"Is there a problem with that?"
Posted on 02/06/2008 6:20:45 PM PST by The Black Knight
The US ARMY Aviation folks have a *lot* more and lots of different types - attack, light, med and heavy lift (cargo) and of course the ever popular fixed wing buch for those wh prefer to fly pretty aircraft.
For more see
http://www.usarmyaviation.com/
My cousin, Phil, flew for the Army for 22 years, retired as a WO4 - and he seemed to enjoy it.
It’s a fantasic base. When you go in, the runway stops right at a road about 35 to 45 feet above the road, we you go in and one of those jets are taking off, it’s thrill to have it go right over your head that close. Course I haven’t been there in about 10 years, so it may have changed, but every summer they have an airshow that’s free to go to and a half million people go to it in 2 or 3 days. The cadets are so nice, and everyone is friendly.
Thanks for the head’s up from Northwest Missouri ping
I thought helos were mostly piloted by NCO’s, not officers.
Has that changed?
Never mind counter-protests, I want the (tofu) hot dog concession!
Poor people can’t afford to jet set off to Nebraska from around the world, I smell opportunity.
Never mind counter-protests, I want the (tofu) hot dog concession!
Poor people can’t afford to jet set off to Nebraska from around the world, I smell opportunity.
Will the nearby Corn Palace be able to handle the extra traffic? I’ve been meaning to get a post card of the rightly-famous corncob Mt. Rushmore.
I thought helos were specifically piloted by Warrant Officers.
That could be.
They start out as EM and achieve WO.
THe Air Force. We only deploy if it has a Howard Johnson there with room service, and a golf course. But, to fly helos you gotta go Army, Marines, even Navy. Very few helo pilots in USAF.
You mean, like this?
Ooh baby...she's so, so...svelt, that's what she is. Just check out those fenders on her, would 'ya? Whoa, baby...and that strong lookin' strut going from 'er fender, all the way to her wing...wow!..and that tail! Big 'ol boxy twin tail rudders just turn me on! Start my engines! Whoa!
[heheheheh]
Actually, to pilot anything in the AF one has to be an officer. But they have other flying jobs that are enlisted: Load Master, Gunner, Flight Engineer, Boom Operator (cool job, passing fuel to other planes) and those are just the ones I know about.
To be a pilot or a navigator in the AF one has to be an officer. Go to college and join ROTC or finish college and go to OTS. Or if he's got time he can apply to the Academy and go to college there. A minumun of a BS/BA is required for commissioning.
There are flying jobs for enlisted in the AF and probably the other services. I only know about the AF.
Evasive Action? Heck no!! Your brothers are excited about the possibility of a counter-protest!
I live close, so I may just have to gather up some buddies this year and "debate" these protesting little phlegm-wads!
Odd...I used to ride around in Air Force HH-53 Pavelows, HH-60 Pavehawks and such. I'm pretty sure they were Air Force. I was wearing an Air Force uniform, just like the air crews were wearing.
Air Force flies helos - we just don't talk about it much. :)
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