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High-altitude helicopter training restricted
Rocky Mountain News ^
| March 5, 2007
Posted on 03/05/2007 1:10:11 PM PST by george76
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They support the troops...
just not American troops.
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:10:13 PM PST
by
george76
To: girlangler; proud_yank; Carry_Okie
Here they go again...managing our public lands as if Congress had acted.
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:12:13 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
"The military believes high-altitude combat training is vital for the protection of pilots and aircrews. In combat, aircrews trained in high-altitude aviation have a higher mission success rate as well as fewer accidents."
Absolutely true. Plain old mishaps account for more than 2/3 of the helo losses in combat zones. The high-altitude LXs in Afghanistan are esoecially challenging.
TC
To: colorado tanker; BIGLOOK; Unrepentant VN Vet; freema; Myrddin; JB in Whitefish; RightWhale
No she does not.
"We all understand and respect the need for this training, and the three agencies sat down to work through potential issues while keeping in mind the important goals of the Colorado National Guard," said White River National Forest Planner Wendy Haskins. ...
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:16:49 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
High altitude maneuvers has what to do with parks?
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:18:32 PM PST
by
wastedyears
( Peace through superior firepower.)
To: Pentagon Leatherneck; SierraWasp; Issaquahking
The Forest Service does not care much for supporting the pilots training.
They have been trying to close these areas for decades.
This is just their latest attempt.
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:20:30 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: wastedyears
High altitude maneuvers has what to do with parks?National Forests, actually. That's where the high altitude terrain is in these parts.
To: wastedyears; KeyLargo
Wendy Haskins and her friends have been trying to kick us off our public lands for decades.
This forest area is high altitude and apparently excellent for flight training...and not a national park.
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:25:31 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
I suppose they want to keep the military out so they can turn more land over to Boulder greenies to go backpacking in.
To: colorado tanker; jan in Colorado
Wendy and her friends would love to have the greenies take over.
I thought that Scott McInnis had put a congressional hold on this longterm training area years ago. He was passionate about allowing the military to have permanent access to high quality training at altitude. He knew that it was very important for the pilots and crews to train at altitude.
If the army needs 6,000 hours then Wendy and friends should shut up and go away.
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:35:20 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: Pentagon Leatherneck
Can the Army push back for the 6,000 hours ?
Durning this global war, they should have priority ?
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:37:22 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
If the army needs 6,000 hours then Wendy and friends should shut up and go away. Yepper!
BTW, did the Air Force ever find that bomb that was missing when the A-10 pilot crashed his plane a few years ago?
To: colorado tanker
The Air Force was very quiet about what they found.
I never heard many details other than they spent lots of time over a couple years looking around.
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:41:17 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:41:37 PM PST
by
SGCOS
To: wastedyears
High altitude maneuvers has what to do with parks?Many of the high altitude landing locations are on mountain tops within BLM land, national forest or national parks. Those are the only locations on U.S. soil that are suitable for training our helicopter pilots for similar demands in places like Afghanistan.
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:44:42 PM PST
by
Myrddin
To: george76
The Forest Service thinks they OWN the land. They have gone so far as to dig tank traps into roads in Idaho to prevent people from accessing their own property. Bureaucrats gone wild.
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:47:14 PM PST
by
Myrddin
To: Myrddin
Maybe Mauna Loa? All that requires is a bottle of rum for Pele...
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:51:41 PM PST
by
null and void
("It is not your aptitude, but your attitude that determines your altitude." - Rev. Ike)
To: colorado tanker
IIRC, the bombs were still on the plane. It's a big if, though...
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:52:54 PM PST
by
null and void
("It is not your aptitude, but your attitude that determines your altitude." - Rev. Ike)
To: SGCOS
They have been introducing lots of moose.
A least hundreds...maybe thousands ?
None have been hit that I know of ?
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:55:30 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: colorado tanker
I suppose they want to keep the military out so they can turn more land over to Boulder greenies to go backpacking in.
Personally, I'd be thrilled if I was backpacking and wandered into a helo training exercise... provided it wasn't "live fire", it'd be more exciting than watching a deer chomp flowers.
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posted on
03/05/2007 1:59:02 PM PST
by
SpinnerWebb
(Islam... if ya can't join 'em, beat 'em.)
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