Posted on 02/15/2017 6:27:19 PM PST by ameribbean expat
According to the Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense the helicopter (carrying four rocket pods) was involved in a “planned visual orienteering exercise,” in which trainee pilots were told to determine their location “including by means of human survey.” According to the statement, cited by the local media, the exercise was a “success.”
In other words, the crew member was asking for directions to the closest city after getting lost in poor weather.
(Excerpt) Read more at theaviationist.com ...
That didn’t exist yet when I took the K3 class at Devens.
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