Plumber, it's because of idiots like you that I stopped coming on here over a year ago. I thought I would give it another chance but it looks like its still the same nonsense.
300 hours +/- 20 every year for 20 years like clock work. Home every night, no more Atcos, tents, drillers, bugs (ok a few bugs, but not Baker Lk style bugs) no pressure from the customer, life is good!
I flew two old Kenting machines, I seem to remember s/n's 11 and 14 one was KBL, I have a picture of the panel somewhere that I'll try and find and post.
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RIP Blue Spruce!
Weird harold was living the good life baby sitting a fancy corporate jet but alas all good things come to an end . I'm sure he is getting his hands dirty again on a 204.
I've had the pleasure of flying with a lot of low time IFR , high time VFR guys over the years and not one of them ever said flying IFR was boring and I can't think of one that went back to VFR. And if SOB can do it anyone can, just kidding brother.
Airwolf aka Bell 222 would not be anyone's favorite, what a pos, the UT was a bit better. I'll join the 212 crowd though the sound alone makes it my #1.
If you want to fly EMS having bush experience is a huge advantage. In Ontario the S76 is the ambulance machine, and it is very under powered in the summer. Believe me learning how to finesse a 206 at gross weight comes in handy when you have to depart a confined area in a S76 on a +30 degree day. Bush flying also teaches you all about decision making too.
I've flown with a lot of co-pilots over the years and I'll take an experienced bush pilot over one with a strong IFR background almost ever time. The bush pilots who don't work out are the ones who aren't willing to learn and don't adapt well to procedures. In my experience these VFR pilots are few and far between though, most turn into very good IFR pilots. The reality is IFR is pretty easy, for the most part you are flying from A to B with someone holding your hand the whole way. And modern avionics are making it easier all the time.
Rumour has it that all the Afgan rated 212 pilots are busy, also the Nigerian S76 pilots are all on course getting checkouts on their new AW139's therefore CHC had to bring in their own ships and crews. Same goes for their AMEs.