Chopper Chat Thread

[geodude]

many when you in Macae you must bounce up one in the "finer establishments" here, right now there is a guy from Baker MWD out here on the same rig as me,

Reminds me of a funny event, i went on a rig and this girl from schlum come up to me and said are you trini so i was like yea, so she said we need to be friends and i was like, hmm i like where this is going
then she explained that everyone she knew had a trini as a friend so she wanted one too.lol

Also recently we had the Deep water Millennium here drilling for Anaradko, and that entire rig was almost trinis from what i gather, the Mudlogging crew was like 6 trinis, the mud engineers were trinis, the cementers from Halli were trini, the DD's were trini, i have have met quite a few Mud engineers form MI here also,( reminds me one of the mud engineers for MI is pretty involved in Carting in Trini so i guess you guys probably know him) hell i even meet a driller on the Deep water Navigator who was Trini and there are some trinis here involved in the oil and gas but not field operations , like a few are with a pipe testing company, them fackers crazy though

so yeah nuff ah we

[crazybalhead]

One of my guys is in Brazil now, but not sure what rig, has to be a petrobras one though. Underreamers. Anyway, back to the choppers.

[NorStar2K]

Yup.



Eurocopter AS355 F2 TwinStar (Viper-1) and Eurocopter MBB BO105 CBS-4 (Viper-2)

Helicopters from the Special Anti-crime Unit (SAUTT) fly across the parade during Independence day celebrations at Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain, Trinidad August 31, 2010. Trinidad and Tobago celebrates their 48th Anniversary of Independence today.


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[pablo_tt]

Was it just me or are there two BOs now?

[speedbird777]

i'm wondering the same... is there a viper 3 or just viper 1 and 2?

[lexx]

yes indeed there are 2 BO's now, so it's viper 1, 2 & 3...

[hoverauto]

10 points to anyone that can tell me who the guy is on the left in blue.....

I'll give you a hint: he kicks the sheit out of nature.

did you meet him???

yeah man...awesome guy, so many stories and such a good laugh, I tagged along in the support aircraft for one of the days of filming. Got more pics of him, even some with choppers in them, just to keep with this thread.

Here's one:

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And another:

[foss]

^decent stuff man!


I noticed who it was before you even said it was him though

[geodude]

just thought i would add a few pics i have a of choppers, maybe you guys can try identify the models,
so here goes

these 2 are not mine by good pics non the less

and this one its not a good pic but of particular importance to me, as there is a good story behind it, i was on that chopper heading to that rig on the 21th December 2009, what happened is that one of the refueling thanks exploded causing that fire ball you see there, we were making our final approach and were pretty close to the rig, the pilots had already reduced speed considerably and then this thing exploded , why a guy was taking pics of the rig at the exact time i don't know but at least i got a pic of my near death experience

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so thats a few for now
more later

[Type Rated]

Great Pics guys,

Finally got my albums in order.

First one is a ferry flight from Ft lauderdale Executive airport to Mcminnville Oregon.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=549384&id=590000656

Second one is the Evergreen aviation and space museum

http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=549388&id=590000656

[NorStar2K]

Arrived just after lunch. Leaving in the morning.





This is the same type that shall be used by the Air Guard.

AgustaWestland AW139

[NorStar2K]

I still don't understand why the government bought a civil version (AW139) for a military SAR unit.

The military version is the AgustaWestland AW149, a medium-lift MultiMission Military helicopter.

The AW149 is suited to battlefield support, combat SAR, reconnaissance, surveillance, medical evacuation, search and rescue (SAR) and command and control support roles.

The AW149 answers a growing demand for the next generation, affordable, multi-purpose medium class helicopter, for military and government agencies.

Fully digitized and with an open systems architecture (OSA) and fully integrated mission equipment, the AW149 is designed for the modern battlefield. With a rugged construction incorporating crash-worthy features, such as up to eighteen crash-worthy troop seats and excellent access and egress, the AW149 maximizes survivability. Twin engines ensure high performance in hot and high conditions. A 4-axis auto-pilot and advanced latest generation avionics system serves to minimize crew work load.

The aircraft can also be configured to carry a variety of weapons and stores on external carriers. (Ent Manning wanted Gunships??).

[Sasquat007]

Arrived just after lunch. Leaving in the morning.





This is the same type that shall be used by the Air Guard.

AgustaWestland AW139

waz allya pplz on tuner dont stick i saw it flyin up in arima bout 2 an thing it look mad

[Type Rated]

Norstar, Those aircraft were ordered almost 3 years ago... The 149 did it's first flight in Nov '09......

[hot blue]

I'm also sure there was a significant price diff!?!

[NorStar2K]

Norstar, Those aircraft were ordered almost 3 years ago... The 149 did it's first flight in Nov '09......

I know. But since they haven't been delivered yet................................

[pablo_tt]

That's sitting down in camden?

[NorStar2K]

That's sitting down in camden?

That's Piarco Airport dude, south-side, light aircraft parking area (near NP and the old ramp position #11).

[PapaC]

One of those SAUTT Choppers making some weird flight patterns in Cocoyea right now.
Circling around Cocoyea-Tarouba for about 10 mins now.
Somebody in trouble...

Not a lifelong southerner, but i don't recall much helicopters in this area.

[Type Rated]

I figure since they say they goin land based..... Scale down the type and increase the numbers! instead of 139's they can get 2ce the number of 412EP's which can be crewed maintained and supported here immediately. Not to mention thats what the Vene navy, Colombian Army and Navy .... even the Guyanese Military..... But i eh sure that one flyin.... 2ce the number of aircraft mean less down time and 2ce the coverage! IMHO

[NorStar2K]

I figure since they say they goin land based..... Scale down the type and increase the numbers! instead of 139's they can get 2ce the number of 412EP's which can be crewed maintained and supported here immediately. Not to mention thats what the Vene navy, Colombian Army and Navy .... even the Guyanese Military..... But i eh sure that one flyin.... 2ce the number of aircraft mean less down time and 2ce the coverage! IMHO

Agreed! It never made sense to me either. This area is Sikorsky/Eurocopter/Bell

The Bell 412EP would have been best suited as a maritime helicopter, with proved examples as you've stated.

T&T would also have been the first military unit in this hemisphere to have shipborne AW139s. Its used by Coast Guard Operators around the world from land bases. This isn't the typical shipborne aircraft.

I'd like to know who paired the two (OPV/AW139).

Oh, TR, the GDF B412 in Guyana has been DFR for 2 years now. The gov't within the last two years acquired 2 Bell 206B JetRanger IIIs for the GDF.

[Lucian-2nr]

British bringing supplies to inaccessible areas.

[NorStar2K]

^^^ The Super Lynx crew real brave. Look how low it has sunk in the mud. The nose wheel is a good reference to the fact.

Many a MEDEVAC to the QPS onboard a S76 after it rained meant having to check the field to ensure it wasn't soft/muddy before setting her down. Otherwise it meant sinking her wheel(s) in the mud and running the risk of snapping the tricycle gear off, especially the nose wheel from the suction created from the mud, after pulling power to lift. The S76 tricycle gear configuration prevented all three wheels from fitting on the cricket pitch at the same time.

[hot blue]

I figure since they say they goin land based..... Scale down the type and increase the numbers! instead of 139's they can get 2ce the number of 412EP's which can be crewed maintained and supported here immediately. Not to mention thats what the Vene navy, Colombian Army and Navy .... even the Guyanese Military..... But i eh sure that one flyin.... 2ce the number of aircraft mean less down time and 2ce the coverage! IMHO

Agreed! It never made sense to me either. This area is Sikorsky/Eurocopter/Bell

The Bell 412EP would have been best suited as a maritime helicopter, with proved examples as you've stated.

T&T would also have been the first military unit in this hemisphere to have shipborne AW139s. Its used by Coast Guard Operators around the world from land bases. This isn't the typical shipborne aircraft.

I'd like to know who paired the two (OPV/AW139).

Oh, TR, the GDF B412 in Guyana has been DFR for 2 years now. The gov't within the last two years acquired 2 Bell 206B JetRanger IIIs for the GDF.

The problem is that the 412EP's are too slow!!!

Oh and don't forget JDF (Jamaican)... I believe they use the 412EP's as well.

[hoverauto]

Here are a couple shots I took the other day with some interesting effects added:

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Oh.....and one action shot, lol:

[hot blue]

didn't realise that Panama had use for so many R22's and 44's. What are they used for?
training?

[triniboy92]

yes indeed there are 2 BO's now, so it's viper 1, 2 & 3...

whats the other BO registration?

[lexx]

yes indeed there are 2 BO's now, so it's viper 1, 2 & 3...

whats the other BO registration?

IW