** We talked him down and he had complete confidence in us as we had in him. **

Tom, when I speak OF our pilots, the first thing I say is that I don't understand how anybody could do what they did, sitting motionless, rock solid, and waiting for some SOB to shoot them full of holes.

When I speak TO our pilots, the first thing I say is, "I cannot believe that we said stuff to you guys like, 'Move yer tail rotor three feet right,' and then YOU WOULD DO IT !" Not two, not four; three. And not think anything of it, just a normal day's work. I still shake my head at what we expected them to do.

Bob