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Originally Posted by Laneco
Sikorsky?!
We have a company here in town, Erickson Air Crane, that takes clapped out Sikorsky's and builds them into wildfire fighting helicopters (or logging, heavy lift, etc)! I got a pretty exensive tour of their facility and their "bone yard." The facility takes them in as beaters at one end, dismantles them completely, fully refurbishes them, and out the other end is a flying fire-fighting helicopter!
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Ericson is great...superb rep, hires excellent pilots and staff.
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Originally Posted by RWebb
hey are do they give tours to the public?
sounds like fun to me
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Me, too! If I get close, Angela, I'd appreciate any POC to get a tour.
I was the Chief Government Test Pilot at the Sikorsky Factory in Bridgeport, Ct for three years in the mid to late '90's. It remains the best job I have ever held. My office was on the second deck and overlooked the flight field, often with 20 Blackhawks, 5 Seahawks and a smattering of 53E's just waiting for my tender touch.
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Inside:
The best thing I did at the factory was to pick a Blawkhawk Bureau Number and track it everyday (actually go see it on whichever line it was on) from the first rivet until I flew it on it's first hop.
I even tracked the transmission, etc.
What a great place.