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Re: ThomasAn post# 284086

Wednesday, 10/02/2019 10:52:42 AM

Wednesday, October 02, 2019 10:52:42 AM

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"I worked on them during my time in the Army, but boy do they need maintenance."

I know, I was a Maintenance test pilot for those AC. The problem was that the General in charge of the project was told by congress to either buy them 'as is' or wait for the next AC coming down the pike. So when I saw them in 1986 they had hundreds of Engineering change proposals on their -14's. We had to not only repair them - we had to build them. Thank God Desert Storm turned out to be nothing but a foot race.

If I was pressed I's have to say I always like to fly the Cobra a lot more. The old AH-1G's were so much fun and flying them was the reason I stayed in after Vietnam. AH-64's were the reason I retired after Desert Storm.

Thanks for your service - good luck with your investing - we all need it this month.