AFSOF Pics

[Kunoichii]

Those Ospreys are scary. My buddy is a crew chief on one, and he has crashed 4 times in the last 5 years.

 

[DA SWO]

Those Ospreys are scary. My buddy is a crew chief on one, and he has crashed 4 times in the last 5 years.

Your buddy a Marine or Air Force?

 

[Kunoichii]

Your buddy a Marine or Air Force?

He is a Marine.

 

[DA SWO]

Those Ospreys are scary. My buddy is a crew chief on one, and he has crashed 4 times in the last 5 years.

He is a Marine.

I don't know what he considers a crash to be, but the Marines have only had (IIRC) 1-2 crashes in the last four years.

 

[amlove21]

I don't know what he considers a crash to be, but the Marines have only had (IIRC) 1-2 crashes in the last four years.

After doing a little research (web only) it looks like we have only lost 7 V-22's since 2000. The number of class A's (1 million dollars or a loss of life) is higher than that, up to 10.

I guess we would have to define what we call a "crash", whether that be an IFE resulting in an uncontrolled or emergency landing/hard landing.

Not calling anyone a liar- but I know 3 of those class A's were USAF 22's, so yea.

 

[Muppet]

Hey A.M. Love, the first pic with the guys in the front leaning rest...what does the grey beret signify? Guy is in the front row...

F.M.

 

[Kheenbish]

Hey A.M. Love, the first pic with the guys in the front leaning rest...what does the grey beret signify? Guy is in the front row...

F.M.

Grey Berets belong to SOWT's.

 

[Muppet]

Grey Berets belong to SOWT's.

O.K. Thanks.

F.M.

 

[justincredubil02]

8 pieces of paper and two years of your life, my friend- and they will.

Fair enough.

 

[Blizzard]

Those Ospreys are scary...

After doing a little research (web only) it looks like we have only lost 7 V-22's since 2000. The number of class A's (1 million dollars or a loss of life) is higher than that, up to 10.

I guess we would have to define what we call a "crash", whether that be an IFE resulting in an uncontrolled or emergency landing/hard landing.

Not calling anyone a liar- but I know 3 of those class A's were USAF 22's, so yea.

If they're good enough to put the POTUS on one, well, that probably serves as a ringing endorsement, right? Oh, wait...they're not putting him on it yet.

http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/...oyed-for-first-time-in-support-of-Marine-one/

"Hey, you guys ahead! I'll just take this old beater..." :)

 

[AWP]

Just to reiterate for everyone's benefit:
If the photos are within the last decade, they need to be accompanied by a link to a .mil website OR they need to be edited for PERSEC (names and faces blacked out).

 

[Hella-Copters]

Those Ospreys are scary. My buddy is a crew chief on one, and he has crashed 4 times in the last 5 years.

More quantitative info on the Osprey, its costs, and its safety record. Per flight hour, not nearly as dangerous as riding in a helicopter. I've flown both.

http://breakingdefense.com/2011/08/09/the-v-22-safer-than-helos-effective-worth-buying/

 

[JohnnyBoyUSMC]

I don't know what he considers a crash to be, but the Marines have only had (IIRC) 1-2 crashes in the last four years.

When I was with 3/7 Lima we were the first Marines to be flown around in an Osprey in full combat load to test the bird's ability to carry a fully loaded squad of Marines out in 29 Palms back in 05. While we all had gallows humor about it, it was honestly the smoothest flight in a bird I've ever been on, quick as hell too!