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Aircraft down in GOM (Dec 29, 2022)
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:21 am
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:21 am
Hearing a Rotorcraft Leasing Bell 407 went down in WD 106 area with 5 on board. Have no other details other than it was working for Island Operating Company. Will post as I hear updates.
This post was edited on 1/15/23 at 9:53 am
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Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:22 am to choppadocta
RLC and Panther need to be taken out of business.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:22 am to choppadocta
You couldn’t pay me enough to get me on a helicopter.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:23 am to choppadocta
Where's GT23?
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:24 am to TigersSEC2010
Fact. It’s not if, it’s when it goes down.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:24 am to choppadocta
frick helicopters
This post was edited on 12/29/22 at 11:25 am
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:25 am to Pauvetibete
If you took every helicopter operator who's had a accident out of service then nobody would have helicopters in the Gulf of Mexico last three crashes have been two by Rotorcraft and one by West Wind.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:25 am to choppadocta
Is this being posted anywhere besides TigerDroppings?
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:25 am to choppadocta
didn't RLC have another crash a few weeks ago?
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:25 am to choppadocta
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WD 106 area
West Delta Block 107 Field, located eight miles seaward of the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi ... platform site (West Delta 106 "A" platform)
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:26 am to tigerinthebueche
Yes they did. Cause was the pilot hooked the landing gear skid in the safety fence and basically flip the aircraft into the water everybody survived
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:27 am to choppadocta
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WD 106 area with 5 on board.
I believe that’s pretty far out in the Gulf. Regardless, I hope there’s plenty of rescue craft that can get to the site quickly.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:27 am to choppadocta
quote:
If you took every helicopter operator who's had a accident out of service then nobody would have helicopters in the Gulf of Mexico last three crashes have been two by Rotorcraft and one by West Wind.
quote:
choppadocta
Checks out
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:30 am to choppadocta
Been a rough few weeks for equipment in the gulf.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:30 am to Ghost of Colby
About 35 nautical miles south east of grand isle
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:32 am to choppadocta
Thx for the updates
Keep em coming
Keep em coming
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:37 am to wahoocs
Coast guard just had a 60 take off from belle chase but its headed to gulf port area...
Doesn't look like anyone is around that area according to flight radar.
Doesn't look like anyone is around that area according to flight radar.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:40 am to Saskwatch
quote:
Is this being posted anywhere besides TigerDroppings?
fricking sad...
Here is the Twitter mob response
Meanwhile Brittany Grindr is slamdunking Netflix & book deals.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:46 am to choppadocta
I saw a RLC 407 pop up on flightradar near SW Pass then disappear. Customs sent a king air from Hammond to the area.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 12:04 pm to cbdman
Westwind and RLC are the cheaper helicopter options due to mostly older cheaper aircraft, and less experienced cheaper mechanics and pilots for the most part. Also they fly the higher risk production flights hopping around the shallow areas of the gulf that the big boys don’t bother with.
This post was edited on 12/29/22 at 12:09 pm
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