Old Huey driver here. Night tactical flying is wickedly dangerous, even with third generation night vision. Nap of the earth flight, hovering around rather than flying over obstacles, and with wires everywhere anything can happen to even the best of the best.
With all these latest military crashes, findings need to be made & then made public, including total crew flying hours in each incident as well as maintenance records. Training optempo & observance of crew rest are also factors.
My opinion is that eight years of Obama’s defense department put a tremendous strain on flight crews, aircraft, & aviation maintenance standards. He hated our military, JMHO.
Always had the greatest respect for you chopper pilots.
Those 1st Cav guys were amazing.Brave guys
There has to be some kinda get to the bottom of
what in the hell is happening kind of inquiry.
Agreed sir
The Army Safety Center at Fort Rucker publishes Flight Fax monthly that includes details of all classes of Army aviation mishaps (A-D). It is available online.