Originally Posted by
Tanker-driver
Neither can do much without a Tanker!
No no no ... please, don't use tankers for AMC missions. We need tankers for the combat air forces. If it has to get there that fast, FedEx it.
Originally Posted by
C-17 Driver
Personally, I favor the small crew. I'd go nuts dealing with 20 different aircrew on a 10 day trip!
C17D
I always heard the C-5 guys complaining about crews. In the -10 world, similar to what another mentioned, we ended up with big crews when it came to DV support.
1 Mission Commander (sometimes 1 of the 4 pilots)
4 Pilots
2 Engineers
3 Booms
1 Purser
2 or 3 Aircraft Mechanics
2 Comm Personnel
1 Comm Mechanic
6 Ravens
3 Flight Attendants
And of course, there would almost always be a boom evaluator on board.
Originally Posted by
satpak77
who gets more flying hours ? C-17 guy or C-5 guy
also, relatively speaking, who gets the better TDY locations on the road ?
Guessing, the C-17 guys. In the KC-10, I flew to more than double the number of airports what my best friend flew in the C-5. And he'd been flying the C-5 longer than I had been in the KC-10.