[Tommyjo]

They have captured Libyan air assets. They were flying captured Hind helicopters last week. Footage was shown of them repainting the Hinds in rebel markings. Footage also exists of rebels taking over some of the Libyan bases with several ground attack variant MiG-23BNs. So yes they do have access to aircraft.

[leakinInTheBlueSea]

Footage was shown of them repainting the Hinds in rebel markings.

Somehow I get the feeling they did not recompute the weight & balance after putting on a few pounds of fresh paint. May not bite them on a Hind, but they might be surprised if they try that on some of the aircraft.