herkfixer Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Just curious when and where MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System)training will be this year? Thanks in Advance! 73, Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXTORQ Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 South Carolina . Starts in a couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Any more detailed info? What base(es) are they flying from, and who would be a contact? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXTORQ Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 North Caralina Air Guard 145th. Normally the host unit runs the show or at least provides the spot. The USFS really who runs it and watches over safety standards both ground and air. Our unit has been outfitted with the latest MAFFS II unit that sequential, rather than the all in one dump. The new system dumps out the left paratroop door instead out the ramp. http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/aviation/fixed_wing/maffs/system.html http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/aviation/fixed_wing/maffs_II/index.html The glory part about the system is hardly any clean up after flights . With the old system it would just cover the tail section , beaver tail, elevators and mist inside the ramp doors. All of our birds after so many hours had to be sent to depot to have the aft end of the aircraft removed and stripped and painted. After MAFFS during the fire season it would come home for aircraft wash, the ramps floor deck would all have to come out along with D/Rails to be cleaned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbob Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Oh wow, they finally finished testing the new system huh? We had started testing back before I retired. It was dog eat dog for a long time with all the testing criteria that was required. The lead test engineer was a civil service friend collocated with us at the 339th. I think he got tired of dealing with all the crap involved and turned it over to someone else before he retired. I was gonna try and get qualified flying the Charlotte but never happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXTORQ Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Yes, it took quite a while for the crews to become qualified as I recall along with alot of aircraft testing . One of our planes was a beta test bed . I forget the total hours they tested the system . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Just saw a press release The old Donaldson AFB Greenville SC 24 April to 1 May Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXTORQ Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Beat me to it .:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Just saw a press release The old Donaldson AFB Greenville SC 24 April to 1 May Bob Got a link to the press release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXTORQ Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 http://wildfiretoday.com/2010/04/21/maffs-heading-to-south-carolina-for-recertification/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Thanks for the follow-up. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 http://www.airnav.com/airport/KGYH Donaldson center is about 40 or so miles north by northwest from me. I worked there for LTV Electrosystems in 67 as quality control for C-130 IRAN. I think the name was later changed to E systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXTORQ Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Just a little tid bit on the MAFFS II platform. http://www.302aw.afrc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123201343 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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