tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post3241262389653917527..comments2024-03-28T21:15:11.065-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Bell 407, N595RL: Fatal accident occurred December 29, 2022 in Gulf of MexicoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-90789421036719321192023-06-05T00:24:43.353-04:002023-06-05T00:24:43.353-04:00If there is something to learn from this horrible ...If there is something to learn from this horrible tragedy, it may be to understand just how risky this activity is, and balance that against the benefits you see in taking a job on an oil rig, having to land on that platform, as part of the job. In many activities you can have an accident, and there are high odds of walking away from it with little to no injury. In this case, just about any Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-28062230145137312662023-02-26T10:26:34.387-05:002023-02-26T10:26:34.387-05:00Unionization allows for regulations be put in plac...Unionization allows for regulations be put in place so that this company might not have had 10 people die in past 14 years. Proper checks and balances could have saved lives and prevent mechanical failures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-58172078408717450932023-01-16T20:39:08.408-05:002023-01-16T20:39:08.408-05:00These are good paying jobs, but they do not come w...These are good paying jobs, but they do not come without known risks. An oil platform worker has to go through rigorous helicopter ditching training just like what naval aviators go through before they are hired. You get strapped into a mock helicopter fuselage and then dunked in an indoor pool and turned upside down. You have to get oriented and unstrap and get out without any help or scuba Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-37722452816516690232023-01-11T19:37:18.819-05:002023-01-11T19:37:18.819-05:00I agree whole heartedly. I've been flying for ...I agree whole heartedly. I've been flying for 40 years and when a rotorcraft is landing or departing I try to discreetly go somewhere else. Preferably behind something solid!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-45244715729924392982023-01-10T21:11:19.579-05:002023-01-10T21:11:19.579-05:00They're right...you are a lunatic. As asked ab...They're right...you are a lunatic. As asked above: what has unionization got to do with anything? Mechanical failure doesn't care about your political affiliation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-51526983771628793462023-01-04T20:46:18.953-05:002023-01-04T20:46:18.953-05:00Interesting to read details for this year:
https:/...Interesting to read details for this year:<br />https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-12-30/gulf-operator-loses-second-helicopter-two-weeks<br /><br />Accident reports for the fatals from the article:<br />Jan 14, 2022 Unexplained descent, Bell 407, N167RL<br />https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104527/pdf<br /><br />October 26Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-83729179207809285372023-01-04T11:59:04.418-05:002023-01-04T11:59:04.418-05:00What is your story about the "clown operators...What is your story about the "clown operators?" I see a rant, but no details, no specifics. What is your verifiable beef about the helo operation?Michael Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-44845250093196204962023-01-03T18:09:38.657-05:002023-01-03T18:09:38.657-05:00Shady company with 10 deaths in only 14 years of o...Shady company with 10 deaths in only 14 years of operation. Almost one fatality per year. No civil aviation company should have such record. Also, why single-pilot, single-engine operations are allowed in offshore? One small fog and you're in deep IFR, all by yourself, on a shitty Bell 407. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-39915481145246053642023-01-02T13:53:03.542-05:002023-01-02T13:53:03.542-05:00The laws of physics don't allow for catching h...The laws of physics don't allow for catching helicopters in nets!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-62018603692505764542023-01-02T11:14:38.185-05:002023-01-02T11:14:38.185-05:00Do workers union goals include making the landing ...Do workers union goals include making the landing platforms larger, with backup catch netting just below them, or maybe push for using boats instead of helicopters? Asking because the laws of physics don't change with unionization. What specifically will unionization "fix"?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-48306263468999958692023-01-01T23:22:36.761-05:002023-01-01T23:22:36.761-05:00The dollar (money) is the planet's most extens...The dollar (money) is the planet's most extensive problem. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-37455511024861754252023-01-01T23:20:31.560-05:002023-01-01T23:20:31.560-05:00Godspeed. My lifelong advice to all humans, "...Godspeed. My lifelong advice to all humans, "Never get in or near a running helicopter." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-21865368066407748902023-01-01T14:17:28.301-05:002023-01-01T14:17:28.301-05:00As long as you allow these clown operators to cont...As long as you allow these clown operators to continue without a workers union, more crashes to come. I have been screaming this since 2000! I even submitted letters and articles to Island Operating in 2003 and 'go gulf magazine" about this helicopter madness, both told me I was a lunatic... but hey, as long as you worship dollars the country is doomed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-10263643925820232872022-12-31T11:19:22.735-05:002022-12-31T11:19:22.735-05:00What comfort can there be for this poor woman. Ple...What comfort can there be for this poor woman. Please God, be merciful to her in this hour. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-86126718215922871282022-12-31T07:11:12.439-05:002022-12-31T07:11:12.439-05:00Yes, my heart goes out to his wife and family.Yes, my heart goes out to his wife and family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-63764167120807778872022-12-30T23:16:29.229-05:002022-12-30T23:16:29.229-05:00got to be the saddest events this Christmas season...got to be the saddest events this Christmas seasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com