Polair

radiohead · Post by **radiohead** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:37 am

Tonight one of the JG cars asked VKI if Polair was up to help with the job they were at and the operator said they aren't up and won't be up for six weeks due to maintenance.. That's huge! I wonder what they're having done.

P.S- Not sure which aircraft it is as it wasn't mentioned, my guess is it's 61.

doogues71 · Post by **doogues71** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:20 am

yep,Polair 63 flew over my place heading home it was a fixed wing plane.so my guess is it will be patroling the skys for a while.

Fozzy · Post by **Fozzy** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:19 am

The reason it is out of the sky for so long is it goes back to Japan for major servicing.

Well at least it used to. Not to sure if this is still the case.. I will try and confirm asap.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:35 am

I saw the police had gone to public tender for the overhaul and test of a Lycoming LTS 101 engine last week - meaning it's going to cost some money!

I don't know if there's anyone local who does this sort of work.

Fozzy · Post by **Fozzy** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:15 pm

One engine has gone to the US for over haul and testing. Approx turn around 6 weeks thats all i know

jmmw · Post by **jmmw** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:19 am

apparently they use to be able to fix this with a contractor but the powers that be decided it was too expensive so they offered it for public tender how ever no was willing or no one could do it at a reasonable price, apparently it was send to norway or sweden or some place like that, heard this from a mate whos father purchases all alot of the equipment for the TRG

Fozzy · Post by **Fozzy** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:25 pm

Well he is wrong..

I spoke to a J.A.F.O at airwing the other day the engine is in america currently.. Its being rebuilt

Post by **Always RX** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:57 am

Is it common to rebuild just one engine of a two engined helo?

Fozzy · Post by **Fozzy** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:23 am

I spose it would depend on the hours worked of the engines etc?

It may be that they are offset to keep cost down? IE: One engine has done 3000 hrs the other has done 2000 hours..

I dont know im just guessing there

doogues71 · Post by **doogues71** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:30 pm

when's polair back in the air

surely the engines are fixed by now

Post by **gkoutlis** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:53 pm

Its almost like a ghost now - We haven't had any news of Polair whilst its in Japan - the guys at Jandakot that i know - don't know when its coming back - so not sure whats going on there.l....