peterserendenskyjr Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 Hello, I am a current reservist who just got selected for Warrant Officer Flight Training going into regular Army. I know someone else has a thread called 64 Vs 60's. But I would like to know a bit more about the other air frames as well. I would honestly not mind flying any of them but if i am lucky enough to get a choice I want to be well informed. A lot of you said to choose the mission and not the air frame but maybe those of you in the field can elaborate on some details of what the mission actually is. I appreciate your time and response and hope to work with you very shortly!- Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedude Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 Do you want to pick stuff up and put it back down or go shoot stuff? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkAr Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 Do you want to pick stuff up and put it back down or go shoot stuff?Shooting stuff IS just picking stuff up and putting it back down again, technically. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhenry Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 If you like instruments and chill atmosphere 47s or c12. Air assaults - 60s. Infantryman with wings and a big gun - 64s I just selected and that was my general vibe going into it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBuzzkill Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 "The mission" can vary a ton depending on what roll/environment you're flying in.  You may be super busy as a Chinook pilot in one scenario and in another be sitting around waiting for the one NEO or artillery movement you're going to get in the rotation. You may be flying your butt off as an AH-64 pilot during a COIN deployment, or you may be sitting around stateside with broken aircraft. You could be getting busy with air assaults and ring routes as a UH-60 pilot, or you could be in a sleepy MEDEVAC detachment just making minimums and doing patient transfers. You could be doing exciting things in an airplane or you could be circling for hours over Korea in an RC-12. You could be playing OPFOR in a UH-72 instead of flying whatever you picked during selection. You could be flying an OH-58 chasing around Apaches instead of flying whatever you picked during selection. You could assess for the 160th and do whatever they do. My advice is to get to flight school. Focus on doing the best you can in the birds you're flying there, and when selection comes if you don't have a favorite, pick whichever one makes your heart take an extra beat. Or just go for the airframe with the best duty stations. Or whichever one you get forced into. Or just throw a beer can at the board and take what it hits. Avoid anything that might be going away soon. Or don't, because it may lead to opportunities you wouldn't have in other airframes.  See what I'm saying? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seminole Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 For the veteran guys out there;Â Would you guys agree that 60s have the greatest diversity in mission types? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Sure, as long as you know attack is not one of those missions. Also know that while 60s have a diverse set of missions, you may only see a few of those in your time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike0331 Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Isn't there one caveat to that: DAP? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Sure, but since we are discussing airframe selection I am discussing what the 60 population in the big army does, not what one single 60 company in the DoD does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nsavage Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Any other input on the mission set for each of the helos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creep0321 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 If you like instruments and chill atmosphere 47s or c12. Air assaults - 60s. Infantryman with wings and a big gun - 64s I just selected and that was my general vibe going into it.You do know 47s do Air Assaults right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevinnnnnnnn Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 How hard is it to get c12? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmurray Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 The E model Apaches do instruments. Also, the chill atmosphere can mostly be unit dependent. Just some food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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