I was from the “Huey era” of Army aviation. The saying then was that there were two kinds of soldiers in the Army - those who have crashed in a helicopter, and those who are going to crash in a helicopter.
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Those were the days!
Yeah, I know. I’ve ridden and jumped from dozens of them. They really aren’t supposed to be up there.
Grumman Test Pilot Don Evans was very skeptical of helicopters. He told a story of having been at a test range and been invited by a friend to take a ride on a test flight of a helicopter. His friend prevailed on him to take the ride - but when Don understood what the next test procedure would be, he demanded to be let off.His friend let Don off the chopper, and proceeded with the test - and crashed, and totaled, the chopper.