I worked with and even flew with many kinds of helo pilots in 'Nam. Dustoff crews ignored ground fire, and Scout crews sought it out. I could never fully decide which of them was crazier or had bigger cajones. But in the hindsight of half a century, I think the "Nutso" goes to Dustoff. Scout pilots went around kicking hornet's nests, but Dustoff swooped in after the hornets were swarming.
As to why in hell I'd fly WITH some of those crazies, I can only say that days when I wasn't getting shot at became boring and a ride-along sure cured that. (Yeah, I know, another Nutso, right?)
