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Completely unplanned. I could've hung out here another 5 years to finish out as a CW5, but the deployments are endless. As a matter of fact, we just sold our rental house, and the farm. A couple friends are moving the planes to NY for me.

Well, it's more nimble than you'd think if it's kept light. he empty operating weight of an MH-47G is almost 32,000lbs, maxed out with 13,200lb of fuel it grosses out at 54,000lbs. As far as maneuverability, I'd suspect a 46' is a little more maneuverable than a 47' just because of the weight...

UH-72 Lakotas which are really EurocopterEC-145s with executive interiors. We also have a couple C-182 used to facilitate engineering students and the flying team. We're also looking at C-208 Caravans in FY17. We collaterally support the jump team, the Black Knights with all the aircraft, but...

2,000 gallons, 2,500 gallons with internals. Burns 2,700 PPH. That's only for the MH-47s, the CHs carry about 2 hours worth of gas.

AWers, I've been absent from AW for some time, to which I was rewarded with about a dozen antique messages in my mailbox. I apologize. In a completely unplanned, and odd career twist, I'll be taking command of the West Point VIP Flight Detachment in June to finish off the last 3 of my 30...

So..I'm here in the Stan' and I come into work to find 10 copies of this story taped to my computer. I immediately declare it BS from a bunch of haters who are trying to discredit the SEAL legacy...then I read it and realize holy sh*t I used be at ST-1 with "Kristin"... Nothing can take away...

Agreed, the 85B is less than we funnel to our criminal "ally" Pakistan in a year. However, as you said, they chose the high visibility affect of cutting the military in an effort to make the cuts so heinous that surely nobody would vote them in. America as a whole won't feel a thing, but the...

If everyone thinks it's a joke, even it's even us. All internal training flight are stopped, only those pilots and crewmembers within 3 weeks of deploying will be allowed 5 hours to regain currency, all DODACs for ordering parts have been rescinded. No parts can be ordered unless they are...

8151, I was just referring to the Army birds. I'm not currently in a local in-country where I see many USMC rotary wing assets.

I'm enjoying another fall here in this disgusting butthole of a country. There are no US 72's here. Nor arethere are any U.S. "military" UH-1s. Of of contract )canadian helicopters B-2-12s and DOS owned UH-1Hs. The Army retired the last active duty Hueys out of Ft Lewis, WA about a year and a...

Un-manned...that's a bummer, I'd fly that thing! MR-

ADM McRaven was my C.O. at SEAL Team ONE...a very long time a go. He the definitive straight shooter, and is exactly the same man and leader now as he was then. He speaks the hard truth (as did GEN McCrystal), problem is I don't if anyone is listening. MR-

Ventus, being enlisted in the Army at any rank below E-7 sucks...like being a Hull Technician or an undesignated SN on a CVN sucks.. (do they even still have HTs?) however, being an Army WO is the best gig I could've ever hoped for, and I was enlisted for almost 13 years and left as a Chief...

And that right there would solve 50% of our Nation's citizenship problems... MR-

I can see the need to breast feed your kids...got it. However, during this photo where these mom's are only doing what's natural for mom's to do...nobody has mentioned the fact that while public breast feeding at work doesn't violate any regs, I'm pretty sure having your infants readily...

I know it's difficult at your stage to try and envision your career 20 years down the road, but it really comes down to two choices; do you have goals of someday being a battalion (squadron ) commander, or would you rather have less responsibility and stay in the cockpit for your career? That's...

The zombies will eat all the apartment dwellers first!

Mrs Pickle, Despite my Iowa upbringing and desire to live in the country, we rented little houses through all my duty stations, when we moved to the Pacific Northwest where we were fairly sure I was going to retire we bought a horse farm on a river. We absolutely love living here, and it's...

An F470 Zodiac is almost 6" wide which would choke a 46'. That's a now obsolete MH- 47D, the concept is affectionately called the "Delta Queen". It works great for recruiting commercials, and in the calmest of fresh water lakes, but usless in practical application. I guess unless we have to...

There's a ton of Army WO application and program information on www.verticalreference.com. There's also a couple of lengthy threads on the topic hidden somewhere on AW. Army recruiters DO NOT get any recruting credit for sending guys to Warrant officer Candidate School thus, they are less than...

I know I can be a little dated and harsh sometimes, but has anyone considered the possibility that once a guy, no matter his potential considers quitting over something as elementary as school house BS that he very well may have the same reaction when it gets hard after winging? Just...

Your 100 level English Composition course couldn't have contributed much to that 3.9 GPA.

Leonard, Yes, the Army Class 1A flight physical contains a color blind diagnostic. I don't remember which version, but Army Aviation has pretty much the same medical qualification criteria as the other services. Although a degree is not required, contrary to popular rumor, we are not the last...

As a huge Skyraider fan, (and currently working on a flying one for a museum), I can safely say thatI don't think there's enough R-3350 parts or guys who know how to work on them left in the country anymore to keep a small squadron of them flying:o) Although, in the 1970's a turbine COIN...

Bingo...

If I were defending the Blues' budget, I'd point Congress straight to Nellis for a guided tour of the T-Bird's facility and hand them a folder with the itemized per-flight hour cost of a C-17 vs a well used C-130. That would keep them busy for a while. You could even point out "The Blues don't...

Some dumba**will suggest reducing the teams to 3 ships each, or worse, "combining " the demo teams, maybe 3 Hornets, and 3 Vipers with the lead switiching services every 2 years, along with contracting out cargo services and doing away with Fat Albert and the Birds' C-17. Senator XXXXX (D)...

A fellow Team guy back in 2002 was almost complete at the HTs and was granted a transfer to the Corps, now he's an AV-8B IP at Cherry Point. I do remember he didn't enjoy TBS much though .

Dive Bomber with Errol Flynn. Some great color footage throughout the movie of NAS North Island except replaced the SH-60s and S-3s with N3N bi-planes and Devastator dive bombers. Blimp hangard are still in prominant view though. MR-

One needs only to take a comparitive look between the Army and USAF UAV/UAS comminities; since the AF believes that a an enlisted mouth breather doesn't have the cognitive skills to pilot a remote video game, all UPT grads pray to the selection drop gods that their shiny, new wings don't get...

An FAA certified "DER" Designted Engineering Representive charges as much as $500/hr and they can take as long as they deem neccessary to ensure the safety of the certificaton/modification. problem is, they apply the same standard to a new Cub or Stearman part as they do for the composite...

The manufacturing isn't the expensive part, it's FAA certification which for something as simple as a Cub engine can cost several (hundred) thousand dollars in "engineering reviews". There will never be the demand to recoup the certification development, which is why the homebuilt/experimental...

Not to get all doommsdayish on everyone, but I seriously think we're a generation (or less) from not being able to fly these planes anymore. Parts , especially engine components aren't being produced anymore, and you can only overhaul pistons ,cranks, and cases so many times. The expertise...

Sold...

Had it on my shelf for years, I think when Coontz made his trip 100LL was about 1.69/gal. Just to ferry it from IL to WA I had to budget $1,700. The C.O. may put the stops to XC wandering for the near term.

For at least a few years, still more Navy than Army in me...

Continental R-670-4 (220hp). It was delivered to NARB Dallas in 42', and spent the war at NAS Grosse Isle, MI, and finally ended up at NAS Corpus when it was AMARC'd in 1946. Spent the rest of it's life as a duster up in WI until the mid 60s. Open seat to AWers in the PNW if you can make it...

Wrote the check for a 1942 Navy Stearman. Couldn't help it, it was my Dad's and I got my first airplane ride in it on his lap when I was 5 in 1976. It got sold when he passed away in 1983 and haven't seen it since. The owner called me up a few weeks ago and offered me first right of refusal...

I don't ever remember briefing (or getting briefed) on formation, except maybe a very specific form to get into an LZ or avoid a threat RP inbound. CHK 2 picks a side and each subsequent CHK alternates .25 or less on the TACAN. It tightens up slightly RP inbound, but we can't get that close ass...

It's actually a little closer to 300K...

I wouldn't even give the benefit of you (or your"friend") making to the Stan'. I've seen hundreds of dedicated, it's all-I-ever-wanted-to-do would be frogmen get wrist sprain from ringing the bell after an hour of jack hammering in the surf behind BUD/s at 0300, shaking like a puppy sh*tting...

Whiting, pass this to your friend. There are indeed some of the most eclectic characters you'll ever meet tenuring in the SEAL Teams. We have all made significant sacrifices, pissed people off to get there. Most of us have even "quit" a former career (NFO, aircrew, SWO, etc) for the opportunity...

Hmmm, my first question is why did your friend accept orders as an NFO in the first place if he really wanted to be a SEAL? Regardless of his real motivation or potential as a SEAL officer, I can tell you with some certainty his sought after future as a SEAL enlisted or commisioned will be...

Keep in mind, the 160th has no say in who we support, it most decidedly "directed". The current incarnation of HCS-5 will do a lot more for theater NSW both in CONUS training and deployed than we can resource. The real crime is that we're making more efforts to support theater SOF in CONUS...

If the Navy at some time starts making grumblings about a nomex version of the aquaflage, be afraid...be very afraid. I keep a green bag in a foot locker to remind myself what it used to feel like to look like an aviator... MR-

Hey....what are you trying to say? I resemble that remark... MR-

Coincidentally, that same technique works to make the most of your military career as well. MR-

JSF, I've done a fair amount of consulting and spread sheets for guys wanting to fly civilian helicopters, and believe it or not, depending on who you train with, it can actually be cheaper to get your SE F/W ratings through CFI and just go back and make all your helicopter training...