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Well, unfortunately, they are still going strong............I was almost wiped out a couple of times there! Apparently signal lights are an option too!!!

Yes, the RDL on the stubby is 30" fwd of the nose and on the stretch is 130". And when referring to Mean Aerodynamic chord, the actual 15-30 % envelope is very small in relation to the overall size of the wing.

Welcome Titus; I'm fairly new as well. I just finished my 130J course in LR in October, difference is, I joined the Canadian Air Force in 1986!! I did enjoy my time there, although I don't miss the suicide traffic lanes!

Good evening; Everything on the C-130 is measured from the Reference Datum Line (RDL) On the stubby aircraft the RDL is 30" forward of the nose and on the -30, it is 130". As for the para doors, it was mentioned by another poster that the ramp hinge is FS 737 on the stubby. For the -30 the hinge is at LS 1017. So the end of the door on a stubby is approx FS 737, on the -30 it is LS 937. The quick conversion between the stub and stretch is as follows. Between FS 30 and FS 245, add 100" to convert to LS. Between FS 245 and FS 737, add 200" to convert to LS. Between FS 737 and FS 1202, add 280" to convert to LS. Hope I wasn't too confusing there! Have a good one. Dale

The figure above is titled "Emergency Entrances" Fig 3-2 exits are numbered The Emergency "Air and Ground Exits" Fig 3-8 and "Emergency Exits-Water" Fig 3-10 are referred to as Fwd, Centre and Aft escape hatches and side emergency exits.

Bob: You are absolutely correct, however, the ditching fig that I had mentioned refers to them not as #'s but in the traditional format that we are all accustomed to. As does the Ditching checklist.

I think that the numbering of the hatches was nothing more than convenience on that figure. Have a look at fig 3-8, all the hatches are identified as we all refer to them. Center overhead, rear overhead etc. Any egress briefing that we take part in, we don't refer to the overhead hatches for egress as 1,2 or 3. For instance in the ditching checklist, fig 3-9 it makes mention for the pilot/co to exit through forward overhead hatch and the LM to exit through the rear overhead escape hatch. Thats kind of the way I see it, although I am just one opinion!

Our Maintenance folks have done a fantastic job over the years. This J replacement is about 10 years too late. Now we have a bunch of us trained by JMATS/48th and no airplane to fly until next June at the earliest. There are a couple of different paint schemes from the camo to the all grey to a mix match of whatever pieces they could find but she keeps flying. However, I do seriously love the J. Amazing airframe.

17 J-30's comin to Canada with the first set for June 2010. Can't come soon enough, E's are in rough shape.

God Bless them all.

When you mention the Military community, I could not agree more. However, where the vandalism took place, it is very close to one of Canada's largest Army training bases. So it is so baffling. You are correct about the zoo, they will forever stand, unlike our fallen. We have repatriation ceremonies here in Trenton as the remains are sent to Toronto to the coroners office. The link below is on you tube and is titled "The highway of heroes" It ia played at my son's school each rememberance day. So hopefully the upcoming generation will be more respectful and sensitive to such issues. I hope the link works, if not, just type in highway of heroes into you tube. Have a great day

Rememberance Day as it is known up North here is widely popular. However, in New Brunswick 2 days ago, someone smashed the cross on a nearly 100 year old cenotaph. It makes one wonder, why anyone would treat such a sacred symbol with disrespect. It represents our fallen who gave these hoodlums the rights they have today! I just shake my head.

Same back at ya from north of the Border!

Hey guys; I am new to this forum. If you are referring to the Western Gear winch, it would be the spring and spring cup. when the cable was rewound too far it would compress the spring and rotate a plate against the in limit switch. I just qualified on the J model out of JMATS/48th (Little Rock) and the Able winch seems to be much more efficient. I was on a trip some years back doing a pers/wedge drop and had a winch get pulled off the wall, thankfully there was type VIII nylon preventing the winch from leaving the aircraft.