Chopper Pilot – Army Helicopter Pilot Training
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CHOPPER PILOT
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TRAINING OF HELICOPTER PILOTS: PREFLIGHT AND flight training PROVIDED BY THE WARRANT OFFICER CANDIDATE PROGRAM AT FT WOLTERS, TEXAS; AND ADVANCED TRAINING AT THE ARMY AVIATION CENTER, FT RUCKER, ALABAMA.
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I didn’t remember …
I didn’t remember that this film existed, even though I was in it. It brought back some great memories at Wolters, Rucker, and Viet Nam. I served as an IP at Rucker in 65 & 66 and hope I contributed well to the quality of pilots sent to Viet Nam and their survival rate. I owe my 33 year airline career to my Army training. Pilot training suffered somewhat during the McNamra years but still provided our military with a great tool, and the ground troops some great support. Thanks.
without the chopper …
without the chopper pilots that flew my RANGER / LRRP 6 teams in on our missions and come in often under a lot of hostile fire — we would not be alive.
Lot’s of memories. …
Lot’s of memories. Did not know this film existed. Trained during ‘65 ‘66. Shot down Mothers day ‘66. Thanks for posting.
Lots of memories in …
Lots of memories in this video. Thanks for posting it. I graduated with WORWAC Class 66-17, and then came back to Wolters, after Vietnam, to be a Primary IP in 68-69.
@gwpegasus I was a …
@gwpegasus I was a Primary IP at Wolters in 68-69 and taught a Marine Lt. named Soliday. I had to admire him for just putting up with all us Army types.
@vonmazur1 Wow, …
@vonmazur1 Wow, cool story. Lived in a tent with a Vietnam Vet in Iraq in 2004, he was an E-8 Army reservist and looked about 55. When they talk about on TV the “kids” serving I think of guys like that, hell, I was 40 when I was there.
@verbusen It was …
@verbusen It was not easy, even as a youth to finish this school, I am still amazed at the older guys who did it at age 37 and, older ie: -prior sevrvice, one guy in 66-23 was former Navy Enlisted (CPO) Dauntless Pilot, he fought at Midway!!! and he bombed Vietnam in WW 2…..He looked to us kids like the Ancient Mariner!!
Dale in AL
Started in 66-13, …
Started in 66-13, graduated with 66-23. I was eternally grateful to the Army for letting me learn on the OH 23, and not the rubberband powered TH 55…AS my first unit in Nam was 3rd Bde 4th INF DIV, and they had OH 23 G’s….Got the DFC at age 19 flying the Hiller..(Battle of Soui Tre 21 Mar 1967)
Dale Martin
I had that guy for …
I had that guy for instrument academics. 3:48
Very cool. Many …
Very cool. Many hints as to when this was made. I was in the second class that trained in TH-55s and we were on the main heliport, which is where the TH-55 opening sequence was filmed. We trained at SF 2, which is also shown, and we had mixed traffic there (H-23’s, TH-55’s). Definitely my era (I was in class 66-15, final frames show graduation of 66-11.) Inaccuracies: pre-flights wore hats backward; new solos were not dunked in post pool, but in cattle ponds or Holiday Inn. Real deja vu. Thanks
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Bongos! Gotta love it.
I was in Class 67-9 …
I was in Class 67-9, also 4th WOC, yellow hats. This film seems shot before me, yet our solo celebration wasn’t in a clean swimming pool, but in a “tank,” used for watering cattle. All the rest really brought it back. Like when my Huey’s inverter failed just as I hit the IP on a very dark night returning to TAC X and starting my procedure turn at low level. On to greater glories, Blackjack 23, Gambler 10, 4th ID, 67-68. Now with Flight Safety Foundation.
Went through Ft. …
Went through Ft. Wolters in Class 69-37 (4th WOC-Yellow Hats), this video bought back memories that had been ALMOST forgotten.
1.) Being dunked in the pool at the Holiday Inn
2.) Flying the traffic pattern at night solo
3.) Landing in LZs solo
4.) Death of a classmate in a solo LZ
5.) Harassment of the Tactical Officers
However, I would do it all again!!
Sure brings back a …
Sure brings back a lot of good memories. Combat engineer Ben Luc- Dong Tam 1969-70. Later 75-5. 75-13. Dustoff one zero. CW4. Jeff Hall ret
Was priviliged to …
Was priviliged to be one of the Marines who went thru Wolters and Rucker in `70. Video brings back great memories, though I went thru as a 2Lt.
Best to all the alumni of Army training and Viet Nam vets.
I was suppose to …
I was suppose to enter flight training in ‘68. Been in Nam, 65-67. Chose civilian training and flew Capt. with Major airline for 34 years. Still wish I had gone into Army Chopper School..
Great vid. Deja …
Great vid. Deja View all over again. Class 69-25/27. Bandit 34
Thanks for posting …
Thanks for posting this, did not know it existed. Brought back lots of memories, the film showed classes 66-11/12, I graduated with 66-17.
Mother Rucker!
Mother Rucker!
I spent six months …
I spent six months at Hunter Army Airfield, before going to VN. Shared a wing in the barracks. I watched as they trained, then flew with them in nam as gunner on the 0H-6 Flying Circus 1st cav
When I was 17 (in …
When I was 17 (in 1981) I wanted to be a chopper pilot pretty badly, but the Army said you had to be 18, and that was a whole year away. I joined the Navy instead as an enlisted Radar technician. I doubt I would have made it through that training, this video was a real eye opener, thanks for posting it.
Cool video, I live …
Cool video, I live 15 miles from KOZR
Awesome! I’d love …
Awesome! I’d love to see a current spin off of a similar presentation
Im actually pretty …
Im actually pretty impressed that they superimposed the correct FAA identifier into the audio at 15:00.KOZR – - – – - . . .-.
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