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Let's forget all the bad that he has done and look at the good he has done by dying. There is now one less Democrat. Thank you Ted Kennedy! :D

Hello,

Go to the Herkapedia link at the top of the page. They are in there. Once you get there, look to the column on your left.

For those of you looking to become flight engineers, the retraining advisory was just released. Keeping my fingers crossed. :D

Sorry Casey. I think you would have to buy it from that site to get a bigger one. I tried to stretch it for my desktop, but it looked like crap. I had to center it. I'll write in and see if I can get one.

Thanks Dan. That vid was sick! The shots, the timing was awesome. Had two viewings of it.

This is off of www.mybombshells.com under the "Thnunder Over Michigan" album. Browse the site. It's pretty awesome.

Here is the photo. It didn't make it last time.

This is off of www.mybombshells.com under the "Thnunder Over Michigan" album. Browse the site. It's pretty awesome.

Man, I missed it! :mad: Looks like it would have been cool to see. I hope I find it.

What a great trade that was! Looks like it came straight from Balad.

becky said something like this: "Tater just deployed the life raft on the aircraft...". Of course when you say something like that over the radio you hear people you don't wanna hear over the radio...lolz.

Ha, ha, ha! Was going over the thread and remembered "been there!" I did this trying to get the bottle to fit in the bracket. The material around the bottle was all bunched so I think I either sat on it, or put a knee to it. Then I heard a crack and a hiss. It was filling so slow we just threw it off the wing. :o

Had a dude send this today. It's a little fighter guy driven, but still a little amusing.

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Crew_chief#

About a hour and a half here. I hate being in the training office.

Along with this, can anyone explain the use of the paratroop retrieval bar? It's on the stantion behind the LWW. I don't remember seeing it on slicks. Our Shadows have them, the Talons don't. I know where it goes when in use and that it's to help 'retrieve'.

TCTO refers you to the job guide where it says all that. I wish I could have gotten to do that.

You would think they are pretty simple to put in, but within the short time I've been around them we had a couple of incidents that did not go according to plan.

They are an arse pain, and I still cannot figure out why we only have two dollies. Two cargo straps are real nice though. I'd like to see them on pallets real soon though.

Those props loook pretty mean on there. I wonder what those would be like with a series IV motor?

I think you are on track. I think it is a torque issue. The 94.5% is a ground limit for us. The RPM should be 98-102 for flight operations. The compressor bleeds should not be a factor. Also the Flight Idle engine power available may not be sufficient to maintain positive torque and that is what I think the descent technique is based on. During the descent profile at Flight Idle it is a common practice to increase the throttle as the altitude decreases due to more dense air. so I think your profile is a step to prevent NTS and the need to constantly monitor torque on descent.

Thanks. I had a hard time figuring out what the question was. It peaked my interest though.

Bleed air is supplied off of the 14th stage of the compressor. Was he maybe worried about dropping in RPM and the acceleration bleed valves opening?

00-25-4 Table 1-2.

WR-ALC Aircraft:

C-130E/H (PACAF) 54 months

MC-130E, AC-130H 54 months

NC-130A, MC-130H, WC- 130H, MC-130P, AC-130U 60 months

LC-130H, HC-130N/P 69**/*** months

NC-130H, EC-130E, EC-130H, C- 69*** months

130E, C-130H

C-130J, CC-130J, EC-130J, WC-130J 69* months

* Extension inspection at 44-51 months.

** Thirty (30) month Mid-interval inspection on ACC and AFRC HC-130N/P aircraft (Command Option).

*** Initial PDM not to exceed 180 months (15 Yrs) from aircraft acceptance date - (Aircraft Data Plate).

**** F-15E models cum E210 and up should begin PDM not later than 8 years from delivery, and thereafter maintain

a 6 year cycle.

1C-130A-6 has requirements for extending PDM and 00-20-1 has requirments for symbol entries in the 781A.

I like how they finally approved the fleece as an outer garment, but only the green one and denied the green beanie and only allow the black beanie. I'm not going to complain though. It is going to make working on the airplane a lot easier to lose a layer of clothing.

Ha ha. I bet. Let me know. I'll float some cash your way. Thanks.

Those are good pictures and they actually showed up on here at work. The writing on the sticker is pretty much like it, but the Herk in the one I'm searching for is cartoony and personified. I like that shirt. Thanks.

Thanks. I should have paid more attention. :D

Does anyone have any information on what brought this TCTO about? Such as where the first ones were found bad and how it snow balled. Also, what were the common practices to get these completed, and lessons learned.

Speaking of random holes. When 69-5831 came back from PDM this year, there was a huge machined hole in the battery access door and the SPR door.

I was trying to wrap my nuggett around it thinking maybe it's some sort of weep hole. I couldn't find another hole leading to it though. Any ideas?