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See the thing is, I don't want to say ANYTHING, either positive or negative, or even neutral... Karma has a way of coming back to those that say stuff, and I don't want any of that shit anywhere near me.


Oops, too late.... shit....
If you served on helicopters without incident for years, you've got plenty of luck! :)
 


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If you served on helicopters without incident for years, you've got plenty of luck! :)

Nope, not without incident. :unsure:

(Although I lived, I think...

Anybody see the original Jacob's Ladder from 1990 with Tim Robbins, )
 


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Yes.... that's an interesting show
 


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Nope, not without incident. :unsure:

(Although I lived, I think...

Anybody see the original Jacob's Ladder from 1990 with Tim Robbins, )
Let me guess...in spite of the "incident"... you have no reservations about climbing into another helicopter..:unsure:
 


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Let me guess...in spite of the "incident"... you have no reservations about climbing into another helicopter..:unsure:

Here's the funny thing.

I truly have zero issues about getting into a helicopter and flying.

Wanna see someone with PTSD? Be around me when I'm watching a helicopter fly...

Yeah, I can't say why either. FML
 


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Here's the funny thing.

I truly have zero issues about getting into a helicopter and flying.

Wanna see someone with PTSD? Be around me when I'm watching a helicopter fly...

Yeah, I can't say why either. FML
Were you a pilot..or part of the crew...
 


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WTF....so your flyin in a chopper...with a big door open...my nuts just shriveled up....:sick:
 


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WTF....so your flyin in a chopper...with a big door open...my nuts just shriveled up....:sick:

Hanging outside the airframe, in the slipstream, hanging onto an M2, butterfly mashed, laying the entire 100-round belt out the dangerous end of the weapon, barrel glowing cherry-red, so hot that the first two rounds of the next belt cooks off from the barrel heat alone.
 


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Hanging outside the airframe, in the slipstream, hanging onto an M2, butterfly mashed, laying the entire 100-round belt out the dangerous end of the weapon, barrel glowing cherry-red, so hot that the first two rounds of the next belt cooks off from the barrel heat alone.
Now that...Is woody material....now if only we didn't have to lift off
 


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Now that...Is woody material....now if only we didn't have to lift off

Let me see if I can go find one of my favorite video clips.
 


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Let me see if I can go find one of my favorite video clips.
awesome
 


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This wouldn't normally be my kind of music, but in this context, it fits the mood.
 


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Very cool video...could never do that...or touch the rim in basketball...I have my limitations...;)
 


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Hanging outside the airframe, in the slipstream, hanging onto an M2, butterfly mashed, laying the entire 100-round belt out the dangerous end of the weapon, barrel glowing cherry-red, so hot that the first two rounds of the next belt cooks off from the barrel heat alone.
Roger that.
 


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Interesting German NOE footage. The film said 5-7 hour mission at 25 feet AGL the entire flight. I don't get that - any details? That's a long long flight and lack of air defense net should not require terrain masking the entire time. Training? Logistics flight?

The Germans have some great people in their services as well; highly skilled. For years their Tornado squadrons trained at Holloman and only a few years ago pulled them out. Many were the times in the deep forest I'd look up at the sound of jets and see two or three Luftwaffe Tornados go over followed shortly by "red" Tigersharks acting as opfor.
 


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Highly motivating.

You've heard all the jokes about helo's, I'm sure. Truth be told flying them is harder than flying jet planes.

I used to ride around Japan in our Air Wing's H-3's. Back and forth from Yokosuka harbor where the USS Midway was docked and our shared airfield, Atsugi, about 20 miles away. Always pleased to see a some red hydraulic fluid seeping here and there - knew there was some still in it.

Saw several actual helicopter rescues, one of a squadronmate who ejected after a cold catapult shot. He bought everyone in that crew a nice bottle of Jack Daniels.
 


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Here's the funny thing.

I truly have zero issues about getting into a helicopter and flying.

Wanna see someone with PTSD? Be around me when I'm watching a helicopter fly...

Yeah, I can't say why either. FML

Been thinking about this today (I'm out working). Not my business and feel free to not answer. Do you keep in touch with the guys you flew with?
 


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Been thinking about this today (I'm out working). Not my business and feel free to not answer. Do you keep in touch with the guys you flew with?

Only one, but he is actually from another squadron.
 




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