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.
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 👍🏻
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 😊
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”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Great job and respect to all chopper pilots. I am done with off-shore work did that for 25 years lots from Aberdeen. At 62 now i will not miss the awfull beds on all rigs and the fat food. Everywhere the same now.
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
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. 👍
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
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 🙌🏼
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.
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.
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 🚁
33 years I have been flying offshore and never knew what went on behind the scenes. Thanks for the very informal video and good luck with your new career
It's funny how I just commented "wish you a good career and a happy family" in the other video and now I see you are doing both. Proud of you, well done. Keep the focus in your job, colleagues and family. You have setup a nice life rather quickly, be proud and know that this "multitasking" you did now, you will be nostagic and grateful for it as years go buy. Our golden years, we don't understand they are golden at the time, only a tad bit later. Lucky you, wish you all the best.
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!
Top man Rory, all the best to you and your family, great to have you back into our lives, as I have said before we live the dream from our armchair with you.
Love this update...always watch the helicopters over the North Sea on Flight Radar...very important work keeping oil and gasoline flowing...thank you for sharing and detailing the helicopter..
Very interesting vid Rory, congratulations on getting your job. As a longtime and regular collector of Bristows air miles, its always good to see what goes on in the front seats. Looking forward to seeing some day-to-day offshore stuff and being able to show friends and family how we get to work and what the North Sea is like to fly across.
Thanks very much Rob. I’m glad you found it interesting and I hope I am able to share more of what it’s like flying offshore as it’s a world so few people get to experience.
Ahh this is great Rory, proud of you, internet stranger. And big respect for your partner for being so supportive and relocating so far away from home!
Yeah I’m very lucky that my wife is a legend. She has been incredibly supportive throughout and I couldn’t have done any of this without her. Thanks for watching!
Nice update Rory! Been fascinated by Aberdeen (helicopters) since visiting in 1990. Got as far as hovering an R22 and can remember what a buzz that was. God only knows what it must feel like in those machines! 👏
Congratulations mate! That is quite the bird. Getting valuable cargo (people) to their place of work and back home has to be rather fulfilling. Your attention to detail and focus on safety is letting others enjoy being with their families. That’s incredible!
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 👍
I am so happy for you. You work harder than most and deserve the spoils. Keep taking the time to enjoy them. We'll all catch up as and when you can update us. Be good, play nice.
When I went offshore I remember being a bit scared when we landed and had to disembark from the aircraft. There was still quite a lot of downdraft, the landing platform had a very large rope net on the surface for grip for the helicopter but it was high and I felt like I could easily get blown off the platform into the ocean. I was glad when we reached the steps and we descended down onto the platform. Great video Rory, look forward to seeing more, hopefully.
my father flew super pumas for Bond Helicopters at Dyce (Aberdeen), hes now retired coming from flying westland scouts in the army air corps and then Dollar Helicopters (was) based Coventry, congratulations on your new position.
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.
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.
Great video Rory, really glad Bristow are on board with this. Educational for something that's not talked about in too much detail in the office, although a vital part of O&G operations. Good luck.
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.
Wonderful to see where you are now, it’s been an amazing journey following your life and passion. I look forward to some in cockpit video of flights and a big thank you to Bristow for letting you, great go see an employer supporting your and our helicopter passions. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Yes, I’m grateful to Bristow for their assistance with this and I hope we can work out a way for me to share more of the job on here. Thanks for watching.
@@RoryOnAir Yeah, Bristows made the right choice there. This is a really professional job (like all your videos) and it makes them look good, so what's not to like? I'd absolutely love to see some flying videos from the cockpit, especially landing at the platform. I used to have to flatten my face against the window to see the helipad coming up, so a pilot's eye view would be brilliant! Cheers.
Rory great to see you have got the job with Bristow's yes i was someone how would check to see if you had posted, but i am aware of the amount of training you could be doing so glad you have made it into commercial side of aviation, well done great to see also you have a little one and a house, hope you and your wife have a great time in Scotland .
Thanks very much for checking in and I’m glad you enjoyed this long overdue update. As I said, I hope to share more. It’s great to be back in Scotland. 👍
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.
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 !
Your video’s timing is quite coincidental. Just two days ago I was discussing with a Scottish pilot friend of mine (who now lives in Australia as I do) how, back in 1990, I was instructing a young guy from Aberdeen. He told me how Bond and Bristow Helicopters would take cadets with a private fixed wing licence and get them through to where you are now. I thought about doing it for a while but ultimately, and 20,000+ hours later, I went down the airline path. Well done on your accomplishments. A part of me is still envious!
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.
I started watching your videos when you were having microlight lessons and am overawed by your progress through to this job. Impressive stuff. All the best.
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.
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
Some of my very favorite folks in the oilfield were the pilots for Bristol, and Era and a few others… I worked many years offshore and was fortunate to build some relationships with various pilots… For a time, I was a safety rep and therefore was in daily communication with helicopter arrivals and departures… I built the passenger manifests, helped check for helipad security, (free from obstructions or items that could be blown about), communicated via radio with the pilots, delivered lunches and occasionally got to escort the flight crews during shut down operations to the rig galley and break areas… The S-92 is a beast, and my favorite seat was right front seat… Single row, lots of leg room… Does Bristol Aberdeen fly with a crew chief on the S-92…? Most of my work was in the Gulf of Mexico… Though I spent a couple years in Egypt, and then five plus years in Brazil… Nice Video, and Congratulations on the new career as well as the additional type ratings in the book…
Thank you for your comment. No, we don’t have a crew chief in ours - the pilots and HLO are responsible for the loading and security of passengers. I’m glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for looking after my colleagues.
I worked for Shell in1966 on the Leman Bank North Sea. The helicopters were also Sikorsky but not near as advanced as your ships are. Great video and will look forward to more of your videos
Wow Rory. Absolutely facinating vlog. Its been a privilege to watch your career take off (see what i did there!) 😂. Your enthusiasm and very obvious passion for what you do has been at the forefront of every one of your vlogs. Bristow have gained a huge asset in you. But at the very foundation of all of this is wonderfully supportive family. Thank you for sharing. We appreciate your efforts.
Thanks Alan, I'm delighted you enjoyed it. Yes, I'm very fortunate to have had the support of my wife all along and the company for allowing me to make this video.
Excellent video Rory and congratulations. I'm a retired ex Bristow avionics engineer (24 years) and part time Bristow archivist. A couple of days before you uploaded this video I uploaded a recently discovered video of Bristow Aberdeen in 1987. Very interesting to compare the two. Bristow's first flight from Aberdeen was in 1967, some 56 years ago, using a Westland Wessex. I posted a link to your video on the Bristow Old Gits Helihub group where you can still find pilots that flew out of Aberdeen in the 70s and 80s. The 1987 video can be found at "Bristow Helicopters Aberdeen 1987"
Fantastic Rory, it sounds like you've started your professional career in one of the most complex and challenging helicopter environments, many congratulations!!!
Great to see what is going on nowadays. I was a passenger working offshore in the North Sea for 9 years in the late 70's and 80's (Piper Alpha and Claymore). My first trip was in a S58 Wessex !, then the indefatigable S61 (many times in Hotel Oscar that ditched off Cornwall) with the occasional trip back to the beach on a maintenance flight in our field chopper, the Bell 212 or Bo 109. I managed a few flights in a Chinook out to the Magnus, and one memorable trip back in a S76, before moving to the Norwegian Statfjiord fields and the super Pumas, flying out of Bergen. Never could sleep during the flight though. Just stay clear of the exhaust from the turbines on the platform!
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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.
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. 👍
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.
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
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.
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
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. 🚁👍
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.
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. 👍
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.
I worked offshore Aberdeen, Cork and Den Helder .Brings back memories.
Excellent stuff. Not an easy job I’m sure.
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. 👍
Great job and respect to all chopper pilots. I am done with off-shore work did that for 25 years lots from Aberdeen. At 62 now i will not miss the awfull beds on all rigs and the fat food. Everywhere the same now.
Thank you - sounds like you deserve a decent bed and a bit of RnR
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
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.
Thanks to Bristow for allowing you to do this vlog. Congratulations 🎉
Thank you for watching and yes, I'm very grateful to Bristow for allowing me to make this one.
Brilliant - Thank You for this. Certainly you are one highly intelligent Brit. 👍
Ha ha - thanks!
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. 👍
My dad used to be an engineer with Bristows, i got a flight for my birthday when i was 16 it was amazing.
Awesome! The engineers are ace.
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.
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! 🤟
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.
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. 👍
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.
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.
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
33 years I have been flying offshore and never knew what went on behind the scenes.
Thanks for the very informal video and good luck with your new career
Thanks David - I’m delighted you found it interesting. Cheers
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.
Congratulations Rory and welcome back, we've all missed you!
You’re very kind, thank you for coming back!
It's funny how I just commented "wish you a good career and a happy family" in the other video and now I see you are doing both. Proud of you, well done. Keep the focus in your job, colleagues and family. You have setup a nice life rather quickly, be proud and know that this "multitasking" you did now, you will be nostagic and grateful for it as years go buy. Our golden years, we don't understand they are golden at the time, only a tad bit later. Lucky you, wish you all the best.
Thank you very much. I am grateful for every day I have with my family.
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.
Congratulations Roy. Well done and as the saying goes " Find a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life".
Yes! I’m a big fan of that sentiment. Thanks for watching.
My first non military helo ride was in a Bristow bird out of Louisiana when I was working offshore, that ride was about 10 years ago! Loved it.
Great stuff - I’m glad you enjoyed the trip.
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.
Congrats on your growing family and new job.
Thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed the video.
So cool been watching helicopters flying to and from the rigs since the 70s it is amazing how they have changed through the years
Thanks for watching - I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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.
Top man Rory, all the best to you and your family, great to have you back into our lives, as I have said before we live the dream from our armchair with you.
Cheers John. I hope to share more in the future as it really is amazing landing on a rig or moving vessel offshore. Rory
Congratulations Rory, delighted for you.
Many thanks!
How are your parents doing? Congrats on your life, new job, baby, home. Wow, its so wonderful to hear you are enjoying life. Take care
They are working away thank you. Family all well too. Thanks for watching
Love this update...always watch the helicopters over the North Sea on Flight Radar...very important work keeping oil and gasoline flowing...thank you for sharing and detailing the helicopter..
Thank you for watching and yes, it’s a little known about but very important sector of the energy industry.
Very interesting vid Rory, congratulations on getting your job. As a longtime and regular collector of Bristows air miles, its always good to see what goes on in the front seats. Looking forward to seeing some day-to-day offshore stuff and being able to show friends and family how we get to work and what the North Sea is like to fly across.
Thanks very much Rob. I’m glad you found it interesting and I hope I am able to share more of what it’s like flying offshore as it’s a world so few people get to experience.
Ahh this is great Rory, proud of you, internet stranger. And big respect for your partner for being so supportive and relocating so far away from home!
Yeah I’m very lucky that my wife is a legend. She has been incredibly supportive throughout and I couldn’t have done any of this without her. Thanks for watching!
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Congrats on the new job. I crewed OH-58 's in the 80's.
Great stuff, thank you. 👍
Nice update Rory! Been fascinated by Aberdeen (helicopters) since visiting in 1990. Got as far as hovering an R22 and can remember what a buzz that was. God only knows what it must feel like in those machines! 👏
Yeah as I said, it’s quite a feeling pulling 12 tonnes into the hover. I love it! Thanks for watching.
Congratulations mate! That is quite the bird. Getting valuable cargo (people) to their place of work and back home has to be rather fulfilling. Your attention to detail and focus on safety is letting others enjoy being with their families. That’s incredible!
Thanks Matt - much appreciated. Safety is absolutely central to everything we do - as it should be!
@@RoryOnAir *stares in low level ag flying* 🤣 🚁💨
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!
I am so happy for you. You work harder than most and deserve the spoils.
Keep taking the time to enjoy them. We'll all catch up as and when you can update us.
Be good, play nice.
Thank you very much. Gotta keep busy!
When I went offshore I remember being a bit scared when we landed and had to disembark from the aircraft. There was still quite a lot of downdraft, the landing platform had a very large rope net on the surface for grip for the helicopter but it was high and I felt like I could easily get blown off the platform into the ocean. I was glad when we reached the steps and we descended down onto the platform. Great video Rory, look forward to seeing more, hopefully.
Yeah it’s a pretty intimidating environment even when you’re familiar with what to expect. Thanks for watching
my father flew super pumas for Bond Helicopters at Dyce (Aberdeen), hes now retired coming from flying westland scouts in the army air corps and then Dollar Helicopters (was) based Coventry, congratulations on your new position.
Excellent stuff. Thank you!
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.
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.
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
Good for you, Rory!
Thank you!
Well done! Safe Flying and smooth landing !👍
Thanks, you too!
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.
Good to see you back for a bit Rory well done
Thanks 👍
Congratulations Rory been following you since you started.
Awesome! Thank you.
Great video Rory, really glad Bristow are on board with this. Educational for something that's not talked about in too much detail in the office, although a vital part of O&G operations. Good luck.
Couldn't agree more! It’s fabulous that I’ve been allowed to share this thanks to Bristow. Cheers
What an excellent insight, into the workings. I love how you explain everything.
Glad it was interesting to you.
@@RoryOnAir I like you and the flying reporter,and plane old Ben. All excellent pilots.
@@POLITICAL-BIAS. And good palls of mine too.
@@RoryOnAir you're also a gentleman for replying to every comment as well.
@@POLITICAL-BIAS. oh I love reading what people have said so that’s part of the enjoyment for me. Thanks for noticing though!
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
Well done on to the big stuff , enjoy🚁🚁
Thank you. She’s certainly a big machine!
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.
Nice to see you back Rory, And well done on your achievement.
Many thanks Andy.
Wonderful to see where you are now, it’s been an amazing journey following your life and passion. I look forward to some in cockpit video of flights and a big thank you to Bristow for letting you, great go see an employer supporting your and our helicopter passions. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Yes, I’m grateful to Bristow for their assistance with this and I hope we can work out a way for me to share more of the job on here. Thanks for watching.
@@RoryOnAir Yeah, Bristows made the right choice there. This is a really professional job (like all your videos) and it makes them look good, so what's not to like? I'd absolutely love to see some flying videos from the cockpit, especially landing at the platform. I used to have to flatten my face against the window to see the helipad coming up, so a pilot's eye view would be brilliant! Cheers.
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.
Fantastic update and video Rory, inspirational journey and super high quality production as always. Thanks so much.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
Rory great to see you have got the job with Bristow's yes i was someone how would check to see if you had posted, but i am aware of the amount of training you could be doing so glad you have made it into commercial side of aviation, well done great to see also you have a little one and a house, hope you and your wife have a great time in Scotland .
Thanks very much for checking in and I’m glad you enjoyed this long overdue update. As I said, I hope to share more. It’s great to be back in Scotland. 👍
Well done Rory you deserve it all and great to see a success
Thanks so much. 👍
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.
what a well-grounded chap. thank you for the update. good luck.
Thanks Brian, you’re very kind.
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.
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
So glad all your hard work has paid off 👏👏👏
Me too! I’m very lucky it has.
Congratulations with getting the childhood dream job!
Cracking video, good to have back on TH-cam.
Much appreciated Paul. It’s nice to be back.
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
Your video’s timing is quite coincidental. Just two days ago I was discussing with a Scottish pilot friend of mine (who now lives in Australia as I do) how, back in 1990, I was instructing a young guy from Aberdeen. He told me how Bond and Bristow Helicopters would take cadets with a private fixed wing licence and get them through to where you are now. I thought about doing it for a while but ultimately, and 20,000+ hours later, I went down the airline path.
Well done on your accomplishments. A part of me is still envious!
Well thanks for watching. I self funded all my training but Bristow are running a successful cadet program as well which is great.
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.
I started watching your videos when you were having microlight lessons and am overawed by your progress through to this job. Impressive stuff. All the best.
Thank you Adrian. Loved your book. 👍
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.
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.
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!
Some of my very favorite folks in the oilfield were the pilots for Bristol, and Era and a few others… I worked many years offshore and was fortunate to build some relationships with various pilots…
For a time, I was a safety rep and therefore was in daily communication with helicopter arrivals and departures… I built the passenger manifests, helped check for helipad security, (free from obstructions or items that could be blown about), communicated via radio with the pilots, delivered lunches and occasionally got to escort the flight crews during shut down operations to the rig galley and break areas…
The S-92 is a beast, and my favorite seat was right front seat… Single row, lots of leg room…
Does Bristol Aberdeen fly with a crew chief on the S-92…?
Most of my work was in the Gulf of Mexico… Though I spent a couple years in Egypt, and then five plus years in Brazil…
Nice Video, and Congratulations on the new career as well as the additional type ratings in the book…
Thank you for your comment. No, we don’t have a crew chief in ours - the pilots and HLO are responsible for the loading and security of passengers. I’m glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for looking after my colleagues.
Great news Rory and great office kit to deal with every day....great intel for us fixed-wing operators too.Cheers mate.
Cheers Chris, I’m glad you enjoyed watching this one. Rory
Great to see how you've come on and done so well Rory. An inspiration! Well done.
Thank you very much. I hope my story helps keep others believing in themselves.
I worked for Shell in1966 on the Leman Bank North Sea. The helicopters were also Sikorsky but not near as advanced as your ships are. Great video and will look forward to more of your videos
Awesome - thanks for watching
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.
Wow Rory. Absolutely facinating vlog. Its been a privilege to watch your career take off (see what i did there!) 😂. Your enthusiasm and very obvious passion for what you do has been at the forefront of every one of your vlogs. Bristow have gained a huge asset in you.
But at the very foundation of all of this is wonderfully supportive family.
Thank you for sharing. We appreciate your efforts.
Thanks Alan, I'm delighted you enjoyed it. Yes, I'm very fortunate to have had the support of my wife all along and the company for allowing me to make this video.
Excellent video Rory and congratulations. I'm a retired ex Bristow avionics engineer (24 years) and part time Bristow archivist. A couple of days before you uploaded this video I uploaded a recently discovered video of Bristow Aberdeen in 1987. Very interesting to compare the two. Bristow's first flight from Aberdeen was in 1967, some 56 years ago, using a Westland Wessex. I posted a link to your video on the Bristow Old Gits Helihub group where you can still find pilots that flew out of Aberdeen in the 70s and 80s. The 1987 video can be found at "Bristow Helicopters Aberdeen 1987"
Thank you. I’ll check out your new video - sounds like an interesting window into a bit of company history. Cheers, Rory.
Good to see you back Rory!
Cheers!
Great to watch you on this journey so pleased you got your dream job. 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
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!
Great to see you back Rory, cracking job. Chris in Devon.
Thank you Chris.
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.
Great to see what is going on nowadays. I was a passenger working offshore in the North Sea for 9 years in the late 70's and 80's (Piper Alpha and Claymore). My first trip was in a S58 Wessex !, then the indefatigable S61 (many times in Hotel Oscar that ditched off Cornwall) with the occasional trip back to the beach on a maintenance flight in our field chopper, the Bell 212 or Bo 109. I managed a few flights in a Chinook out to the Magnus, and one memorable trip back in a S76, before moving to the Norwegian Statfjiord fields and the super Pumas, flying out of Bergen. Never could sleep during the flight though. Just stay clear of the exhaust from the turbines on the platform!
Wow - that is an amazing range of aircraft you’ve a flown in over the years. Very cool. Thanks for watching Peter.
Congratulations Rory! I hope you all the best!
Thank you!
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.
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.
Great to see you back.
Thank you.