A Trail of Two Rivers
Looking down at the airport, for a second I am not sure we are where we are supposed to be. The entire area in front of the FBO is taken by US Army helicopters. But two GPS units do not lie, so we fly the pattern and land. Taxiing slowly between the Army helicopters to avoid the blades, we find an open spot for parking. After I have helped my copilot Arie from Tel-Aviv, Israel, get out of the plane, I run to the crews and ask if I can take pictures. The answer is, "Of course." These are three Apache AH-64 and two Black Hawk UH-60 helicopters on a cross country flight returning from the Mojave desert to Ft. Riley, KS. They have stopped for refueling. Apache A-64 and two Black Hawks UH-60 in Raton, NM All this information is provided by CW2 (Chief Warrant O ffi cer) Brett Mathews while I am snapping away with the camera. Where is all this happening? At the small uncontrolled airport in Raton, NM! It gets better. The five birds fire up and, after a lengthy runup with...