Just spent the morning at the range with a friend who was an FO in Vietnam. He is furious at this. Can’t believe they used a “cargo helicopter”(his words) to insert these troops into a “hot LZ.” “Why didn’t they use several Blackhawks?” He believes someone high up should go down for this.
The altitude is too high. Only CH47's can carry useful loads at the altitudes where the operations are occurring (7000+ feet)
74 posted on 08/07/2011 11:00:59 AM PDT by 13foxtrot