tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979123467107730191.post4009841663634786934..comments2023-08-26T08:19:53.299-04:00Comments on FCEtier, Photographer - Author: Flying High with HelicoptersFCEtierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01034125920155332301noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979123467107730191.post-2338280019718751232013-05-23T17:13:10.564-04:002013-05-23T17:13:10.564-04:00Fascinating.
Never knew of the startling discrepan...Fascinating.<br />Never knew of the startling discrepancy of "engagement hours" between the two wars.<br />I do recall hearing that Andy Rooney got a lot of flack over related comments about VA benefits and the amount of combat duty WWII vets actually experienced.<br />Thanks for the comment.FCEtierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199098303138353894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979123467107730191.post-15447298392433997642013-05-23T15:53:27.748-04:002013-05-23T15:53:27.748-04:00Anyone who served in Vietnam as I did came to know...Anyone who served in Vietnam as I did came to know the helicopters by the sound of their rotors "chopping" through the air and rode many hours in them. Indeed, the Vietnam veteran who served in combat engaged the enemy nearly 240 days during a one year tour as compared to fewer than 40 days for the veteran who served in WWII because the helicopter ferried the troops from one hot LZ to another. I have a lot of respect for these aircraft and the people who fly them. However, my son who has an aerospace engineering degree won't get near one. Yes, he is correct. They are a collection of thousands of precision parts flying in close formation, threatening to go their separate ways at any moment. Also, any helicopter that crash lands in water will turn turtle instantly. Still, flying in one is like no other experience in the air.Jack Durishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06577583997517810469noreply@blogger.com