So Luthier

[ruggbutt]

Originally Posted by HeavyDelta

We haven't had any Ospreys shot down yet. There was one that crashed due to mechanical failure, but no shootdowns.

PM me if you'd like his FB page. Last I heard there wasn't a cause for the crash. I'll try to call him tonite and see what the final verdict is. Frankly, it hadn't mattered as much to me as how hurt he was. There were others killed on the a/c in the crash. I'm just thankful that he got what he wants more than anything, his flight status back. I don't relish seeing him go back into harms way but he's a warrior and that's how he rolls so I'm 110% behind him, whatever he may want. I heard about the crash 43 minutes after it hit the AP. I knew he had been deployed but they didn't release any names. Later we heard it was him (found out on FB) and he'd lost so much blood they didn't think he'd make it. He told me later that they pumped in 16 units of blood. Said it was coming out faster than it was going in at one point. You may know him or know of him HD, he used to fly w/the Virtual Thunderbirds. We got details quicker once Panther from the V-TBirds got his sister's phone number and she posted on our squadron page every day that something new came up. A USAF buddy of mine's wife was in Washington and stopped by to give him our love and support and I got a phone call back from my buddy, said his wife cried her eyes out when she left. Said he looked really bad. She saw action in A-Stan and is tough as nails, stopped a convoy ambush when she hopped on the mounted .50 and started blasting bad men. I'm not super religious but I prayed and cried a lot those first few weeks.

HD, if you've seen any video with some of the wounded guys he's in one that was well circulated because he became friends with Bob Dole when he was recovering. Dole was there after a surgery he had.

[HeavyDelta]

So yes, you are talking the crash in April 2010 then.

Final verdict - engine failure. There was no evidence in the official report of any kind of shooting.

I understand what you mean about the reason not being important to you as a friend, but to me as a military aviator it is important to note that Ospreys have not been shot down. That is a significant milestone since many people said first use in combat they were going to be shot down left and right.

All my best to your friend. I'm very impressed he got his flight status back!

[ruggbutt]

Originally Posted by HeavyDelta

I understand what you mean about the reason not being important to you as a friend, but to me as a military aviator it is important to note that Ospreys have not been shot down.

What I meant to convey was that when I'm able to talk to him the reason was at first something he couldn't talk about. Then it just kinda got lost in the mix cuz we talk about all kinds of other stuff. I'm glad it wasn't shot down as well!!

All my best to your friend. I'm very impressed he got his flight status back!

He's a special breed, you probably know the type. When the a/c went down he was directing people to get out cuz he knew it would blow. He was horribly wounded, broken pelvis. Legs. Arm. Had to tourniquet his arm himself cuz one of the troops that was riding wasn't getting it high enuf on his arm. I believe his words after the troop tried twice was "f it, I'll do it myself". Doctors told him that he saved his own life, cuz that's the wound he was bleeding out from.

I would call him during his rehab and you could tell when he was having a hard day, but he never quit. He told me that he would be flying again. He's the kind of guy who says something like that and others know it's fact. He hasn't lost his sense of humor, often he hops on Ventrilo or calls me and he's talking in his Captain Voltano voice (kind of a nerdy techno geek) and it makes me laugh, never get tired of it.

HD, what kind of a/c are you flying around in these days?

[pupo162]

Originally Posted by ruggbutt

All my love to ya, pumpkin.

i find it amazing how cna you call someone a &*&& 2 posts who barely reach 5 words each.

Not that you have that mutch posts around and all ive seen soo far wasnt nice.

keept it civil to new guys

Welcome HeavyDelta. Have a good time around

[HeavyDelta]

The part I find even more funny is NearMiss deletes my post as "vulgar" because I typed a make-believe word (gooch). Yet Rugg calls me a jkljfgkj and all is well.


Lovely.

Looks like we're back to square one of the original forums from 2000 !

[CharveL]

Originally Posted by ruggbutt

I see the wannabe rockstar has chimed in. Come back and talk to me when you make a living with that instrument like daddy did...........Speaking of hanging off of someone's gooch, even if that was true HD there ain't no room. Charvel has that staked out and he's moved in. Frankly, I don't like what he did with the place.

Oh you are a clever one! Wannabe rockstar cause I play in a band as a hobby, that's good! I stopped trying to make a living with it years ago and now get the best of both worlds making a few bucks instead of spending it on a night out, but I think we're missing the point here which is you taking posts far out of context and getting all (rug)butthurt over them.

Haha see what I did there?