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(HUMOR) Hail to the Air Force - Trash Haulers Have Fun Too. A C130 Herky Bird Over Baghdad.
Posted on 06/01/2004 7:20:00 PM PDT by Happy2BMe
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Can you believe those things are still in the inventory?
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:20:02 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
To: B4Ranch; JohnHuang2; dennisw; Smartass; JackelopeBreeder; devolve; MeekOneGOP
Herky Birds over Baghdad - ping.
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:21:56 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(U.S.A. - - United We Stand - - Divided We Fall - - Support Our Troops - - Vote BUSH)
To: Happy2BMe
obnoxious character, glad I'm not his copilot.
To: rageaholic
Obnoxious? It's a required trait for any USAF pilot. Check the T.O.!
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:27:56 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(U.S.A. - - United We Stand - - Divided We Fall - - Support Our Troops - - Vote BUSH)
To: Happy2BMe
2nd Sweetest sound in the world - a Herk with your name on it -- so as to depart the AO - on hot final!
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:28:26 PM PDT
by
ASOC
(You only have the freedoms you are willing to fight for today.)
To: rageaholic
You'd probably be obnoxious, too, if you were a C-130 driver knowing deep down inside that you didn't cut it as a fighter (real) pilot. Hehe ;)
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:29:03 PM PDT
by
canalabamian
(Common sense, unfortunately, is not very common)
To: Happy2BMe
As a paratrooper I know I did, and so did a lot of others, swear ungodly at the maneuvers a pilot could make with a 130. Frigg'n fighter pilot wannabe's. It was really tough to stand up and stay up with all that equipment and having the pilot pulling a g or so.
Actually it was amazing. Kind of like being in the back of a dump truck that the driver somehow got to place in a down hill ski course.
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:29:40 PM PDT
by
Leisler
(Democrats 2004. Kool-Aid and Kerry.)
To: ASOC
1st SWEETEST SOUND - (we won't go there)
:~)
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:29:40 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(U.S.A. - - United We Stand - - Divided We Fall - - Support Our Troops - - Vote BUSH)
To: canalabamian
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:30:05 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(U.S.A. - - United We Stand - - Divided We Fall - - Support Our Troops - - Vote BUSH)
To: Happy2BMe
C-130s are a blast. It's just too cool to watch the pallets fly out the back door or head in for a short field landing.
I'm kid of surprised they are still using E models. Even the AF reserve has H and J models. The H models are only 15 years old and the J's are fresh off the line.
To: Happy2BMe
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:32:27 PM PDT
by
TheLurkerX
("Kerry must have a spine. Otherwise, his head'd spin left faster than that Exorcist chick on speed.")
To: Happy2BMe
I can clearly see the wet spot spreading around his crotch.Why would a normal pilot look over his shoulder while attempting a landing and gayze at his navigator's crotch? Strange.
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:33:05 PM PDT
by
canalabamian
(Common sense, unfortunately, is not very common)
To: Happy2BMe
(((PING)))
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:33:56 PM PDT
by
Smartass
( BUSH & CHENEY IN 2004 - Si vis pacem, para bellum - Por el dedo de Dios se escribió.)
To: canalabamian
Erp . . sorry, can't answer that. When landing planes, it is advisable to never look below instrument level.
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:35:22 PM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(U.S.A. - - United We Stand - - Divided We Fall - - Support Our Troops - - Vote BUSH)
To: canalabamian
I also find it odd that he didn't mention tucking in the Loadmaster before he started his final.
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:35:58 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Proud member of the right wing extremist Neanderthals.)
To: canalabamian
Hmmmm. Runway on the nose. 90 degree left turn, then a 270 degree right turn puts the runway directly behind you unless you start the maneuver right over the middle of the runway. He didn't mention that part.
No wonder he's a C-130 pilot!
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:36:09 PM PDT
by
aviator
(Armored Pest Control)
To: Happy2BMe
Great post thanks! As for old aircraft, the Marines are still flying CH-46s aren't they?
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:36:09 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
To: Happy2BMe; HairOfTheDog
Can you believe those things are still in the inventory? Of COURSE they are... the 130 is a damn fine airplane. Not pretty, to be sure, but it's the beat-up Chevy Pickup of airplanes. For some as-yet unexplained reason the little buggers just seem to refuse to quit flyin'. Gotta respect that. :-)
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:37:40 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(We come to it at last. The great battle of our time.)
To: Happy2BMe
Cute and funny story, but fiction.
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:38:52 PM PDT
by
Hunble
To: aviator
Hmmmm. Runway on the nose. 90 degree left turn, then a 270 degree right turn puts the runway directly behind you unless you start the maneuver right over the middle of the runway. He didn't mention that part. No wonder he's a C-130 pilot! There you have it! I guess he should have been listening to his nav's directions instead of checking out his package.
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posted on
06/01/2004 7:41:16 PM PDT
by
canalabamian
(Common sense, unfortunately, is not very common)
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