Riding the dragon -- The dangers -- The AH-64 Apache -- The Longbow Apache -- Training -- The crew -- Flying the Apache -- Pilot's eye -- The forward air controller -- View from the ground -- A pilot's life -- Fighting the Apache -- The Battle of Donkey Island -- It's a fact! -- Glossary.
Summary
Apache pilots fly the most demanding helicopter in the world, The Apache is so complex to operate it is known as "Riding the Dragon." Only three percent of army helicopter pilots qualify to fly this incredible machine. In this book, we meet the men and women who take the Apache helicopter into battle.