WAATS Lakota Reaches a Historic Milestone
Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th Maintenance personnel at the Western Army Aviation T...
Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th Maintenance personnel at the Western Army Aviation Training Site (WAATS), Marana, Arizona, prepare a UH-72 Lakota for a historic flight as it reaches a milestone of 5,000 hours of flight time, making it the highest timed Lakota in the Army's fleet. The WAATS flies, on average, 3,650 hours yearly on their Lakotas and is the only military schoolhouse in the country to train, evaluate, and certify Airframe and Power Plant technicians.