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Forum: Rotorheads
19th Aug 2017, 16:58
Replies: 1,327
Views: 373,464
Posted By js0987

According to Nick back in post 27, he said there...

According to Nick back in post 27, he said there was a notch worn in the servo. It's been a long time, but I seem to remember the right pedal pushed pretty much all the way in after landing with...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Aug 2017, 13:37
Replies: 1,327
Views: 373,464
Posted By js0987

Nick, I just came across this thread thought...

Nick,

I just came across this thread thought I would add a slightly different, very dated, recollection of the events in posts 27 and 87. I was involved in both incidents, which happened a couple...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Aug 2015, 19:12
Replies: 29
Views: 7,789
Posted By js0987

The technique about hovering to the deck edge...

The technique about hovering to the deck edge that Gomer Pylot described worked pretty well in the 214ST.

In the 76, I found that for a gross weight takeoff into the wind a little trick about the...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2015, 20:57
Replies: 16
Views: 7,017
Posted By js0987

Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away there...

Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away there was a 206 flying a Shell production job. At the end of the day, the 206 was flying up Matagorda (Texas) beach when, low and behold, the passengers...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2014, 23:15
Replies: 40
Views: 18,313
Posted By js0987

Like HC, I'm recently retired having spent 2...

Like HC, I'm recently retired having spent 2 years with the "original" and 35 with the "colonials." That's a long time to observe "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly."

As observed above, problems...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2014, 14:08
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,684,731
Posted By js0987

If memory serves, VR-BEI already had around 5000...

If memory serves, VR-BEI already had around 5000 hours on the airframe when I arrived in Abu Dhabi in 1974. Would love to know if it's still flying.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2014, 18:03
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,684,731
Posted By js0987

Rudi was my flatmate in Abu Dhabi in the mid...

Rudi was my flatmate in Abu Dhabi in the mid 70's. After he left Bristow, he went to work for Viking Helicopters out of Wilhelmshaven. I ran into one of the German engineers who had worked on Das...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Feb 2014, 17:09
Replies: 11
Views: 3,664
Posted By js0987

HC - "Britain and America, two countries...

HC - "Britain and America, two countries separated by a common language"

Back in the 70's, while home on leave from Abu Dhabi, I found an article in the Washington Post about a BBC program that...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Sep 2013, 16:55
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,684,731
Posted By js0987

I still have my Abu Dhabi issued alchohol permit....

I still have my Abu Dhabi issued alchohol permit. It was good for about 8 cases of Heinekens a month. Used it to help stock the concrete bar. A drink from those days I wouldn't recommend - A Dog's...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Sep 2013, 18:05
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,684,731
Posted By js0987

How about? CS = Colin Sole PC = Paul...

How about?

CS = Colin Sole
PC = Paul Crawford
RM = Roddy MacLean
RS = Rick Storr
PH = Pete Harris

For a few more interesting pictures of some of this crew, check Bristow Photos #577
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Aug 2013, 13:31
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,684,731
Posted By js0987

I arrived in the fall of 1974 and I think there...

I arrived in the fall of 1974 and I think there were 5 212's by then. The concrete bar was in the Al Kouri building in the flat shared by Alan Saunders and Alan Elgee. My flat was down the hall. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Mar 2013, 15:25
Replies: 309
Views: 141,213
Posted By js0987

Back to the original premise about too much...

Back to the original premise about too much weight, I believe that we are trying to overturn a law of nature. Just like the sun rising in the east, no matter how big the helicopter, how much payload...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Mar 2013, 13:54
Replies: 309
Views: 141,213
Posted By js0987

SAS - I'm just suggesting that the problem of...

SAS - I'm just suggesting that the problem of passengers who can't fit in a seatbelt (extenders are not allowed on the C+) should be headed off at the pass.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2013, 23:15
Replies: 309
Views: 141,213
Posted By js0987

Of course the pax is a safety hazard. That's why...

Of course the pax is a safety hazard. That's why you check and if the seatbelt won't fit, he doesn't go. Understanding the reason is important. The man does it because he fears that if he can't...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2013, 13:01
Replies: 309
Views: 141,213
Posted By js0987

There's a bit more to it than just doing the...

There's a bit more to it than just doing the numbers. Checking to see if the passengers can wear a life jacket and can fit in the seat belt are done after the numbers. I would check and brief my CP...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jan 2013, 14:08
Replies: 12
Views: 4,779
Posted By js0987

Back in the 1980's Air Logistics had an S76A that...

Back in the 1980's Air Logistics had an S76A that had a turbine burst as a result of a broken "peashooter." (The shaft that mounts the turbine wheels). The shrapnel took out the other engine, the...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2012, 13:20
Replies: 47
Views: 13,189
Posted By js0987

Never flew the Whirlwind but have fond memories...

Never flew the Whirlwind but have fond memories of "borrowing" the back seat cushion of a Whirlwind in for maintenance. They made great seat cushions for the 212.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Nov 2012, 11:50
Replies: 994
Views: 294,339
Posted By js0987

Using HUMS data sounds like a step in the right...

Using HUMS data sounds like a step in the right direction. Afterall, how were component retirement hours figured before? Several thousand hours of test flying, examining the parts and them sitting...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Nov 2012, 12:58
Replies: 994
Views: 294,339
Posted By js0987

My guess is the old man stuffed them over in the...

My guess is the old man stuffed them over in the corner because there were no available buyers not because some unforseen incident 5 years hence might require them.

There is the matter of cost. A...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jun 2012, 16:23
Replies: 28
Views: 7,607
Posted By js0987

"Comedy had to be based on truth. You take the...

"Comedy had to be based on truth. You take the truth and put a little curliecue on the end"
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2012, 13:37
Replies: 28
Views: 7,607
Posted By js0987

Smile Shell Management in the flesh

Shell Management - Just for You
#ShellFAIL: Private Arctic Launch Party Goes Wrong - YouTube
Forum: Rotorheads
20th May 2012, 14:09
Replies: 289
Views: 110,084
Posted By js0987

The question then becomes "who decides." The...

The question then becomes "who decides." The operators? The oil companies? The government?

Very doubtful the oil companies will - costs versus probabilities = costs win. Operators, unless...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jan 2012, 13:12
Replies: 74
Views: 14,751
Posted By js0987

SKWINTY - Based on Hopkins press release, (as a...

SKWINTY - Based on Hopkins press release, (as a typical pilot I'm frugal - OK cheap - to the point of not wanting to spend $20 to download the actual report) there were two things that struck me. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jan 2012, 16:40
Replies: 74
Views: 14,751
Posted By js0987

SAVOIE - Yes 206's still putter around the gulf. ...

SAVOIE - Yes 206's still putter around the gulf. Ane two or three people are usually all they need to carry. Reading a meter or doing some light maintenance work usually just needs a few people. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jan 2012, 14:11
Replies: 74
Views: 14,751
Posted By js0987

SAS - Company management butting heads with...

SAS - Company management butting heads with customer management probably played a role in the customer allowing the contract to be cancelled an to go with another operator.

MARS - Gulf operators...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jan 2012, 13:12
Replies: 74
Views: 14,751
Posted By js0987

Mars - Believe it or not the oversight system you...

Mars - Believe it or not the oversight system you advocate has gotten better. Granted it's taken way too long, but unlike the old days where every pilot made his own decision, often under pressure...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Jan 2012, 13:25
Replies: 74
Views: 14,751
Posted By js0987

Let me posit one example of Gulf weather that can...

Let me posit one example of Gulf weather that can be a Gotcha. Its hazy, visiblity is 4-5 miles and there is a thick broken layer at about 1000 ft. It's bight and sunny above so the sun shining...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2012, 17:03
Replies: 61
Views: 30,029
Posted By js0987

No - I am not the mechanic, but I'll bet he had...

No - I am not the mechanic, but I'll bet he had fun trying to stay warm.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2012, 12:42
Replies: 61
Views: 30,029
Posted By js0987

With the above thread on slinging cars for...

With the above thread on slinging cars for television, I was reminded of a Chevy commercial from the 60's. According to the book "From Those Wonderful People Who Brought You Pearl Harbor," (a book...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Dec 2011, 15:22
Replies: 338
Views: 92,833
Posted By js0987

And then there was the Canadian Airbus that ran...

And then there was the Canadian Airbus that ran out of fuel and did a dead stick landing in the Azores.


Actually, while we are on the subject of safety and statistics, I would like to mention...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Dec 2011, 13:17
Replies: 338
Views: 92,833
Posted By js0987

Speaking of twin engines, statistics and safety,...

Speaking of twin engines, statistics and safety, the helicopter community has been kicking this around for decades. We are now informed that twin engine commercial airlines can soon take the north...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2011, 13:03
Replies: 338
Views: 92,833
Posted By js0987

The story I heard was that the blade that was...

The story I heard was that the blade that was struck by lightning had a manufacturing defect that was not known until the accident. The leading edge scarf joint was out of allignment just enough...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Nov 2011, 11:01
Replies: 293
Views: 89,197
Posted By js0987

The Bell 214ST collective needed to be lowered on...

The Bell 214ST collective needed to be lowered on start. The TT straps, while static, put pitch in the blades.

I'm surprised the Cougar AC was run up past idle. As the rotors accelerate, it...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Nov 2011, 12:13
Replies: 1,887
Views: 1,109,384
Posted By js0987

This is third hand information on the 11 Nov...

This is third hand information on the 11 Nov incident. Apparently a cowling came off/loose and came in contact with the MRB's. Initially it was thought there may have been some engine FOD and the...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Nov 2011, 12:10
Replies: 293
Views: 89,197
Posted By js0987

In today's enviroment, the 30 minute requirement...

In today's enviroment, the 30 minute requirement is already becoming obsolete. Its not uncommon to be supporting rigs that are over 200 nautical miles from shore. Hopefully Sikorsky and the...
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