Tango Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 13 hrs 31 min gruelling flight by one set of IAF crew, with over 1 hr plus endurance....kudos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRlang Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Thats pretty good but we flew 10 hour over waters all the time from Sewart and Lrafb...Never knew objective of this training... From a loadmaster's point of view pretty boring....If you were lucky they would practice some stalls just to make time go by.....After 15 months at CCK why am I in this plane with a 1st Lt. trying to put it into a spin..The 62nd gave all these "good" missions to us Aerial Port Loadmasters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jconner2 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Picked up a huge tail wind out of Hickham and made it to Dyess, I don't recall the total time, but it was a long flight. Another trip back from SEA we island island hopped across the pacific with the gear chained down and a fuel bladder in the cargo compartment taking a damaged B model back to Georgia for refitting. We stopped everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc johnson Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 While at McChord, had one over 11 hours Elmendorf to Kadena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 On 22-11-2017 at 2:25 AM, BRlang said: Thats pretty good but we flew 10 hour over waters all the time from Sewart and Lrafb...Never knew objective of this training... From a loadmaster's point of view pretty boring....If you were lucky they would practice some stalls just to make time go by.....After 15 months at CCK why am I in this plane with a 1st Lt. trying to put it into a spin..The 62nd gave all these "good" missions to us Aerial Port Loadmasters... Yes it can be boring! In this one the crew flew Hi-Low-High profiles yet logged 13.31! Literally they juiced the fuel with their experience with piston engine flying!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 On 23-11-2017 at 4:44 AM, rc johnson said: While at McChord, had one over 11 hours Elmendorf to Kadena B model?? Incidentally the longest flt is by a C-130 for over 36 hrs with 7 refuellings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc johnson Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 A model. (Starlifter) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmink1 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 130 TAW Hickam to Charlie West CRW 12+ hrs. good tailwind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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