From: Larry Tighe (larryradio@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Fri Apr 15 2005 - 15:23:43 PDT
Subject: [MV] Helicopter Sealed Bid at Surplus Property
State of South Carolina has this up for sealed bids. This type OH-6A was
used during the Vietnam war. Wayne
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Sorry to say, Wayne, that OH-6 can't fly under a civil license. Helo
manufacturers got smart after the Sikorskis and Bell's were retired
(CH-34's, OH-13's etc.)...they could be licensed civil.
The Bell OH-58's, Hughes OH-6's and Bell UH-1's don't exist at the FAA and
cannot be licensed...that way the manufacturers got them out of the civil
market and don't have to compete against their old warbirds being in the
market.
They can only fly under "experimental" or "restricted"...very sad. I guess
that's kinda what AmerGeneral tried to do with the HMMWV, huh?
Lar
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