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Chopper Pilot
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Training Of Helicopter Pilots: Preflight And Flight Training Provided By The Warrant Officer Candidate Program At Ft Wolters, Texas; And Advanced Training At The Army Aviation Center, Ft Rucker, Alabama.

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[DJSuperFlyer]

I was the technical advisor for the filming at Fort Wolters while assigned there as the Executive Officer of the 3d WOC Company. In fact I appear in the film. I am the pilot in the right seat of a UH-1 looking back to the left just before the "Chopper Pilot" title is shown. I was at Fort Wolters form November 1965 to June 1967. When I initially arrived at Fort Wolters we changed the program from a college campus type environment back to an OCS type pre-flight. I was in class 59-1.

[dvdcnl]

I was a crash guard flying on 'Flatiron' at Cairnes in 66-67. Went to a number of crash and burns. Worst one was a huey midair; 4 pilots killed. Remember one was a Lt Taylor...saw his flight jacket with name tag. Nothing but a bunch of scrap left after the fires were put out. After returning from Nam as a mechanic, came back and worked on hueys at Knox field as a civilian.

[himmler251]

wow Hanchey hasntn changed that much since the 60s

[jbk66500]

@mexx632 cool story bro

[Vietnam8312]

Why did American leave us...? we hope to attack Communist again

[lloydcripe]

I graduated in the Class of 67-21 and then was sent to Fort Eustis, VA for AMOC (Aviation Maintenance Officers Course) and then to Vietnam in May of 68 to serve with the 190th Assault Helicopter Company. This film is a good overview of our training at Wolters and Rucker. It brings back a lot of memories. Thanks a bunch for posting it. It wasn't easy but it was rewarding and in some ways lots of fun although the war was a challenge in many ways.

[choprjock]

Thanks for posting this. It brought back quite a few memories. I was with 66-15/17, soloed and did my 3 solo autorotations in the H-23. I came back in 68 and was a Primary IP in TH-55's.

Do you ex-WOC's remember listening to the Big BAM (WBAM) on the Huey's AM radios at Rucker?

[danisronin]

Class 87-08 Red Rangers (Lead the way) at Ft Rucker back when we still ate square meals and lived in the CUBE.

[sancarlosbum]

I am 49 years old and both of my parents have passed away. I am watching this video and putting pieces together. My dad was a flight instructor from end of 1965 through mid 1968. I was five years old and can remember that dad would come home from work in the early afternoon or he would go to work later in the day. Now i know, the students went into the classroom after flight instruction. I can remember my wearing the orange flight suit. Great memories of dad before he went to Vietnam...

[1938528]

Class 63-2WT Graduate, May 1963, Tactical Officer, 2nd WOC, 1966.

Bill Kimbrough

[xxchinookxx]

Relax!...It's a cadence song we sang as we marched at Ft.Rucker.

[SIRSMITH08]

@xxchinookxx wtf are u real , whats that all about ?