BAGHDAD, Iraq - A Sea Knight helicopter carrying 16 Marines went down in a lake...( Yes! A Lake!! With a million SQ miles of sand..) west of the Iraqi capital in Anbar, killing four of them in the volatile province where an Air Force fighter jet crashed last week, the military said Monday.
The twin-rotor CH-46 helicopter from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing made the emergency landing Sunday near the shore of Lake Qadisiyah “in which the pilots maintained control of the aircraft the entire time,” the military said.
There are a million SQ miles of land and the Marines landed in a lake. What's wrong with this picture?
2006-12-04 07:57:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Leave it to a Marine to do it the hardest way possible.
2006-12-04 10:57:08 · answer #1 · answered by Tommy G. 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I see no lack of common sense, the CH-46 helicopters are getting to be old and becoming harder and harder to maintain. Thus the new V-22 will change alot of things for the Marines. The usmc has some of the best pilots in the world.
2006-12-04 08:33:22 · answer #2 · answered by Tim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seem that the area was not sparsely populated and the pilot had control all the way in. Training teaches you to shoot for the spot that will A. Do the least damage to human life. and B. Aim for the softest landing area to minimize damage thereby increasing the chances of survival. This was the Anbar region and extremely hostile to our troops.
2006-12-04 08:04:07 · answer #3 · answered by Rich B 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 16:34:28 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a bit arrogant to Monday-morning-quarterback the decision of a pilot in autogyro mode. On the other hand, I've always wondered about the sanity of anybody whose job description is, "Those guys over there are shooting at you. Get up and go after them," when any sane person would hide or run. Thank God we have people like that.
2006-12-04 10:56:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all, there is a lot more water over there than most people think.
Second of all, maybe it was the safest place to land - are you a pilot?? Have you ever had to make an emergency landing??
It is very rude of you to turn a tragedy into a chance to make fun of someone's intelligence. Shame on you.
2006-12-04 08:07:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Why don't you just be glad that you didn't know any of those marines? I have a husband in the Marines and even though he's not deployed right now, I still cry when I hear about people dying. You don't know what went wrong.
2006-12-04 08:03:45 · answer #7 · answered by Stephanie 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Before you criticize the Marine pilots for "choosing" the wrong location for a crash landing, please tell us what flight certificates (licenses) you have, and their numbers so I can verify them with the FAA's web site.
YOU are the one lacking in good common sense. Now, piss off.
2006-12-04 08:57:02 · answer #8 · answered by rustyshackleford001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude Give them a break Their In the middle of a war. Their Fighting too free a country and your questioning them? When You fight In Iraq then you can commplain untill then Clam up and watch Them work!! SEMPER Fi !!!
2006-12-04 08:26:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
One doesn't always get to chose when mechanical failures occur. And in a helicopter, when a failure occurs, one is very limited on a landing zone.
2006-12-04 08:08:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Instead of criticizing the men who died, how about showing some compassion since we will never know what happened since we were not there. It is easy to Monday night quarterback when we are safe at home isn't it?
2006-12-04 13:24:52 · answer #11 · answered by mikey 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋