mohave green Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 I have looked at the thread regarding the Kiowa divestment. Any ideas as to when we will see the results or is it a shell game for re-deploying the people they want to keep? It seems like there is too much military activity by other nations overseas for the USA to be scaling back its military operations. From a financial point of view it would be a good thing but the reality of the world political landscape might indicate otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocity173 Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 I have looked at the thread regarding the Kiowa divestment. Any ideas as to when we will see the results or is it a shell game for re-deploying the people they want to keep? It seems like there is too much military activity by other nations overseas for the USA to be scaling back its military operations. From a financial point of view it would be a good thing but the reality of the world political landscape might indicate otherwise.Well it's already been set. The OH-58 is going away and it's pilots will be looking for jobs. I'd say roughly half will go to other airframes. 1/4 will go to various non flying jobs and a 1/4 will be forced out. So you're looking at maybe a couple hundred 58 pilots going into the market. It's not just the OH-58 either. The Army as a whole has been downsizing. While the world political landscape might indicate a need for military involvement, it doesn't require the numbers of Army aviators that we currently have. At least from the leadership view, they believe they can do the same job with additional Apaches & UAVs. Considering that 58s had the highest optempo in both wars, they have a huge shoe to fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Incidentally, IERW (basic flight training) at Fort Rucker will be shifting to the LUH-72 Lakota (EC-145) from the Bell 206 soon. Down the line you'll have folks getting out of the Army with the EC literally being the "least complex" aircraft they've flown. They'll also never, ever do a touchdown autorotation. Back in my day... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-aron Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Are fulldown autos no longer going to be part of training? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Are fulldown autos no longer going to be part of training?Correct. They will be power recoveries once the Lakota is implemented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharyouTree Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Incidentally, IERW (basic flight training) at Fort Rucker will be shifting to the LUH-72 Lakota (EC-145) from the Bell 206 soon. Down the line you'll have folks getting out of the Army with the EC literally being the "least complex" aircraft they've flown. They'll also never, ever do a touchdown autorotation. Back in my day... When I left, Autos weren't even an evaluated maneuver in Hawks anymore. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomer Pylot Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 The Army ain't what it used to be. And it never was. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UH60L-IP Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 CharyouTree, Really? Autos weren't a graded maneuver in blackhawks by the time you left? Autos are STILL a graded maneuver in blackhawks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 CharyouTree, Really? Autos weren't a graded maneuver in blackhawks by the time you left? Autos are STILL a graded maneuver in blackhawks.Wow, I didn't catch that. No bueno. I'm extremely impressed with the academics so far though (again, haven't started flying). Much more in depth than my civilian training with many more resources and training aids at my fingertips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocity173 Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Terminate with power at 30 ft and both throttles stay in the fly detent. Edited August 29, 2014 by Velocity173 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UH60L-IP Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Lindsey, True, there is just no comparison in academics between the civilian and military world. Military academics make the civilian academics look like a very poor introduction. And, when possible, I go much further in 1-on-1 (or 2) with students than even the academic classes. I personally like the Navy's training manual, especially for aerodynamics - it's about twice as thick as even the Army's. I don't agree with a lot of things that the Army does but we do not go light on the academics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBuzzkill Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 (edited) We have to do autos and manual throttle every 90 days. It's still not enough to feel comfortable doing them but the muscle memory helps hopefully enough to be survivable. Some of these birds can be quite a handful. As for the numbers above I would be surprised if even half of the 58 drivers get transitions. Time will tell but I just don't see the demand. That said, a lot of guys aren't going to reach even the 1500-2000 hours mark and wont be motivated to continue with civil flying. Edited August 29, 2014 by SBuzzkill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscott60 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 We dont even practice autos in the Chinook as an ATM maneuver, or even a demo. The Test Pilots do them to set auto RPM. I did one the other day. 3000+ FPM decent. Good times. It autos even faster than the KW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotdogs Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Zulus and Yankees are not allowed to do power recovery autos anymore. Torching engines at the bottom of the auto resulted in a bunch of incidents. In addition to constantly over G'ing the aircraft between the 180 and short final. So essentially it's a power on auto which results in a half assed profile and potentially bad habit patterns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscott60 Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Oh really? That is interesting to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synixman Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Practice full Autos to the Deck in the MH-60R and S are prohibited maneuvers. Auto profile ends in a power recovery <25KGS and about 30ft. We do them in the sim (obviously), but those are more to practice Complete Loss of T/R Drive to an auto, and the peripheral and "seat of the pants" cues in the sim aren't great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Meyrick Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Seem to be plenty of vacancies in Texas for PHI EMS.There is ONE less now, 'cos I humbly applied for one of them. got it, waiting for class date. After 10 years 4 months flying for them offshore (Gulf and Angola), seemed a nice change of pace. And right beside an area in Texas where I have a house rental business going.Also scenic, lakes, boating, motorcycling, etc. Reasons for hop-skipping across:+++Location, location+++ I was surprised (when i did the research) that there was a "Geographic differential pay" for the location, which coughs up another $220 or so per bi-weekly pay check.+++plenty of work-over. That's dead in the Gulf for 407 turkeys. This year has been terrible. $26,000 last year in w/o and only $3,000 so far this year. +++ Change of pace+++ flew EMS before for another operator, and hated it. Nurse politics, no support, treated like.... dirt. Heard varying, but a lot of good stories about the way my employer does the business. Let's give it 100 %, no 110%, and see if this can work.+++ nice to get back into NVG's. Flew them before in LE.+++. and off-road landings, as indicated above by others, has its satisfaction, and same for being single pilot PIC. The two crew never satisfied me. Ask ANY two crew captain "If the money was the same, which would you choose? A 407 or a S76 / S92?" And the ones I have asked, so far, without exception, have given me that funny look reserved for people who ask stupid questions, or crawl out of damp corners. All (so far) have said they would unhesitatingly choose the 407, for fun. Anyway, wish me luck. Back to being the junior kid on the (new) block. Polish up my P's and Q's. (you can do it, Moriarty, you can do it...) (Just watch those nurse jokes...) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Remember that wires are everywhere and, as you recall, it's not your emergency... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Meyrick Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) Remember that wires are everywhere and, as you recall, it's not your emergency... Ain't that the truth. If you had to write down the Golden Rules for EMS pilots,"watch 'em bloody wires"would be right up there alongside"beware inadvertent IMC" and"beware inadvertent slow descent at night over black". Leaving out the nurse wise-cracks (we'll poke fun later in that department, maybe), what else jumps instantly to your mind? Oops, if the O.P. doesn't mind me, that is. Somewhere, I got a scribble about frightening myself with wires. True story. 100%. Not even my infamous "99%". Lemme see if I can dig it out, and pollute the polite forum. Okay, found it, and just posted it, for what it's worth. (probably not-a-lot).Here's the link. Just sent shivers down my spine remembering that day. "Of Helicopters and Humans (35) - Do you see any wires?" Edited September 20, 2014 by Francis Meyrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroscout Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Remember that wires are everywhere and, as you recall, it's not your emergency...The wires aren't everywhere, just where you want to go.It's not your emergency...to start with. No need to cause one either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle5 Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 That's why I often hug the coast/shoreline. No wires over the water...well as long as its not a river! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomer Pylot Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 One thing you need to watch for along the shore is kites. I've seen them flying >300' above the ground, and some of them are very large. Those require very strong line, which can bring you down one way or another. Once, flying along the beach east of Galveston, under a 300' broken ceiling, I saw one flying above the clouds, just happened to see it dead ahead through a break in the ceiling. I banked very hard, and somehow missed it. You have to pay attention, to everything, all the time, if you want to live to be old. I'm still trying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle5 Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hang gliders too...if there's a cliff nearby...and low flying banner lowers who never announce on the local ctaf, not to mention sea planes who will actually fly below you without saying a word! Scary thought is, they probably can't even see me? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ospreydriver Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 The coastline is always a high-traffic area. It makes for easy navigation (ocean on the right/land on the left or vice versa and you can't get lost) and good sightseeing. VFR flight following is your friend. Why would anyone want to fly a kite above a cloud where you can't even see it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomer Pylot Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I don't know, I didn't have time to ask him/her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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