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Bird is the Word
13 Apr 2025

Bird is the Word

The radios were silent, systems were in the green and the Atlantic Ocean was rolling calmly along the empty white-sand beaches below. “Bird, 11 o’clock,” the left seater said matter-of-factly. “Contact,” responded the right seat, followed by smooth cyclic inputs that guided the aircraft effortlessly toward the one o’clock position.

Brief a Real Plan

Brief a Real Plan

My career, like those of most Army aviators, consists of routine flights that represent a lot of planning. But some of those routine flights turn into memorable events. One of those now-memorable flights was a routine mission transporting two people from Cairns Army Airfield at Fort Novosel, Alabama, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and then returning.

  • 6 April 2025
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Don't be a HATR

Don't be a HATR

Just after midnight, there was a knock on the door to my containerized housing unit. I opened it to see my platoon leader (captain) and platoon sergeant standing there grimly. I knew we hadn’t crashed, but by the looks on their faces, I knew something happened.

  • 1 April 2025
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Fighting Complacency

Fighting Complacency

As pilots, it is our responsibility to minimize every hazard we encounter. In a job such as ours, there is enough inherent danger. There is no need for us to create more.

  • 23 March 2025
  • Author: USACRC Editor
  • Number of views: 354
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Thorough Postflight Inspections

Thorough Postflight Inspections

While conducting daily maintenance on an AH-64D, a crew chief discovered a 2-inch hole in the No. 5 driveshaft cover (tail rotor driveshaft). Upon opening the cover, he found a 30 mm round lodged underneath the driveshaft. He notified production control, his commander and the safety officer, and an investigation started immediately.

  • 16 March 2025
  • Author: USACRC Editor
  • Number of views: 258
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Don't Be 'That Guy'

Don't Be 'That Guy'

I was an extremely new Readiness Level 1 (RL-1) pilot at Camp Humphreys, Korea, flying with a 15-plus-year maintenance test pilot/pilot in command (PC) who was known for being either great as a trainer or for creating the most hostile cockpit you can imagine.

  • 2 March 2025
  • Author: USACRC Editor
  • Number of views: 382
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