AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 47

THE PEACE SYMBOL above the rocket
launcher (left) is intended to signify
"peace through firepower." The open
avionics hatch on the nose (below left)
bears signatures of Navy Seawolves who
flew the Huey gunship in Vietnam.

vArIetY OF cONdItIONS, MANY OF theM AdverSe.
FLYING THUNDER

There are three basic models. The UH-1B
is one of the "short bodies." Stretching
the fuselage 41 inches to increase troopcarrying capacity resulted in the UH-1D.
Replacing the single turbine with a pair
of Pratt & Whitney engines produced the
UH-1N Twin Huey. More than 16,000
Hueys had been built when production
ended in 1986. Seven thousand of them
served tours of duty in Southeast Asia.
Civilian versions of the Huey are the Bell
204 (short-body), the Bell 205 (stretched),
and the twin-engine Bell 212.
During May 2008, Rodgers and his
Huey were joined by two other helicopters, the museum's Bell OH-58 Kiowa
and a second Huey belonging to Overseas
Aircraft in Lakeside, Arizona. They formed
a flight of three, headed east from Southern
California, and referred to themselves
as "Flying Thunder." Their
goal was to arrive and pay
homage at the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial
( t h e " Wa l l " ) i n
Washington, D.C., on
Memorial Day along
with Rolling Thunder, many of whom
arrive as a huge gathering of motorcyclists.
Sadly, the trio of ex-military helicopters
was denied permission to enter restricted
airspace and fly the last mile to honor the
58,286 veterans whose names are inscribed
on the black granite wall. Instead, the
helicopters had to land short at Leesburg,
Virginia.
"The price of our freedom is engraved
on that wall," Rodgers laments, "and they
wouldn't even let one Huey make one bladeslapping fly-by."
A cruel aspect of the Vietnam War was
the bitter homecoming experienced by so
many returning veterans. They often were
confronted by anti-war protestors, spit
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014

AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014
Contents
President’s Position
Visual Approach
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Foundation Focus
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
B+
Regional Events
Events
Test Pilot
Aerial Adventures
Pilot Products
Airport Stories
AOPA Sweepstakes
Aircraft Showdown
Quick Look
Stall the Pig
M2 Debut
Bell UH–1B Huey: A Flying Symbol
No Runway? No Problem
Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: Know the Territory
New Perspective
Technique
Efficiency
Proficiency
Ownership
Frugal Flier
Wx Watch
Never Again
AOPA Action
Member Services
AOPA Aviation Finance
AOPA Foundation
State & Local Action
Insurance Services
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Contents
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 2
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 3
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - President’s Position
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 5
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 6
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AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Visual Approach
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 11
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Letters
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 13
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AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 15
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Waypoints
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 17
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 19
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Foundation Focus
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 21
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - License to Learn
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 23
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 25
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Fly Well
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 27
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - B+
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 29
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Regional Events
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 31
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Events
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 33
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Test Pilot
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Aerial Adventures
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Pilot Products
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Airport Stories
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - AOPA Sweepstakes
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 39
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Aircraft Showdown
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-1
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Quick Look
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-3
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Stall the Pig
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-5
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-6
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-7
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-8
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-9
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-10
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-11
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - M2 Debut
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-13
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-14
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-15
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-16
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-17
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - T-18
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 41
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Bell UH–1B Huey: A Flying Symbol
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 43
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 44
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AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 57
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - No Runway? No Problem
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 59
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AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 63
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 64
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 65
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: Know the Territory
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 67
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 68
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 69
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - New Perspective
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 71
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 72
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 73
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Technique
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 75
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 76
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 77
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Efficiency
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 79
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Proficiency
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 81
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 82
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 83
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Ownership
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 85
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Frugal Flier
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 87
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Wx Watch
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AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 91
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - AOPA Action
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AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 97
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Member Services
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 99
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - AOPA Aviation Finance
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 101
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - AOPA Foundation
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 103
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - State & Local Action
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 105
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Insurance Services
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 107
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Fly by Wire
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - 109
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AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - March 2014 - Pilots
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