DCS World - Huey Formation Flying Training with the 229th

[@markmaynard6551]

Much respect to the pilots learning to trust each other and their instructor in keeping a calm , reassuring, informative manner. Great Presentation !!

[@WebberAerialImaging]

Nice! I was in the 229th AHB back it the 80s...not virtual, of course, and we weren't attached to a cav unit, rather part of the 101st. Cool to see the unit numbers against, even if it's just in dcs.

[@AbleMike5]

At 9:47 is one of the coolest videos on KZbin period. Good job on the formation and the music. So cool.

[@joshuastone2820]

Beautiful video... Everyone has the same tools to movie edit dcs and yours comes above all the rest.. And perfect music too

[@edcurtis6931]

It was a great practice flight, and it reminds me that I need more practice and more left pedal on landing!

[@davidrogers25]

Well done 1st Air Cav. That looked tough.

[@jcbak]

Great video as always.

[@simonjonesmusicuk]

Seriously impressive stuff.

[@a47mlb]

That’s a lot of Huey’s. Nice vid, flyer. CoastieJeff [H]

[@FuriousFrog]

sweet, amazing stuff!

[@DecibeldB]

Wow I can imagine your palm sweating. Mine would have. Bravo

[@ChuckOwl]

+Decibel “71st AH dB” dB Usually sweating buckets when flying the Huey... it's a very "physical" rotorcraft to fly. But sooo rewarding. :)

[@rorypullman]

Looking a little shakey when dropping out of ETL but all round this was great. Good Job Guys

[@Air-Striegler]

Guess who has a Chuck Owl F-14 manual right next to his Plutarch in his shelf now, hun?! 😁 Greetings, my good man!

[@SagaciousDjinn]

beautiful, and inspiring to hopes of connecting to the civie community. Idk why, but going from here to there, seeing this gives me hope to help others understand. Much love brother.

[@itsumonihon]

looks like fun - use the trimmer more often, it will totally change the way you fly. i'm constantly hitting the trim button and as a result formation flying is a breeze even with the crappy joystick i have (low resolution and crappy, non precision collective)

[@krashfinatik4396]

Good job! Not an easy thing to do with a Huey.

[@digitalengine7406]

Wow, cool video!!

[@jeremy41234]

Awesome job guys keep up the hard work :)

[@JLXcellent]

Man that looks like fun!

[@ChuckOwl]

+Jon Lee It's much more fun than it looks too!

[@coltongarber8087]

Hell yeah!! Go Huey's!!

[@234cheech]

i need help getting into online servers for cliffs of dover i mean i get in but i cant seem to join a game

[@Scott.Farkus]

For a moment there I could smell the kerosene.

[@moritzckeller]

Very very cool, Chuck. How can I join something like this? Do you guys train regularly?

[@ChuckOwl]

+inc0gnit0 You can sign up on their website and see if you want to fly with them. If you want to learn how to fly the Huey how real pilots do it, it's THE place to go. 1stcavdiv.conceptbb.com/

[@cerrhus]

Wow! Impressive. Please thank HuckleBerry for is tips while flying a Huey with me on my server Uncle Cerrhus

[@fabsim5696]

Whats with the music ...?

[@robertmantell1700]

229th is the heli squadron in "Chickenhawk" right?

[@ChuckOwl]

+Robert Mantell Correct.

[@bubbychamp]

dude i'm gettin nervous just watching this!!

[@titan5823]

what song was at the 9-11 minute mark

[@ChuckOwl]

+Ace of Games Konstantsin Kuzniatsou's theme for the DCS Mi-8.

[@xagremnightyndale673]

Is this group still active?

[@ChuckOwl]

I'm pretty sure they are!

[@xagremnightyndale673]

@@ChuckOwl according with they Facebook page they are halted at 2015. Their site or forum is offline... I'll look for other clues

[@ChuckOwl]

@@xagremnightyndale673 I think they may have moved there 1stcavdiv.forumotion.net/

[@r3ady150]

Music make it hard to hear

[@MrGs500f]

I joined the 229th and never got a password to actually join the server. I even went on the TS and couldn't get a password. so I am now not using (229). I'd like to join. someday lol

[@ChuckOwl]

Did you contact the members of the 229th personally? If no, you definitely should. Head to their forums and present yourself.

[@MrGs500f]

+Chuck Owl yes

[@teresarichey6260]

Hi Chuck. My name is Bill Richey, I flew with 1st Cav A/229th in VN from 5/70-3/72. Our unit call sign was "Black Bandits" 3rd Saturday of every September the "Bandits" have a reunion. I will pass your great vid. onto our wing. Very well done, in a "Tactical Trail" formation landing in a very tight formation it's hard with the vortex from so many birds was well depicted in your final approach to a "Tac Trail" landing. A great VN painter, Joe Kline, painted a picture of a A/229th formation approach to a LZ that was true to life, yes we held very tight formations, even during a Combat Assault to a LZ and treetop level to the LZ from the FB out of Tay Ninh 13 clicks off Cambodian border in Fishhook area in 3 core. Well done Chuck, very well done. You took me back in time. Thank You

[@ChuckOwl]

Wow I hadn't seen your post for months. Glad you liked it. Yes, the tac trail is super hard indeed. It just gives me that much more respect for the men who did it in real life.