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"In the Shadow of the Blade" www.intheshadowoftheblade.com This report is from Area Vice President Ben Powell Jr. He was one of the planners for the Shadow project in our area and a proud crewmember during the Huey's brief visit in Florida.
"The initial liftoff ceremony at Ft. Rucker
was great. Joe Galloway, who co-authored
'We Were Soldiers Once -
and Young' with Hal Moore,
was the featured speaker both at the reception at the museum on Tuesday
night and at the liftoff. As soon as the Huey and the 'modern helicopters' did their fly-by, my son drove me to
Eglin Air Force Base. There I boarded the helicopter and flew the
leg from Eglin to Tallahassee. WOW!!! What a thrill. I had not
flown a UH-1 in 28 years, but it was like riding a bicycle. I was able to
maintain altitude plus or minus 200 feet and the airspeed within 10 knots,
found my way to Tallahassee Regional Airport, and shot the approach.
The biggest thrill was hovering to the parking spot. I think
with a little practice I could really fly one of those things again."
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