Offshore flight AW139 IFR IMC with Radar Approach.

The season has changed again in the north sea... we are back to rain, wind and poor visibility for the coming half year... :-) join us on a typical short offshore flight in IMC weather.
I try to minimize the cutting and editing so you have a good understanding of what we do.

[@palacio802]

Well done, mates!

[@helichrisPA28]

Thanks!

[@Helicopterx1]

OOOOo Myyyyy GOOOOOD!!! It's Amazing Chris 👏👏👏 A question: when you fly over the sea do you always use RHT Mode even if the waves are very high?

[@helichrisPA28]

Thanks for your nice comment! :-)
Indeed, offshore we use RHT, even in high waves (we fly up to 6mtrs waves)

[@Helicopterx1]

@@helichrisPA28 Thanks for your answer Chris! It’s amazing to see all complete flight, please don’t stop never to share your videos 🙏

[@helichrisPA28]

@@Helicopterx1 thanks!! I’ll keep them coming 🤗

[@LucaMinichini]

Hi! I've seen that you start the second engine with the first still in idle. Is it a specific CHC procedure? In the Leonardo's one, we start the second engine with the first one in flight. I'm a LHD ground instructor and I am curious 😊

[@helichrisPA28]

@@LucaMinichini we start the second engine indeed when the first is in Idle. We go to flight in the before taxi checks. This gives some time for the oil to warm up, and no extra fuel burn during the checks.

[@LucaMinichini]

@@helichrisPA28 Thanks Chris for the clear explanation. Talking with my senior colleagues, they told me that, keeping the first engine in idle during second engine start, could lead to an overstress of the generator (lower Ng value in idle rather than flight). But I also agree with your point of view.
Do you remember the highest load percentage that you have seen? For how long?
Thanks

[@JacopoTomasoni]

​@@LucaMinichiniHow could you stress the generator? Shouldn't the generator provide the same output independently from the engine speed? On the 169 for example If it is the first start of the day and I have engine number one in APU mode there is no way to put it at flight you have to start engine two with one in IDLE/APU and the peak on generator is always quite high for few second to the maximum load of 150

[@helichrisPA28]

@@LucaMinichinithanks for your post! We start on external power. 🤗. As you can see in the video I only switch on the Gens after both are started… 🤗

[@helichrisPA28]

@@JacopoTomasonigreat post! 🤗. We start normally on external power. And if we would do a batt start the generator is limited indeed. We wait to start then the second engine until l the first gen load is low.

[@levinnuessli3404]

How far away is the furthest platform you fly to?

[@helichrisPA28]

@@levinnuessli3404 closest is 25 or so… furthest 172NM