doc-b

These are some that I work on. Much Easier to keep flying than the RC, ha ha

djwirfel

take care of those birds. i helped build them
(s-76 and S92's anyway)

Bxcar32

Nice photos.

It looks like the one of the left is a Bell 206 Long Ranger, the one on the left is a S-76C and the one in the middle is a variant of the Bell 212, Bell 412 or a former UH-1. Not sure which it is, does someone know more about this aircraft?

pt40crasher

Were those pics taken in Venice? Looks REAL familiar...

jetace11

Hooker, I looked it up in one of my aviation books and it says that heli(middle pic) is a Bell 214ST medium duty helicopter.

Mike

pt40crasher

Not many 214ST's around. One beast of a helicopter.

Bxcar32

Thank you. I don't think I've seen one of those before.

Rotorwrench

Our (PHI's) 214ST's are going away before too long. Bell doesn't support them with parts very well anymore. We've had one grounded for a couple of months waiting on parts for a repair.

mikekosatka

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I used to work offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in the late 70's-early 80's and rode PHI a lot... Thanks for the memorys!!! Most often in 206 or 206L's, but also 212's, 214's, 412's, and a S-76. May not all of them PHI. The S-76 was brand new and all gloss black.. on the way backfollowing the beach from Aransas Pass we ran into 3 ArmyblackHawks going somwhere and the race was on!! The pilot said we were doing 200 Kts!! We were about a quarter mile abreast and flow probably 15 minutes like that. We landed in Galveston at the airport instead of the heliport and came in like a airplane... no hover. The crew let us out and popped the engine cowls to let her cool down! Lots of fun times back then.
Mike