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Reply #15 - Nov 17^th, 2008 at 8:06am

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C wrote on Nov 17^th, 2008 at 6:40am:

BFMF wrote on Nov 16^th, 2008 at 9:21pm:

C wrote on Nov 16^th, 2008 at 3:23pm:

Quite. It's an easy choice. The in flight catering, legroom, and toilet (restroom) means the 130 wins hands down.

I beg to differ.... Grin

I have ridden in the back of a C-130 several times, and they were all hands down, THE MOST miserable flights I've ever been on.... Grin

Depend whether you in the front or back seats... Wink

I am with you Andrew, Alaska to Germany. 14 of the most miserable hours I have ever had to endure. And as for the toilets, Charlie you must be referring to an executive throne reserved for people at the pointy end and not the piss can with an ill fitting curtain down the back Grin

Also one other thing about being down the back, you either freeze to death or it is as hot as hell, nothing in between Huh

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Reply #16 - Nov 17^th, 2008 at 8:50am

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expat wrote on Nov 17^th, 2008 at 8:06am:

C wrote on Nov 17^th, 2008 at 6:40am:

BFMF wrote on Nov 16^th, 2008 at 9:21pm:

C wrote on Nov 16^th, 2008 at 3:23pm:

Quite. It's an easy choice. The in flight catering, legroom, and toilet (restroom) means the 130 wins hands down.

I beg to differ.... Grin

I have ridden in the back of a C-130 several times, and they were all hands down, THE MOST miserable flights I've ever been on.... Grin

Depend whether you in the front or back seats... Wink

I am with you Andrew, Alaska to Germany. 14 of the most miserable hours I have ever had to endure.
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Thankfully my "down the rear" Herc time is limited to about 30 minutes! Grin

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And as for the toilets, Charlie you must be referring to an executive throne reserved for people at the pointy end and not the piss can with an ill fitting curtain down the back Grin

Better than the loo in the F-16 then! Grin

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Reply #17 - Nov 17^th, 2008 at 2:21pm

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If I make it, I must say I am not looking forward to the piddle packs.

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Reply #18 - Nov 17^th, 2008 at 3:59pm

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flavio wrote on Nov 17^th, 2008 at 2:21pm:

If I make it, I must say I am not looking forward to the piddle packs.

No worries, AMXD to the rescue!
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/16/airforce.relief/index.html ; Cheesy

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Reply #19 - Nov 17^th, 2008 at 4:07pm

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Anyway, in all seriousness, good luck.

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Reply #20 - Nov 17^th, 2008 at 7:31pm

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Mobius wrote on Nov 17^th, 2008 at 3:59pm:

flavio wrote on Nov 17^th, 2008 at 2:21pm:

If I make it, I must say I am not looking forward to the piddle packs.

No worries, AMXD to the rescue!
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/16/airforce.relief/index.html Cheesy

"Piddle packs" blamed for at least two crashes over the years, not always tidy"

holy ****

can you imagine >>>>

"Splash 1, piddle pack"

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Reply #21 - Nov 18^th, 2008 at 1:21am

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expat wrote on Nov 17^th, 2008 at 8:06am:

C wrote on Nov 17^th, 2008 at 6:40am:

BFMF wrote on Nov 16^th, 2008 at 9:21pm:

C wrote on Nov 16^th, 2008 at 3:23pm:

Quite. It's an easy choice. The in flight catering, legroom, and toilet (restroom) means the 130 wins hands down.

I beg to differ.... Grin

I have ridden in the back of a C-130 several times, and they were all hands down, THE MOST miserable flights I've ever been on.... Grin

Depend whether you in the front or back seats... Wink

I am with you Andrew, Alaska to Germany. 14 of the most miserable hours I have ever had to endure. And as for the toilets, Charlie you must be referring to an executive throne reserved for people at the pointy end and not the piss can with an ill fitting curtain down the back Grin

Also one other thing about being down the back, you either freeze to death or it is as hot as hell, nothing in between Huh

Matt

3 and a half hours crammed into the back of a C-130 with 50-60 other guys, wearing full battle rattle, and it was only 115 degrees. And, to top it off, there was absolutely NO air circulation.

Saying it was hot as hell pretty much sums it up.... Grin

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Reply #22 - Nov 18^th, 2008 at 3:46am

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BFMF wrote on Nov 18^th, 2008 at 1:21am:

expat wrote on Nov 17^th, 2008 at 8:06am:

C wrote on Nov 17^th, 2008 at 6:40am:

BFMF wrote on Nov 16^th, 2008 at 9:21pm:

C wrote on Nov 16^th, 2008 at 3:23pm:

Quite. It's an easy choice. The in flight catering, legroom, and toilet (restroom) means the 130 wins hands down.

I beg to differ.... Grin

I have ridden in the back of a C-130 several times, and they were all hands down, THE MOST miserable flights I've ever been on.... Grin

Depend whether you in the front or back seats... Wink

I am with you Andrew, Alaska to Germany. 14 of the most miserable hours I have ever had to endure. And as for the toilets, Charlie you must be referring to an executive throne reserved for people at the pointy end and not the piss can with an ill fitting curtain down the back Grin

Also one other thing about being down the back, you either freeze to death or it is as hot as hell, nothing in between Huh

Matt

3 and a half hours crammed into the back of a C-130 with 50-60 other guys, wearing full battle rattle, and it was only 115 degrees. And, to top it off, there was absolutely NO air circulation.

Saying it was hot as hell pretty much sums it up.... Grin

And smelling like........................... Huh

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Reply #23 - Nov 22^nd, 2008 at 7:50pm

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Here is a good Pic of one of our planes next to 4 of what you wanna fly:
http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/081119-F-0782R-901.jpg

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Reply #24 - Nov 22^nd, 2008 at 8:27pm

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OVERLORD_CHRIS wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2008 at 7:50pm:

Here is a good Pic of one of our planes next to 4 of what you wanna fly:
http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/081119-F-0782R-901.jpg

Wow, just a picture makes my heart start beating really fast, I cant imagine what will happen if I get to ever get close to one of those birds. This puts a big smile on my face that is hard to remove haha.

When you say one of our planes, does that mean you fly/are involved with C-17's Chris? That globemaster dwarfs the vipers btw, awesome shot.

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Reply #25 - Nov 22^nd, 2008 at 9:06pm

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That is a cool picture. Cool

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Reply #26 - Nov 24^th, 2008 at 12:16pm

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flavio wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2008 at 8:27pm:

OVERLORD_CHRIS wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2008 at 7:50pm:

Here is a good Pic of one of our planes next to 4 of what you wanna fly:
http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/081119-F-0782R-901.jpg

Wow, just a picture makes my heart start beating really fast, I cant imagine what will happen if I get to ever get close to one of those birds. This puts a big smile on my face that is hard to remove haha.

When you say one of our planes, does that mean you fly/are involved with C-17's Chris? That globemaster dwarfs the vipers btw, awesome shot.

Yes I maintain the C-17, just not McCords plane in the pic.
One of 3 planes that make ours look small.

But for you, this F-16CJ Wild Weasel is the coolest one I belive. Cool

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Reply #27 - Nov 24^th, 2008 at 7:54pm

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^^^ sexiest airplane alive, hahaah.

the air force one is awesome, saw a whole hour bit on it on the discovery i think, i wonder what the classified defense systems are! you can kind of guess but it would be awesome to know, i guess only a select few get that priviledge. cant believe obama gets to ride that for 4 years ahha.

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Reply #28 - Nov 25^th, 2008 at 1:29am

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Good luck, it's one of the hardest career fields to get into, but it isn't impossible.

Actually looking at pilot/nav myself. Should be spending my 6 weeks at Maxwell in the summer of 09... not looking forward to that bit of fun.

And yeah... if they made a Herc that could do what a -15 does, I'd be all over it, just for the latrine. But I'll take the alternative if it means a fighter slot.

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