Everything posted by busdriver
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Name that cockpit
- Name that cockpit
- Name that cockpit
and both apache pictures are of the rear cockpit- Good military/aviation books
"Flying Through Midnight" by John T Halliday LtCol (ret) USAF, about his time as a FAC in Laos in a C-123.- Aviation Truisms
Here's one: The ground has a Pk of 1.0- Lifestyle of Helicopter Pilots
60's at Moody here. Deployments tend to be pretty short and predictable.- MC/HC comparison questions
Question about the reduced amount of AFSOC drops directly out of UPT. Any hint that this is going to include helos as well? They planning on going back to the go to Hueys first to get "seasoned?"- Cool Things About Herk Flying (or your airplane)
Flying at 50ft, 120kts on goggles while dodging trees.- The Fastest Pilot on Baseops
0 knots, 600 agl- Radio etiquette
ATC, ha. "Jolly XX cleared to land taxiway charlie, remain east of 18L cleared frequency change to ground."- General pilot lifestyle questions
Line pilot in the 60s: 1700 rollcall (mass brief) how much before this you show is your call 1800 crew brief 1900 go grab a bite to eat 1930-1945 suit up 2000 In seats at the aircraft 2100 take off 0200 land mx debrief immediately (ac only) 0245 debrief (time for this depends on mission complexity, average about an hout) so 0345, out the door so call it a 11-12 hour day on average if you're flying. - Name that cockpit