C-17...The Moose??
12-22-2007, 03:06 AM
#11
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Joined APC: Feb 2007
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2 jumpseats- 1 "add'l crew member" seat behind each of the pilot seats...
5 pt racing harness and a nasty quick don that they'll brief you on. Uses either a hotmike intercom or newer boxes have VOX, they'll loan you a headset most likely. PIC may not offer a seat for a takeoff or landing in the combat zone, usually actual crew is up there scanning- but if you're familiar and it's briefed, might happen, but if you want to see a t/o or ldg- it's easier if it's not one in the box..
5 pt racing harness and a nasty quick don that they'll brief you on. Uses either a hotmike intercom or newer boxes have VOX, they'll loan you a headset most likely. PIC may not offer a seat for a takeoff or landing in the combat zone, usually actual crew is up there scanning- but if you're familiar and it's briefed, might happen, but if you want to see a t/o or ldg- it's easier if it's not one in the box..
12-22-2007, 03:30 AM
#12
Abused Spouse of PBS
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Posts: 439
Originally Posted by Clue32
I'm getting my first C-17 ride next month. Have y'all got a jump seat up front or do you keep us grunts in the back to avoid the "hey can I go up to the flight deck?" questions.
Cute gals get better chances of sitting upstairs!
Side note. Urban legend of a C-17 mission taking some troops back home out of Afghanistan. As the C-17 lifted off, a dude leans over to the gal beside him and says "Hey, how does it feel to be ugly again?' Rumor has it he got into lots of trouble.
12-22-2007, 03:36 AM
#13
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Originally Posted by wingnutC-17
"Buddha"...because it's short, fat, sits there and does nothing, yet everybody worships it."
Correction to above..
Like any new aircraft, it had some growing pains. The Buddha moniker came from the 90s when it didn't fly that much because of maintenance issues.
12-23-2007, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by C-17 Driver
Cute gals get better chances of sitting upstairs!
Side note. Urban legend of a C-17 mission taking some troops back home out of Afghanistan. As the C-17 lifted off, a dude leans over to the gal beside him and says "Hey, how does it feel to be ugly again?' Rumor has it he got into lots of trouble.
Side note. Urban legend of a C-17 mission taking some troops back home out of Afghanistan. As the C-17 lifted off, a dude leans over to the gal beside him and says "Hey, how does it feel to be ugly again?' Rumor has it he got into lots of trouble.
12-24-2007, 07:27 AM
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Position: Retired Naval Aviator
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I tell ya what, in this Navy pilots opinion, I think the C-17 looks awesome. I'm a transport guy as well and comparing what I flew in the fleet to the C-17, maybe thats why I like the look of the 'Moose' or whatever the 17 drivers call it.
12-25-2007, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by bunk22
I tell ya what, in this Navy pilots opinion, I think the C-17 looks awesome. I'm a transport guy as well and comparing what I flew in the fleet to the C-17, maybe thats why I like the look of the 'Moose' or whatever the 17 drivers call it.
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12-25-2007, 06:49 AM
#19
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Originally Posted by C-17 Driver
I was in Bahrain a few years back and we were parked next to a C-2. I hopped in the seat of the C-2 and felt like I went back 30 years in time. Hats off to you guys for finding the ship and the 3 wire on a dark night with the technology you have (or don't have ).
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Landing at night on the boat (I was a part of VRC-30 and VAW-120) when we did that was never a good time in the COD. Thankfully it eventually went away.
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