The Huey spots seem to be amongst the most sought after and coveted spots these days
That's true, it has been the trendy platform for the last 6 months or so, and the Yankee will probably only contribute to that trend. The latest numbers on the board at 303 indicate that there will be 6 yankee RACs this fiscal year.
The lure of a new platform is strong, I'm sure, but those Yankee guys are going to be at the FRS for a while. Why's that? They have to train a whole squadron's worth of pilots on the new airframe and get enough airframes delivered to the FRS and a line squadron. I'll bet money that those guys are going to be a little frustrated when they end up spending a year or more at Atlas.
Also, the bad rep that the Cobra side gets is pretty unfounded. My experience at the FRS was the best out of Primary/Advanced/FRS. Besides, the Cobra ECS is incredibly effective and blows cold (as in chunks of ice form) air
into your seat. I'd like to see a Huey do
that.