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The Risk of Routine
6 Feb 2022

The Risk of Routine

During one deployment, I was part of an aircrew that, upon landing, discovered an open and damaged engine nacelle. My first reaction was how the nacelle latch could fail in flight because I always check them during my walk-around. I asked myself, “I did check them this time, right?”

Luck -- Plain and Simple

Luck -- Plain and Simple

While deployed to an Eastern European country as a chief warrant officer three, I was a maintenance test pilot assigned to a UH-60L air assault company. My unit was more than halfway through our deployment with no major aircraft mishaps. Well, at least none yet.

  • 30 January 2022
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Maintaining Vigilance

Maintaining Vigilance

When you are downrange in an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) platoon, everything gets repetitive. You launch your aircraft, fly your mission and land several times every day. The platoon is usually isolated from the rest of your unit and everyone knows the rules of the flight line. It’s when visitors arrive that problems sometimes arise.

  • 23 January 2022
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Inverted and Ice-Covered

Inverted and Ice-Covered

It is my hope that others might learn from my experience and never find themselves in an aircraft that’s inverted and ice-covered. If by misfortune you do find yourself there, know you can get out alive.

  • 16 January 2022
  • Author: USACRC Editor
  • Number of views: 409
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Enforcing Standards

Enforcing Standards

The first 90 days of a deployment, especially a first-time deployment, is statistically one of the most dangerous times an aviator can face in his or her Army career.

  • 9 January 2022
  • Author: USACRC Editor
  • Number of views: 415
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Running Out of Torque, Altitude, Airspeed and Ideas

Running Out of Torque, Altitude, Airspeed and Ideas

After a few minutes, another layer of rime ice started to build on the clear ice, causing the ice rate meter to swing to “heavy,” stay there a minute or two, and then return to “light.” This cycle continued until we had 3 inches of mixed ice on the antenna and WSPS.

  • 14 December 2021
  • Author: USACRC Editor
  • Number of views: 819
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