Black Hawk Down

To add to the highlights of the week, the National Guard landed a Black Hawk in Hoonah. The pilots invited the students to come check out the aircraft and ask questions about this million dollar machine.

Andrew’s class was at attention when the pilot described some of the details of the Black Hawk. It can fly over 200 mph, it is used in important rescue missions and holds twenty passengers. They were allowed to view cock pit, sit inside the cabin and oooo and ahhhh over the sleek body of the helicopter.

An added bit of trivia: My niece and namesake, Tricia, is a mechanic for these beauties and will soon be going to Iraq to work on them full time.