And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Some images from Air Mobility Command, working with the army to move a unit to Moses Lake, Washington.
I have been the only passenger on a C-17 that was headed back to Charleston for engine rebuilds. This was a flight from Dubai where I flew space-A and the engines were 140% overdue for rebuild.
The C-17 was a comfortable flight unless it had the troop mover comfort package. I still preferred the the C-5 for travel. I like the seats 5 or 6 rows towards the tail from the bathroom. The heaters were one row behind the bathroom but depending on the last service it was not good to sit too close to the bathrooms. You froze your ass off near the stairs.
got to agree with you on the C-5 troop compartment accommodation. it is why I always rode in the courier compartment aft the cockpit. Still, FRED was always a better ride than that trash hauler, the C-130, and that epitome of desperation,the C-141. C-130s you could never escape the high noise environment and always arrived exhausted and C-141 was troop seat hell; nothing like having a 20,000 pound generator set in your face during air refuel maneuvering and sixteen hours of cruise. But, any one of them is appreciated after a year on the C-123. what a misery that machine was. that was the only cargo plane I always wore my harness and parachute while airborne outside a combat area. I made a point of going down to Davis Monthan to watch the last of them get crushed and melted and split a case of beer with the dozer drivers to celebrate the event. Fairchild should never be allowed to sell anything they built after the A-10. I still can't believe the C-123 and the A-10 were built by the same company.
So how much money in fuel and maintenance did the military just spend to move maybe a dozen men and 1 single beat up hummer?
ReplyDeleteWhat he said!
DeleteI have been the only passenger on a C-17 that was headed back to Charleston for engine rebuilds. This was a flight from Dubai where I flew space-A and the engines were 140% overdue for rebuild.
ReplyDeleteThe C-17 was a comfortable flight unless it had the troop mover comfort package. I still preferred the the C-5 for travel. I like the seats 5 or 6 rows towards the tail from the bathroom. The heaters were one row behind the bathroom but depending on the last service it was not good to sit too close to the bathrooms. You froze your ass off near the stairs.
got to agree with you on the C-5 troop compartment accommodation. it is why I always rode in the courier compartment aft the cockpit. Still, FRED was always a better ride than that trash hauler, the C-130, and that epitome of desperation,the C-141. C-130s you could never escape the high noise environment and always arrived exhausted and C-141 was troop seat hell; nothing like having a 20,000 pound generator set in your face during air refuel maneuvering and sixteen hours of cruise.
ReplyDeleteBut, any one of them is appreciated after a year on the C-123. what a misery that machine was. that was the only cargo plane I always wore my harness and parachute while airborne outside a combat area. I made a point of going down to Davis Monthan to watch the last of them get crushed and melted and split a case of beer with the dozer drivers to celebrate the event. Fairchild should never be allowed to sell anything they built after the A-10. I still can't believe the C-123 and the A-10 were built by the same company.