Mt.crewchief Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I have been reading the posts about which planes had the digital gauges etc. I didn't know the flight decks could look any different than this! (see below) !!! If any of you have pics of the new modernized flight decks, post some pics if you have them please! Thanks, Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticFox Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 C130 AMP program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 (edited) Whoa!!! I had no idea that is the way it would look now! What's with those seat covers? I used to take the ones off 1804 back to the barracks and wash them! Are all or most or a lot of the C-130's upgraded to the modern style pictured or is that done on a select few? I'm amazed! It almost doesn't seem right!!! I need to see some more pics of the flight deck in the daylight. Maybe that will help me get used to the difference. I know hardly any of the planes look quite the same on the exterior anymore what with all of those protruding humps and bumps, but man what a difference inside!! Show me more!!! Thanks, Ken Edited September 23, 2009 by Mt.crewchief repairs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerkyTestTech Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 (edited) AMP cockpit daytime J-model cockpit They are not the best pictures but I hope they help. Edited September 23, 2009 by HerkyTestTech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Looks like everything has been stripped out. I only worker on "A" models and that was over 42 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaprad Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 (edited) Got a couple of H3's, my personal fave. And also one of the MC-130W. We also have a couple different ones at work, I'll try to remember to get some shots of them too. Edited September 23, 2009 by Plaprad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 Thanks a lot for the great pics! I guess things could or should possibly change since I last set foot in a C-130 39 years ago!! Now, I guess you know, what does the rest of the flight-deck look like? Is there still a Nav's table? How about the bunks? Is there still a gallery and gallery floor? Of course that was on the E-Models I worked on. The A-models weren't quite so modern!!! Somebody mentioned a sextant awhile back. Do they still carry them? I remember them on the A's, but don't remember messing around with them on the E's. If they still have the sextants, are they still in the nice hardwood box? Questions, questions, questions! The next time any of you guys happen to be cruising somewhere over Montana, stop by! I would love to take a tour! 40 miles west of Billings and a paved runway--long enough for a Herk!!! See ya then, Ken Carlson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herkpilot Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Plaprad, What's the tail number of the W? Also got many hours in the H3 so those brought back memories. Edited September 25, 2009 by Herkpilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaprad Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) To be honest, I have no idea. I found the picture on the web a few months ago. Mt, the flight deck for most Herks is the same as the E Model, Still got a navs desk, bunks, Galley ect. I would get a pic of one, but there's some equipment there I don't think I need to put online. I'm sure there's a few online, I'll look later. Though some Talons have a double sized navs desk with two stations and no bunk. Also, if I remember correctly, J models have the galley up on the flight deck, not at the entrance. As for sextants, I havn't seen one in years, there might be a plane that still has them. The sextant mount is still on most planes, but somewhere slong the H3 line they got rid of them. Edited September 24, 2009 by Plaprad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaprad Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Scratch last, I found some H3 Nav station pics, and what appears to be a E or early H model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railrunner130 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 The middle pic appears to have RAW gear in it with the old radar. My guess would be late H2 or newer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Herk Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Front Office Sideways Guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maden4797 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 (edited) MC-130H Combat Talon II apparently from RAF Mildenhall...but which tail number...hmmmmmm...I'm gonna say Ballz 23...but not 100% sure...just know that flight deck looks EXTREMELY familiar... Edited September 25, 2009 by maden4797 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaprad Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Had 023 at Robins a while back. Was the first plane I worked when I got to Functional Test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlg6016 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I like those analog fuzzy dice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TronAir Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 This is what a glass panel Herc should look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamMcGowan Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Mixing analog and EFIS on airplanes is common. I fly a Hawker with a five-tube EFIS for the avionics, but the instruments are still analog/digital - meaning they have needles but also show readings in digital on the same instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaprad Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 This is what a glass panel Herc should look like Is that a civilian mod? I like it, nice and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TronAir Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 It's an L382 type cert that a company in California is selling. I sniped the pic from there site (asbavionics.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polcat Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) One thing I love about the Talon 2 is the lack of SKE. I was working an airshow a couple of years ago at Randolph and some of the retired instructor pilots there had flown at Dyess. They had all said that nothing has changed since the early 90s aside from the NVG harness, E-TCAS, and EVSI/TCAS display. Yes, all of our H1s and Super Es have sextant ports and flare gun ports. Some of our planes still have the RATO panel on the center console by the LSGI buttons!!! It would be nice to have NVG compatible lighting without that annoying and extremely expensive NVG lighting harness and EHSI and EADI. If we just got those few things, life would be so much nicer. All the seat cushions need to be replaced as well. I think they've been around since Oregon Aero first made them. They're all harder then bench seating at a little league game. Edited October 3, 2009 by polcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve haigler Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Brazil AMP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Davenport Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Back when I was pilot member on the Talon II crew station group. Lockheed gave the AF an unsolicited proposal for the Talon II flight deck looked very much like this. But wiser Big MAC heads didn't believe it would work and scuttled it in favor of the current configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tusker Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Well! I beleive(unless someone can cheer me up) that the Herk has lost his Magnanimity. I must be getting old!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXTORQ Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 All of our 96's had digital gauges but since been replaced back to the analog because they where too eronious. Only digital left is the fuel gauges . 967322 967323 967324 967325. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tusker Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Well!!.........I suppose I could still make a ground run on it!!!...Push it until it starts bouncin' up and down!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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