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Showing posts with label S-92. Show all posts
Showing posts with label S-92. Show all posts
24 March 2012

Cougar to replace gearbox on S-92 #nlpoli

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Local media – CBC and Telegram for example – reported on Friday that Cougar Helicopters would “replace the  gearbox” on an S-92 that showe...
21 March 2012

S-92 incident: March 2012, Newfoundland offshore #nlpoli

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From the offshore regulatory board, March 21, 2012: The C-NLOPB has been notified that on approach to the Terra Nova FPSO,  Cougar Heli...
10 February 2011

TSB issues S-92 crash report, recommends major changes to civil helo safety regime

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A complex series of events involving 16 significant factors contributed to the crash of Cougar Helicopters Flight 491 in early 2009 and the ...
05 January 2010

Sikorsky settles with NL S-92 families/survivor

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There’s a settlement in the lawsuit launched by the sole survivor and the families of passengers and crew who died in the crash last march o...
02 December 2009

“Twisting it to suit their purposes”: CBC misrepresents DND search and rescue study

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A 2003 report by the Canadian Forces’ operational research and analysis centre concluded that “the coverage offered by Gander is better than...
30 November 2009

CBC SAR story grossly misleading

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A CBC story on search and rescue off Newfoundland and Labrador seriously misrepresents the conclusions of a study conducted by air operation...
07 November 2009

Cougar 491 survivor’s statement

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Robert Decker survived the crash of Cougar 491 on March 12, 2009. The S-92 ditched in the ocean off St. John’s Newfoundland after aborting ...
22 October 2009

Big Oil’s New L’il Buddies and helicopter safety

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While the offshore helicopter safety inquiry has given some people a platform for their false statements about search and rescue again, let...
21 October 2009

When it comes to reckless speculation…

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at least CBC commentator Brian Callahan is an expert on the subject. Since the Cougar helicopter crash this past spring Callahan has been ...
20 October 2009

Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry - links

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The offshore board’s inquiry into offshore helicopter safety started in St. John’s on October 19. You can find the inquiry website via the...

When politicians become ghouls

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My grandmother used to tell the story of going to a funeral in a small community where one her distant relatives had passed away.  The sto...
19 June 2009

S-92 crash – TSB report – tail rotor, MGB, “run dry”, flotation system

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From the Transportation Safety Board report on Thursday: Flight data recorder stopped working at approximately 800 feet ASL The a...
25 May 2009

Offshore board S-92 inquiry release and terms of reference

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Issued Monday by the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board: C-NLOPB Announces Commission of Inquiry Terms of Reference The ...
12 May 2009

S-92 Q and A

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While it is stamped for internal use only, CBC has posted an internal questions and answers document prepared for use by the oil company of...
04 May 2009

Cuts not growth on air force agenda

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Via David Pugliese, the air force is considering options to cut upwards of $123 million from next year’s budget. Expanding search and resc...
16 April 2009

Offshore board appoints retired Justice Robert Wells to head helicopter crash probe

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The following was issued today by the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board: The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador O...
14 April 2009

Crass political opportunism continues unabated

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The guy admits he knows nothing about the issue . But that doesn’t stop him from renewing his efforts at trying to take political advantag...
08 April 2009

Offshore board announces inquiry into helicopter crash

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A news release from the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board: The C-NLOPB announced today that in accordance with ...
07 April 2009

Pentagon eyes VH-71 cancellation

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As part of re-shaping defence spending, the Pentagon is proposing to scrap a purchase of an EH-101 variant, dubbed the VH-71, to replace th...

Continuing the Cougar S-92 SAR spin: CBC or Cougar?

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CBC is running an exclusive interview with Cougar helicopters employees about the search and rescue mission its dedicated SAR helicopter fle...