Author Topic: Chinooks (Read 73502 times)

JR · « **Reply #500 on:** March 10, 2021, 01:50:27 PM »

Link says "private use only", guess I'm not your bud on FB. Lots of Dons there.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #501 on:** March 10, 2021, 06:53:21 PM »

Quote from: JR on March 10, 2021, 01:50:27 PM

Link says "private use only", guess I'm not your bud on FB. Lots of Dons there.

Crap...Saw it on my NightStalker members only site this morning and thought it was worth sharing.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #502 on:** March 11, 2021, 07:37:23 AM »

Saw this banking over the freeway yesterday.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #503 on:** March 12, 2021, 09:18:00 AM »

Notice the probe? One of ma boyz!

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #504 on:** March 12, 2021, 08:13:03 PM »

I did. Think they were flying out of Ellington?

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #505 on:** March 15, 2021, 05:40:51 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on March 12, 2021, 08:13:03 PM

I did. Think they were flying out of Ellington?

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No tellin' what they were up to. Most likely practicing a secret invasion of Texas to take it back from its millions of new residents...

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #506 on:** March 15, 2021, 07:45:49 PM »

Well they brought backup this time

About 150 off the deck cruising along the shoreline at the beach in Galveston.

My Russian friends dad, a Russian Cold War bomber pilot, was grinning ear to ear.

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KensAuto · « **Reply #507 on:** March 15, 2021, 10:26:41 PM »

I do believe this could have happened in the timeframe of the boss's enlistment, and carried out by the 160th.
Were you part of this Don? ... since it's no longer classified and all.

https://youtu.be/EKFL6DdWwiM

Flyin6 · « **Reply #508 on:** March 15, 2021, 10:28:42 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on March 15, 2021, 07:45:49 PM

Well they brought backup this time

About 150 off the deck cruising along the shoreline at the beach in Galveston.

My Russian friends dad, a Russian Cold War bomber pilot, was grinning ear to ear.

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We don't use those things, too slow, not a SOAR asset. Aviators flying them not of the right mindset. Our DAP's have twice the firepower of those rattle traps.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #509 on:** March 15, 2021, 10:30:57 PM »

Quote from: KensAuto on March 15, 2021, 10:26:41 PM

I do believe this could have happened in the timeframe of the boss's enlistment, and carried out by the 160th.
Were you part of this Don? ... since it's no longer classified and all.

https://youtu.be/EKFL6DdWwiM

I will say I was in the unit flying Chinooks at the time of Mt Hope III

KensAuto · « **Reply #510 on:** March 15, 2021, 11:25:55 PM »

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #511 on:** March 16, 2021, 09:07:51 AM »

Had to make them feel much better knowing the French had their six....

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #512 on:** March 16, 2021, 12:13:12 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on March 16, 2021, 09:07:51 AM

Had to make them feel much better knowing the French had their six....

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The french military is one thing, but the "Cappe-Blanc" is another. I have been right beside the french foreign legion, and those folks can stir up a rukus to be sure. Can't say I like them much, but they can fight.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #513 on:** March 23, 2021, 10:54:04 AM »

Love that first shot

Flyin6 · « **Reply #514 on:** March 23, 2021, 10:55:23 AM »

...But I think this pic captures the spirit of the thing. A spirit that each of those aircraft actually has because of the souls of the men who flew and were carried by it.

JR · « **Reply #515 on:** March 23, 2021, 02:24:02 PM »

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #516 on:** March 23, 2021, 10:10:03 PM »

That is a massive flag

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Nate · « **Reply #517 on:** March 23, 2021, 10:35:12 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on March 23, 2021, 10:10:03 PM

That is a massive flag

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Thats a garison flag......i have done many a flag detail with that big girl!!!!

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #518 on:** March 24, 2021, 07:12:40 AM »

How big is it and what do you do with it on detail? Proper fold and store?

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Nate · « **Reply #519 on:** March 24, 2021, 08:28:08 AM »

here are the names sizes of the different flags that the US Army flies:

2–3. Sizes and occasions for display
a. National flags listed below are for outdoor display.
(1) Garrison flag—20-foot hoist by 38-foot fly, of approved material. (The post flag may be flown in lieu of the garrison
flag.) The garrison flag may be flown on the following holidays and special occasions:
(a) New Year's Day, 1 January.
(b) Inauguration Day, 20 January every fourth year.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday, third Monday in January.
(d) President's Day, third Monday in February.
(e) Easter Sunday (variable).
(f) Loyalty Day and Law Day, USA, 1 May.
(g) Mother's Day, second Sunday in May.
(h) Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May.
(i) National Maritime Day, 22 May.
(j) Memorial Day, last Monday in May.
(k) Flag Day, 14 June.
(l) Father's Day, third Sunday in June.
(m) Independence Day, 4 July.
(n) National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 27 July.
(o) National Aviation Day, 19 August.
(p) Labor Day, first Monday in September.
(q) Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, 17 September.
(r) Gold Star Mother's Day, last Sunday in September.
(s) Columbus Day, second Monday in October.
(t) Veterans Day, 11 November.
(u) Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November.
(v) Christmas Day, 25 December.
(w) Important occasions as designated by Presidential Proclamation or HQDA.
(x) Celebration of a regional nature when directed by the installation commander.
(2) Post flag—8-foot 11 3/8-inch hoist by 17-foot fly, of approved material. The post flag is flown daily except when
the garrison and storm flags are flown. When a garrison flag is not available, the post flag will be flown on holidays and
important occasions.
(3) Field flag—6-foot 8-inch hoist by 12-foot fly, of approved material. The field flag may be displayed from a flag
pole only when distinguished visitors are present and only with the positional field flag.
(4) Storm flag—5-foot hoist by 9-foot 6-inch fly, of approved material. The storm flag is flown in inclement weather.
(5) Internment flag—5-foot hoist by 9-foot 6-inch fly, of approved material. The internment flag is authorized for deceased military personnel and for deceased veterans. Upon application to the nearest postmaster, the Veterans Administration will provide flags for deceased veterans.
(6) Boat flag—3-foot hoist by 4-foot fly, of approved material. The U.S. boat flag is displayed only with positional boat
flag colors and general officers flags.
(7) Ensign—2-foot 4 7/16-inch hoist by 4-foot 6-inch fly, of approved material. The ensign will be displayed on vessels
when required to indicate nationality.
(8) Union jack—The union jack consists of a blue base with white stars similar in all respects to the union of the flag
of the United States. The union jack is flown on ships at anchor or tied up at pier. When flown with the flag of the United
States, the union jack will be the same size as the union of the national color being flown.
(9) Grave decoration flag—7-inch hoist by 11-inch fly, of cotton muslin.
(10) Automobile flags—
(a) 12-inch hoist by 18-inch fly, of approved material, trimmed on three sides with fringe 1 1/2 inches wide. This flag
is to be displayed with the individual automobile flag of the President and Vice President of the United States.
(b) 18-inch hoist by 26-inch fly, of approved material trimmed on three sides with fringes 1 1/2 inches wide. This flag
is to be displayed on automobiles of individuals listed in table 3–1.

Flag details uncase, unfold and raise the flag as well as lower the flag, properly fold it and properly store it every day.

4 U.S.C. 7, title 4, chapter 1 covers this material and AR840-10 is the US Army regulation that covers the flag.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #520 on:** March 24, 2021, 02:08:01 PM »

Quote from: Nate on March 23, 2021, 10:35:12 PM

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on March 23, 2021, 10:10:03 PM
That is a massive flag

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Thats a garison flag......i have done many a flag detail with that big girl!!!!

Correct!

Three most common sizes of the official US Flag

Smallest (normal size) is the storm flag

Next is the "Post" flag, which is larger and will be seen on larger flagpoles near the headquarters of military installations.

The largest is the Garrison flag which is adorning the interior of the hangar and is used on special occasions and some national holidays on masts which can handle that behemoth!

Oh, and Nate, you'll appreciate this, when I was a young and strapping Sergeant, I was once the NCOIC of the post flag detail for Illeshiem, Germany. I had just gotten in trouble, for allegedly "Borrowing" an M-88. The dope smokin' crew claimed I came and took the thing while they were at lunch and used it to pull the engine out of my M-60A1. That part is probably true. The messy part was that I just sort of went through their hatch lock, apparently ruining the lock, then there was something about driving with out a dispatch, or a ground guide, and something about me hitting something and breaking something else, well you know how these things can just take on a life of their own...
Well, some over zealous decided to try to give me an article-15.
When they read it to me, I asked for a courts-martial instead. That got me relieved from being a section sergeant and the sergeant major who knew me and also knew I was one of the few NCO's around that did not smoke dope, decided to assign me to temporary duty as NCOIC of the flag detail.
It was friggin great. Took most of the summer to figure out everything while I spent lazy days laying around the pool and chasing after female MP's.
As all things generally turn out OK, all charges were dropped, and I was sent back to my tank platoon just in time for gunnery! Ya, that was (mostly) a good memory.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #521 on:** April 17, 2021, 09:38:09 AM »

JR · « **Reply #522 on:** April 17, 2021, 01:06:38 PM »

Is that first pic how they sneak up on you?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #523 on:** April 17, 2021, 10:58:02 PM »

Quote from: JR on April 17, 2021, 01:06:38 PM

Is that first pic how they sneak up on you?

Well, not all that stealthy, but if you're in a zodiac rubber boat and you need to catch a lift out of a bad place, why, I'd just motor that sucker right inside that big ole cozy Boeing flying boat!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #524 on:** April 17, 2021, 10:58:41 PM »

I never knew...

Flyin6 · « **Reply #525 on:** May 16, 2021, 10:48:53 AM »

some nice pics

KensAuto · « **Reply #526 on:** May 16, 2021, 02:26:30 PM »

Normally love the sound of twin rotors, especially now, knowing that the boss used to drive them around the world....but

These guys flew directly over my house twice before I could get out of bed and give them the single finger salute.

They were 500 yards out in this pic and I could barely hear it.

JR · « **Reply #527 on:** May 16, 2021, 02:37:05 PM »

3rd ^ picture looks like you landed at my property.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #528 on:** May 16, 2021, 11:18:22 PM »

Quote from: JR on May 16, 2021, 02:37:05 PM

3rd ^ picture looks like you landed at my property.

It does!
That's the famous "Roberts Ridge" bird/fight that took place early in the Afghan war. Probably up around 10,000AMSL

Nate · « **Reply #529 on:** October 16, 2021, 11:47:13 AM »

just for Don

https://youtu.be/EIRuqEbGjUY

Flyin6 · « **Reply #530 on:** October 16, 2021, 01:15:53 PM »

Well, his facts are a bit off...

2200 HP each? Hardly! Normal power: 3750SHP each. Emergency power around 5,200SHP EACH!

45 grunts in the back...Well, seats for 33? No seats installed/open floor, 45 is a good number. I hauled 60 rangers many times. Record is like 109 small people.

But ya, if you're a bad guy and you hear this coming, run! If it's night time and you're an important bad guy, just commit suicide and save yourself a lot of grief

Nate · « **Reply #531 on:** October 16, 2021, 09:21:52 PM »

You should watch some of his other videos, they are a little brash, but they are funny.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #532 on:** October 20, 2021, 10:29:42 PM »

Caught a couple more from the Night Stalker site (Closed to the public)

Flyin6 · « **Reply #533 on:** November 14, 2021, 05:00:21 PM »

Beauties!

Nate · « **Reply #534 on:** November 26, 2021, 03:38:46 PM »

https://youtu.be/g90QUoORmc0

Flyin6 · « **Reply #535 on:** December 06, 2021, 10:28:25 AM »

Brits having fun at some airshow

https://youtu.be/FTz5uMBDcE4

JR · « **Reply #536 on:** December 06, 2021, 01:21:39 PM »

Memories?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #537 on:** December 06, 2021, 02:17:04 PM »

Quote from: JR on December 06, 2021, 01:21:39 PM

Memories?

I flew with the brits and the aussies many times. They were pretty good but some of us in the 160th were better. We didn't do aerobatics at the time and the only Air-air trained instructor pilot in the hook community was yours truly. Thus the invites to fly with them. I confess, I could well understand them, but we managed.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #538 on:** December 06, 2021, 02:19:25 PM »

Some of our European brothers

Flyin6 · « **Reply #539 on:** December 06, 2021, 02:20:44 PM »

Nice shots

Flyin6 · « **Reply #540 on:** January 19, 2022, 10:37:49 AM »

Two "F" models flew over my home yesterday. Made me think about flying them again...I do miss gracing the skies in that magnificent aircraft...

wyorunner · « **Reply #541 on:** January 19, 2022, 06:35:14 PM »

How does one identify which model they are?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #542 on:** January 19, 2022, 09:06:33 PM »

Quote from: wyorunner on January 19, 2022, 06:35:14 PM

How does one identify which model they are?

Lots of little things
The biggest tip off to the F-model is the new desert paint, not the dark green of the "D" models.
"E" models were fat tank birds with probes, but a great number of them were destroyed during the wars, so the newest model, the "G" is a special operations only variant. Pointy nose, AR probe, fat tanks, Terrain following radar on left side and Flir pod underneath, Has a lot of other stuff that is sort of classified, so I'll not mention that. 160th birds have mini guns and a .50 M2 as well plus a tail mount M240 just for added flavor, but that is seldom installed simply because of the large variety of things going on and off that ramp. Oh and the G's and the F's have the IR diffuser exhaust can looking things.

Oh and there are still some ancient "C" model hooks flying... wait for it...In the Iranian Armee!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #543 on:** February 05, 2022, 12:31:03 PM »

Found some more poking around on the UH-1 Huey veteran FB pages

Flyin6 · « **Reply #544 on:** February 20, 2022, 04:09:55 PM »

Navee doesn't like this!

JR · « **Reply #545 on:** February 20, 2022, 04:14:13 PM »

Flyin6 · « **Reply #546 on:** February 20, 2022, 04:21:41 PM »

Quote from: JR on February 20, 2022, 04:14:13 PM

You would!

JR · « **Reply #547 on:** February 20, 2022, 04:28:52 PM »

The 60, 47 and 25 are sweet too. Got a thing for WWII birds.

I have an 8ft span B25 upstairs. Full retracts, flaps and CTR props to boot/electric. If I had some time!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #548 on:** February 21, 2022, 10:48:39 AM »

Quote from: JR on February 20, 2022, 04:28:52 PM

The 60, 47 and 25 are sweet too. Got a thing for WWII birds.

I have an 8ft span B25 upstairs. Full retracts, flaps and CTR props to boot/electric. If I had some time!

Which you don't!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #549 on:** February 28, 2022, 10:14:44 PM »

Creating a Chinook diorama

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=302294708471144