JonTay
Member
Before there is too much violence and bloodshed, I'd like to set the background for this question. In two days I'll be finishing Primary putting in my selection preferences. For the life of me I cannot break the tie between Ospreys or Rotors in my mind. Every helicopter pilot I talk to says the Osprey is generally incapable and a poor airframe for its missions, while every (two) Opsreys pilots I've spoken with say that those are old misconceptions and that helo guys are basically just jealous (paraphrasing).
So here are the questions I can't reconcile:
Is the Osprey generally unsuited for combat operations because it's generally unprotected and flying with a skid escort negates the speed advantage of being a tiltrotor in the first place?
Can it really not land in sandy environments?
Are the qualifications you'll get flying Ospreys really that huge of an advantage over rotors should you choose to pursue a civilian career after the Marine Corps?
And finally, a question that I understand may get complicated, is there any real "rift" in the Ospreys community between Phrog transitions and purebred Osprey pilots? (A skid pilot I spoke to said they had a lot of trouble planning with Ospreys because of this)
Thank you for any help
Let the games begin
So here are the questions I can't reconcile:
Is the Osprey generally unsuited for combat operations because it's generally unprotected and flying with a skid escort negates the speed advantage of being a tiltrotor in the first place?
Can it really not land in sandy environments?
Are the qualifications you'll get flying Ospreys really that huge of an advantage over rotors should you choose to pursue a civilian career after the Marine Corps?
And finally, a question that I understand may get complicated, is there any real "rift" in the Ospreys community between Phrog transitions and purebred Osprey pilots? (A skid pilot I spoke to said they had a lot of trouble planning with Ospreys because of this)
Thank you for any help
Let the games begin