Thanks, Chris.
Was that a composite blade that was shed? I read about a similar incident
over here, but don't recall the aircraft type.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: More Airport Activity
> Thanks for that, Jim; the chopper certainly did look spick and span!
>
> We often have chips to our propellors and no one has worked out exactly
> how, but it must be from chips thrown up from the ground, when taxying.
> But we have gone through a worse time recently: an aircraft shed a blade
> on 22 August, just after a touch and go and had to carry out an EFATO
> manoueuvre to a field just outside the perimeter up at Cranwell.
>
> The fleet was grounded until yesterday and we all had our first flights
> since August, thankfully on a very fine day with a gentle breeze.
>
> Chris
>
> On 4 Oct 2012, at 21:21, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> When I got out of my car at the airport, I was surprised to see two
>> Vanderbilt LifeFlight aircraft at their hangar, and the Jet-A truck
>> heading their way. By the time I walked out to the area, fueling was
>> completed, and I got the story of the activity. The helicopter normally
>> based here was found to have a chip in the tail rotor. It is well
>> protected, so it wasn't clear how the damage occurred. While the new
>> rotor was obtained, balanced, test-flown, etc., the crew used a
>> replacement helicopter. Today, with the regular bird ready for service,
>> things were returning to normal.
>>
>> My friend, Jimmy, had just completed fueling the normally-assigned
>> helicopter when I arrived:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/PA042790+edit.jpg.html
>>
>> The Flight Nurses were busy moving their gear back to their normal ride;
>> one smiled to give me a people-picture:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/PA042796+edit.jpg.html
>>
>> I was invited to take a look inside. These units are equipped to
>> transport babies as well as adults:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/PA042795+edit.jpg.html
>>
>> And finally, the borrowed helicopter is made spic and span for return to
>> its normal assignment:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/PA042791+edit.jpg.html
>
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