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Originally posted by 3rdForceDoc:

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Originally posted by NunezFlyer:

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Originally posted by submariner737:
Nunez- what's the average time to complete the 64 course once you start?

BWAAAAhaahahhahaahha......Good luck trying to finish it in 6 months. On average it takes about 7-9 months. It took us 8 months and we flew constantly. Now I hear that there's even more of a back up than there ever was. You'll get through (if you study and pay attention), it'll just take a while. They dont make WO1 Apache Pilots anymore, if you are a W1, you'd be a "senior" WOJG. Make the best of it, eventually you'll get out of Mother Rucker.

Good luck

Just selected Apaches. Standby to laugh. 10 month hold until class up. I'll be a CW9 before leaving Rucker.

SWEET JEBUS, 10 months for class to start!? that's some junk, well maybe you'll end up at Ft Carson with us....that's right, we're leaving Korea for Ft Carson...leaving in 3 weeks

I'm new to apaches and I was just wondering...

I read earlier that everyone wants to be a gunner, why?

Does the pilot control the aircraft most of the most of the time? And also does the pilot's have any access to weapons?

Unless things have changed drastically, you will be a gunner when you graduate flight school whether you want to or not. You will eventually go to the back seat as the primary pilot. Both seats have flight controls so they can both fly.

Everybody wants to be the gunner because it is fun as heck to blow stuff up.

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Everybody wants to be the gunner because it is fun as heck to blow stuff up.

Why wouldn't ANYONE want to be a CPG (Copilot/Gunner), it's quite possibly the best job in the Army. All you do is bring a blazing cloud of death and destruction to anyone that asks for it.

I don't know. I've always been interested in flying. Not being flown around while I blow stuff up. Not that that isn't cool as heck...

You aren't just flown around. You get to fly as well.

Hey all, I just got picked up to fly Apaches for the MO Guard, but it's going to be a while before a seat opens up at Rucker. Any suggestions for books on Apaches, flight in general, or AH history. I have no aviation experience (other than some joy rides and getting shuttled around) so it's all new to me right now. Open to good advise.

Hey first of all, congrats.

For prep: flightschoolstudyguide dot com

Sweet. Thanks for the link.

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Hey first of all, congrats.

For prep: flightschoolstudyguide dot com

Loved the interactive "Do you want to Fly Army" section...

Close to your ETS date? Instead of re-enlisting, join the Reserves and go directly into an aviation unit in a pilot's slot.

Now I LIKE THAT!

Whaddya know. Something new every day~

AH-64D Apache Block III Demos Level IV UAS Control

(Source: Boeing Co.; issued June 23, 2009)


MESA, Ariz. --- Boeing today announced that the AH-64D Apache Block III prototype helicopter successfully demonstrated Level IV unmanned aircraft system (UAS) connectivity on June 8 during a flight test over the Arizona desert.

Level IV UAS connectivity is one of the key technology enhancements being developed for the U.S. Army's Apache Block III attack helicopter program. At this level, the Apache crew is able to fully control the navigation of an assigned UAS. The capability provides enhanced situational awareness and over-the-horizon, beyond line-of-sight reconnaissance, improving survivability for the crew and the aircraft. (Level I connectivity is receipt and transmission of secondary imagery or data, Level II is receipt of imagery or data directly from the UAS and Level III is control of the UAS payload.)

During the test, the Apache proved capable of controlling the UAS via a Tactical Common Data Link connection. The Apache crew received real-time video from the UAS, controlled the UAS's three navigation-loiter patterns -- orbit, racetrack and figure eight -- and altered the UAS's airspeed and altitude.

For this demonstration, Boeing, under Army direction, used a Boeing AH-6 helicopter as a surrogate for Sky Warrior, the Extended Range/Multi-Purpose UAS that is not yet available.

"Integration of UAS control is a key technology for the Apache Block III helicopter as we prepare for the limited user test scheduled for later this year," said Scott Rudy, Boeing Apache Block III program manager. "The members of Team Apache -- the U.S. Army, Boeing and our industry partners -- are proud to have achieved this critical capability."