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  1. Railrunner130
    Does the 62 in the tail number mean that the 62nd AS is becoming a SOS?
  2. Railrunner130
    Apparently, General Wyatt made some comments at a conference to the effect that two units would lose their airplanes due to budget cuts. The announcement will be made in February. I can't find anything on the internet discussing the matter. No units were specifically mentioned.
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    I'm amazed by how low a speed the wings will lift. Thankfully, I've never had to experience liftoff below the "rotate" speeds. It's like a giant Cessna. My $$ says that if it were to come down to it, a Herk will come really close to the Cessna speeds.
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    I heard a nasty rumor this morning about two ANG units losing Herks. Has anyone heard anything about this?
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    I wonder where that came from. I was recently educated on such a game. Apparently, it has something to do with tossing small sandbags into holes in a wooden board. Or something along those lines...
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    I think it was actually Texas with the 85 models that got the 3000 lbs. brakes first. Our 84s in Delaware have the old system.
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    I think so. We had some guys drop in a month ago and their ramp was totally empty. I was in St. Joe earlier this week and they had what looked like 5-6 90's on the ramp.
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    That is a Safety Pin for the Extraction Force Coupling (EFTC) Actuator Arm on a heavy equipment platform. Pulling that pin while the EFTC Actuator Arm is not secured to the platform usually results in someone getting 175 lbs. of pressure in the chin. Now adays. that pin is a push-to-release type. It would appear that back then, the pin was removed prior to completion of the pre-slowdown checklist. Now, it's removed and stowed during the JAI process, before flight.
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    They centralized all enlisted aircrew training into one location at Lackland. There is a class called EAUC (I think) that is now a precursor to basic engineer or load school. They are also held at Lackland. From there, they do a chamber ride at Brooks and on to Little Rock, Dobbins or wherever their specific airframe training is.
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    Congratulations! Don't screw it up!! And remember, those wings aren't perminent until (paraphrasing) you get either three years of flying or some combat time.
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    At least they are willing to admit their shortcomings and are interested in doing what's best for the airplane.
  12. Railrunner130
    I redid the bathroom in my 1920 Cape Cod. Despite being a tiny room, I had to stop demolition at one point because I ran out of trash cans. Damn plaster. My best purchase during that time frame was a shop vac.
  13. Railrunner130
    That's not just in Georgia. It's everywhere.... The thing I don't get about Georgia (actually the Marietta area) is how come all directions start out "You know where the big chicken is?"....
  14. Railrunner130
    As stated before, the -1 calls for a minimum crew of three. Current USAF slicks are required to have a basic crew of five. However, with a waiver, you can fly without the Navigator. We currently fly actual airdrop missions, as well as most passenger and cargo movements with six. We fly with six in the desert. However, JPADS, which is precision airdrop requires a second Navigator (can be a pilot I believe) as a PADS operator. That brings the crew compliment to seven.
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    There are definately some old hands that could easily slide right in to their old jobs on/around the mighty Herk. We had (at the time) a full bird Colonel that didn't get to fly the C-130 as often as he used to. (Although he was an airline pilot.) He knew that airplane better than most "more current" people.
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    C-130J

    Railrunner130 replied to a topic in C-130 Prints

    Looks really nice!!
  17. Railrunner130
    I was through Charlotte a few months ago. They had a SEA-painted bird in the nose dock. I didn't catch the tail number. Anyone know the story there?
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    Sweet. I'll put it on my wishlist. There was a guy by the name of John Matt that wrote a book called "Crew Dog". Awesome book. He was a tail-end-of-WWII bomber Nav that did a lot of Hurricane missions and eventually became AF1 Nav on the VC-137.
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    Ouch! I've got a little time a few years ago in (at least) 1787. Flew like a homesick angel. Anyhow, I hope everything works out for you.
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    Great. You know some idiot will send their kid to school with one. And who knows what would happen as a result....?
  21. Railrunner130
    He missed the Mean Pig in Cabot, AR. My first stop when I go through Little Rock.
  22. Railrunner130
    Were there any cruise speed increases? Theoretically, a more efficient prop would allow a reduction in throttle, thereby saving fuel.
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    I know that Cheyenne and Schenectedy had been test flying the NP2000 prop a while back. It promised all kinds of performance and efficiency improvements. However, it seems to have died out. What were the findings? I thought I'd heard something about they couldn't stand up to the heat/cold. Is this correct?
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    Last I heard, there are three prototypes. One from Charlie West (previously Martinsburg airplane), Maxwell and I think the last one came from St. Joe (an '86). There's more up to date info than the briefing we received a while back. http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/C-130-AMP-Program-Receives-Contract-Heads-Into-Uncertainty-06046/
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    The 189th will be the schoolhouse for AMPed 130s. St. Joe's 86's are at Little Rock, assigned to the 189th. They're being done first, followed by the 90's St. Joe got from Mansfield. After that, I forget the pecking order. I think I got that right. I think the process is expected to take about five years or so.
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