Do I Smell Rice Pattie and Gun Powder And GOOD MORNING VIETNAM

[DishDoggie]

SKYRAIDSKYRAIDER ANNOUNCEMENTER

In the Video the MAP looks like Vietnam BABY. BOATS in the RIVER.  Land Mass Don't look like a Island we already have to me. BIG OLD SMILE

 

The “Fish” Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag

Country Joe and the Fish

 

Come on all of you big strong men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Viet Nam
Put down your books and pick up a gun
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun

And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
Ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die

[Presidium]

Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

1. Once you are in flight, it is way to late to wonder if this is a good idea..

2. It is a fact that helicopter tail rotors are instinctively drawn toward trees, stumps, rocks, etc. While it may be possible to ward off this natural event some of the time, it cannot, despite the best efforts of the crew, always be prevented. It's just what they do.

3. The engine RPM and the rotor RPM must both be kept in the Green. Failure to heed this commandment can affect the morale of the crew.

4. Decisions made by someone above you in the chain-of-command will seldom be in your best interest.

5. The terms Protective Armor and Helicopter are mutually exclusive.

6. Sometime being good and lucky is still not enough.

7. "Chicken Plates" are not something you order in a restaurant.

8. The BSR (Bang Stare Red) theory states that the louder the sudden bang in the helicopter, the quicker your eyes will be drawn to the gauges. The longer you stare at the gauges the less time it takes them to move from green to red.

9. Cocoa powder is neither.

10. Nomex is not fire proof.

11. In helicopters there is not such thing as "a good vibration".

12. A free fire zone has nothing to do with economics.

13. The further you fly into the mountains, the louder the strange engine noise becomes.

14. "Pucker Factor" is the formal name of the equation that states the more hairy the situation is, the more of the seat will be sucked up your butt.
It can be expressed in its mathematical formula of S - (suction) + H - (height above the ground) + I - (interest in staying alive) + T - (number of tracers coming your way).

15. Running out of pedal, fore or aft cyclic, or collective are all bad ideas. Any combination of these can be deadly.

16. There is no such thing as a small fire fight.

17. Always make sure someone has a P-38.

18. While the rest of the crew may be in the same predicament, its almost always the pilots job to arrive at the crash first.

19. A billfold in your hip pocket can numb your leg and be a real pain in the ass.

20. Share everything. Even the Pound Cake.

21. It does too get cold in Vietnam.

22. If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.

23. Eat when you can. Sleep when you can. Visit the latrine when you can. The next opportunity may not come around for a long time. If ever.

24. Boxes of cookies from home must be shared.

25. A standard opening line for Army instructor pilots instructing on helicopters in the 60's: "There are 25 instruments in front of you, and the only one you can trust is the clock".

26. Hovering ..is for people who love to fly helicopters but have no place to go!

27. Flying helicopters isn't more dangerous. Crashing them is what's dangerous, and it just happens more often.

28. During autorotation at night, turn on landing light. If the terrain looks unsuitable turn the landing light back off...

29. The purpose of the main rotor is to cool the pilot. Watch how he sweats if it slows down a little.

30. There are only two kinds of helicopter pilots: those that have crashed and those who are going to..

31. Always remember that helicopters are different from airplanes. Helicopters are thousands of pounds of parts all flying in opposition to each other, and unlike airplanes, they fly by beating the air into submission.

[DishDoggie]

@Presidium (Peace time Military Member 1976-1980) This is my Favorite Post EVER ha ha ha THANK YOU. I LOVE 14.) and 17.) I always had a P-38 in my Front Left Pocket to share. LOL You're so fun. 2nd Fav pick 16.) & 25.)  How is Your Project Coming?

I'm working on a small single player Nam mission. I can't say it will ever hit the public because I am using Mods in this mission (Not sure people would want to deal with that) The best ground mod Items to give that Huey base war time look. The Army Infantry Mod in the back of the Huey you can see.  I found a spot on the Caucasus map that fits my map like region of the Vietnam area around the Da-Nang area (Best I could find in DCS It fits well) Take off from Da Nang Field next to the Ocean with a little bay and Crossover the 1st mountain range into a valley with another mountain range Parallel to each other with a few Mountain passes that lead into  Laos for a trip into the A Shau Valley for troop drop off and pickups and hit and run missions In the first valley I have built a FFB I named "Fire Base Gloria" to run Supplies and or troops to during battles The Pictures I see online of the area fit well for this area on the map it's mood inspiring when I fly it.  Hesco protection walls around your Huey. Mission starts with a cold start and the Song All along the Watch Tower by Jimmy Hendrix. I have figured out how to have Troop Trucks setting in front of each Heli pad Hesco spots. That Pull away and every time you return the trucks will return to the spot for more troop drop offs or pick ups then pull away. (cool effect) I have ground chatter looped on the FM radio when turned on. A flight of F-4 Phantoms pull out of bunkers and taxit out to the runway in front of you and take off as you are starting up. Got all kinds of stuff busting into my brain maybe a Aircraft carrier just off shore of the base. for a big ground battle in the A Shau Valley. Lol I'm rambling on sorry. I can't turn it off. 

Edited September 28, 2022 by DishDoggie