SonnyJ

I am looking for any pictures of the aircraft (outside and inside the aircraft) along with any pictures of the support equipment. I could use any other information anybody has on these aircraft too. Thanks, Sonny

Enjoy!

Must have been a pretty choppy video at 10.6fps

You can tell Casey was crewing when the picture was taken. Look at the prop tips and hub caps, the flag and the new streamers. Casey always kept a clean aircraft.

Way to go there Casey!!! I bet the family is proud of you! Now when are you going to come back to the dark side and get off working C-5's?

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We are continuing major investments in unmanned aircraft, moving from the MQ-1 "Predator" to the MQ-9 "Reaper," and are also expanding manned MC-12 operations. . We are dramatically increasing the number of personnel to maintain and operate these systems, as well as process, exploit, and disseminate the intelligence they gather. . The FY10 PBR supports the procurement of an additional 5 RQ-4 "Global Hawks" and 24 MQ-9A "Reapers." . Overall, UAS procurement accounts for 36% of the total aircraft procurements in FY10. REDUCE SIZE AND INCREASE CAPABILITIES OF TACTICAL AIR FORCES . We are retiring approximately 250 of the oldest tactical fighter aircraft and further upgrade remaining 4th generation aircraft. o Reducing the quantity of legacy F-15s, F-16s, and A-10s enables us to modernize a smaller, more capable 5th generation-enabled fighter force tomorrow. o Reductions are appropriately balanced among overseas and CONUS locations, and between Active and Reserve components. . We are halting production of the F-22 fighter at 187 aircraft and will continue with planned upgrades. . The F-22 ensures air dominance against the most sophisticated threats, and will remain in our inventory for decades. . We will buy 10 F-35 aircraft in FY10. o The Joint Strike Fighter represents a 5th generation fighter capability for the Air Force and our Joint and Coalition partners. o Procuring additional F-35s in each fiscal year accelerates the availability of our critical 5th generation fighter capability, improving the average age of our fighter fleet, while at the same time decreasing per unit cost. . Our complementary 5th generation fighter fleet combines stealth, maneuverability, advanced sensors, avionics and weapons into a more survivable and effective aircraft. CONTINUE PLANNED TANKER-TRANSPORT MODERNIZATION . We will release a new KC-X Request for Proposal (RFP) in summer 2009 for a 2010 contract award. . 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Pacer Join was the project name.

Casey, One of the Sheetmetal guys who was involved with that sits next to me here at work so if you need any details about it let me know. Sonny

Listed below are the current job openings for Mercer University and the Mercer Engineering Research Center as of Monday, March 23, 2009. (NEW) – means new to the current job opening list for this week. For more details on the positions listed and to apply online, please visit the employment application web site at www.mercerjobs.com. Applicants for ALL openings must apply online. Mercer Engineering Research Center (MERC) Openings: Warner Robins SENIOR ENGINEER, AEROSPACE OR MECHANICAL – Applied Mechanics (09-AMD-06) PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, AEROSPACE OR MECHANICAL – Applied Mechanics (09-AMD-07) SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, AEROSPACE OR MECHANICAL – Applied Mechanics (09-AMD-08) ENGINEER, ELECTRONICS – Electronic Systems (09-ESD-06) SENIOR ENGINEER, ELECTRONICS – Electronic Systems (09-ESD-07) TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, AVIONICS – Electronic Systems (09-ESD-08) Classified Staff Openings: Atlanta ADMISSIONS SPECIALIST – English Language Institute (09-116) POLICE OFFICER - Mercer Police (09-122) Centers No vacancies at this time. Macon SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR - Residence Life (09-071) VOICE NETWORK MANAGER – Systems & Networks (09-072) SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER – Law School (09-086) ADVANCED LEVEL SUPPORT HELP DESK MANAGER – Help Desk (09-107) DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, LAW SCHOOL – Advancement (09-112) ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY – Dean’s Office, Music (09-118) DEVELOPMENT OFFICER – University Advancement (09-119) RESEARCH ANALYST I – Family Medicine (09-121) (NEW) ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY – Upward Bound (09-123) (NEW) ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR – Financial Planning (09-124) Savannah No vacancies at this time. Professional/Administrative Openings: Atlanta No vacancies at this time. Centers No vacancies at this time. Macon DEAN, STETSON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (P09-003) PHYSCIAN EXTENDER – Mercer Medicine (P09-033) RESIDENCE LIFE COORDINATOR – Residence Life (P10-005) Savannah POST DOCTORAL FELLOW – Basic Science (09-031) SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN – Dean’s Office (P10-002) Faculty Openings: Atlanta CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, COMMUNITY PRACTICE – Pharmacy Practice (F09-056) CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY - Pharmacy Practice (F09-061) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, COUNSELING – Counseling & Human Sciences (F10-011) ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP/RESEARCH METHODOLOGY – Education (F10-013) ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP – Education (F10-014) ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY – Counseling & Human Sciences (F10-029) FACULTY – College of Nursing (F10-030) (NEW) FACULTY, ACCOUNTING – SSBE (F10-033) (NEW) VISITING PROFESSOR – Pharmacy Practice (F10-034) Centers ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, EARLY CHILDHOOD – Education (F10-021) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, EARLY CHILDHOOD/ELEMENTARY LITERACY – Education (F10-022) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY – Education (F10-023) Macon ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/FULL PROFESSOR, HUMAN/MEDICAL GENETICS - Basic Science (F09-035) FACULTY, ANATOMY - Basic Science (F09-052) ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - Basic Science (F09-055) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/PROFESSOR OF CARDIOLOGY - Internal Medicine (F09-058) ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - Community Medicine (F09-060) FACULTY, IMMUNOLOGY - Basic Science (F09-064) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Family Medicine (F09-073) ASSISTANT PROFESSOF OR MEDICINE/PULMONARY/CRITICAL CARE - Internal Medicine (F10-001) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE/NEPHROLOGY - Internal Medicine (F10-002) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MUSIC THEORY - School of Music (F10-003) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MUSICOLOGY - School of Music (F10-004) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SPANISH - Foreign Languages & Literatures (F10-005) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Art (F10-007) CHAIR - Basic Science (F10-012) ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION – Education (F10-026) ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, RESEARCH METHODOLOGY – Education (F10-027) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SCIENCE – Mathematics, Science and IT-CCPS (F10-028) ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – Psychiatry & Behavioral Science (F10-032) Savannah FACULTY, IMMUNOLOGY & MICROBIOLOGY - Basic Science (F09-054)

Haha Casey! They were off; it was the fuel quantity harness...Tater was supposed to turn power off when we started pulling bolts. He decided he needed to disconnect the cannon plugs first. What was so "Tater" about the sistuation is he said he kept getting zapped as he was disconnecting the connector. We were underneath the tanks and didn't even think that Tater would do something like that... ...Ahhhh Tater....I can still remember sitting in the expediter truck and Becky calling over the radio to come out to the aircraft and Jeff kept asking her why and she kept saying you just need to come to the plane. Jeff said just tell me and 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.

LOL...I have had my fill of takin' those things in and out. I was on weekend duty and we had to swap out tanks on a bird. I sent my guys to load one up on the trailer and they were having problems keeping it balanced when they lifted it up. We thought we got it balanced started lifitng some more and it tipped on its end. It was only about 18 inches or so when it tipped and it happened to tip on the drain end. Yep, you guessed it; it broke the end off the benson tank and fuel started pouring out everywhere. We contained the spill. Come to find out there was almost 1,000 lbs of fuel left in the tank. Boy that was a fun mess... Sonny

Thanks for the info! This does clear things up. Sonny

We are trying to confirm if there are units still using the Benson tanks. This mainly applies to the MC/HC guys and gals. We keep getting conflicting information and the best way is to get it from the source if possible. Email me at [email protected] with your response please. Thanks, Donald "Sonny" Johnston Senior Logistician/Level 2 RCM Analyst Mercer Engineering Research Center 135 Osigian Blvd. Warner Robins, GA 31088 478.953.6800 Ext 2603 or 2541 Fax 478.953.6801

I was tdy there for two months and one of the best times I has was going to see the banger races.

Could be an FMS bird...

That should be a big fat no-no. Flight Control Wind Precautions. The following paragraphs provide general precautions to be observed during windy conditions. Do not use mechanical restraining devices on flight control surfaces, unless both the utility and booster hydraulic systems have been depleted or a booster unit has been removed (aileron, rudder or elevator booster package). Built-in snubbing action in a fully serviced system will prevent slamming of the controls into their stops. Do not use rig pins in any flight control system nor secure the rudder pedal, control column or control wheel as a means of locking control surfaces against wind gusts. If the booster and utility hydraulic systems are properly serviced, normal wind gusts will not damage the controls. The ailerons, elevators and rudder are placed in their neutral positions so they may move with any changes in the velocity and direction of the wind. This should prevent damage to the rudder and aileron controls and control surfaces. The ailerons, elevators and rudder control booster assembly packs may lose snubbing effect if both hydraulic systems have not been pressurized for an extended period of time. Whenever a booster assembly or associated hydraulic component is removed, or a control surface is disconnected from a hydraulic booster assembly, or the hydraulic systems are drained of fluid, an external gust lock shall be installed to lock the control surface to adjacent structure to prevent damage. Sonny

Gotta love those canned responses! Here is the one I got from Saxby Chambliss: Dear Mr. Johnston: Thank you for contacting me regarding proposed TRICARE Prime fees. It is good to hear from you. On January 9, 2009, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a study discussing the possible implementation of fees for dependents of active duty members enrolled in TRICARE Prime citing their support for the fees. Even though the CBO report supports the fees, to date there has been no legislation presented before the Senate that would impose such fees. I can think of no higher priority than caring for our nation's military personnel and their families. I have always been deeply committed to promoting the wellbeing of the servicemen and women who fight to preserve our freedom and way of life, and you can be sure that I will make certain their concerns are given the highest priority in the 111th Congress. If you would like to receive timely email alerts regarding the latest congressional actions and my weekly e-newsletter, please sign up via my web site at: www.chambliss.senate.gov . Please let me know whenever I may be of assistance.

FYI from an Email I received. However, it does not relieve us to not write our congressmen and women and let our voice be heard so these "suggestions" do not have an opportunity to gain strength. Sonny February 19, 2009 Mr. Mark Buxton 1250 Farmington Ave Apt C23 West Hartford, CT 06107 Dear Mr. Buxton: Thank you for contacting me regarding rumored cuts in benefit programs for military retirees, including TRICARE for Life. Currently, a wealth of false and misleading information is being distributed on this matter; and I welcome the opportunity to explain the source of the confusion. I am aware of several chain emails, online discussion boards, blogs, and even articles in well-intentioned veterans' publications that imply that President Obama and Congress plan on eliminating TRICARE for Life. The insinuations put forth by these sources are false. The source of these stories is a report issued by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), entitled Budget Options Volume 1: Heath Care, released in December 2008. Before jumping to conclusions about the report itself, however, it is important to know exactly what the CBO is. CBO is a nonpartisan federal agency, tasked with providing Congress with cost estimates for the many legislative proposals considered each year. It also periodically offers Congress suggestions for adjusting federal spending. CBO is an information gathering body for Members of Congress. Its recommendations about the budget are completely nonbinding; and its officers do not draft actual policy, legislation, or law. The Budget Options report in question offers a total of 115 options for reducing (or, in some cases, increasing) federal spending on health care, only three of which relate to TRICARE. These options are merely suggestions, not policy statements or actual legislation. Reports such as this one are routine, and very few options or recommendations made by CBO are typically acted upon. President Obama has not indicated support for the three recommendations in this report related to TRICARE, nor has any Member of Congress, to the best of my knowledge. Any suggestion that the Administration is affiliated with this report ignores the fact that it was drafted by the CBO - which, again, is an advisory body of the legislative branch, not the executive branch. You may also be interested to know that both the Reserve Officers Association (ROA) and the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) have issued statements condemning the aforementioned rumors that are being perpetuated through these chain emails. I hope that you have found this letter informative, and I encourage you to share this information with members of your community who are concerned about issues relating to military retirees. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, please be assured of my continued commitment to protecting the various interests of all those who have fought tirelessly to protect our cherished freedoms. Thank you again for sharing your views and concerns with me. I hope you will continue to visit my website at http://lieberman.senate.gov <http://lieberman.senate.gov/> for updated news about my work on behalf of Connecticut and the nation. Please contact me if you have any additional questions or comments about our work in Congress. Sincerely, Joseph I. Lieberman UNITED STATES SENATOR

1C-130H-4-21-1. There are several listed depending in useable on code....GL

This is messed up here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29198366/ Sonny

Thanks Tiny for the info. I just did a quick look thru CFR 14 and TSO 119b with no luck either. I came across this in the JG; can you fill me in on what this is referring to: 15-1-4, Step 33 Note: Testing the transponder at 1,000, 4,100, 15,700, and 31,000 feet will cycle the bit on each of the discrete altitude wires between the altimeter-encoder and the transponder. So far, besides checking to make sure the altitudes match between the Pilot, Copilot, and the TS-4530 I don't see anything else as to why you need the TTU-205 tester. As with any piece of electronic equipment (with a few exceptions) that exhibits random failure characteristics, you aren't really getting anything when you do an ops check. What you have to look at here is how evident a failure of the altitude system to the operator/maintainer is. From what I gather is that as soon as you become airborne (ATC On) you are broadcasting TCAS data to ATC. The different altitudes will be evident to the aircrew and ATC. Does the BIT check address the altitude part of Mode C/TCAS? Can you send me specifice information like P/N, NSN, WUC, and any other detailed info and I will see what we can do with it. No guarantees but be will have the SMEs and engineers here and we will be able to beat it to fit and paint it to match... Email me at [email protected] Sonny

54-1621 I am pretty sure that is the bird we cut up in 1996-1997 timeframe. That was my first TDY with the 653 CLSS.

Great information and thanks for the help! If there is anything specific in the MX books (Especially the 1C-130A-6 and work cards) that you feel needs to be fixed/tweaked, let me know. Sonny

I never have been close to normal my friend! Oh by the way Casey, All the base housing we stayed in on Hatchee Road is gone... As for the drain holes, we have some structural engineers from the base coming out next week and I will ask them about it.