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I got to send them a picture of the

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logbook entry showing that I was P . C .

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Designation . And then uh sending a

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text , I said uh , Hammer to six is

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official . My dad , a Vietnam era Huey

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cobra pilot . So you know that's the

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way I was raised . I grew up on those

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stories . All the uh fun , interesting

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wild things that the Vietnam era pilots

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got into . I'm also very blessed

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that you know , I get to earn this

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designation while I'm deployed . So he

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was in Vietnam from 72 to 73 . He got

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his P . C . Designation , his first

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call sign In Vietnam . So here we are ,

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50 years later , uh earned the

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designation , I get my first call sign

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and my father was a bulldog to six in

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Vietnam . So I am hammer to six . You

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know it's it's very fulfilling . You

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know , he really is the greatest man

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that I know I could be half the man

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that he is . I'll be doing all right

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for myself in life . So I'm very

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honored that I get to kind of carry it

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forward . Whoever is pieces of the

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aircraft is the final decision maker .

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They are the authority in the aircraft

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generally the most experienced about

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the 500 hour mark . You know , they

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look at your maturity or decision

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making process , you know and they hold ,

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they hold a board to you know , bring

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all the pieces together that have flown

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with you as a P . I at that point and

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say what do we think of this pilot And

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if they say they are going to make a

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good pc , right , then they begin to PC

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progression and that's just a series of

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check rides and progressions to see

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what would you do in a situation ?

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Would you make good decisions and will

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you bring the crew and passengers home

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a lot because that's ultimately what

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the piece is responsible for . You know ,

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I'm very honored and very , very

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blessed that the command and all the

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senior pilots in the organization , you

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know , have that level of faith in me

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to go out there and take some of these

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younger guys and gals and aircraft and

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you know , put that faith in me to

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bring them back . It's always been my

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dream . So every opportunity I get to

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get an aircraft just makes everything

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else in the world . Okay , Gallon

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Hammer , X . Ray Hammer to six . Radio

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Check 86 20 . That's good . I got you

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loud and clear on 96 20 .