Hugh_Jazz Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Scary stuff, but everyone off safely by sounds of it. Looks like pilot has played a blinder. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18020646 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Apparently it was a oil pressure warning so the crew took the decision to put it down.Good to hear that all 14 are reported to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Fucking Bond AGAIN! Very scary. Hopefully everyone makes it back on land safe and sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 That's the first 6 arriving at ARI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paime Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 That's the first 6 arriving at ARI.Teabags = Papparazzi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Nah, I found it on facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryChristmas Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Chopper down on way to platform, 15 miles offshore, all rescued, one kept in for observation, subsea 7 now attempting to reclaim chopper for bond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Fucking hell Bond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HateEvent Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Shaken, not stirrred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Last tuesday was the first time i had flown bond in a good few months and half an hour into the flight we had to turn around and head back to aberdeen because a 'fire warning' light had come on. Two hours later we had to jump on the same chopper, with them insisting it was 'fixed'. Fortunately i managed to sleep most of the way so didnt spent the whole time with my arse chewing the seat! Due home today, what's the chances of 2 in a week though, be a'rite eh?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistortedScience Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 I have to ask who is maintaining these helicopters? You don't see Bristow on the news... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 there was a bloke in a suit to 'answer any questions' we had when i got back on saturday. he insists the maintenance schedule is the same as bristows and scotia as it is dictated by Eurocopter the manufacturers. So apparently they just employ gibbons to service choppers at Bond...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 I have to ask who is maintaining these helicopters? You don't see Bristow on the news...He's too busy playing darts exhibitions to worry about chopppers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 From the little i know Bristow dont have as many daily flights as Bond. Bond are doing something like 50,000 flights a year, on a small fleet of helicopters. No excuses for whats happened but i think again from the little i have been told that the helicopters are being overworked, not badly maintained. I can imagine new rules being brought in after this tho.I see one of the guys on the copter was on his first flight back from the rig, hell of a first return trip!Just thank god everyone is ok and the pilot should be given a medal for what he did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanClews Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 I thought the flight hadn't reached the platform yet. I had a read of the air accident report, I thought it implied that they had left aberdeen and were only 34 miles from shore heading to the vessel.The BBC has a link to the Air Accident Investigation report (http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/special_bulletins/s2_2012_ec225_lp_super_puma__g_redw.cfm'>Here) which is saying there was a 360 degree crack on the vertical shaft causing the lube oil pumps to pack in. Interesting to note, that before this incident they had noticed increased vibration levels during the previous flying hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Yeah your right actually! So his very first flight out to a rig ends up in the sea, id be asking for my P45 when i got back on shore, fuck that right off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistortedScience Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 I work right next to Dyce airport, have done for 6 years now, right under the flightpath (outside in a pipeyard), and all I see is Bristow heli's coming and going, by comparison I see very few Bond flights.That would definately put me off if it were my first trip offshore too. Thankfully no one was hurt. I fly model helicopters so understand how these machines operate, the skill of the pilot to bring the bird down safely on water is immense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 http://news.stv.tv/north/99742-oil-workers-contact-union-and-say-they-will-not-fly-on-bond-helicopters/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 I fly neither real helicopters or model helicopters but reading this nearly ended me, the comparison between a model and the real thing just tickled me.I regularly check that my designated pilot has an extensive background in fucking around with children's playthings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 There was a quote in the paper today claiming that the crack wouldn't have been picked up during routine maintenance. That's pretty worrying.I think bond and bristows probably have a similar amount of daily flights however the size of their fleet might be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistortedScience Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Damn, I can't seem to delete my stupidity from here, ha ha ha.What I meant was that I understand how difficult they are to fly and how much skill is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanClews Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 There was a quote in the paper today claiming that the crack wouldn't have been picked up during routine maintenance. That's pretty worrying.I think bond and bristows probably have a similar amount of daily flights however the size of their fleet might be different.It probably wouldn't have been picked up in maintenance, but there are vibration probes around the shaft. They identified an increase in vibration - so I guess this is how they would have normally spotted it if it got more extreme? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davetherave Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Hats off to the pilot, and I'm glad everyone was ok.Many years ago I went up in one of these...The pilot was skimming the tops of the german woodland at silly speeds, scared me shitless, after that I decided I preferred aircraft with wings One worrying thing about the new super Pumas that Bond (and others) use, is the fact they felt it necessary to fit a floatation device for water landings! Great idea though, as proven in this case!For anyone interested in helicopters (or the vietnam war), this is a brilliant book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 there are vibration probes around the shaft.That's what she said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Turns out Bond replaced one of the engines in that helicopter a few weeks back after another incident....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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