[ansel12]

I’ve ridden in a lot more helicopters than I’ve landed in, the Army has all kinds of ways to get back to earth from them or of getting you off the earth without landing them.

STABO is the most of fun of all helicopter involved activities.

[21twelve]

Back in college I took a class each year through ROTC that was “adventure” type stuff. Learning basic rock climbing, rappelling, etc.

The best one was rappelling off of a helicopter. All the other rappels we did made me nervous as you edged over the top of the cliff, or built up the near to get on a rope tied off to an i-beam in the ceiling of the gym.

In the helicopter it was just the guy in uniform barking “go,go,go! (or whatever it was) and off you went!

[redcatcherb412]

I’ve ridden in a lot more helicopters than I’ve landed in

Amen, cannot forget the many missions being inserted and extracted by these now 'classic' birds in '67/'68.
This sassy looking bird from Fireball Aviation of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade.

Love the Huey, get that feeling in my gut hearing them in movies or videos. That wop-wop of one flaring and feathering for a landing you can feel deep vibrating your soul. And the earth shaking roar and vibration of multiple birds on a patrol mission is hard to forget.

I know, just another boomer trying to live in the past, but Air Mobile troopers know exactly what I wax on so eloquently of. lol.