sidrick Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7977095.stm Looks like all 16 are dead I can't believe such a tragic even has occurred just 2 months after another helicopter had to ditch in the North Sea. Can a mod edit the title and spell helicopter correctly. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightning1988 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 yea i know i thought make of helicopter had been grounded, sounds like crashed from a greater height this time, they reckon mechanical problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamspeed Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I know nothing about aviation but could this be just a tragic coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdie Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 some particular reason why this piece of news has grabbed your attention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 some particular reason why this piece of news has grabbed your attention? Well it's 35 miles off the coast of Aberdeen, involving the industry I and all of my friends work in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**caz** Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 saw this on the news a little while ago....feel so sorry for the families of those who have been lost and those that are still not found! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I've got a few friends who are on rigs out of Aberdeen. I do hope they werent on it.Didnt know you were on the rigs sidrick? What is it you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 I've got a few friends who are on rigs out of Aberdeen. I do hope they werent on it.Didnt know you were on the rigs sidrick? What is it you do? I'm rarely on the rigs. Haven't been off in about 18 months now. I work in the oil & gas industry, supporting the rigs, in IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottg17 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Its a bloody Shame... Im just thinking off the wee kids that were excited because 'daddys coming home today' My mate is training to be an instument technitian with petrofac and its tested his nerve a bit as he's going off shore in june Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Its a tragedy but unfortunately aircraft break down too so things like this are inevitable. What model of helicopter was it,and what model was the other one? i doubt they are the same fault but it may point to areas of the engineering that need to be improved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 Its a tragedy but unfortunately aircraft break down too so things like this are inevitable. What model of helicopter was it,and what model was the other one? i doubt they are the same fault but it may point to areas of the engineering that need to be improved Same models, different faults. One of the guys that died was on the one that ditched 8 weeks ago. That's some final destination Shite right there :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithyandco Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Why I don't like helicopters... Something goes wrong they just drop...Where as a plane... you've got a chance of gliding that to safety... Why can't they make a jump jet style passenger plane... it will be able to get around like a helicopter but would be quicker in plane mode... and have the chance of gliding down if there is a fault... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoo2000 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Why I don't like helicopters... Something goes wrong they just drop...Where as a plane... you've got a chance of gliding that to safety... Why can't they make a jump jet style passenger plane... it will be able to get around like a helicopter but would be quicker in plane mode... and have the chance of gliding down if there is a fault... It's called a V-22 Osprey..http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Aircraft.osprey.678pix.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 Why I don't like helicopters... Something goes wrong they just drop...Where as a plane... you've got a chance of gliding that to safety... Why can't they make a jump jet style passenger plane... it will be able to get around like a helicopter but would be quicker in plane mode... and have the chance of gliding down if there is a fault... I don't think that'd be financially viable for use on normal oil rigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey650 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 looks to big to land on a heliport to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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