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Also, now that Afghanistan has folded up, it'll be back to boring CH-47 missions of the 80's-90's.  The only reason it had cool missions was because it had the power to do front-line missions at altitudes that the Slackhawks couldn't.

And don't let people tell you that you NEED to go 47's if you want to fly in TF in 47's.  TF will train you in what they need and they don't always give preference to what your assigned airframe was (this is, of course, a generalization, but I know a lot of Hawk guys that are TF 47 drivers now).  

Also, normal line-pilot 47 guys rarely land in water like you see on YouTube...