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[Griz882]

Experimental Fly-By-Wire UH-60M Black Hawk To Become Autonomy Testbed

Evolving autonomous resupply and other capabilities could open up new and valuable tactical opportunities for the Army's Black Hawk fleets.

www.twz.com

I do much of my solo flying “pilot optional.”

 

[Hair Warrior]

Dozens Of AH-64, UH-60, and CH-47 Helicopters Were Damaged In Storm At Colorado Army Base

The Army has sought tens of millions of dollars to help pay for repairs of helicopters damaged at Fort Carson earlier this year.

www.twz.com

That’s not good.

 

[Griz882]

This isn’t good either…but I guess it’s “art.”

 

[Uncle Fester]

This isn’t good either…but I guess it’s “art.”

Your LifeFlight got tagged, ese. It now belongs to the WestSide Cholos.

 

[Hair Warrior]

This isn’t good either…but I guess it’s “art.”

I mean… if you really needed to, couldn’t you just give it a wipe down with paint thinner on the windows, check over the airframe/ engines/ avionics to ensure no further damage or tampering, and get it in the air?

 

[Gatordev]

I mean… if you really needed to, couldn’t you just give it a wipe down with paint thinner on the windows, check over the airframe/ engines/ avionics to ensure no further damage or tampering, and get it in the air?

You wouldn't want paint thinner on plexi. From the video, they show it's been cleaned, but it takes time to inspect everything. Who knows what else got messed with.

That said, I would bet a spare was on the way within a day.

Your LifeFlight got tagged, ese.

Technically <pushes up glasses>, it's Mercy Air. Lifeflight is both a different program AND a different company, although not necessarily both.

 

[Griz882]

The FAA has created a new pilot rating, “Powered Lift.” VAI is holding a webinar for the tilt gang to get in the game.

Welcome! You are invited to join an HAI@Work webinar: VAI Webinars—Powered-Lift Aircraft Category: New Aircraft, Common Goal. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

For the first time in over 80 years, the FAA has created a brand-new aircraft category—powered-lift. Designed to support the continued development and integration of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft into the US National Airspace System, SFAR 120: Integration of Powered-Lift: Pilot...

rotor.zoom.us

 

[ChuckMK23]

In other helo news - giving the base ops male head a little helo love: next to NAS NORVA/CHAMBERS C-12 DET

 

[IKE]

In other helo news - giving the base ops male head a little helo love: next to NAS NORVA/CHAMBERS C-12 DET
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Cue @Brett327 giving @ChuckMK23 s**t for snapping cell phone pics in a bathroom.

 

[ChuckMK23]

A reminder of what could have been! 😪

 

[ChuckMK23]

Marketing/Promotional photography of Bell Helicopter - 1980's.

 

[IKE]

Marketing/Promotional photography of Bell Helicopter - 1980's.

"When I'm mopping the Texas plains with outlaws, I need a rotor with inertia higher than a roundhouse kick and more chop than a knife hand strike. That's why I only fly Bell."

 

[RobLyman]

South Carolina Army National Guard tried the paint scheme until Big Army made them change it.

 

[taxi1]

a rotor with inertia higher than a roundhouse kick

Can hang his balls out on the rotor ends to up the value

 

[Flash]

A reminder of what could have been! 😪

That bottom one looks atrocious, like a tadpole or worse.