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Key Takeaways:

  • A line of TH-55 helicopters, including solo and instructor-led flights, was returning to Fort Wolters, TX in 1970.
  • A student pilot, in broken Vietnamese, announced his approach to the tower using an incorrect entry.
  • The tower corrected the student's entry, advising him that he was entering traffic from the wrong direction.
  • The student responded that it was okay because he was flying solo.
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During helicopter primary flight training at Fort Wolters, TX in 1970 a long, loose line of TH-55 helicopters, some with solo students, some with instructors, were returning from afternoon training.

Student: (In broken Vietnamese) Wolthers Tower,Osage 1234 entering extended down wind for landing.

Wolthers Tower: Osage 1234, negative entry, you are entering traffic from wrong direction.

Student : Thats OK tower, I solo.


Bob Page
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