Just recieved mine.Another good one Mr. CTD.
The story on the whiteout really caugth my eye.That story of the Canso has really been around a long time.True or false its a good read.The other story of the 206 on fixed floats bouncing off the ice really caught my eye. For I too flew a helicopter into a frozen lake at cruise in whiteout.Bell 47 C FMWH,Wawa Ont.I was in a slight turn to the left,vis and depth perception fading fast when the S hit the fan.The left float hit the ice only a millasecond after the blades had hit.The bubble then was taken out by the pretzel shaped blades and so was the tail boom.We slid about 500 feet upright on the ice coming to a rest rightside up.Left flaot was flattened on impact,right float looked brand new.Ever since then Ive had the greatest respect for Whiteout and or poor vis.for the past 31 years.I was lucky. Dont push the weather.
Now back to the Canso story.A few years back a S61 helicopter was on a search and rescue mission over the Cambria icefield south of Stewart B.C. The weather was at its worst.As the helicopter was flying over the ice and snow vis and depth perception were going down hill fast.The helicopter was slowing down when the keel of the boat style hull came in contact with the snow and came to rest.It was decided to shut the machine down and spend the night as the whole world looked like a milk bowl.A broken spot lite, couple of dents flew back home the next morning.I was not flying but a good friend of mine was.Again very lucky.
Now everyone say 100 times I WILL NOT PUSH WEATHER I WILL NOT PUSH WEATHER I WILL NOT PUSH WEATHER
The story on the whiteout really caugth my eye.That story of the Canso has really been around a long time.True or false its a good read.The other story of the 206 on fixed floats bouncing off the ice really caught my eye. For I too flew a helicopter into a frozen lake at cruise in whiteout.Bell 47 C FMWH,Wawa Ont.I was in a slight turn to the left,vis and depth perception fading fast when the S hit the fan.The left float hit the ice only a millasecond after the blades had hit.The bubble then was taken out by the pretzel shaped blades and so was the tail boom.We slid about 500 feet upright on the ice coming to a rest rightside up.Left flaot was flattened on impact,right float looked brand new.Ever since then Ive had the greatest respect for Whiteout and or poor vis.for the past 31 years.I was lucky. Dont push the weather.
Now back to the Canso story.A few years back a S61 helicopter was on a search and rescue mission over the Cambria icefield south of Stewart B.C. The weather was at its worst.As the helicopter was flying over the ice and snow vis and depth perception were going down hill fast.The helicopter was slowing down when the keel of the boat style hull came in contact with the snow and came to rest.It was decided to shut the machine down and spend the night as the whole world looked like a milk bowl.A broken spot lite, couple of dents flew back home the next morning.I was not flying but a good friend of mine was.Again very lucky.
Now everyone say 100 times I WILL NOT PUSH WEATHER I WILL NOT PUSH WEATHER I WILL NOT PUSH WEATHER
After shutdown got out to inspect. About a 20 foot sideways skid in the snow. One bearpaw torn off and one flipped 180 degrees. So.............thats what a whiteout is. The second one happened in Iraq at night at the Basra airport. You don't really expect whiteout when it's 40 degrees above but a couple of inches of dust at night will do it to ya. Be carefull out there folks.
