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For a line company pilot on deployment, things can become very routine. We often perform daily operations without being able to account for every step needed to accomplish our final goal.

Negligent Discharge on the Flight Line

In a rush to get the bump aircraft run up, the PC passed in front of the weapon the door gunner was carrying and arrived at the aircraft an instant before the door gunner placed the weapon on the ground. Then, the inevitable happened.

  • 1 May 2015
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Licking the Envelope

When my unit was deployed to Iraq, we stayed busy maintaining the flying tempo to meet mission requirements. Looking back, danger was lurking behind every corner.

  • 1 May 2015
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Are Your Hazards Up To Date?

It was the beginning of December at Camp Taegu, South Korea. I was in the seventh month of my second tour of duty assigned to the same medevac unit based at Camp Humphreys.

  • 1 May 2015
  • Author: Army Safety
  • Number of views: 10106
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MFD Orientation

The techniques of multifunction display orientation always seem to differ at the user level, and I find it a humbling experience when both pilots learn from each other's methods.

  • 1 April 2015
  • Author: Army Safety
  • Number of views: 10296
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Long Day at the Office

Our flight crossed four time zones and took about 24 hours to complete. The main lesson I learned was to never extend a duty day to the point of exhaustion, even with a highly experienced crew.

  • 1 April 2015
  • Author: Army Safety
  • Number of views: 10142
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