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- Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:58 pm
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- Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:54 pm
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- Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:35 pm
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The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:04 pmNo problem. Thanks! What does the "initial entry" part mean? My neighbor across the street flew dust off Hueys in Vietnam, and then was a flight instructor in the Army. He later flew for the DEA for a while. He ended up as a flight instructor at Bell, which sent him overseas to instruct the rotary pilots of client militaries in other countries. He lived and taught in Iran for a while before the Shah was deposed. Interesting guy.PlatinumCouch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:54 pmSure, Sorry about the acronyms.The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:40 pmFor the uninitiated ignorati such as myself, can you please translate that into English?PlatinumCouch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 12:38 pm I can fly, I'm a pilot
IERW class 88-11 U.S. Army
Many, many hours and many years later, I am an Instructor at FlightSafety International.
IERW = Initial Entry RotaryWIng (Helicopters). Class #88-11= 11th class of the year 1988
We were talking about suppressors one day because he’d asked me about them, and I was telling him how suppressors don’t eliminated the supersonic crack of rifle bullets. I asked him—since he’d been under fire before—if he remembered the sound of that crack. He said the only sound he remembered was the wet slap a bullet makes when it hits one of his crewmen. He didn’t want to talk about that anymore, so I left it alone.
I understand completely...
"Initial Entry" is meant as Initial Flight Training (Training a non-pilot to be a pilot) Everything after Initial Flight Training would be considered Transition (I.E. learning a different aircraft type) or Upgrade (I.E. Training to be an Instructor Pilot or Maintenance Test Pilot etc.)
I flew AH-1 Cobra's and AH-64 Apaches during my time in the Military.
All Army Flight Training (with a few exceptions) is done at Ft. Rucker Alabama (better know as "Mother Rucker"). Back in the Vietnam days Flight Training was also conducted at Ft. Wolters Texas.
Flying has been a Great Career thus far except for Army deployments to places where people don't like us so much.
After the Army I did 15 years as an Civilian "AirMedical" pilot before I arrived at "FlightSafety" as a Flight Instructor.
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:54 pm
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Sure, Sorry about the acronyms.The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:40 pmFor the uninitiated ignorati such as myself, can you please translate that into English?PlatinumCouch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 12:38 pm I can fly, I'm a pilot
IERW class 88-11 U.S. Army
Many, many hours and many years later, I am an Instructor at FlightSafety International.
IERW = Initial Entry RotaryWIng (Helicopters). Class #88-11= 11th class of the year 1988
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 12:38 pm
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- Topic: Any pilots in here?
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Re: Any pilots in here?
I can fly, I'm a pilot
IERW class 88-11 U.S. Army
Many, many hours and many years later, I am an Instructor at FlightSafety International.
IERW class 88-11 U.S. Army
Many, many hours and many years later, I am an Instructor at FlightSafety International.