090 - AH-64 Apache

[@Refuse2Lose33]

I was stationed on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan back in '09 doing detainee ops with the USN. Every other day, I would run the 8 mile perimeter road during my time off. I remember this one time running the road in a fairly quiet section of the base, focusing on not stepping into the uncleared mine field areas they have all round the base. It was a sunny day with ambient nature noises in the back ground. Suddenly--just like a scene out of a movie--I hear this WHOOSHHH and I look up and see directly over my head was an AH-64 flying some type of pattern over the base. It had to be about 300-500 feet overhead. I stopped in my tracks to look at it and thought to my self "I feel sorry for the poor SOBs who gets caught at the receiving end of one of those." They won't even hear them coming until its too late😂

[@BrandoDrum]

I live in Raleigh, NC. There's a National Guard Apache unit at our airport and I've lived close to the airport for 10 years now. I still often rush outside to spot them flying over my house. Never gets old.

[@DamplyDoo]

Can't wait for a cobra/viper interview

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Hopefully in 2021...

[@eweil]

Leaving for Army Flight School in 42 days. I can’t wait to meet everyone at FT Rucker.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Best wishes!

[@huskyaonecee7568]

See you there!

[@Lou.pm4]

@@huskyaonecee7568 how's your experience been so far

[@huskyaonecee7568]

@@Lou.pm4 Not allowed to talk about it.

[@Lou.pm4]

@@huskyaonecee7568 how long did it take from when you submitted your packet, got selected and got your boat date? or is that not allowed either?

[@TeamFigz]

You should do a Interview with a 160th Pilot

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Perhaps 'Army Aviation Month' 2021

[@saml7610]

@@FighterPilotPodcast Oh man, I know a couple guys up here at JBLM who'd LOVE to be on the Fighter Pilot Podcast. One's a Chinook pilot, the other flies their version of the Blackhawk (I'm just a farmer who hangs out with them at the bar). I'll let em know they should get in touch with you.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

@@saml7610 Please do!

[@storBoomer]

@@FighterPilotPodcast Or a SpecOps special - as far as confidentiality restrictions allow of course... :)

[@huskyaonecee7568]

I agree!

[@wgoulding]

Funny to hear Dslyecxi asked a question for the podcast.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Why you say?

[@wgoulding]

@@FighterPilotPodcast He's a former Marine who runs a medium sized KZbin channel (169k subscribers) focused on Arma 3, a highly accurate military computer game/simulator, and to a lesser extent rotary aviation. He's run mil-sim-esque events in Arma for the past 15 years for a tight-knit community of ~ 100+ people, some ex service men and women (for whom I think this perhaps helps them get their fill of camaraderie in civilian life that they may be missing) but also with a lot of people who never served.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

@@wgoulding cool, had no idea.

[@wgoulding]

@@FighterPilotPodcast Yep! Thank you for your service!

[@RobertSantos-rw8dy]

Thanks Jello and team.. the series was excellent..gripped and ripped, long smooth and in the middle.. on the good foot.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Thanks, Robert.

[@DaveWhoa]

AH-64 Apache is such a sexy looking beast

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Agreed.

[@kraziivan_]

Seeing them in person is sort of jarring because they look like some strange geographical shape. They are badass.

[@DaveWhoa]

@@kraziivan_ why i love the Tesla Cybertruck!

[@DaveWhoa]

@@FighterPilotPodcast I'd love to hear your thoughts (or a podcast!) on the Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche ... only 2 ever built, but again such an amazing looking bird

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

@@DaveWhoa We will likely stick with covering aircraft that became operational, although an episode on X and Y planes in general could be cool.

[@Fast85FoxGT]

Early episode!? Oh man this throws my workday expectations straight out of the window! Lol.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Mistake or intentional...? The rest of you may never know!

[@klk1900]

I love this guys honesty. I work with a ex Apache pilot now flys hems. Very good pilots. Multitasking is no problem for them. People don’t seem to understand how difficult it is to understand the symbology and Charlie mike at the same time. With the green monster. I think the echo model is transitioning to a f-35 visor display so it will help. Also 3200 helicopter hours is a lot. 3200 hours in a plane isn’t that much. Helicopters move 120kts or 100kts avg so any dual rated pilots as myself. I do crop dusting in fixed wing and my passion which is helicopters. And fixed wing ive been doing since I was a child with my parents and grand parents both. But helicopters are different animals. People think you can just land and take off. That’s not the case. To be safe we still need to have an approach and departure. I can land with a tail wind in a plane I’ve did it on accident at night and I quickly can see in my decent and the airframe can handle it. Doing a down wind Landing in a helo can be fatal quickly. LTE and couple of other things.

[@davidrjonesjr]

Tim was awesome! An “every man” but a great Dude.

[@nazgul_53]

Seeing them more than 90 degrees below my eye level was freakin awesome. Cant wait to see them again sometime in the future

[@therocinante3443]

Oh man, I've been itching to learn more about this beast of a chopper. Thanks guys!

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

😎👍

[@bobthompson4319]

In an Apache being the junior guy is the only place I'd want to be the junior guy. Lol

[@michaelreed1380]

Great month sir. And as far as the stories go... I could listen to them all day Dorothy!

[@johnb7490]

Sad for the interview to end. Enjoyed army aviation month. The Apache is a great bird. Good job sir.

[@mobiuszero1018]

But by the gods,the apache is SO badass... CWO settle is truly blessed to be able to fly one of these things!

[@mxcollin95]

Another awesome home run interview!

[@mxcollin95]

Sounds like an absolutely awesome airframe to fly! 🤘🏻👊

[@spacedmanspiff1543]

"I AM THE GREATEST !!!"

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Second greatest. 😉

[@benjaminperez7328]

Fire Birds. True Nic Cage shite.

[@terryboyer1342]

Army month was great!

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Tanks!

[@christophermailloux4706]

@@FighterPilotPodcast No, helicopters Jello. Pay attention.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

@@christophermailloux4706 🤣

[@elliesanders885]

44:27 Jugroom Fort is basically Hollywood came to the British Army. A pair of Apache's are supporting an attack on the Taliban held fort of Jugroom. After the ground forces withdraw they discover that one of their guys is missing. The Apache's search with their cameras and Locate L.Cpl Mathew Ford down in the entrance to the fort. A ground assault to recover him was sure to be a blood bath. So the Apache's collect 4 volunteers and fly them in to the fort to rescue L.Cpl Ford. Before the rescue another pair of Apache's arrive on station to provide support. The original Apache's fly the rescue party in and in the end one of the front seaters leaves the aircraft to rescue the downed soldier. They end up strapping him to the aircraft and flying him out. After dropping the rescuer's off they recover to Camp Bastion. On the recovery they discover one of the supporting Apache's went "Winchester" supporting them. Sadly Lance Corporal Ford died of his injuries.

[@SS-hw1ou]

I actually read it in a book 'Apache' by Ed Macy

[@elliesanders885]

@@SS-hw1ou As did I but the two lovely gents hadn't so I thought I'd help out :)

[@jordanmartinez2432]

Great Book!!!! I read it about 3 times, so good.👍🤘

[@bobthompson4319]

I seen the video of the ah-64 guy blue on blue. And I really felt for the guy and you can really hear it in his voice how he felt. And he asks to RTB and is denied.

[@gwmappz4]

GREAT Show !!!!

[@gregeconomeier1476]

Just thinking about your closing tune. " When the caissons go rolling along" . Growing up in the 50's and 60's we learned the military fight songs in either school or cub scouts. Funny thing is I still remember all the words to this army tune. Maybe it would be interesting to talk about the origins of these fight songs. For instance, who really knows what a caisson is as used in this song? I had to look it up. Anyway, I really enjoy these podcasts,

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Thanks, Economan.

[@alaskanmarine1]

Thank you for the early post!

[@rustyshackleford2841]

DCS c’mon... Whats the hold up!! We need the apache lbw fly able. Please.

[@SS-hw1ou]

Arma 3 grabbed it before them

[@Refuse2Lose33]

Its in the planning stage, supposedly picked up by ED but not officially confirmed yet. Assuming it won't be cancelled, it may be a while before we see it

[@rustyshackleford2841]

Refuse2Lose33 I don’t know man, the F 16 seemed to come out of nowhere. BOOM! We got an F16(mind you still need a lot of work). I will gladly be corrected here, but Matt usually seems to only drops hints on modules on his videos when they are almost ready to drop for early access. “ What is that doing here” latest for the Apache “ huh!” So I would love to be surprised in worst case scenario some time next year. Can’t wait to hear that Apache cannon.

[@AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH-y5f]

I really want a Chinook. Would love to do supply missions or transport troops in the upcoming dynamic campaign.

[@tacoenvy]

This was fantastic man 👊

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

💪

[@bobthompson4319]

There was an Apache that took a round in the transmission for the rotor and had lost all transmission fluid 20 minutes away from base. They flew the whole way back and landed.

[@LuckySoaringTiger]

The transmission is with dry run magnesium alloys. I heard up to 45 mins are possible.

[@jettsetter7]

Hey Gelo I got a friend who flew in the back of Growlers and was in the USAF for 20 years. Now at the Pentagon. Have you done the Growler yet?

[@Mike41919]

Great interview

[@sarttee]

AH-56 Cheyenne ..... all im gonna typpeeeeee

[@koc988]

Don't know why people keep bringing up a platform the US army as no part in killing.

[@mxcollin95]

Fire Birds? Never heard of that one. I’ll check it out though!

[@jdkgcp]

Responding to the tail end of the interview talking about potentially doing a Chinook episode and Warrant ranking was mentioned....my uncle Joe was a CWO-5 Chinook pilot. 20+ years in the Army. I don't know if he would be willing too do a podcast but I could ask?

[@matyas4878]

Could you please do a video on your opinion on the future of mil aviation with the success of alphadogfight trials?

[@223frankthetank]

Thanks jello! looking forward to this one.

[@czarfore]

So what comes after the Apache? What is on the drawing boards and is anything headed for production in the near future?

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Good question.

[@orlock20]

There are three vehicles that the army is looking at which fly much faster than the Apache. However, their ceiling is about 10,000 feet above sea level so places with high mountains is a no go for them. Their might be other factors such as cost, maintenance time, survivability and the number of mechanical and software problems that could doom a current replacement.

[@Lou.pm4]

@@FighterPilotPodcast Sir is there any way possible that you could please ask CW4 Settle if its possible that I contact him regarding WOCS and my packet. I took the sift and passed I wanted to know how to increase my chances at getting selected. I'm new to the army and I'm an 11B.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

@@Lou.pm4 Email the show and we'll see what we can do.

[@Lou.pm4]

@@FighterPilotPodcast I will send an email right now thank you

[@manuelgreil4306]

Great episode! Took me right back to my very first "sim" experience: "Gunship" by Microprose on the Commodore 64. :) I played the hell out of that as a kid, and the Apache has always been my favorite helicopter ever since. And, of course, Jane's "Longbow" and especially "Longbow 2" were fantastic sims that I miss a lot. BTW, Jello, if you are reading this, I would love to hear your thoughts on the recent DARPA tests where an AI allegedly beat a human fighter pilot in simulated ACM five times. Would be a good topic for a podcast "special". ;)

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

This is Jell-O and my thoughts on that study were summed up in a Forbes article by a friend of mine... www.forbes.com/sites/guysnodgrass/2020/08/21/darpas-ai-defeats-air-force-pilot-5-0-in-head-to-head-competition/?fbclid=IwAR3sLFgOoyEDnCz9kE0nowQXLDMvd5kE_IF9be3g4j5ElgN5kmL28ZYXwZw#11d556b34615

[@manuelgreil4306]

@@FighterPilotPodcast Thank you for that link. So the human pilot was more of a restricted "sparring partner" to help develop the AI in a scripted environment, rather than the "Kasparov vs. Deep Blue" type scenario outlined in the more click-baity mainstream news articles. This is one of the reasons I am grateful The Fighter Pilot Podcast exists - to bring some real-world knowledge to the 24h-news cycle.

[@mr4kids.866]

The was an interview on the radio here in the UK about this, I cannot remember the time or date sorry. The AI expert basically said, looking at the info he has seen. They cannot rule out the AI may of also learn some of the quirks in the computer system “simulator” and could also be taking advantage of those programming gaps/glitches that the human pilot would not of been able to. Almost like a human PC game player learns how to take advantage of the finer points of a game that a casual player doesn’t.

[@hockey3761]

Great podcast. Like the listener questions for the interviewee

[@bobthompson4319]

Iv heard of a cobra that extracted a small spec op team on the ammo doors.

[@upyr1]

Are ya'll ever going to interview Newt the 98-year-old P-38 pilot I emailed you about? He's not in the best health.

[@upyr1]

@@realWARPIG he did want to be interviewed and look up the p-38 episode

[@warthunder420]

Did he say he isn't looking forward to this podcast?

[@AmTomtom]

I'm here because of the Australian purchase. LET ME IN LET ME IIIIIIIN

[@Lou.pm4]

Sir is there any way possible that you could please ask CW4 Settle if its possible that I contact him regarding WOCS and my packet. I took the sift and passed I wanted to know how to increase my chances at getting selected. I'm new to the army and I'm an 11B.

[@traceheilman3577]

I mostly remember the Apache from the movie lone survivor

[@bobthompson4319]

I wonder if there will ever be a attack helicopter air to air battle.

[@alanheath2401]

Hey jello u need to interview Gary coker from the night stalkers for a ah 6 little bird episode

[@aolson8283]

Nice 12th CAB bird!

[@bobthompson4319]

It is made in Phoenix Arizona.

[@mobiuszero1018]

I wonder what settle would think of the mi-24/mi-28(which is very similar to the apache..)

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Didn't think to ask him.

[@ppistol09]

does the apache have 2 torque rotors like in the picture?

[@daviddavids8218]

It’s a 4 rotor tail made of 2 blades, one behind the other. I admit it looks different from this angle

[@MrKbtor2]

The most interesting part was the "dorothy" story :)

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Gee, doesn't say much for the rest of the interview. 😞

[@jackofall2305]

How were you able to track down a warrant officer to talk to, must of been like trying to catch a ghost

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

🤫

[@xyzaero]

I love the movie FireBirds

[@bulldog282]

"Army Aviation Month" when I read that I rolled my eyes. But, was I pleasantly surprised! Every episode was just as informative, entertaining, and well produced as any of the others. Kudos!

[@bobthompson4319]

You've heard of the night stalkers right? They are the best helicopter pilots hands down. Delta force, navy seals, marine recon, airforce para rescue, rangers, and many others all ride on the night stalkers helicopters. They fly the stealth helicopter and are the only ones to do so operationally. And sometimes crash them into Osama's back yard.

[@digitalavatar5699]

Now India using apache against china in high altitude borders

[@czarfore]

When flying do they wear regular BD or a flight suit of some sort?

[@Fenrick]

Late response but all services have flight suits and don't wear normal uniforms because pilots are in danger of burns. Army pilots are given two-piece flight suits that are meant to make them look like normal soldiers because some general didn't want pilots to think they were special.

[@spacedmanspiff1543]

Army Aviation 2021 MH-6/AH-6 MH-47 DAPS T-11

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Sounds good.

[@czarfore]

Air-to-air refueling capability?

[@orlock20]

No and neither does the Cobra. They use forward refueling zones.

[@rubensanmaurodelbosqur1950]

Excelente video 👍

[@TM-bn8pv]

My brother was a crew chief right after he joined 9/12/01 (well took him some time after joining)...I never realized how big these were. Also on a funny note, I thought all of our military helis/planes would be spotless on the inside..but all the buttons, modules, controls, etc would be spotless like a commercial jet cockpit, but you only need it to run and work 100%...looks aren't important (though the outsides are beautiful).

[@dks13827]

If I dreamed of getting jets but I got a Cobra................. it would be fine !!!!

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

How about an Apache?!

[@CarpDaily]

cant wait for the F-100

[@klk1900]

Oh by the way a guy I know who flew the Apache he actually made the very first aircraft carrier landing in a AH-64D longbow. He said he talked to the test pilots of the rah-66 Comanche and that was one bad ass bird. You could fly 90kts side ways. He actually decided to stay in the army hoping he would get to fly the Comanche. It’s actually a badass helicopter that would have advanced aviation by several years sadly they cancelled it and stopped the development so we’ve lost a lot of technology they put back on the shelf.

[@michaelmulligan0]

British Army extracted someone from Iraq on an Apache wing

[@Roboambo]

Missed notoriety - flown in combat by the veteran formerly known as Prince Harry!

[@orlock20]

Based on statistics, Prince Harry probably killed more people than Dirty Harry in movie kills.

[@merrittorius]

IREEEENE!!!!!!

[@czesiek77PL]

I wish that Apache wasnt replacement for Ah56 Cheyenne, could have been a very interesting heli... But no, politics fucks everything.