The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote:


I'm not disputing you by any means and your experience FAR outweighs
mine. (I hope to rectify that over the next 10 years or so. hehe)



And I also envy you. So much to do and you'll soon have some great
memories.



You mean you never used the "I'm a helicopter pilot" line to pick up
girls?? hell, if I wasn't married, I'd be waving around that little
blue card along with my Platinum Visa card. hehehe


G I can't think of a time I could have used that line. During the
first couple of years I had one experience where I'm glad I didn't have
one. The short story, got lost somewhere in Ohio in a Cobra, landed to
ask directions, (neither of us had a map) and had a sheriff come over to
us and asked us for our "pilot license". We convinced him that Army
pilots didn't need any stinkin pilot license. Then he saw we were
wearing 38's and asked us for our "gun" license. He finally shut up
after we told him the 40MM Grenade launcher and the mini-gun in the
turret required us to wear firearms. There's more but it would be
boring. Something about walking in to a liquor store wearing the 38's
and walking into a police station carrying the mini-gun. The clerk on
duty disappeared.


You, Bart and Rocky seem to have the most experience here. I'm still
a wet behind the ears newbie, wannabe CFI.. (But I do have that nifty
blue card from the FAA with the Wright brother's pictures on it.
hehehe)



I still have an old dog-eared tan card. Not much point in requesting a
new one. And I do enjoy hearing all the stories told here. I'm fairly
sure you will have many to come.


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boB
Wing 70

U.S. Army Aviation (retired)
Central Texas - 5NM West of Gray Army Airfield (KGRK)