Yea, we are supposively getting the S3s for cheap. They are going to be a nightmare. I heard they ride like **** too. I guess you could consider them only partially fixed wing since the wings fold up. Hahah just kidding...

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Originally posted by BLUETORCH:
Heard from a new reliable source that the Coast Guard is only getting a few (6-8) Casa planes. So, I am not sure what they are going to do with the new shiny hanger over there in Mobile.

Work on the 3 HC-144A's we have sitting in the new shiny hangar.

That might be the only three we are getting...

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Originally posted by BLUETORCH:
That might be the only three we are getting...

For a Boot 3rd class you sure know alot about the future of the HC-144A program.

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For a Boot 3rd class you sure know alot about the future of the HC-144A program.

Boot? He has at least one Good Conduct Medal, shoot I bet he has almost 4 years in.

Guess we'll have to wait and see...

What is the standard crew for the HC-144 going to be?

Also ... does it have a nickname yet? You know ... Dolphin, Hercules, Jayhawk, etc.

Or will it be like the Falcon ... nicknamed the Guardian (or so the Bluejackets Manual says) but everybody still calls it the "Falcon"