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Well my ride on the Huey was memorable to say the least!
As Bruce alluded to, thinking you are going straight out the door at 500ft while banking at least 45deg is breath taking. I spent a lot of time talking with many former combat chopper pilots, door gunners and crew chief. Most interesting was the 1st Air Cav Scout pilot, who incidentally is a Canadian Vietnam veteran. He even pulled out his non regulation helmet and visor so I could get a photo op. In VN he had a Canadian flag painted on his visor much to the dismay of his CO which almost landed him in jail a few times. As he explained to me, what was the worst they could do, send him to Vietnam? 19 years old and full of himself, volunteered as a scout pilot one of the most dangerous jobs a chopper pilot could have. He said he would do it all over again.
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