HF
Thanks for your offer, but the recruitment of the future Attack Pilot is appearing relatively easy as it is new, shiney and is a real step change in the Army Air Clubs operation. Especially when compared to a Gazelle there are many that would sign the time bar to a life of Apache. However, no one tells them (because no one realised) that there are not enough people or resources to do the job properly and therefore everyone (REME,groundcrew and aircrew) end up totally sh@gged.
Although I am sure that our Antipodean friends could quite easily fill any gap, I believe that we will soon have our very own supply of surplus pilots and navs that could be cross trained into an AH (can of worms opens for those that want to die in a ditch over being sooooo special and that they have so much tactical experience). Rubbish - run a grading to weed those that will never be able to operate below 250 feet.
Lets stop beating around the bush and go joint, the Corps may not survive, but we all know that the crabs will have the infrastructure to operate the beast professionally, effectively, in a safe environment and without running everyone into the ground in the process.
Pin pulled.....over arm throw....goes for cover......and shouts 'Grenade!'
