Army Aviation Heritage Foundation and Flying Museum Gateway Chapter Launches Cobra on first Mission of the Year

By Carmelo Turdo

Throughout the winter, The Aero Experience has regularly visited the Gateway Chapter of the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation and Flying Museum at Creve Coeur Airport. This chapter is part of the national organization whose mission is to "Honor the sacrifice and service of veterans and their families by preserving and promoting the legacy of Army Aviation." The chapter volunteers, most of whom are military veterans, operate and maintain the classic Huey, Cobra and Kiowa helicopters previously in service with the U.S. Army. The Foundation sponsors the Sky Soldiers Demonstration Team seen at airshows across the nation, and chapters also provide ride events at their base and other locations within their region. The Gateway Chapter's next ride event will be May 2 at Creve Coeur Airport. Here we show the aircraft under winter maintenance, with the Cobra evening runup prior to deployment on its first mission of the year: Annual crew training at the Legacy Chapter in Hampton, VA.

  

Mild Winter Week Visit to Creve Coeur Airport: Pictorial Review

By Carmelo Turdo

The Aero Experience continues our coverage of Midwest Aviation on this mild winter weather week with another visit to Creve Coeur Airport. Creve Coeur Airport is home to a unique mix of aircraft and aviation organizations regularly featured on The Aero Experience. Here we include a survey of general aviation aircraft taking to the air over several days. We also have a unique view of maintenance operations and training flights at Gateway Flight Training along with a selection from the Piston Aviation fleet. 

The Aero Experience is also preparing a series of posts chronicling the winter maintenance process for the Cobra, Huey and Kiowa helicopters operated by the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation Gateway Chapter based at the airport. Here we feature a preview covering the first two weeks of February, including the Tuesday evening runup of the Cobra in preparation for an upcoming event appearance.