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Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2018, 03:08
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

The bulge in the tail boom of the Prakla Seismos...

The bulge in the tail boom of the Prakla Seismos seismic survey 212s in Iran was not a counterweight to the MAD boom; it was a ground wave radiation detector. We had a sky wave radiation detector...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2014, 12:59
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Dave, The 'seismic lance' on VR-BGB is...

Dave,

The 'seismic lance' on VR-BGB is actually a magnetic anomaly detector boom. The boom was hexagonal in cross section AFAIR and the box about one third back was the MAD box. There were 4 of...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2014, 13:02
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Treasure Finder

I was one of the Chief Pilots on the Treasure Finder for a number of years. The sophisticated SAR equipment was developed after a fatal accident one night when all 6 crew members were killed when...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Mar 2014, 22:13
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Dave, Just a couple of additions to the...

Dave,
Just a couple of additions to the Shetlands articles.
Bristow also operated S58Ts from Sumburgh for a few years.
The Brymon aircraft operating into Unst were Dash 7s, not Dash 8s
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Feb 2014, 16:04
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

The K14 was an interesting, though short-lived...

The K14 was an interesting, though short-lived contract. Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV, better known as NAM wanted to break the KLM Helicopters monopoly on the Dutch North Sea sector and so...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jan 2014, 12:07
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Unhappy I was very sad to hear of the untimely death of...

I was very sad to hear of the untimely death of Jean Vuylsteke. I remember him as a very likeable, earnest young cadet and I last saw him briefly at old WT in Warri more than 20 years ago. As other...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2013, 07:55
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Dave, In 1978 when I was there we were...

Dave,

In 1978 when I was there we were operating Wessex and Whirlwinds from Shell Warri.

There were several Number 17s and in 1991 when I was at WT I lived in house 17 (whose real number has...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jan 2012, 10:38
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Copied from the Wessex Thread: SP

Some of the Wessex 60 in civil ops

Shell Warri, Nigeria, 1978

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c361/evansniger/5N-ALFShellWarri1978-2.jpg
...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2010, 08:42
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

I flew all the Prakla Seismos machines on the...

I flew all the Prakla Seismos machines on the IHAC uranium survey for Uriran in 1978. The boom at the fornt was indeed a MAD boom, hexagonal in cross section and (if memory serves right) the actual...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jun 2009, 20:21
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

C.C.C Yes, it was always Desert Fox. I did...

C.C.C

Yes, it was always Desert Fox. I did my conversion on it with 'British' Holcroft and Dick Vaux prior to going to Iran. I'll see if I can find some photos of it next time I'm home in August.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Apr 2009, 21:12
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

TTO, Many, many thanks for bringing back so...

TTO,

Many, many thanks for bringing back so many happy memories of carefree days at Redhill FTS, giving many engine-offs and surviving :}

Okon Etuk, aka David Uno-Ekwang, now known as David...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2009, 22:09
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

T-t-o, Richard (Bex) Bissell is now in...

T-t-o,

Richard (Bex) Bissell is now in Nigeria, what is Simon Hornsby (trainset) now doing? Wendy 'Windsock' was actually with both Bristow and Schreiner in Nigeria and was last with CHC in...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2009, 15:43
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

UL, If you see Jide please send him my best...

UL,

If you see Jide please send him my best greetings. What's he doing with Court? I used to keep in touch with him whenever I went to UK on leave, but since his departure I've lost touch.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2009, 12:26
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

TOD, The student on the extreme left is Jide...

TOD,

The student on the extreme left is Jide Adebayo who I last heard of in Capetown as MD of CHC Africa after he left Aberdeen. He like Matt Ward, was my student. Next to Jide is Richard Ward...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Feb 2009, 11:32
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

C.C.C. Another 'senior moment' :{. The...

C.C.C.

Another 'senior moment' :{. The Dauphin was actually ALJ Lima Juju :\

Poor Monty - you fail to mention your own presence there also.

Trogs, I believe Tony has again departed Bristow...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Feb 2009, 04:53
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

C.C.C. The NCAA has been known to make...

C.C.C.

The NCAA has been known to make things confusing. When I was with Schreiner I flew 365C2 5N-ALJ - now there is a Twin Otter with the same registration flown by Caverton from the next-door...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Feb 2009, 11:30
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Looking at that graduation photo it's amazing...

Looking at that graduation photo it's amazing that, just like me, all of you look exactly the same today :}.
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2009, 20:58
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Tireburst brought back all the memories of the...

Tireburst brought back all the memories of the dark, hateful days of Bristow and why I left for 14 years. That man must have been responsible for a huge turn over in Bristow during his years of...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Dec 2008, 15:27
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Thumbs up New arrival in Nigeria

Here's the new Bristow S92 arriving in Lagos. It will soon be on the 5N register and start flying for Chevron. More pics on the What's New in West Africa thread:
...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Dec 2008, 22:40
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

TTO, Yes the Wessex 60 was always a twin,...

TTO,

Yes the Wessex 60 was always a twin, but in the military it operated as the Wessex 1 and 3, both of which were singles and as the Wessex 2 (RAF), Wessex 4 (Royal Flight) and Wessex 5 (RN). ...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Dec 2008, 01:14
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

TTO, The Wessex was by no means always a...

TTO,

The Wessex was by no means always a twin. It started off in life as a single and in its life as the Wessex 1 or Wessex 3 was used for ship-borne SAR or anti-submarine duties. The Wessex 2...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2008, 13:31
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

How sad to hear that Bob Innes has died. I've...

How sad to hear that Bob Innes has died. I've been trying to contact him on my last couple of leaves and was rather worried that something may have happened after I failed to get a Christmas card...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Dec 2007, 12:34
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

John, I remember that DANAC maps were a bit...

John,
I remember that DANAC maps were a bit hard to read if a number of people had inadvertently left that 'write' feature on so they had ink lines all over them. Do you remember the other joy of...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Dec 2007, 17:56
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Rosh, Come now, it's not even in the same...

Rosh,
Come now, it's not even in the same building as the C+ sim. You must have been on the same ghastly slot times as I was to be so disoriented! Did you manage to get a look at the 92 and...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2007, 17:27
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Treasure Finder 1991: ...

Treasure Finder 1991:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c361/evansniger/TreasureFinderalongsideBrentC1991.jpg
Brent SAR training 1991:...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2007, 22:29
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Jemy, There was a time when the only landings...

Jemy,
There was a time when the only landings on the Brent Spar at night were done by the 212s as its unusual motion and strange crane positioning could catch out pilots who didn't land there on a...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Aug 2007, 21:55
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Prakla Seismos near Manjil Dam, Iran 1978: ...

Prakla Seismos near Manjil Dam, Iran 1978:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c361/evansniger/PraklaSeismosNearManjilDam1978.jpg

Prakla Seismos, Soltaniyeh, Iran 1978. The aircraft were fitted...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Aug 2007, 18:57
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Salusa, That is indeed Eric in chatteringnut's...

Salusa,
That is indeed Eric in chatteringnut's photo.

S58ET G-BCTX, Figuera da Foz Portugal 1977 (in support of Shell's last offshore well in Portugal):...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Aug 2007, 23:16
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

S2, seems many of us have visited our lofts! :) ...

S2, seems many of us have visited our lofts! :)

Bell 47G2 Redhill FTS 1975

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c361/evansniger/RedhillFTSOct75.jpg


Forties Delta, May 1976:
...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Aug 2007, 17:44
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Jemy, There have indeed been many variations...

Jemy,

There have indeed been many variations on the good old yard of ale. I well remember a course of pilots from a Middle Eastern country doing their command training on the 212 who tried a yard...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Aug 2007, 19:08
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Redhill FTS

Bristow used to do servicing and modifications to Yugoslav police Bell 212s. I had a few comments from Gatwick controllers when doing ILSs into Gatwick with a YU callsign and a British accent:
...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Aug 2007, 18:59
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Iran and Brent

Wow, some great photos posted here today. SAS, been digging around in my drawers (no, the other ones, not my soggy boxers :E) and found a few. I'll scan some more another day:
I've got some more,...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Aug 2007, 14:57
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,694,204
Posted By soggyboxers

Thumbs up Tail take off and Hel1aviator, well done for...

Tail take off and Hel1aviator, well done for posting so many good and evocative photos :ok:

212 Man,

You're right; an interesting medley which reminds me of so many old times with Bristow. ...
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