Discover the amazing world of an offshore helicopter pilot for Bristow
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- Опубликовано: 7 май 2024
- Back in May 2022 I landed my first commercial flying job with Bristow Helicopters based in Aberdeen, Scotland. As a co-pilot, my job involves flying oil and gas workers to and from offshore platforms and vessels in North Sea. The aircraft I fly is the Sikorsky S92 which has room for 19 passengers and a maximum take off weight of around 12 tonnes.
This video has been made with the consent and approval of my employer, Bristow, and I’m grateful for their encouragement in making this project happen.
This video is a long overdue update and I am very grateful to you for sticking with me here on RUclips. I hope to bring your more content in the future.
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Congratulations Rory, well deserved. As an ex RAF pilot and recently retired off the A380, watching your enthusiasm takes me back to my early days in aviation, it’s infectious. There will be plenty of challenges ahead, you will never stop learning and always treat every flight with the same respect and suspicion as your first as there is never a flight that can’t bite you if you’re not prepared. Safe flying and a joyous career. Cheers.
Superb advice and thank you for watching and commenting. All the best in your retirement.
As a former US Army Aviator I found your video to be fascinating ! Thanks for posting.
Awesome, thank you! Glad you enjoyed a glimpse into our bit of the helicopter world.
Cheers for that extra insight Rory. I’m one of your regular passengers. The amazing feeling of walking up the stairs onto the heli deck to go home never gets old. Thanks for keeping us safe 👍🏻
Yeah I often wonder how you guys feel when you’re getting ready to come home. I guess it’s pretty good. Hopefully I’ll fly you myself at some stage. 👍
My father was a Bristow pilot in the 70's and 80's based in Indonesia. We lived in Singapore.
Nice one. Thanks for watching. 👍
I used to be a passenger in and out of there (mudlogger, on semisub). Also in Gulf of Mexico (different job, to and from research vessel, mostly from Morgan City, Louisiana). Used to love those helicopter rides. Especially the ones taking me home 😊 ! Fly safe 😊
Nice one, I’m glad you enjoyed the flights. I’ve heard them referred to as paraffin budgie or a disco taxi too. Cheers
It’s amazing to see how far you’ve come from light aircraft to a 12 Ton helicopter! Looking forward to seeing where it takes you next!
Thank you. It’s funny because different as they are, it’s all flying. 🚁👍
My jaw almost slapped the kitchen side when he said 12 tons, that’s a lot of chopper, lol 🍻
@@KumaBean yeah! It’s a bag machine and with 19 passengers plus baggage and fuel that’s a lot of weight.
Used to work off shore and lived about 3 mile from Dyce heliport (Little Clinterty, just outside Bucksburn) as it was called then.
Probably the scariest part of our training for off shore survival was being put in a mock up of a heli in a pool which was dunked and rotated, remember the instructors words even now, “wait for it to stop moving and then blow out a little air to see which way the bubbles go up, and head that way”
Yes, I can't say the dunker was my favourite day in the pool but I'm glad to have done the training as it may be a life saver one day.
Brilliant - Thank You for this. Certainly you are one highly intelligent Brit. 👍
Ha ha - thanks!
Congratulations Rory you have landed a dream job there mate with the most prestigious helicopter company worldwide, well-done mate 👌👍from 🇦🇺
Thanks Alan, glad you enjoyed watching. Cheers
I spent a lot of years as a passenger flying out in the Gulf of Mexico and back. I always said that I would rather take a helicopter than ride on a crew boat. I would get a little sea sick. Congratulations!
Yeah much better on the chopper! Thanks for watching. 👍
They fly us offshore in the Gulf of Mexico on S92s. I have a world of respect for offshore pilots everywhere. The responsibility of the safe transport of the crew and the helicopter has to weigh heavily on their minds, being the professionals that they are. Best of luck to you.
Well thank you. It’s a lot of responsibility which we do take extremely seriously. Cheers
The S-92A Super Hawk is a pretty solid aircraft. Also, its a boring flier. I love boring fliers. No surprises, just does its job. Hopefully you get to go to Coatesville Pa where they put them together. Sadly, last I know they stopped putting them together at Stratford, Ct. plant nearly ten years ago now.
Yeah it feels like a really solid, dependable machine. Always a shame when good things come to an end but we’re keeping our fleet busy on the North Sea. Thanks for watching.
Interesting video Rory. As an ex offshore worker I travelled a lot on all the heli operators out of Aberdeen and always appreciated the skills of the pilots flying us out in all sorts of weather. There was no better feeling when it came to "choppers eve" as we called it, the day before you were due to go home, knowing that you'd done your last shift and could get home for 2 weeks rest. Unless of course the dreaded fog came in and flights were cancelled. Fog is also known as "cash clouds" by many offshore workers as it meant having to do another days work in many cases and with that another days pay. There were also names for the helicopters as well like "paraffin budgie" and the "disco taxi" as it got you back onshore and into the pubs/nightclubs. I'll look forward to seeing more of your offshore videos for a bit of nostalgia.
Thank you for this fascinating insight into your side of the operation. It’s great to learn a bit more about what you guys offshore make of it all. I love the idea of choppers Eve - very evocative. Thanks for watching.
@@RoryOnAir No problem I've always loved flying and to get offshore in helicopters was an experience itself. I might even see you around Stonehaven as my son lives there and I visit as often as I can. I'm just down the road a bit in Montrose.
@@norriestewart4333 ah excellent! Stoney is great and pretty handy for work. Say hello if you spot me. 👍
My Brother Alan Barker worked there as Aviation Electronics Engineer for yrs....
Excellent stuff. We love the ‘greenies’.
No need to apologise Rory, you’ve been very busy and we know from your Facebook page what you’ve been up to. I bet you are so chuffed that all that hard work has paid off! It’s such a great success story, been following since your early microlight days. Well done mate 👍
Thanks for that - much appreciated!
Congratulations on the job! Also, thanks to Bristow for letting you film. I would love to see more of what the job entails and trips out to the rigs.
Yes, it’s excellent that I’ve been allowed and encouraged to make this. Thanks for watching.
Great to see that your commitment (and expenditure) have paid off.
Have watched your videos since the early days of microlight flying and always found them well produced and presented.
You have worked for this and it is great to see you get the job that you wanted and have earned.
Thanks Ian, I really appreciate your comment. It’s been a long road but I’m thrilled to be where I am now.
What an epic journey you have had. From your microlight training up to this incredibly complex helicopter. Its an inspiration to any aviator. Good luck with the rest of your career.
Thanks very much Peter. 🚁👍
Wow! Great to see you back!
Thank you!
Great to see you back.
Thank you.
Good to see you back Rory!
Cheers!
Good to see you back for a bit Rory well done
Thanks 👍
Superb Rory!
Cheers!
Great to see your putting content back up and congratulations on achieving your goals. Can't wait to see more as it looks like an amazing job.
Thank you very much. Yes, I hope I can share more in the future.
Congrats!!
Many thanks.
Just awesome, well done Rory 🎉
I’m delighted you enjoyed watching. Thanks
Great video and good to see you back. Safe and happy flying.
Thanks for coming back to watch.
Wow great to see an upload again!! so happy that you got the job you have wanted.
Im very fortunate to be here. Thanks for watching
Rory 🎉great to have you back hope the family are well well done getting a job you followed your passion. Paul
In Kent 🎉
Many thanks Paul. 👍
Congratulations Rory on the new job ! As a PPL(A) I fly the 172 out of my local airport in Ireland where the coastguard SAR operate the S92. I've recently taken an interest in helicopters so very interested to see your videos going back to the G2 in Leicester. It's on my bucket list to drop over there for a few 'trial lessons' on the G2 and I spoke to them only last week about it. In the meantime I'm learning the G2 in Microsoft Simulator !
Well thanks for watching my videos and enjoy the 172 flying - sounds great. The G2 is good to fly. Cheers, Rory
Welcome back and congratulations 🙂
Cheers!
Well done Rory you deserve it all and great to see a success
Thanks so much. 👍
As a regular passenger on various helicopter flights from Aberdeen to various platforms and rigs with all operators including yours, it was interesting seeing behind the scenes. The S92’s have always been my favourite to travel on. I remember when they were brand new
Excellent - I’m delighted you found this one interesting. They are very good, solid machines the S92.
Well done Rory! Fantastic to see your progress and achievements. I look forward to future content about the job!
Great! I hope to share more in the future.
Nice to see you back Rory, And well done on your achievement.
Many thanks Andy.
Congratulations dude!!! Watched you from the middle bits of you training and I'm so happy to see you flying commercially!!!
Thank you for joining me on my journey. Cheers!
Congratulations Rory, delighted for you.
Many thanks!
Well done! Safe Flying and smooth landing !👍
Thanks, you too!
So happy to see your career moving onwards. As a veteran of being flown to the rigs around the Northern North Sea (and all over the World) since 1985, I have nothing but admiration for you guys. In the early days, your arrival wasn't only about delivering new crew or taking us home but also gave us 'luxuries' such as a new box of videos to watch (pre satellite!) and even fresh milk. Safety regs were not quite as strict in the 'good old days' and I remember landing/taking off in some pretty crazy conditions. On one occasion (Sedco 704) , I remember the wind speed and heave was so high, that all luggage was left onboard the aircraft while 2 pax at a time were offloaded and immediately replaced by 2 inbound pax, in order to keep the weight. Only after all pax were onboard was the baggage gradually exchanged. It may be hard to believe but we actually had a rope strung between the handrail of the helideck access stairway to the step of the chooper ! (Sikorsky S-61) due to the wind strength and the hazard of pax being blown off the helideck/ or into the tail rotor !
Changed days indeed :-)
Fortunately I only had one skidmark moment whilst flying....the rear tricycle wheel of the S-61 had managed to get snared in the helideck netting and upon lifting off we lurched violently and I remember looking out the window and facing a very bleak North Sea 🤔. Fortunately the pilot immediately regained control and set us down and shut down. On investigation it was found that a new helideck net had been installed but pre-wetting and stretching had not been done correctly, resulting in the net flapping and snagging the rear tricycle gear.
Wow, that’s an amazing story about the snagged wheel - I’d imagine that scared everyone. I have heard old stories of ropes to the door and people crawling across the deck in very high winds. I’m glad we have strict (sensible) limits these days. Thank you for watching. Rory
Ah. The Eric’s. Remember them from my Falklands days 😊
Cheers. 👍
Wow! Amazing news and congratulations on landing a plum job. I really hope Bristows recognise to potential for good publicity and allow you to show more of what’s actually involved and the skill you pilots need to have landing on a small deck in challenging weather conditions. So glad you and your family are settled, I’ve been following you on you tube for many years since your fixed wing days, so was delighted when I got a notification you had put a new vlog up. Keep ‘ em coming and once again congratulations on all you’ve achieved.
Thank you Nick and especially for sticking with me all this time! Bristow have been very helpful in allowing me to make this video. I really hope to be able to show what the flying and offshore landings etc are like - it’s fascinating. Stay safe. 👍
Hi Rory and thanks for the update. So super proud of what you've done achieving your dream career - just shows what you can do when you put your mind and focus to it! Great to see your lovely family, best to you Lizzie and your family.
Thank you Jason, that’s very kind of you.
Well done Rory, your family must be very proud. Lots of hard work gone into that. Happy landings!
Thank you very much. Same to you.
Shows how a mere Microlight pilot can go on and achieve much greater success. Fantastic video.
Thanks but I certainly wouldn’t characterise microlight pilots in anything other than a very positive light! I wouldn’t be here without the superb grounding I had in the Eurostar and C42. Glad you enjoyed this video too. 👍
Incredible explanation of your journey into your chosen aviation career! Wishing you and your family the very best.
Thank you - that’s very nice of you.
Congrats on the job! Great watching, really enjoyed this one :)
Lovely stuff Mark. Thanks for watching
Well done! I’m really pleased to hear that you’ve made it. You really deserve it and I hope you have a long and successful career. Onwards and upwards….
Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Brill stuff congrats been great watching your journey thanks for sharing
My pleasure Kevin. Thanks for sticking with me
So cool to see you living your dream. Kudos to you for chasing it so wholeheartedly! Inspiring.
Thank you Jason. I’m very lucky it’s worked out well so far.
Fantastic - welcome back and am saving the video for later.
Excellent stuff - I hope you enjoy it.
Great to see an update. Jack has grown too. I look forwards to your future updates. And well done on the new job.
Yeah and that clip is a few months old now too. He’s talking quite a bit now. Cheers
Nice video, enjoyable to watch.
Glad you enjoyed it. 👍
So glad all your hard work has paid off 👏👏👏
Me too! I’m very lucky it has.
Well done Rory, sounds great fun and a super job.😁
Thank you for watching. :)
Great to watch you on this journey so pleased you got your dream job. 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
Welcome back Rory. Glad you've landed a great job. Thanks for the update. Hope your family is well.
Thank you Gary. Yeah I’m very fortunate.
Well done mate. You deserve it for the desire and commitment you have shown. I'm really happy for you.
Thank you, that’s very kind.
By mistake I found you this morning. I was searching for someone else.
What a neat watch this video was!
I have subscribed to see where this exciting new part of your flying career takes you!
Best from me Down Under in Middle Earth!
Thank you for watching and welcome onboard. I hope you enjoy some of my other videos. Cheers!
@@RoryOnAir I know a number of Helo pilots here in NZ.
You should bring the family down for a holiday?!
Have we got some amazing things to see from a helicopter!
Only thing is it's a 24 hour flight from England to get here via Los Angeles!
Well done, Rory! 💪🏻
Cheers! 👍
Awesome job mate!
Thanks a lot!
Wow what a journey you've had, what a wonderful life, thanks for taking us along with you, look forward to seeing more
Thank for sticking with me.
Congratulations Rory been following you since you started.
Awesome! Thank you.
Awesome. Living the dream. Congratulations on all the hard work paying off. I look forward to seeing some more content as and when you manage!! Fly safe.
Thank you - yeah I’ll do my best to share more when I can. Cheers.
A big thank you for Bristow fir letting you make the video
Yes, I 100% agree. I really appreciate the support I’ve had from Bristow for this project.
Brilliant video Rory - really hope you can make more of these videos. S92 is a wonderful aircraft - I have 3200 hours on them now and still enjoy it a much as when I started. Keep up the good work :)
Thank you Simon. I would certainly like to make more videos about my job. Watch this space. I’m a fair way off 3000 hours but racking them up quite quickly.
Great achievement Rory! Well done. Lovely to see.
Thank you very much. Looks like you’re having fun with your machine this summer.
@@RoryOnAir yes I hope so. Would love another flight with you if we get a chance.
@@irisaviation852 so would I. Hopefully we’ll get a chance.
Facinating update - congrat on the new role Rory!
Thank you kindly. 👍
I worked offshore Aberdeen, Cork and Den Helder .Brings back memories.
Excellent stuff. Not an easy job I’m sure.
Excellent video Rory, great to see how well you have progressed since flying at Mainair. It just goes to show what we’re capable of when we chase our dreams.
I absolutely agree with that and would encourage anyone to follow their passions where they can.
awesome video
Glad you enjoyed it. 🤟
Exactly Captain my self still available to tide 92s...
I already ride 76 Sikosky and Super Puma when I be oil and gas workers...
Sorry about my English..
I'm coming from East...
Terengganu Malaysia.
Thank you for watching. 👍
Wow much change! Many congratulations on all fronts, very well deserved ;)
Thank you very much Andy.
Fantastic video Rory!
Can't wait to see a video of you flying out to the rigs... 😎
Well I’m hopeful about getting that project to fly too. 🤞
Nice landing on Jasmine today Rory 👏
Thanks very much! Lovely day offshore today so no excuses really. 😁👍 Look forward to bringing you back to the beach in due course. Rory
great! happy landings!
Thank you. 👍
I, like many, have followed your journey for some time. I first came across your channel as I set out on my own adventure to learn how to fly a C42. Your videos then were an inspiration and helped push me on. I now have a (basic) pilot’s license. Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your experiences. I wish you and your young family every success and happiness.
Hi Shaun, thank you very much for watching and getting in touch. I’m delighted you’ve enjoyed watching my content and the fact you’ve got a licence yourself is ace. I hope to share more on here in the new year. Have a great time flying the C42.
That's fantastic Rory. Congratulations on the exciting job, your family addition and new house. So much in a short timeframe to deal with. Videos of your flying operations if Bristow allow would be absolutely superb! Happy and safe flying from Australia.
Thanks very much for watching.
Excellent video
Great to be able to watch you in the cockpit of the S92
Look forward to next video
All the best👍
Thanks Phil - glad you enjoyed this glimpse into my new world.
what a well-grounded chap. thank you for the update. good luck.
Thanks Brian, you’re very kind.
Lovely stuff mate. What a journey you've had! Proud to call you a friend!
Thank you Nick. You’ve played a great part in my flying story too and I’m grateful for that mate.
Absolutely brilliant!
Thank you!
Congratulations, Roy. It's really great to c that ur back with very good news about ur new job. B safe and good luck 10-4🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙
Thank you!
Well done Rory, having watched you from the early days I'm really happy to see how far you've come. I have a friend who used to work on the oil rigs, so have been treated to many photos over the years of Bristow's fleet
Excellent stuff! Thanks for sticking with me CJ.
Brilliant video Rory. Look forward to more when you can. Been following you since the early days and great to see you living you’d dream! Best wishes to you, Lizzie, and little Jack.
Thanks very much Richard. I’m chuffed you enjoyed the update.
Good for you, Rory!
Thank you!
Fantastic Rory, it sounds like you've started your professional career in one of the most complex and challenging helicopter environments, many congratulations!!!
We’ll go big or go home they say! It’s a great place to develop lots of useful skills for sure.
Congratulations Rory. I was actually wondering this week what you were up to. Well done - continue to enjoy, stay safe and I look forward to more videos!
Thank you. Yeah it’s been too long since I posted and it’s nice to check in with the community again.
So impressed Rory, what an amazing journey you have had. A dream come true!! Its been great following you over the last few years. Brilliant stuff 🙂
Well thank you very much indeed! Delighted you enjoyed this one.
Good to watch the catch up video.Can tell just by the look on your face you are happy with your lifelong dream that has now come true.Keep up the good work and look forward to your next video.
Yes, I’m very fortunate. Thanks for watching.
Fantastic update and video Rory, inspirational journey and super high quality production as always. Thanks so much.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
Well done all that hard work paid off!
Cheers!
Congratulations, sir! I know you worked hard to get to this point. I'm glad it has paid off for you. Congratulations from Virginia
Many thanks Ronnie
It's great to see you back I'm so pleased you've got to do you're dream job
Hope the family are all well. I hope to see more content if possible
Fly safe 🚁
Thanks very much. Yes, Jack is growing up fast. Cheers
Absolutely fantastic. And a little one. You life is awesome. I've seen some of you microlight flights, watched you learning on helicopters through Covid and up to your full commercial licence. Well done on landing this job. I hope it rakes off well. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Ha ha thanks for sticking with me Simon. 👍
Think you were copilot on my flight out to the judy this morning Rory...smooth flight, cheers
I was indeed! The Captain flew us outbound today, that’ll be why it was smooth. 😜
Amazing! Congrats! ❤
Thanks very much!
Congratulations Rory and welcome back, we've all missed you!
You’re very kind, thank you for coming back!
Absolutely fantastic video Rory! A great production and I can’t believe how much footage you packed in. Without a doubt exciting and inspirational to the next generation! It’s a pleasure to work with you 🙌🏼
Thanks very much Luke. It’s a pleasure to work with you! 🤟
Well done Rory well deserved
Thank you. 👍
Well done Rory and good luck
Thank you very much.