European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 08, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 8, 1978 the stars and stripes a new Type of Bird on bavarian Lake helicopter floats on the surface Starn Bergener with rotors or t Ming directional control left photo. Us Pilot holds the Dom a it High to give him higher taxiing speeds in the water. In photo it right the chopper resembles a hovercraft As it Breaks watering taking off from the Lake. Look water Landing exercise in splash made on resort scene Ory and photos by de Hill Stuttgart Bureau chief verge see. Germany is a warm sunny Day at the Stam e. Germany s third largest Lakei bout 15 Miles from Munich. Thou sunbathers dotted the beaches Foliar recreation area. Boats of All i mostly sailboats were out inking advantage of the Beautiful without warning a Large twin-ro-m7 army helicopter circled once cd before coming Down and land a Middle of the Lake. After Maneu i the water for a few minutes like a or boat the machine lifted off another Circle Only to make an iding in the water. Then another in and joined the first. And. Then Ime. 1 of four ch-17 chinooks from the lion co in Schwabish Hall took the water Landing exercise. , from Brooklyn the com if the 180th, explained that he  unit training with about 20 of m time Many of these Guys Haeft water landings with the Chinook wT1" he said. The ch-47 is the the army has that can her landings and. In most cases i never Calls for in it s up to the t if he wants to conduct  Ruben Garcia from Copperas was added that the training in Only about an hour of Actu Alne. We got to make three land said. That was just enough to that it could be done and give us hence in the aircraft. I be not done has been involved twice Inch Nook s water Landing Cap Abil we Relief. The first time was enduring the Early 70s when the or  he said. I was Asp oration school in fort Eustis supported the National guard in1 Relief efforts. The second time it atm when the lowlands flooded several Hundred people out of  by the pilots did receive the Trainr Aai to familiarize them with this of the Chinook there is no requirement that additional training be  s somewhat like Riding a  said Sheehan. Once you be done it you never really forget How. The thing we need to stress the most is the weight  an empty ch-17 weighs about 21,000pounds. A full Load of fuel adds another 6, 600 pounds. The ch-17 used by the army Are certified for a maximum total weight of 28,500 pounds for water operation according to Sheehan. The aircraft is capable of much  said. That figure is for reasons of safety. With that weight it is guarantee to float for 30 minutes with ail systems shut Down. It will actually float indefinitely but those Are the safety figures we work  types of landings were practice. One was a splashdown where the aircraft settled into the water while still moving Forward. In the other the aircraft hovered just above the water and then set Down the plan was that each of the pilots would make at least five landings. They also practice mane vering the huge machine in the water. Permission to use the Lake for the training was obtained by through local authorities. The local diving club helped us make the contacts we  said Sheehan. There was never any problem. The local officials were very cooperative. In Addi Tion to their assistance with the coordination the diving club is providing their Power boat As a safety boat for  members of the Isth s partnership unit the Druitte Flie Gende Astei lung 250. Were on Board As observers. Their unit operates ch-53 helicopter which Are not capable of water operation. Worn several hats during career he believes in living to the brim by Merle Jacobsen staff writer Frankfurt is you might get confused when you walk into Horace up Pinholt s closet. Lip Pincous known As lip to his friends has uniforms from three . Mili tary services although he s now retired and wears Only civilian togs. The 47-year old native of Columbus . Retired from the air Force As a major in 1975, after serving As a Navy enlisted Man and being commissioned a second lieutenant in the the former navigator is working for the army again this time As a civilian safety specialist for v corps. Right now i Workin explosives safety be said. Talking of his military career Uppin Cott said. I started in 1947 in the naval Reserve in Trenton.  his unit was activated Early in ims during the korean War. I was in the Navy just about a  got out on a release program to go to col Uppin Cou. Whose wife Marianne Callshim Hook be dip put  said he was Dis charged As a Seaman recruit first  added. The Only thing i remember from the Navy was How to Roll  attending the University of Maine the next four years. Lippincott received Bachelor s degree in agronomy and an army commission through Roth. The former Sailor Soldier airman said his Only Horace Eppli Ioctl. Wife Calls him double Dippin lip Active duty As a Soldier was during rot summer training Camps. I had my orders though to fort Ben Ning a. For Ranger school. Thank god i never went i had applied for flight train ing and was immediately transferred to the air Force he said. Up Pincott said Hemet a few other military men Early in his career who had been in three different services by adds that they Are a pretty rare Breed. Did he Ever consider going into the Marine corps and having the even rarer distinction of wearing All the defense department s garbs no not really he re plied with a  can t say i regretted any of them. You can learn something from All of them he answered when asked if he regretted switching services. And would he make the same choices if be could do it Over no. I d probably stay with the Navy. I thin they have a better flight program than the air , who said be has "7,800 hours Worth of flying time As a navigator inmost of the air Force s inventory of air Craft said he received a master s degree from Central Missouri state University while in the air Force. When asked if he recommend anyone repeating his career. Up Pincott grinned and said. You get a Lotof background in a lot of different  the Lippincott who enjoy going Dow the slopes with the Frankfurt ski dub. Have two daughters and a son