European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Army aviators seek to remain copter champs by Dave Diehi . Bureau Raf upper Heyford England army aviators a re hauling with soviet polish French British and German fliers this week to try to keep the , Crown As the world helicopter champions army Crews from All Over the United Stales Are Hying oh-58a Kiowa helicopters in navigation Liming precision flying and Pilot skill in the Firth world Heli copter championships. Twenty seven teams including two civilian Crews competed in Fly oils at fort Rucker ala., m february to represent the United Stales at the International Competition. Seven two Man teams made the . Precision Heli copter team and after practising at Raf upper hey Ford five were selected Friday to compete in the. World championship. The . Team is made up of Active duty army an National guard Crews said Cap. Bobby Hanna. Team adjutant. All air Force and Navy helicopter teams and some army teams declined invitations to compete for tic . Team he said. Chief warrant officer George chrysl an adviser to this year s team is the individual world Champion. Hanna said the Competition flying is some of the hardest for the helicopter pilots whose lying Lime experience ranges from about 450 to 7,000 hours Hanna said one of the benefits of flying with the other nations is gelling 1� Ici their aircraft and talk tothe Crews at the 1981 Competition in Poland soviet and american helicopter pilots got to Fly each other s aircraft he said. The . Helicopters and maintenance teams for the Competition Are provided by the National guard. Four of the . Teams Are from fort Rucker. Crews also Are entered from fort Campbell by. Fort Carson  Bragg . And the Texas National guard. The meet which started sunday at Castle Ashby i Northamptonshire ends saturday monday june 23. 1966 the stars and stripes Page 9 chief warrant officer Nick Walters left and see. Robert Howe prepare an Oii-s8a helicopter for flip lit. Tkv ,--.jv Hanna adjutant for the . Precision helicopter teams is the world helicopter championships Are olympic Type a lilt for the Avlalois