Bell 206 down in the Hudson

[///AMG]

that floating dock operation they tried in Gaza were army boats driven across the atlantic from Virginia at like 7 knots

well that would take at least 7 days......

 

[ASpilot2be]

Fun fact… the boat unit in my State’s National Guard had the worst overall safety record of any unit in the state. Those boat folks are nuts!

Are you insulting @mikecweb ?

 

[BobDDuck]

Kinda funny, didn’t know the army had boats


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If you are landing on 8L in Honolulu, the ship you see on the east side of the Pearl Harbor channel, just past the narrow section is an Army transport ship that serves as a shuttle to Barking Sands on Kauai.

 

[NovemberEcho]

Kinda funny, didn’t know the army had boats


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Edit after googling:
So does the Air Force

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What’s next? The navy is gonna have airplanes???

Those boats are at Tyndall and I believe the only boat unit in the AF. They recover drones from the Gulf of Mexico. Security Forces there also uses boats since Tyndall has a lot of shoreline.

 

[CFI A&P]

Kinda funny, didn’t know the army had boats


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Edit after googling:
So does the Air Force

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What’s next? The navy is gonna have airplanes???

I have a family member that’s a retired CWO in the Army and spent their career in those boats, minus one “shore duty” assignment. Went all over the world moving large equipment and supplies.

Kind of wild to think about it. What’s next, tanks in the Air Force?

 

[Lawman]

I have a family member that’s a retired CWO in the Army and spent their career in those boats, minus one “shore duty” assignment. Went all over the world moving large equipment and supplies.

Kind of wild to think about it. What’s next, tanks in the Air Force?

BS.

Boat Warrants aren’t real. They are a set of hat and keys left as a conspiracy so we could funnel money to dark projects.

Two decades in the Army and I have yet to meet an actual boat warrant. Those guys are ghosts.


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[Ian_J]

BS.

Boat Warrants aren’t real. They are a set of hat and keys left as a conspiracy so we could funnel money to dark projects.

Two decades in the Army and I have yet to meet an actual boat warrant. Those guys are ghosts.


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Oh, I’ve met them. They make you guys look like hard workers who show up for formations and do PT.

 

[Puckgoalie]

BS.

Boat Warrants aren’t real. They are a set of hat and keys left as a conspiracy so we could funnel money to dark projects.

Two decades in the Army and I have yet to meet an actual boat warrant. Those guys are ghosts.


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Had a couple in my WOCC class. One of them broke the "No coffee (caffeine)" before we got rights. Was jealous until she got caught.

 

[Skåning]

Kind of wild to think about it. What’s next, tanks in the Air Force?

Nasa kinda has tanks

 

[Lawman]

Nasa kinda has tanks

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Calling that aluminum foil fire trap a tank….

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[Bandit_Driver]

to the helo guys. Wouldn't an overweight condition lead to the rotor folding up in a V shape?

 

[knot4u]

to the helo guys. Wouldn't an overweight condition lead to the rotor folding up in a V shape?

Or a Y for three blades, what about four or five bladed helicopters? I'm not a helicopter expert but I can't remember an accident that fits your description. They just don't work that way, as a machine a helicopter is an awesome assemblage of very precise parts working together in unison that is constantly trying to tear itself apart, the only thing keeping it in the air is that person with both hands and both feet on the controls at all times. Sheep herders get to use dogs for help when their herd gets unruly, helicopter pilots have no sheep dogs. When things get rowdy it's just two hands, two feet and hopefully a competent brain. I like helicopters, I'd like to learn to fly helicopters but my wallet will not support that sort of vanity.