PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-709
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 709
DECEMBER 2011
26
PS 709
DEC 11
1.±
If you catch the Picasso bug
and want to paint, grab a
canvas and go for it. Just
don’t put a paint brush to the
helmet. And forget stickers.
The only authorized paint
for the helmet and shell is
touch-up paint, NSN 8110-01-
331-6113, listed in TM 9-1270-
233-23&P and EM 0126, TM
1520-Longbow/Apache.
2.±
If you don’t want to hear the wrath of your ALSE tech, take your helmet with you
when leaving the aircraft. Don’t leave your helmet in the cockpit or a car. The inside
of a cockpit and car can get hotter than a two dollar pistol. That heat can cook the
helmet and fry all its parts.
3.±
Avoid the habit of stuffing the inside of
your helmet like a holiday turkey with
gloves, maps, flashlights, checklists and
knee boards. The helmet is fitted for
your head only. Anything stuffed inside
can ruin that fit.
4.±
Don’t snatch the IHADSS helmet
harness out of the ICS cord when the
mission is over. This breaks pins in the
harness connector and the wires in
the ICS cord. Then you won’t be able
to boresight the aircraft weapons or
communicate.
5.±
The helmet is not a seat, so don’t sit on it. Sitting on your helmet can create soft spots
that put your noggin in harm’s way.
AH-64A/D…
Helmet No-No’s
Your Noggin
and
Pilots and gunners, your
AH-64’s integrated helmet
and display sighting system
(IHADSS) is a
delicate
piece
of equipment. it protects
an even more delicate item—
your noggin!
from the ancient
mists of arkansas
legend strides
a figure:
soldier, teacher,
reader
and
writer.
such is the legacy of
albert pike.
many of you have heard tales of
albert’s famous ancestor, zebulon,
but our al’s adventures cannot be
overshadowed by a mere
peak!
when the brouhaha known as the
mexican-american war roiled across
the south, al was captain of the
little rock guard.
this rag tag band
was officially part of the
arkansas
volunteer regiment.
in 1846, al and his lads were
sent south to fight santa anna.
al paid for his troops’ supplies
out of his own pocket, and
most of what he learned about
soldiering came from reading
books
en route to the battle.
but before the war, their duties
were limited to firing off cannons
for visiting dignitaries.
To keep the helmet
in sync with weapons,
communicating and
protecting your head,
here is a
reminder
of some
things you should already
know not to do.
Take care of your helmet and it’ll take care of your noggin!
man, aM I
StuFFed!
pike!
reading
again?
b
u
r
p!
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