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What does a C-27 do that a C-130 can't?

I think you are placing too much faith in the guys a GSC to see the big picture. What is so hard to understand about common in common vertical lift support platform? A couple of the previous posts eluded to the benefits of having the same basic helo platform Air Force wide. If the SAR community isn't replacing the 60 then GSC should replace the hueys with 60s and alleviate some of the chronic manning/shitty assignment problems. Tired of deploying? Enjoy the relaxed family atmosphere in Wyoming! Tired of freezing you ass off? Have we got sun and sand for you!

Yes, Kirtland and FE Warren are over 6000 feet and I know that Fairchild has training areas that high as well. In addition, the main reason GSC has helos is to get as many troops on the ground as fast as possible. The UH-72 would be a poor solution.

That's what I love about space command. They piss on your back and tell you it is raining.

This may have been discussed already but I didn't see anything: http://www.airforcet...110_usaf_helos/ Air Force nears UH-60 deal with Army By Michael Hoffman - Staff writer Posted : Monday Nov 1, 2010 13:32:48 EDT The Air Force is close to finalizing a sole-source deal to buy up to 93 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the U.S. Army, according to defense industry sources. Air Force officials launched the effort to replace the service's Vietnam War-vintage UH-1N Hueys with commercially available helicopters last year. From the beginning, the Air Force said it would make performance tradeoffs to keep costs down for what is called the Common Vertical Lift Support Platform. Air Force pilots fly UH-1Ns over the service's bases in Wyoming, North Dakota and Montana to monitor ICBM sites. The service also maintains Huey fleets at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to airlift VIPs around Washington; and at Hurlburt Field, Fla., for special operations missions. Service officials are proposing to buy the UH-60Ms without seeking competitive bids, a move they say will save money, according to the reports by Inside the Air Force and Citizens Against Government Waste.

I stand corrected, it was an army 60 flying a mixed group of troops.

Another toast And I heard the Aus bird was a blackhawk.

Despite the talibans claim I heard they have not found any evidence of a shoot-down yet. I hope big blue does an accident investigation.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100609/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan

Something happended Tuesday night. No injuries but there was some aircraft damage.

Some rumors floating around here: http://originalforum.justhelicopters.com/D...5496&page=1

It's official, Gates is on my 'do not save' list.

For a minute this article changed my opinion of Harvard, and then I got to the end of the article and realized they just leached the idea from the Naval Academy.