Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
Not a carrier landing, but did a couple of tactical approaches in a KC10 in Afghanistan to fields that required defensive systems, day time, mountainous terrain, 100+ temps, high altitude, 1 four star and 32 one stars onboard. Just inside a mile from the field, we hit our target glideslope and Vref. I looked down and noticed the TAS was 184 knots, it felt like a Space Shuttle approach. Thank God I started the flare at 100 feet AGL or I would have broke the damn thing in half.
That's a good story, too. I've never heard of one airplane having that many generals aboard.
Sounds like a quote from the sci-fi classic,
2001: "My God; it's full of stars!"
When you said 184 TAS: I was in the 747-400 doing an approach into Hong Kong during a typhoon, where we were flying 184
indicated on final....
Riddler, what were you flying when you were coming in on "a half-wing and a prayer?"