Imabell said "... sea sprites are made from 40+ year old airframes and are now and always have been pieces of crap"
40 years old, in USN service for over 35 of them and active in Vietnam (as a single-engine SAR bird) and every stoush the U.S. has been involved in since.
Interestingly the UH-2A was the mount of the first naval aviator to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour in Vietnam (LT Clyde Everett Lassen - Google the name, makes for interesting reading).
The USN didn't seem to think they were crap (in their time). Obviously you had less fortune when you flew the H-2, to have come away with such feelings. How about sharing your experiences?
Squidly.
p.s. This post in no way endorses the performance, or otherwise, of the
SH-2G(A) That's (A) for Australia.