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Originally Posted by icenine
Actually it is not as easy to get those jobs as you think. And helicopter pilots generally do not fly once they are out.....just not enough demand in the civilians world for choppers.
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Used to be just about every Helo pilot in Alaska was a Vietnam vet. There are still a few, but most have retired or were forced out when they could no longer pass the flight physical.
It's scary flying with some of these young guys after so much time with the vets. Immediately obvious in the way they fly.
One of the vets flew out of Kodiak for many years, and had quite a reputation. Drinking with him one night and he made the comment that Silver Stars were only given out when you did something stupid and lived to talk about it.
"How many you got Tom?" I asked.
"Two"