eidosusa

I think anything that will give you a few extra seconds is always helpful... plus they look like they work better than wood blocks on ice... plus doesn't the 71JG say to use different chocks for icy conditions. During a brake failure those monster tires will roll over just about anything... so on ice sliding is the problem not actually rolling... just my 2cents

What a shame...

Ramp in ADS, door closed... my tall lanky self doing a spinal cord check along the door while quickly climbing into the cargo box, i still have the scar. it dropped me to the floor like a ton of bricks. i haven't suffered this injury but i know a few crew chiefs like myself have had a close call when 10k devices and chains are being thrown out the paratroop door unannounced for mooring.

5820 is gone to eglin i think we now have 64-14854, 66-0220, 66-0991, 69-5826, 69-5825, and 64-14859

old 32 is in crestview and is headed to kadina afterwards... i had to give her up in exchange for 4854...

i am currently the crew chief on 64-14854 and there are several things on this plane that i am trying to figure out, first is the lox servicing door on the left hand side of the nose. there is nothing behind it anymore, but it does look like there use to be brackets, there is one bracket that is the same as the righthand side lox bottle that holds the servicing/vent lines in place. so if anybody has a clue to what this is all about it would be helpful, also the flare tubes in the cargo door stick out and have shrouds on them is this normal for the original style flare tubes? i'm use to seeing the style on my previous plane 69-5832. also there are what appears to be two cannon plugs to the right of the flare tubes that are on the exterior of the aircraft what are they used for? oh yeah and one last gee wiz question there is a light behind the left hand scanner seat looks like a leading edge style light bulb... it's big, i have checked the bulb it is good, i have turned on every switch but the light will not come on, is there something i'm missing about it? thanks.