I have to say that I agree with all that has been posted so far....However, the essence of 705 NAS versus DHFS was that it was bloody good fun and because it was single service you felt as though you belonged to the FAA at an earlier stage of your career. This is not to mention the fact that a Gazelle with no DAS and IFF etc etc ie a slick was great fun to fly, although I did nearly get chopped on my FHT when I scared Bob Hubble senseless by nearly jackstalling on I quote " a jacky boy wingover..." Heh ho!