True, but you don't have the Military Airworthiness Authority to contend with - an enormous new construct (or relatively new) that is so risk averse it would make your eyes bleed.:ok:

lol, yeah fair enough. you have to wonder what they are going to do next time that someone actually gets shot in a war!!

Thank you, Sumpor :)

@Crab

Under CFAOS you are not required to have an RTS, the main document is the Certificate of Usage, which refers to all required operational and safety documents. Also there is no ODH/DDH, the civilian organisation has an Accountable Manager Military Flying AM(MF), who is the equivalent of the ODH/DDH.

Speaking of Huey's....one outfit in Washington State that rebuilds, over hauls, and restoration work on them has about 20 of them for sale right now and more building it appears. It has one batch of 17 from a single source.

There is life in the old girls still especially if modernized with good avionics, upgraded engines, tail boom mods, and better blades.

Northwest Helicopters is the name of the company in Olympia.

That is where Huey 509 based in Wesham came from.

Boessi - thanks for the clarification of terms but the same factors are valid, the aircraft has to be airworthy and someone has to take the risk.

The Sea Kings were taken out of service partly because of the of the costs in manpower and spares in keeping them serviceable and, unless they have undergone a Carson style rebuild, they are they same rattly, leaky, ancient machines that I know and love but am quite happy not to be flying (especially in an overwater role) any more.

VRS failure at night in the hover/dip anyone?:ok: