Originally Posted by
Hacker15e
TMike made the comment that when he is in the AOR, he carries a .357 (no mention of if it was .357Sig or magnum...)
They're not using a C-172 for UPT. Buzz said in an earlier post,
The Iraqis are using the SAMA CH2000, which is like a small Piper Cherokee 140, and NOT a Cessna 172.
http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/SAMA/sama.html
He mentioned that he carried a .357 b/c in case he needed it, he wanted to make sure he could stop someone with his sidearm. Of course, the rest of the AF guys in the AOR have to make do with the standard issue 9mm. I'm sure if I requested to use a personal .357 I would've been laughed at. Different rules for the CSAF, I guess.