Navy VS Air Force Helicopter Pilot

[Pags]

Aging helicopters? The 65s yeah, my understanding was they’re updating every 60 to a -T.

If imagine the 60T effort would be close to finished...sometime back in 2010-2011 when I was at VX-1 we gave the USCG our last 60F (that was only kind of a 60F as it had the cockpit of a 60H which basically meant parts were a nightmare).

 

[Griz882]

If imagine the 60T effort would be close to finished...sometime back in 2010-2011 when I was at VX-1 we gave the USCG our last 60F (that was only kind of a 60F as it had the cockpit of a 60H which basically meant parts were a nightmare).

As I recall they completed the T conversions in 2014.

 

[Griz882]

Does the CG still use the MH-68 Stingray's in their interdiction work?

 

[fc2spyguy]

As I recall they completed the T conversions in 2014.

I know -85 gave several helicopters to them in 17/18. The last of their hotels went to E city for refitting.

 

[Gatordev]

Does the CG still use the MH-68 Stingray's in their interdiction work?

No, they went away some time ago and were replaced by the -65.

 

[Jim123]

I think the MH-68 fleet was leased, not bought and owned, and the lease ended.

 

[Pags]

Definitely. But I wonder how much of it has to do with "the Navy/USMC sucks," vs "the USCG rocks!"

It's different when you know when you join you'll be able to get to 20 because you're joining at 9 years. For my friends that were straight Coast Guardsmen/women get FOSx2 unwillingly when they were otherwise fully qualified made me have a bad taste in my mouth towards them. The fact that it was almost all of the ones I knew certainly made me biased. I am mostly playing the devil's advocate here, but those would be my concerns in addition to an aging fleet across all platforms - ships and helicopters.

At some point arguing over the differences between flying helos for one service or the other is like arguing between different suburbs. At the end of the day the major differences come down to what type of mayo (hellmans vs best foods vs dukes) you buy at your fancy grocery store and what the local youth soccer fields are like.

 

[PhrogLoop]

At some point arguing over the differences between flying helos for one service or the other is like arguing between different suburbs. At the end of the day the major differences come down to what type of mayo (hellmans vs best foods vs dukes) you buy at your fancy grocery store and what the local youth soccer fields are like.

True on so many levels. Hellmans and Best Foods are the exact same Mayo.

 

[Jim123]

*yute

 

[ChuckMK23]

Does the CG still use the MH-68 Stingray's in their interdiction work?

Those were leased airframes and were returned de-mil'd at end of contract.

 

[squorch2]

Trick question - Hellman’s is Best Foods

 

[scoolbubba]

Dukes is the best.

 

[SynixMan]

I know -85 gave several helicopters to them in 17/18. The last of their hotels went to E city for refitting.

I saw the retrofit hangar. They literally take them to the bare airframe and rebuild. Might as well be a new bird, although I don't know how they consider the airframe hours/fatigue issues. I'm sure someone with a 20lb brain did some math.

 

[insanebikerboy]

I saw the retrofit hangar. They literally take them to the bare airframe and rebuild. Might as well be a new bird, although I don't know how they consider the airframe hours/fatigue issues. I'm sure someone with a 20lb brain did some math.

The conversion process is so thorough that the converted helos come out with zero time airframes.

 

[Pags]

Trick question - Hellman’s is Best Foods

It's almost like there was a joke in there...