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To: Tom Tetroxide

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The helicopter had a crew of three Army personnel:

Captain Rebecca Lobach, 28, was the pilot flying and undergoing her annual night flying evaluation. She had accumulated 450 flight hours at the time of the crash, with 326 on UH-60 type helicopters.[20][21][22][7]: 3

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves, 39, was the evaluator for Lobach and was serving as the pilot monitoring who primarily communicated with air traffic controllers. He had 968 flight hours, with 300 on the UH-60.[23][24][25][7]: 3

Staff Sergeant Ryan O’Hara, 29, was the crew chief (aircraft maintenance technician), with 1,149 flight hours, all being on the UH-60.[26][13][7]: 3


28 posted on 04/27/2025 1:49:27 PM PDT by TexasGator (1.1'11.'11/'~~'111./.)
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To: TexasGator

Why would a pilot with 326 hours flight time in that type have an instructor sitting next to her? What is the minimum amount of flight time in that type to be considered “trained”?


52 posted on 04/27/2025 2:35:39 PM PDT by Bernard (Issue an annual budget. And Issue a federal government balance sheet. Let's see what we got.)
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