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CG machines are registered under the DOT umbrella. This was a CG machine, slinging CG comm towers...
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Cadors Number: 2014P1964 Occurrence Category(ies): Abnormal runway contact Other Occurrence Information Occurrence Type: Accident Occurrence Date: 2014-11-18 Occurrence Time: 1717 Z Day Or Night: day-time Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Canadian Aerodrome ID: CYLW Aerodrome Name: KELOWNA BC (CYLW) Occurrence Location: KELOWNA BC (CYLW) Province: British Columbia TC Region: Pacific Region Country: Canada World Area: North America Reported By: NAV CANADA Transportation Safety Board of Canada AOR Number: 181584-V1 TSB Class Of Investigation: Class 5 TSB Occurrence No: A14P0197 Occurrence Event Information Aircraft Information Registration Mark: GOHE Foreign Registration: Flight #: Flight Rule: VFR Aircraft Category: Helicopter Country of Registration: Canada Aircraft Make: ROBINSON Aircraft Model: R22 BETA Year Built: 1998 Amateur Built: No Engine Make: AVCO LYCOMING Engine Model: O-360-J2A Engine Type: Reciprocating Gear Type: Land Phase Of Flight: Landing Damage: Substantial Owner: Okanagan Mountain Helicopters Ltd Operator: OKANAGAN MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS LTD. (14897) Operator Type: Commercial CARs Subpart: 406 Aircraft Event InformationHard landing ELT Occurrence Summary Date: 2014-11-19 Further Action Required: Yes O.P.I.: Commercial & Business Aviation Narrative: While on a training flight, an Okanagan Mountain Helicopters Robinson R22 Beta (C-GOHE) on a local flight from Kelowna, BC (CYLW) suffered a hard landing. Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) was set off. No injuries and minimal damage to aircraft. ELT was turned off after four minutes. No operational impact. Date: 2014-11-24 Further Action Required: Yes O.P.I.: Commercial & Business Aviation Narrative: UPDATE: TSB Report#A14P0197: The Okanagan Helicopters R22, C-GOHE, with an instructor and student on board were practising auto rotations. RPM was not recovered in time and there was a hard landing. The skid gear was spread and the ELT activated. There were no injuries. Please note that for the most part, CADORS reports contain preliminary, unconfirmed data which can be subject to change.
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Cadors Number: 2014C4504 Occurrence Category(ies): External load related occurrences Occurrence Information Occurrence Type: Incident Occurrence Date: 2014-11-10 Occurrence Time: 1730 Z Day Or Night: day-time Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Canadian Aerodrome ID: CYKJ Aerodrome Name: KEY LAKE SK (CYKJ) Occurrence Location: KEY LAKE SK (CYKJ) Province: Saskatchewan TC Region: Prairie and Northern Region Country: Canada World Area: North America Reported By: Transportation Safety Board of Canada AOR Number: TSB Class Of Investigation: Class 5 TSB Occurrence No: A14C0171 Occurrence Event Information Aircraft Information Registration Mark: GZRN Foreign Registration: Flight #: Flight Rule: UNK Aircraft Category: Helicopter Country of Registration: Canada Aircraft Make: BELL Aircraft Model: 407 Year Built: 1996 Amateur Built: No Engine Make: ALLISON Engine Model: 250-C47B Engine Type: Turbo shaft Gear Type: Land Phase Of Flight: Cruise Damage: No Damage Owner: Helicopter Transport Services (Canada) Inc. Operator: Helicopter Transport Services (Canada) Inc. (185) Operator Type: Commercial CARs Subpart: Aircraft Event Information External load Occurrence Summary Date: 2014-11-24 Further Action Required: No O.P.I.: Narrative: TSB Report#A14C0171: The Helicopter Transport Services Bell 407, registration C-GZRN, was transporting an external load using a 100 foot longline. While enroute, the slung load which consisted of two empty collapsible fuel bladders released without warning. The helicopter then returned back to the base without incident. It was reported that an oversized D-ring was used to connect the net to the remote hook. The D-ring began to twist and opened the keeper on the hook. Please note that for the most part, CADORS reports contain preliminary, unconfirmed data which can be subject to change.
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Big Thanks To The Military Crews
Skidz replied to torqueturn's topic in General Helicopter Operations
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Cadors Number: 2014A1082 Occurrence Category(ies): Other External load related occurrences Low altitude operations Occurrence Information Occurrence Type: Accident Occurrence Date: 2014-11-04 Occurrence Time: 1800 Z Day Or Night: day-time Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Canadian Aerodrome ID: Aerodrome Name: Occurrence Location: 4.5 NM southeast of Grand Manan Airport Province: New Brunswick TC Region: Atlantic Region Country: Canada World Area: North America Reported By: Transportation Safety Board of Canada AOR Number: TSB Class Of Investigation: Class 5 TSB Occurrence No: A14A0093 Occurrence Event Information Aircraft Information Registration Mark: GCHR Foreign Registration: Flight #: Flight Rule: Aircraft Category: Helicopter Country of Registration: Canada Aircraft Make: BELL Aircraft Model: 206L-1 Year Built: 1979 Amateur Built: No Engine Make: ALLISON Engine Model: 250-C28B Engine Type: Turbo shaft Gear Type: Land Phase Of Flight: Hover Damage: Substantial Owner: Government Of Canada, Department Of Transport Operator: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT (2134) Operator Type: State CARs Subpart: Other Aircraft Event InformationExternal load Loss of control - inflight Windshield/window (aircraft) Occurrence Summary Date: 2014-11-13 Further Action Required: No O.P.I.: Narrative: TSB Report#A14A0093: The Department of Transport, Aircraft Services Directorate, Bell 206L-1 helicopter (C-GCHR) was carrying out a slinging operation to install a marine navigation tower into a base located in Cheney Passage off Grand Manan, NB.The 20 ft high tower was being supported by 2- 15 ft long rope straps which were attached to the helicopter's cargo hook by a 4 ft long lanyard. When the tower was partially installed it became misaligned and tipped to one side. As the pilot began to correct for the misalignment the tower swung around and the helicopter banked to the right. When the pilot attempted to lift the tower that had become stuck in the base the helicopter continued to bank to the right. An attempt was made to release the load and although the cargo hook functioned correctly, the lanyard would not slide off the cargo hook. The 2 rope straps subsequently failed and the helicopter jerked upward. Once stabilized and in level flight the pilot noted that both main bubble windows were cracked. The helicopter was flown to a landing site uneventfully. The pilot, the sole occupant, was uninjured. After landing, it was noted that the tip of the wire strike arm on the roof of the cabin had broken off and both main rotor blades were damaged on the bottom of the blade. Please note that for the most part, CADORS reports contain preliminary, unconfirmed data which can be subject to change.
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I agree the C30p would've been nice, but I don't think it's compatible with FADEC, and you can't (unless I'm mistaken) certify a new helicopter model without FADEC anymore. In the end, it'll be under-powered just like the EC-120 is. All that storage space and not enough jam to be able to use it...
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Looks like a Mooney M20C is going to be up for sale pretty soon...
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One of the prime design goals for this machine was that it had to be cheap (so forget 407 drivetrian) and had to fit through a narrow door hangar like a 206. The target crowd for these machines is loyal Bell customers who need to replace the venerable JetBuggy with something that won't break the piggy bank. If you look at it from that standpoint, it sure is a leap up from a JetRanger, and sure looks better than an R66...
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Oops ! Nine days later...
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Resurgence Of Entry Level Flying Jobs
Skidz replied to Golden_pilot's topic in General Helicopter Operations
Sorry Bob, but your figures are skewed somewhat. I know companies will hire lots of low-time pilots and put them on ground crew. Those who make the cut might be flying three or four years down the road. I think you need to look at who's still in the industry after five years. I know that's hard to do in the absence of TC stats, but you can do simple math: Back in 2008 when the last stats were released by TC, there are approximately 2000 commercial helicopter pilots with a TC license that kept their medicals up to date each year. This included all of the low-timers and others who don't fly for whatever reasons. That same year, approximately 250 new licenses were issued accross Canada. So in every eight years, the puppy mills generate enough new pilots to completely turn over the industry... Definitely not sustainable IMHO... -
What a weird sound. The Astar-like Turbomeca sound married to LongRanger rotors. IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE !!!
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Scary.
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2014-11-06 Further Action Required: No O.P.I.: Narrative: UPDATE: TSB Report#A14P0183: The Helijet Sikorsky S-76A (C-GHJL) was on a test flight about 7 nm S of CYVR when the number 2 engine (Allison 250-C30S) experienced an uncommanded acceleration. The crew reduced power to the number 2 engine, declared an emergency and returned to CYVR for an uneventful landing. The number 2 engine and N2 governor had been recently replaced because of an 18 October 2014 power-loss event (occurrence number A14P0175) and engine chip light events on 23 and 25 Oct 2014 (occurrence number A14P0179). Following the 29 Oct 2014 uncommanded engine acceleration event, company maintenance replaced the droop compensator amplifier (p/n 76900-01880-106) and inspected the associated wiring.
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Date: 2014-11-04 Further Action Required: No O.P.I.: Narrative: Update Maintenance & Manufacturing: The amplifier for the #2 droop compensator was replaced. Test flight carried out. Found satisfactory.
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Cadors Number: 2014C4234 Occurrence Category(ies): Other System/component failure or malfunction [powerplant] Occurrence Information Occurrence Type: Accident Occurrence Date: 2014-10-31 Occurrence Time: 2311 Z Day Or Night: day-time Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Canadian Aerodrome ID: Aerodrome Name: Occurrence Location: In the vicinity of: CALGARY INTL AB (CYYC) Province: Alberta TC Region: Prairie and Northern Region Country: Canada World Area: North America Reported By: NAV CANADA AOR Number: 181036-V2 TSB Class Of Investigation: TSB Occurrence No: Occurrence Event Information Aircraft Information Registration Mark: FRCG Foreign Registration: Flight #: Flight Rule: VFR Aircraft Category: Helicopter Country of Registration: Canada Aircraft Make: ROBINSON Aircraft Model: R44 II Year Built: 2008 Amateur Built: No Engine Make: AVCO LYCOMING Engine Model: IO-540-AE1A5 Engine Type: Reciprocating Gear Type: Land Phase Of Flight: Cruise Damage: No Damage Owner: L R HELICOPTERS INC. Operator: L R HELICOPTERS INC. (16122) Operator Type: Commercial CARs Subpart: Aircraft Event InformationEngine failure Declared emergency/priority Forced landing Occurrence Summary Date: 2014-11-03 Further Action Required: No O.P.I.: Narrative: A L R Helicopters Robinson R44 II (C-FRCG) on a local flight from Calgary, AB (CYYC) declared mayday due engine failure, auto-rotated safely to ground. Passing VFR traffic confirmed aircraft landed safely, pilot advised no help required and he would contact company. Landed safely at Glenmore Reservoir. No impact to operations. Please note that for the most part, CADORS reports contain preliminary, unconfirmed data which can be subject to change.