U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook taxis backwards from its parking spot at Camp Humphreys, South Korea on Oct. 10, 2013. The backwards taxi while pivoting on a corner rear landing gear is a difficult and unusual maneuver. (Armando R. Limon/Stars and Stripes)
U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook taxis backwards from its parking spot at Camp Humphreys, South Korea on Oct. 10, 2013. The backwards taxi while pivoting on a corner rear landing gear is a difficult and unusual maneuver. (Armando R. Limon/Stars and Stripes)
A variety of helicopters filled the skies on Thursday afternoon at Camp Humphreys in South Korea, including a CH-47 Chinook, which practiced taxiing backwards from its parking spot. The backwards taxi while pivoting on a corner rear landing gear is a difficult and unusual maneuver, according to those in attendance.
