[simpits-tech] Memory Lane....

[Chris Woodul]

I hear that, but in peacetime Hueys are a blast to fly in. We have one here
in Ft. Worth that belongs to the Texas Air Command Museum. I have been in it
a bunch too ( including flying it) forgot to mention that in my list.
However...NO ONE WAS SHOOTING AT ME!!!!!!!!! That makes a big difference!
I dont know how it feels to fly over green jungle and sit on thin aluminum
and know that just below are lots of folks aiming at this big slow noisey
green thing in the sky! That takes *alls!

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "John P. Miguez" <jmiguez@bellsouth.net>
To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Memory Lane....


> That would be cool!  The only time I ever was scared in Vietnam (I'm
lying)
> was in a Huey.  Used to ride them every so often.  I remember one time
when
> we were flying about 10 feet over the tree tops.  I looked down and
realized
> that if the engine would quit, I was dead.
>
> I mean.... you have high school kids (wantabe real pilots) flying them,
> every Gook would unload a AK47 clip at you as you fly by and no ejection
> seats.
>
> Give me a fast mover any time.
> Even a C-130.  Big, tough and 4, count them, 4 engines.
>
> John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Woodul" <crewstation1@charter.net>
> To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Memory Lane....
>
>
> > While in Jacksonville Florida at the SAFE show where I took my F-111F
> > Cockpit ( sim) and some of my seat collection, I met some pilots from
the
> > local sheriffs department. They wanted to sit in my Cockpit so I said,
> "sure
> > if you will let me go flying in your Helicopter" and the guy thought I
was
> > serious ( I would have let him sit in the cockpit anyway) well long
story
> > short they invited me and my freind Mike to come to the roofttop of the
> > downtown police station where they would come fly in and pick us up. I
had
> > the funnest nite of my life getting 3 hours in the front left seat on
the
> > first trip, and then  flying in the back for 3 hours in a second
> helicopter
> > while Mike sat up front for his "turn". I went on at least four police
> > chases, got to operate the NITESUN spotlight while circling a
neighborhood
> > for over an hour looking for some punk with an AK-47 who was hiding, as
> well
> > as the pilot letting me fly the thing most of the non-tactical time. I
> even
> > got to fly along the beach at nite at 100 feet with the spotlight
shining
> on
> > the waves. On mikes flight we flew with the NVG goggles and did the
> hunting
> > that way. I am a fixed wing pilot, but I realy enjoyed getting to fly in
> > those helicopters that nite for over six hours total. ITs even more fun
> when
> > you get to chase bad guys, that made it feel like some sort of combat.
The
> > coolest thing was them letting us fly lot, and that they let me fly up
the
> > river there and hover outside of the waterfront hotel area and then take
> > pictures. I took almost 100 pictures that nite! I am going back there in
a
> > month or so to do it again, I cant wait!
> >
> > Chris W
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John P. Miguez" <jmiguez@bellsouth.net>
> > To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
> > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 12:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Memory Lane....
> >
> >
> > > Justin,  You should try and get a chopper ride off a Louisiana
offshore
> > > platform.  They overload the things so much that the pilot sometimes
has
> > to
> > > sort of hop it off the helo deck.  It then drops about 10 feet toward
> the
> > > water until it gets enough speed to fly.
> > >
> > > A little nerve racking the first time...
> > >
> > > John
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Brian Sikkema" <hangr18@hotmail.com>
> > > To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 10:13 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Memory Lane....
> > >
> > >
> > > > ROFL! That's one I had not heard before, I'll be sure to torment my
> dad
> > > with
> > > > that one! ;) (He's an army guy, and therefore unsafe ;)
> > > >
> > > > ----Original Message Follows----
> > > > From: Gene Buckle <geneb@deltasoft.com>
> > > > Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> > > > To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Memory Lane....
> > > > Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:11:43 -0800 (PST)
> > > >
> > > > "If your wing is moving faster than you are, you're in a Helicopter
> and
> > > > are therefore unsafe." -Unk.
> > > >
> > > > :)
> > > >
> > > > g.
> > > >
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