A aviation & planes forum. AviationBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » AviationBanter forum » rec.aviation newsgroups » Rotorcraft
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

206B3 hydraulic failure



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #11  
Old December 10th 03, 02:51 AM
Micbloo
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

When I worked at Ialand, Bob Barbanes worked in Flight Ops. in Garden City.
He then flew a 206B (one of Island's) painted up for DHL. I actually had a
very brief exchange with him here, and then , as you said "poof". Haven't
seen nor heard from him since.

Yeah, he even got rid of his AOL account.
Interesting.

Gerard

  #12  
Old December 13th 03, 09:20 PM
Micbloo
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

In Feb 1990 an Island 206L went down after take-off and for some reason the
floats werent even activated. A young boy on board was trapped when the ship
flipped over in the water and he expired.


An interesting side note to this incident. In the book "Sky Cops" written by
ex-NYPD Aviation pilot Richard Rosenthal, Chapter 3 deals with this crash. He
writes that after the PD scuba divers freed the boy from the wreckage, one of
the Aviation Units 412s was on scene in a very low hover ready to hoist the boy
aboard and fly him to the East 34st Heliport where EMS awaited. Suddenly an FD
boat came in rapidly not only forcing the copter to break off but almost
hitting the divers. They pulled the injured youth on board the boat and began
working on him. The PD pilot tried to contact them through a number of
frequencies so they could get him aboard the copter. But to no avail. He writes
they didnt even head for shore but kept working on him.The pilot Gunny
Rupprecht was fuming and he wrote out a scathing report about the FDs
incompetence. But nothing happened and the controversy faded away. To this
day Rupprecht believes if they had hoisted the youth aboard they could have
saved his life.

Gerard
  #13  
Old December 20th 03, 11:22 AM
Greg Johnsonq
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Bart wrote
I gotta say that the trigger assembly on the collective leaves a lot
to be desired. It seems like it'd be way too easy to accidentally
deploy the things by bumping that mammoth trigger.

Bart


You want want to look around at some operators like PHI. They had a
modifiction where they moved the collective-mounted float switch to
the cyclic with a guarded switch.
You might find this mod a little more confortable.
Greg
  #14  
Old December 20th 03, 04:54 PM
Bart
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

That sure would be a nicer place for it, but I think given the expense
of such a thing Im going to have to get used to it where it is.

Bart

Greg Johnsonq wrote:
Bart wrote

I gotta say that the trigger assembly on the collective leaves a lot
to be desired. It seems like it'd be way too easy to accidentally
deploy the things by bumping that mammoth trigger.

Bart



You want want to look around at some operators like PHI. They had a
modifiction where they moved the collective-mounted float switch to
the cyclic with a guarded switch.
You might find this mod a little more confortable.
Greg


 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
TSA requirement of Security Awareness Training dancingstar Piloting 3 October 5th 04 02:17 AM
Ramifications of Cherokee Trim Jackcrew Failure Bob Chilcoat Home Built 23 June 9th 04 02:48 AM
Ramifications of Cherokee Trim Jackcrew Failure Bob Chilcoat Owning 18 June 9th 04 02:48 AM
"System Failure Is Blamed In U.S. Downing Of British Jet" Mike Military Aviation 20 May 21st 04 06:39 PM
USAF = US Amphetamine Fools RT Military Aviation 104 September 25th 03 03:17 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 05:18 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 AviationBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.