UH-1H 67-17678, Vietnam Vet still going strong

The Huey may not have the capabilities of the newer airframes, but neither my Vietnam-era IP's or I, can think of one that is so simple to operate and easy to fly. I LOVE the Huey!
 
Yeah, it's a neat story. But let that thing die already! I'm sure insurance has paid the value of that thing a few times over in repairs.
 
Blackhawk said:
I have 1/4 of the time in Hueys than in -60s, but far more EPs in Hueys than in -60s including a loss of tail rotor control at night. In a combat environment and landing in the desert I will take the -60 any day over the Huey. I did things in Hawks that it shrugged off that would have torn apart a Huey. BTW, my primary copilot when I was deployed for a year flew Hueys in Viet Nam and he said the same thing.
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I absolutely agree. But if you were flying them during your unit's transition you know what I'm talking about. I deployed three times flying the Blackhawk and spent 4 years as an Instructor, I'm still amazed that it's MTOW is more than the biggest Citation I'm flying now!

It's a great aircraft but the "Huey" will always have it's place.....
 
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