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[PhrogPhlyer]

Play victim all you want

Again, not sure why you insist on the personal attack.
I have never stated, nor implied being a victim or anything else.

I clearly have stated what life was like for the vast majority of those I personally know during the late '70 through the early '90s.
The remainder of your post is an opinion, that I have read, and can comment on or not.
Apparently, service life has significantly changed in the past few decades.
So I do not disagree with your comments, but recognize that we have had different experiences during different decades.

 

[ChuckMK23]

Some Bell 407 buffoonery. Not dissimilar from the R44 that landed in front of me as I was taxiing out of my parking spot... Kids - don't be this guy!

 

[Griz882]

Some Bell 407 buffoonery. Not dissimilar from the R44 that landed in front of me as I was taxiing out of my parking spot... Kids - don't be this guy!

I’d say he was in a bit of a rush.

 

[PhrogPhlyer]

Some Bell 407 buffoonery.

And we wonder why the crew chief/LSE/ground guide is used so much in the military.
Not too common in the civilian world.

 

[ChuckMK23]

And we wonder why the crew chief/LSE/ground guide is used so much in the military.
Not too common in the civilian world.

Few helicopters are not single piloted as far as the FAA goes. A few types require a second pilot and a few operations do as well (IFR where no single-pilot certification /equipment exists)

Fire fighting and aerial utility is all about "vertical reference" flying as a pilot. Looking straight down over your shoulder.

I'd be curious what would be more efficient, crewman voice guidance from the back or vert reference flying. I don't believe the Super Pumas doing vertrep off MSC ships use a crewman.

 

[PhrogPhlyer]

I'd be curious what would be more efficient, crewman voice guidance from the back or vert reference flying.

I was quite comfortable with voice guidance from the crew chief during SAR hover, especially over water and at night.
Following his calls, I could focus on being extremely precise on RadAlt and Doppler hover, while monitoring system gauges..
Basically was an instrument procedure in a hover.

 

[ChuckMK23]

BTW Kern County Fire Dept in South Cal announced a deal to purchase a dedicated UH-60L Firehawk operated as a public service aircraft by county employees. Funded by a collective of municipalities.The "surplus" H-60 market is going strong.