Blr Fast Fin B212 Fms

[Over-Talk]

I also heard that the 412 has a new WAT chart, so hopefully the 212 will get a new one too.

 

In the mean-time......remember that the WAT chart only applies to take-off, landing and in-ground-effect maneuvers.....therefore a HOGE mission such as lifting a seismic drill on a long-line can use the new performance numbers.

 

Yep, that's right....now the customer will load another 400 lbs of crap onto the drill (or WE will stupidly put on another 400 lbs of fuel)....and we will still be flying around at 100%(ish) TQ, with the personal-pucker-factor still at 10 !!

 

Did WE gain anything here??

Not unless WE keep that extra power margin in our back pockets to use when WE need it.

[CrackedSpar]

Did WE gain anything here??

Not unless WE keep that extra power margin in our back pockets to use when WE need it.

 

Not going to happen. Marketing is going to sell the machine as being able to lift 400lbs more for the same price, in an effort to appeal to the customer and to prevent them from going with 'the other guy'. Then the other guy is going to throw a fast fin on too, but their marketing will use Bell's operating cost numbers to determine their bid, hence coming up with a 212 rate of $1200/hr. Shortly afterwards everyone involved will be going broke, but the actual owners of said helicopter companies (or, at least the sleezy ones) will have already sheltered themselves in off-shore accounts and shadow companies, so really the only people that will get forked in the end will be the employees. :punk: