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I remember my CMSgt NCOIC in the 16th TATS telling me that when he was a brand new Herc FE he was going into La Paz, and he spent an hour or better trying to figure out how to depressurize the plane prior to landing since the pressure controller only went to 10K. Guess we all had to start our experience and knowledge level somewhere!

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My last flight on a Herc was in December 1995 ferrying a C-130H from Luanda, Angola to La Paz. We were returning it there after a dry lease from the Bolivian Air Force. The Filipino captain was a heavy chain smoker and was physically sick for the 3 days we were there even though the city is about 2,000' below the airport elevation.

Don R.

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