Helicopter damper

[zeppelin builder]

Last boarding crew change I did was in Ciudad del Carmen in Mexico, southern Gulf coast, and someone messed up the heli booking so we had three nights in a hotel, then chopper out the next day.

It's supposed to be a very dangerous place, people go missing all the time, so our shoreside manager gave us a 7pm curfew on leaving the hotel. Of course, a few of us were naughty boys and had to slip away for a little bar hopping. Nothing happened, no gun play, no cartel that would be enough to keep you safe

Yup.

There isn’t a pay gap between races there either. It’s the same wether you’re British or Norway. Same rules if you’re in that sector. I wasn’t there long. It was a 6 month job. Then we were off to Denmark. A year or so later I got a letter saying to go to job centre. I had some money from the Norwegian government in a pot that I could spend on training. But only training. And it only lasted one tax year. Was a couple hundred quid. Spent it on a hydraulic course

I ended up that side because I was at sea with Mammoet / Kran Ringen on a jack up barge. Had to do Norwegian survival etc etc. the crew I was with were mostly Danes apart from me and they were on some contract! It was all government regulated so they got a per diem as well as the usual food etc on board. They were only allowed to do so many days as well before they had to rotate off. They always rotate a day early to allow for weather as it’s so expensive if they have to stay.

The Dane’s pay a massive amount of tax. Something like 60% base rate mind. Same in Norway I think. I got taxed a lot there but claimed a bit back.

Although if they’re out of Denmark for more than 90 days they get it back. Lots
of lads will go abroad for their time off for that reason. Cheaper to go to Thailand for 3 weeks and get tax back.

followed the modules and jacket from dragados offshore in cadiz we had the riser hookup for the Hess south Arne plarform and satelite , spent a few weeks in semco maritme facility in esburg doing metrology spools , subsidised canteen was amazing and had a few great boozy nights
they all smoked in the pubs and prices were reasonable offshore the guys were freindly and helpfull stayed on a brand new drilling rig facilitys put the brits to shame the engineer called us his machines
even paid us standby for 6 weeks as the had t put rock on the seabed to stabilise the jack up drilling rig

 

[James1979]

Did you go to bones in Esbjerg?

 

[zeppelin builder]

mostly the jakey bars think one was called the royal albert was,across from an american diner , hilarious full of esbergs dregs of society
the last trip me and my sidekick from wick did a rare 3wk ns we got flown off rig first flight in morning
when we got to esberg the easter celebrations were on full blast thousands of bikes in the square
pubs open . breakfast was lots of vodka and red bulls and at daft o cock we stoated back to our hotel , wee gavin was
spewing up on the plane to aberdeen next day blamed it on e powder

 

[Bullet2012]

Couple of weeks ago one forgot how to fly.

Four people escape crashed helicopter in Oxfordshire

The helicopter carrying the group landed on its side in a garden at about 13:00 BST on Saturday.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[My Old Landy]

The last time I was in a helicopter, we had to jump out the back while it hovered over Salisbury plain. A Chinook, 1987 I think. I haven't been in one since!

 

[Norsk]

Have you e er been on a HUET course?

Of course he has.
He was the door gunner on a Space Shuttle

 

[RWD3M]

A vague recollection that some military helicopters have depleted uranium tips....

The use of depleted uranium is quite common in the aerospace industry, mostly (though not exclusively) in the mass balancing of flight control surfaces.

 

[brightspark]

The use of depleted uranium is quite common in the aerospace industry, mostly (though not exclusively) in the mass balancing of flight control surfaces.

du is used in tank shells and 30mm a10 wart hog Gatling guns Armour piercing rounds

 

[500e]

Use it in ends of some blades as ballance weights

 

[cardiffrob]

We get some huge chunks of Tungsten from balance weights. About the size of a small loaf of bread. All go in the metal skip.

 

[northwest]

Did a bit of agency work for the odd trip over the years to keep the hours up on my vantage card (use it or lose it and often I wouldn’t get on a heli for months). Anyway. I did 2no 3week trips on one rig. The radio operator was a big fat fk. He was made by everyone else, forcefully a few times, to sit in the middle seat. His nickname was ‘plug’. You can work out why I’d think if you’ve ever seen the windows on a 139

These people are just fekking dangerous and every single one I have ever met are very selfish to boot.

Who knew you could find even more reasons to not go in a helicopter over water

I was in the Gulf of Mexico and our "ferry" was a yank who thought he was on combat missions all of the time. His party piece was to fly full chat at wave top height and give it full collective at the last minute, leaving your guts about sea level. It all ended badly apparently, thankfully I wasn't there to experience it.

My best experiences were all with Dutch crews, they seemed to have the best food and best booze of all, but again that sometimes ended badly :-)

 

[Bki26]

We get some huge chunks of Tungsten from balance weights. About the size of a small loaf of bread. All go in the metal skip.

Get that listed on here!

 

[Morrisman]

These people are just fekking dangerous and every single one I have ever met are very selfish to boot.


I was in the Gulf of Mexico and our "ferry" was a yank who thought he was on combat missions all of the time. His party piece was to fly full chat at wave top height and give it full collective at the last minute, leaving your guts about sea level. It all ended badly apparently, thankfully I wasn't there to experience it.

My best experiences were all with Dutch crews, they seemed to have the best food and best booze of all, but again that sometimes ended badly :-)

We had one chopper take off from the rear helideck of one of our ships, then witnesses saw it just move across and drop down into the water. Nobody had any idea why, nothing sounded amiss, motors were still running etc.

Investigation went forward and it turned out the cowboy flying was used to crew changing oil rigs, with the helideck 200' above water level, and he delighted in pulling this stomach dropping lurch over the edge then swooping back up to 'impress' his passengers. Either he was hungover or just an idiot, but the trick doesn't work when the helideck is 40' above sea level....

I assume he lost his licence after that incident. Nobody got hurt, just a rather expensive helicopter went to Davy Jones Locker.

 

[James1979]

Get that listed on here!

Absolutely. I’d buy a chunk.

Not like weight is going to kill the postage is it

 

[cardiffrob]

Some 30kg chunks are being used to weigh down some Tarps. One wonders what other use there is for it??

 

[James1979]

Some 30kg chunks are being used to weigh down some Tarps. One wonders what other use there is for it??

None. Other than it may come in handy…..

 

[RWD3M]

Some 30kg chunks are being used to weigh down some Tarps. One wonders what other use there is for it??

Well, it does have almost exactly the same atomic mass as gold, so with a bit of plating it'll look quite good sat on your desk

I have a small ingot here (about 1lb) but the plating costs are ludicrous!

 

[northwest]

Some 30kg chunks are being used to weigh down some Tarps. One wonders what other use there is for it??

unless you have a very serious processing plant, none at all.

 

[Bki26]

Some 30kg chunks are being used to weigh down some Tarps. One wonders what other use there is for it??

Desk toy/apprentice whacker?

Hell I'd drive all the way down just to get one of those and mill it into a cube.

 

[Maker]

I'll take a loaf of tungsten if they're going begging, so that I may become "Fully accustomed to the intensity of its density".

My brother bought a little cube after watching that video.