And great crew chiefs.Originally Posted by UNM1136
And great crew chiefs.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
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Last edited by Stephanie B; 07-16-2018 at 03:15 PM.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
Well, yeah, like the officers could do it...
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Who do you think is at the back of the helicopter, telling the pilots where the helo’s ramp is in comparison to the ground?Well, yeah, like the officers could do it...
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Those crew chiefs are an essential piece of the puzzle.
Remember this when somebody talks trash about "weekend warriors". I'd bet donuts to dog turds (and hold the stakes in my teeth) that the pilot is an OEF vet.
I spent a lot of time around the pilots in the Georgia Army National Guard. Lots of flight hours - lots of experience. The National Guard Aviation units deploy regularly. Our Chinook unit at Hunter Army Air Field in Savannah, GA have great picture around their flight center including "ramp" type photos evacuating people around New Orleans during Katrina plus pictures from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Nice work. My father flew Hueys starting around 71' through the early 80's.
He told me they lost tons of Chinook pilots during the initial training phase due to hard landings, the blades would decapitate the pilots.
Watching the video in the linked article, I couldn't help but think I was watching a school bus at a pick-up point. Is it possible those folks could get on that helicopter with any less sense of urgency? Heck, the pilot is standing the end of the helicopter on the side of a mountain, the least you could do is hustle on to the thing a little faster.
Same thing in Huntsville. There were always UH-60s buzzing around, but when a Chinook went over you definitely knew it. Impressive machines, for sure.
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