John,
Agree with all you said. We should constantly be looking at the proper mix and that's probably what they are doing. I suspect that they may be considering increasing the buy for the UH-1Y to pick the lower end roles that the 46 will be vacating.
FH1100,
Can you tell us why it is you think a V-22 is more likely to get into VRS (or AVRS) than a traditional RW airframe? Is it because it's limited to "9.1mph"?
I do believe in the past you posted that you knew one of the pilots in the Marana crash yet you are not emotional about this. Face the facts, he was at over 2500 fpm rate of descent at what 300 or 400 feet? As SASLESS said re Mayaquez "pilot error....pure and simple"
Dribble- It's exactly the word I meant, look at all it's meanings and perhaps you can find the one I meant for you.