Jeepstuff19
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Just wondering if anybody is,was, or knows somebody that was a fixed wing pilot in the Army, and what there experience was like?
Just wondering if anybody is,was, or knows somebody that was a fixed wing pilot in the Army, and what there experience was like?
Yep, as a "regular folk" myself, I've personally enjoyed that transport. A King Air is not as spacious as a C-130, but at least you're not sharing space with a Cadillac bin and 40 infantry+gear. Army aviators are generally a great group of folks. I'll carefully say that they are very different than AF pilots.Missions are generally ISR or VIP (and “regular” folk) transport.
My personally Army flying experience was all RW (TH-55, UH-1, U/MH-60, MD-500, MI-17)
No. It was just off the wall. In the early 1990’s I was based in Africa as an UNMO. My commander was a Russian Navy LTC (they use the same ranks as the Army), and the helicopter support was Russian MI-17s. They are a little more “lax” with rules than the US and he worked it out that I could occasionally fly with the Russians. I tracked the time, got the Russian commander to sign a memo that I had flown it, and when I came back Ft Rucker agreed to add the time to my flight records.MI-17? That's unique! Was that training Afghani Air Force? I just saw the article about the two MI-17's Fort Rucker acquired, and the corruption conviction that followed a few years ago-- crazy story.
Good deal, sir. Thanks for the story! What an experience.No. It was just off the wall. In the early 1990’s I was based in Africa as an UNMO. My commander was a Russian Navy LTC (they use the same ranks as the Army), and the helicopter support was Russian MI-17s. They are a little more “lax” with rules than the US and he worked it out that I could occasionally fly with the Russians. I tracked the time, got the Russian commander to sign a memo that I had flown it, and when I came back Ft Rucker agreed to add the time to my flight records.