Don't Ask Me How I Know

"Don't Ask Me How I know" the AH64D model Apache weighs just over nine (9) tons and costed approximately $15 million when I hung up my flight gear forever (Oct 2005), because I'll just shrug my shoulders, sit up in my kayak, proudly wearing my PFD these days, be happy I've got more elbow room, be even happier I'm alive and as socially unacceptable as it may be, answer your question with a question, like,
 "What are they biting on?" or "How about another beer?" 

Thank you for your service. I read the book Apache by Ed Macy and they are incredible machines. They sound pretty hard to fly.

That's it, from now on I refer to you as Nick.  As in Nick Adams.

-Spot-

i remember thinking how incredible they were when they would do finals over my quarters in Pershing Park at Hood back in '87.. even more intimidating when they popped up over a hill and totaled my M88 crew on a "back 40" excercise.

Poor iraqi's never had a chance.....

nice to trade ALSE or body armor for a PFD, isn't it?

i think boxofrains signature says it best; "the memories of an  man in his old age are the deeds of a young man in his prime." or something like that.

nice to trade ALSE or body armor for a PFD, isn't it?

Personally, I put Body Armor right up there with "Water Proof"  If the water wants in, it'll find a way and as for Body Armor, depending on who's at the other side of the scope,
(or sights as the majority of Kalashnikov shooters go), if they're determined it really doesn't matter.

I think I've said it before WR, but ten years from now when we're still camped on this forum, your avatar will still freak me out.

Lol, didn't know that.

He's actually a bounty hunter in the animated Star Wars The Clone Wars series. Cad Bayne is his name. When i get tired of his mug i'll change it.

RE; the kevlar, i was actually referring to the weight issues. PFDs are far more comfortable to wear for long periods.