FAA Officer exchanges

[chopper2004]

License to Kill

Originally Posted by Martin the Martian

I recall 771 Squadron had a regular slot for a USCG pilot for many years, with a FAA pilot going the other direction. The HH-65 used in the Bond film Licence to Kill was flown by a FAA pilot. In the very quick shots of him he is wearing a Union Jack patch on his sleeve.

771 did exchange with USCG since 60s maybe earlier for sure and so did the RAF SAR Community, There was also an RAF exchange pilot in 88-9/91 at CGAS Miami.

Here are stills from License To Kill opening scene and the a/c is wearing normal CGAS Miami patch. Also in the credits it thanks USCG pilot no Union Jack unless you on about the beardy co-pilot (then again the USCG did not prohibit till 88/89).

( Btw one tech flaw in that opening sequence is the HH-65A does not have a crew chief / Aviation Mechanic as well as the A/C and co-pilot).

cheers

[peterperfect]

Originally Posted by chopper2004

771 did exchange with USCG since 60s maybe earlier for sure and so did the RAF SAR Community, There was also an RAF exchange pilot in 88-9/91 at CGAS Miami.

Here are stills from License To Kill opening scene and the a/c is wearing normal CGAS Miami patch. Also in the credits it thanks USCG pilot no Union Jack unless you on about the beardy co-pilot (then again the USCG did not prohibit till 88/89).

( Btw one tech flaw in that opening sequence is the HH-65A does not have a crew chief / Aviation Mechanic as well as the A/C and co-pilot).

cheers

Very skilful doing it on one engine as well !

[chopper2004]

HITROn TEN

Originally Posted by Martin the Martian

I recall 771 Squadron had a regular slot for a USCG pilot for many years, with a FAA pilot going the other direction. The HH-65 used in the Bond film Licence to Kill was flown by a FAA pilot. In the very quick shots of him he is wearing a Union Jack patch on his sleeve.

Honestly thought with the demise of mil SAR here w.r.t SK retirement, that the exchange with the Coasties be null and void. However came across this on the USCG Instagram page so now the program with HITROn TEN.

cheers

[DuckDodgers]

Originally Posted by chopper2004

Before it was retired, FAA Observers could go to North Island on exchange with likes of VS-3@ ‘Shamrocks’ and fly in the Lockheed S-3B Viking . Also back in the day, when had the F-4K and ShAR, couple of pilots went on exchange to fly even the F-14A Tomcat. There is one ShAR pilot who lost his life , crashed lifting off ski ramp. Few yeses earlier in late 70s he flew F-14 on exchange.

Observers from the Bagger units fly exchange with E-2C Hawkeye units ...

I am sure pilots fly exchange with SH-60 now Mh-60R squadrons, they also used to fly SH-2 Seasprite on exchange when it was in service.

also

JFH CO Ade Orchard flew variety of stuff at China Lake with VX-9 such as AV-8B Harrier II Plus, AH-1W Super Cobra and evening stick time in F/A-18C.

Also the most senior Royal Marines Sea Harrier pilot who was then a Ltc went on exchange to US Navy Super Horent Squadron and instructed at Oceana a few years back. Think it was part of the gearing up to get next generation FAA aircrew back to fixed fast jet flying in anticipation of the F-35B.

Fleet Air Arm Commando Helicopter Force (you count former 3 Brigade Air Squadron ) have and fly over the last five decades with the USMC

Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight
Rockwell OV-10A Bronco
Bell UH-1E/UH-1N/UH-1Y
Bell AH-1J/AH-1W/AH-1Z
Bell-Boeing MV-22B


Plus there was the Atlantic Bandit Helicopters 3 week air to air exchange with MAWTS-1 at McAS Yuma.

Believe FAA pilots also go exchange flying with French such as Lynx and of course with the fixed wing carrier ops, some went exchange to fly Super Entard before retirement and maybe Rafale, but I could be wrong.

There was also a very “interesting” US Coast Guard exchange down in Florida.