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Welcome! Not a ton of retired vets around here so always good to have more. Where you retired out of?
 
I'm not a vet. I trained a lot of Vietnam Helo guys at Ft Rucker to fixed wing as the "conflict" was going along in the late 60's. I spent years in 135/121 VIP ops in large airplanes, and did fly for Saudia and then Airmark in California for a number of years.

As I mentioned, just found this forum. Nice folks. I'm on another (Mostly airline pilots from around the world) and it gets downright rude.

Thanks for your response.

Regards,

OBD
 
What was the Army using for FW transition back then? The T-41 Mescalero; or T-42 Cochise or U-8 Seminole for multi?
 
MikeD said:
What was the Army using for FW transition back then? The T-41 Mescalero; or T-42 Cochise or U-8 Seminole for multi?
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They were using those, and still had Bird Dogs, Otters, Beavers, and Twin Bonanza's.

I was mostly in the Baron's (T-42)

(I forgot-the Queen Air's too-U-8's were there, also)
 
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Old Boeing Driver said:
They were using those, and still had Bird Dogs, Otters, Beavers, and Twin Bonanza's.

I was mostly in the Baron's (T-42)

(I forgot-the Queen Air's too-U-8's were there, also)
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Thats old school. I like it!

I remember at Rucker seeing a U-9 Aero Commander twin engine on display. Never knew those things ever served in the military, much less the Army.
 
MikeD said:
Thats old school. I like it!

I remember at Rucker seeing a U-9 Aero Commander twin engine on display. Never knew those things ever served in the military, much less the Army.
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I think the U-9's had the old GTSO 480's for power. Forgot about them.........
 
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