Aviation Tactical

04/25/2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/04/24/army-pilot-lsd-religion-kyle-riester/

Kyle Riester, a Black Hawk pilot with a security clearance, argued in federal court that his religion gives him the right to sell L*D.

03/12/2025

03/05/2025

Flew this particular aircraft many times. Glad everyone is alive.

We have confirmed a UH-60 Black hawk has crashed in Honduras, during a training mission. There are NO fatalities. Aircraft is assigned to 1-228 Aviation Regiment. More to follow.

01/17/2025

01/13/2025

01/10/2025

Reminds me of hearing the old Kiowa instructors pilots tell us about TOW missile wires.

A weapon resembling a toy telephone is changing the face of warfare on the Ukrainian battlefield

01/06/2025

An awesome study tool that is 50% off till Jan 15th. I don’t have any reason to promote this other than I like it.

12/25/2024

Why is Santa a CW5?

12/08/2024

The Navy's TOPGUN school subjects fighter pilots to extreme physical stresses that may lead to brain injuries, raising concerns about mental health and suicides among pilots. A new project, "Odin’s Eye," aims to study the effects of repeated high-G maneuvers and carrier launches on pilots’ brain function. Despite official denial, mounting evidence and suicides among elite pilots suggest cumulative brain damage. The program, while confidential, highlights a growing need to address the long-term impacts of these extreme conditions on pilots' neurological health.

A confidential Navy program is studying whether intense fighter jet operations can cause devastating brain injuries in flight crews.

09/30/2024

Kris Kristofferson, Army helicopter pilot, country music legend, dead at 88

09/24/2024

Who knew riding a snowmobile at 60 mph at night on an airstrip after drinking beers while on prescription drugs was a bad idea?

A federal judge has ruled that the government is liable for a nighttime collision involving a snowmobiler who crashed into a parked Black Hawk helicopter in Massachusetts and awarded him $3.3 million in damages.

08/17/2024

What the inside of a CH47 looks like to everyone else at the field exercise.