t.o.n.y Posted March 27, 2012 Report Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) Was reading some Army publication while waiting for the oral board, said Apache's crash the most with Chinooks the least. Don't recall the numbers, but overall - for all airframes - only half of all crashes were due to hostile fire. According to their numbers at least... Edited March 27, 2012 by t.o.n.y Quote
Helipilot PTK Posted March 27, 2012 Report Posted March 27, 2012 I am not even finished with my packet let alone accepted into the program, and I have already changed my mind a hundred times about what aircraft I would prefer to fly... In reality flying any helicopter for Uncle Sam would be a dream come true. Now back to finishing my packet. Quote
akscott60 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Posted March 27, 2012 I like flying with no doors As for losses, well, lately we have been running into eachother or f*cking up a FADEC fail EP. Yea, combat losses are there, but we fly right where the metal meets the meat. At least my seat is armored. 1 Quote
d10 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 What a surprise, a video of Pedro guys acting unprofessional and reckless. 1 Quote
Grind Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Posted March 28, 2012 Whatever, mad respect to PJ's and their drivers. 1 Quote
SBuzzkill Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 What a surprise, a video of Pedro guys acting unprofessional and reckless. Huh? Quote
Hotdogs Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 Older vid, but still a good one. http://youtu.be/apUMNvDkZIA Quote
d10 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 Huh? Grind's video on page 1. I spent a year splitting Medevac missions with Pedro and I'll just say the impression they left on us then was the same impression I got watching that video. And what I saw in the video was a unit that claims to specialize in extracting casualties from the battlefield flying low over Afghanistan, buzzing people's houses, shooting stuff up, crashing trucks (?), relaxing at the FOB, and then almost 4 minutes in they actually pick up some casualties. Quote
SBuzzkill Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 Ohhh, I had no idea what a pedro was. Quote
Grind Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Posted March 28, 2012 Not a flying video, but hilarious none the less, pretty much convinced me I want to fly helicopters. I'm sure you Marine folk have seen this, maybe not the Army guys... 3 Quote
UnitedWeStand111 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 ^ that vid is funny. No one wants to post the obvious, so Ill man up and do it ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbAsDHCgqEY&feature=related Quote
akscott60 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 I have watched that AC/DC video at least 5 times in the classroom. The Army seems to love it. Quote
Lindsey Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 This is it's awesome unofficial counterpart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16_43Pnynxo Quote
SBuzzkill Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) Edited March 28, 2012 by SBuzzkill Quote
SBuzzkill Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klNld1IauA0 1 Quote
UnitedWeStand111 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Posted March 29, 2012 Dont hate me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4xGZdpWcK4&feature=related I felt bad for the chinook, I shall redeem it. Quote
UnitedWeStand111 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Posted March 29, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqqKe1AxfHk&feature=related Quote
UnitedWeStand111 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Posted March 29, 2012 Nightstalker Recruitment Video Quote
Grind Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Posted March 29, 2012 I felt bad for the chinook, I shall redeem it. What Chinook? That's a CH-46 Quote
UnitedWeStand111 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Posted March 29, 2012 What Chinook? That's a CH-46 Did I say chinook? I meant sea knight Quote
Hotdogs Posted March 30, 2012 Report Posted March 30, 2012 Did I say chinook? I meant sea knight Wrong again. You mean Phrog. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.