Hi 03USMC
I have never been in a moving helicopter only a few on the ground at air shows. Can you describe what it's like flying in one sorry for the basic school boy question?

Is landing in the jungle or in the mountains scarier then landing on a ship say bouncing a little in the dark?

Hi wolfen
You work on F-14, F-4, A-4? Holly sh__ these are some of my all time favorite fighters! A-4s are near the very top of my all time favorite aircraft list that little jet could carry some load. Were F-14s really high maintenance fighters the way make them out to be? I made friends with a F-15 driver in a different forum and he not only went off on how his Eagle could wipe the floors with any Tomcat but also called the hanger queens.

Thanks Guys

Lotta vibration, lotta noise. I always laugh at movies where they have conversations in helo's with out comm gear. Ya can't hear crap in a helo, you use hand signals or get right up in someones ear and yell.

I'd rather land on any type of land than on the deck of a LPH, LHD or LHA. the ground doesn't roll and the pilot doesn't have to time his touch down with the roll of the ground.

There are perfectly good aircraft. Only one I'd fly in is either a B25, F4 or a Chinook.

And the only time to worry about the Chinook is when it quits leaking.....

Yeah same with a 46 as long as the Phrog is leaking she is air worthy

Originally Posted by Hmmm

There are perfectly good aircraft. Only one I'd fly in is either a B25, F4 or a Chinook.

And the only time to worry about the Chinook is when it quits leaking.....

Theres no such thing as a perfectly good aircraft.

Originally Posted by rock45

Hi 03USMC
I have never been in a moving helicopter only a few on the ground at air shows. Can you describe what it's like flying in one sorry for the basic school boy question?

Is landing in the jungle or in the mountains scarier then landing on a ship say bouncing a little in the dark?

Hi wolfen
You work on F-14, F-4, A-4? Holly sh__ these are some of my all time favorite fighters! A-4s are near the very top of my all time favorite aircraft list that little jet could carry some load. Were F-14s really high maintenance fighters the way make them out to be? I made friends with a F-15 driver in a different forum and he not only went off on how his Eagle could wipe the floors with any Tomcat but also called the hanger queens.

Thanks Guys

CH46/47 Army Navy and Marine versions -> Leak like sives, rattles shakes, and make sfunny noises
53's do all of the above and leak hydraulic fulid also.

Yea i worked on Cats, Phantoms and Skyhawks, A-4 was a royal pain to pull the engine out of, Phantom was living proff that a rock will fly with a big enough engine, and a Tomcat is the queen of the sky.
And helocopters DO NOT create enough lift to fly, they simply beat the crap out of the air until it submits.
Althoughthe Navy and Marine 53's do need rotor blade extensions to get off teh ground, make a person feel really safe.

Oh and no landing in teh jungle is not sacrier than landing on a carrier, NOTHING is worse than landiong on a moving object

Originally Posted by wolfen

Theres no such thing as a perfectly good aircraft.

Wanna bet?

I betcha I can prove you wrong! Wanna bet?

Originally Posted by Hmmm

Wanna bet?

I betcha I can prove you wrong! Wanna bet?

If you find one.......it ain't military.

Wanna bet?

They're all good aircraft.
Provided they're sitting on the ground & not moving....


I won't disagree with ya on military aircraft! Just pulling your leg guys!

Originally Posted by Hmmm

Wanna bet?

I betcha I can prove you wrong! Wanna bet?

How many years did YOU spend fixing the engines on the perfectly good aircraft?
keep in mind perfectly good doesn't mean a static display at the gate on your base