Australia

[Blackmac]

That 205 is painted the same colours as the ones I used to fly at "Viking Helicopters Ltd". Sold one to California Fire department and the other to "Air Alma" in Alma, Que. Any idea on the history.

 

Cheers Don McDougall

[204B Driver]

It really sounds like there is a lot of flying going on in OZ so when I get there on the 6th of Dec. I will look around and see if there are any people I know down there. I wish I could miss the hole winter, but Kelowna is not a bad place to be in the winter.

Heli-Ops are you going to be in OZ in Dec?

Cheers Ken

[Heli Ops]

204B Driver - Might get over there if the fires get going. I have great relationship with the RFS people in NSW and get to jump on their air attack ships all the time and dont really know many of those in Victoria but will see what happens.

 

By the way who actually owns the 205 and who has the contract down there.

 

Heli Ops

[Heli]

That 205 is painted the same colours as the ones I used to fly at "Viking Helicopters Ltd".  Sold one to California Fire department and the other to "Air Alma" in Alma, Que.  Any idea on the history.

 

Cheers Don McDougall

Don,

 

The 205 is ex California, very nice condition, and only 10,000 hrs on it. Obviously well looked after in a previous life!

 

Ken,

 

Kelowna's a lovely place in the winter, wish I could get back for a bit of decent skiing at Big White You're lucky to have Dave W., great boss, even if he is an ex K1W1

 

Ned,

 

Contract is Helicorp's, aircraft is owned by Venture.

[Firehawk]

Heli

Thanks for passing that on, I'm sure he was stumped on that one. Tell Him Beagle says hi.

If you take him up in the 109, You tell him no bragging allowed when he gets back here. Im sure he is having a tough time there with out his Tim Hortons coffee each morning. Cheers.

[Heli]

Firehawk,

 

He dosn't need Hortons, we've got an expresso machine in the office

 

Bragging rights? He's already flown the BK117, and has reluctantly accepted the booking to fly the Power tomorrow

[Heli Ops]

Heli - Whats the Bristow Puma doing there, they get lost on the Troughton Island run or is that the contract they spoke about servicing some drilling operation just off the coast from Melbourne.

 

Heli Ops

 

P.S. Power looks beautiful.

[Heli]

Two Super Pumas in the shed for Bass Strait contract until next year.

 

Power is nice and speedy (150kias cruise), lot different to the old A's & C, but still got poxy payload Full EFIS & FADEC is also terribly twee, but the radar is an overkill

[Hover-Pig]

How about a couple more piccies of the 109, like from front and maybe one of the panel...........

[Heli]

How about a couple more piccies of the 109, like from front and maybe one of the panel...........

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