For those of us not currently on the fires, check this out and I'm sure it will bring back fond memories 
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My Info says that the '12 was upside down in 20' of water, and the Kamov dragged it over to where it lays now. It isn't about to fly again anytime soon. A total write-off.
Meanwhile, back at the shop (an unnamed O/H shop tucked away in the suburbs of Westbank) they are crewing up to work all weekend on the Tundra '12...which should be heard gracing the skies on Tuesday ..or so
Meanwhile, back at the shop (an unnamed O/H shop tucked away in the suburbs of Westbank) they are crewing up to work all weekend on the Tundra '12...which should be heard gracing the skies on Tuesday ..or so
407D...we was wundering why the trees didn't show any signs of close contact with a heavy rotating object. Now we know why.
Does anyone know if the pilot had (or wishes he had) the underwater egress training we have been hearing about in another thread?
Does anyone know if the pilot had (or wishes he had) the underwater egress training we have been hearing about in another thread?
too quick again!! :wacko: Ok, so Campbell likely doesn't offer much for additional training.... 
Hopefully some previous employer cared enough, or the guy was like 407D and had money falling out of his pockets and got the training on his own.
I'll tell you though, I'd rather do the swimming if I was comfortable getting out of the aircraft after the big splash (one reason is it cleans out your shorts 😀 ). I'm still shy of the flying timber and other parts when you go for the trees.
Hopefully some previous employer cared enough, or the guy was like 407D and had money falling out of his pockets and got the training on his own.
I'll tell you though, I'd rather do the swimming if I was comfortable getting out of the aircraft after the big splash (one reason is it cleans out your shorts 😀 ). I'm still shy of the flying timber and other parts when you go for the trees.
Hey guys,
I'm not too familiar with bell mediums having tail rotor strikes but those blades look surprinsingly intact for bringing a machine down. As well, with the blades being up on a pylon you'd think it would be pretty hard to strike them on water.
Just curious if this has happened much in the past with the bell medium fleet? :wacko:
Fly safe! B)
Later,
pl
I'm not too familiar with bell mediums having tail rotor strikes but those blades look surprinsingly intact for bringing a machine down. As well, with the blades being up on a pylon you'd think it would be pretty hard to strike them on water.
Just curious if this has happened much in the past with the bell medium fleet? :wacko:
Fly safe! B)
Later,
pl
That's a good question Pitchlink, how in the heck do you strike the tail rotor in the water on a medium? Maybe he/she had other problems to deal with!?
Oh well, as long as everybody makes it back home every day, the rest is just sheet metal!
Don't forget to vote!!!!
Oh well, as long as everybody makes it back home every day, the rest is just sheet metal!
Don't forget to vote!!!!
I've only ever seen one machine settle out T-Rex, and you were flying. I was told by a bystander it had to do with the overgross condition the aircraft was experiencing. But funny thing, it only did it when you were flying.... (i'm hiding behind a tree now)
(i'm hiding behind a tree now)According to the Montreal Gazette
Anyone subscribe to this publication and has the whole story?
Anyone else know anything about this?
Anyone subscribe to this publication and has the whole story?
Anyone else know anything about this?
Helicopter carrying B.C. firefighters crashes
Pilot, passenger suffer minor injuries
Keith Fraser
The Vancouver Province
June 28, 2004
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VANCOUVER - A helicopter carrying a forest fire crew crashed in a remote and mountainous area northeast of 100 Mile House late last week, but the pilot and his three passengers were not seriously injured.
The chartered aircraft, operated by Highland Helicopters and taking a crew from a small fire near Spanish Creek to a staging area, plunged to the ground and was badly damaged.
The pilot and one passenger riding up front only sustained minor injuries, Ned Perry of the Cariboo Fire Centre said yesterday.
"No stitches, no broken bones, just a couple of scrapes and bruises. The other two passengers were uninjured."
The Friday night crash is under investigation. No names were released. Highland officials had no comment yesterday.
Meanwhile, fire officials continue to be concerned about the weather, with warm conditions prompting an expansion of a campfire ban to the Kamloops region overnight Saturday.
Winds gusting at 80 km/h forced fire crews to withdraw from the Kenney Dam fire, 75 kilometres southwest of Vanderhoof. That blaze has grown to 10,000 hectares.
Rainfall from a thunderstorm helped crews fighting two large and growing fires 140 kilometres west of Quesnel.
Officials had feared severe winds might cause the fires to join near a small village that voluntarily evacuated 13 people Friday, but the village structures were still intact yesterday.
The largest fire in B.C.-- an 11,000-hectare blaze near the B.C.-Yukon border -- burned a cabin on Pine Lake on Saturday. The owner was not home.
There were two new B.C. fires reported overnight, with a total of 446 fires burning in the province.
© The Ottawa Citizen 2004
Pilot, passenger suffer minor injuries
Keith Fraser
The Vancouver Province
June 28, 2004
ADVERTISEMENT
VANCOUVER - A helicopter carrying a forest fire crew crashed in a remote and mountainous area northeast of 100 Mile House late last week, but the pilot and his three passengers were not seriously injured.
The chartered aircraft, operated by Highland Helicopters and taking a crew from a small fire near Spanish Creek to a staging area, plunged to the ground and was badly damaged.
The pilot and one passenger riding up front only sustained minor injuries, Ned Perry of the Cariboo Fire Centre said yesterday.
"No stitches, no broken bones, just a couple of scrapes and bruises. The other two passengers were uninjured."
The Friday night crash is under investigation. No names were released. Highland officials had no comment yesterday.
Meanwhile, fire officials continue to be concerned about the weather, with warm conditions prompting an expansion of a campfire ban to the Kamloops region overnight Saturday.
Winds gusting at 80 km/h forced fire crews to withdraw from the Kenney Dam fire, 75 kilometres southwest of Vanderhoof. That blaze has grown to 10,000 hectares.
Rainfall from a thunderstorm helped crews fighting two large and growing fires 140 kilometres west of Quesnel.
Officials had feared severe winds might cause the fires to join near a small village that voluntarily evacuated 13 people Friday, but the village structures were still intact yesterday.
The largest fire in B.C.-- an 11,000-hectare blaze near the B.C.-Yukon border -- burned a cabin on Pine Lake on Saturday. The owner was not home.
There were two new B.C. fires reported overnight, with a total of 446 fires burning in the province.
© The Ottawa Citizen 2004
