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03-24-2015, 11:53 AM
oliverbox
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I have always had a hard time with Cannonball being a pilot. His filecard states him as being able to pilot the Helicopter but the rank doesn't jive.
Sorta like how Bullet-Proof and Sonic Falcon are listed as vehicle proficient with the Desert Apache. I just disregard it. Matt Trakker is my RHINO copter pilot. That and the ROCC have MASK written all over it.
I agree with this, in large part. I suppose maybe I take a compromise view... in Eric Haney's "Inside Delta Force" he mentions that some members of the Delta Team (enlisted guys) were sent through civilian flight school... small, fixed-wing stuff. That way, they could use small planes if they needed to while they were on missions. Like if they needed to escape, or use an airplane for some reason while they were deployed. Obviously, they weren't rated for an F-18 or something, but they could fly a Sessna or possibly something even bigger ( a Leer jet is probably pushing it). I could imagine a similar situation with Helicopters.
SO that's how I see Flint.... and Bullet-Proof and Falcon. Perhaps they were sent to get some flight training as part of their Operator training. Flint had great credentials, maybe SF Command pulled a few strings with Srmy Aviation because it would be handy to have a guy who could fly if they needed that skill on a mission. Maybe Bullet-Proof got sent to civilian flight school by the FBI, and maybe "Blue Light Group" (which I think was a code for Delta) sent Falcon to get some flight training.
So, I would never have Falcon or Bullet-Proof flying a Sky Striker, but if they were deployed to Sierra Gordo, and they found an airstrip with a hanger... maybe they could evac by small aircraft. Just a thought.
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