C-130 Down in Afghanistan
04-25-2016, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Maybe not knee jerk? The perceived need to raise the elevator has brought down two hercs now. I personally banged up the inside of a starlifter with a truck once...who knows what might have been damaged (tactical environment, so they flew it out anyway with a troop door attached with 100mph tape). Cargo handling ops can be hazardous to the airplane's health. How long does it take to do a control check?
The idea of an ERO is to get the cargo out and airborne as soon as possible.
Its kind of like the same reason why you don't do a flight control check during a touch and go. You just landed. They were working. You *supposedly* have not done anything to the aircraft to necessitate a flight control check ... or anything else on a before takeoff checklist.
04-25-2016, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by KC10 FATboy
According to my buddy, nobody in his unit has ever heard raising the elevator for clearance. And he said that they didn't need to do it for this on or off load.
The idea of an ERO is to get the cargo out and airborne as soon as possible.
Its kind of like the same reason why you don't do a flight control check during a touch and go. You just landed. They were working. You *supposedly* have not done anything to the aircraft to necessitate a flight control check ... or anything else on a before takeoff checklist.
The idea of an ERO is to get the cargo out and airborne as soon as possible.
Its kind of like the same reason why you don't do a flight control check during a touch and go. You just landed. They were working. You *supposedly* have not done anything to the aircraft to necessitate a flight control check ... or anything else on a before takeoff checklist.
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