Posted By coning angel

I heard that only 'real' men should apply. Rules...

I heard that only 'real' men should apply. Rules you out Mr hamster! Just kidding you.
Not too many people with 500 hours multiple engine time would need that sort of job, or so my ex tells me. :)
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