C-17 landed at Peter o Knight
07-21-2012, 03:38 PM
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It actually wasn't damaged all that bad, nothing like the plane tat took the lights out at Shemya. The whole event was sort of a set up, steep-ish visual and all. The evaluator in command was highly thought of; I can't remember if the FEB went or ward or not. I'll talk with a good friend who was around Scott HQ at the time.
Back to the regularly scheduled thread, this can't be good for the crew. A friend was the ALCE/CC at Baghdad when a C-5 landed on the taxiway, nearly taking out a bunch of planes and people. They rode home in the back!
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Back to the regularly scheduled thread, this can't be good for the crew. A friend was the ALCE/CC at Baghdad when a C-5 landed on the taxiway, nearly taking out a bunch of planes and people. They rode home in the back!
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07-21-2012, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyJSH
Cut them a little slack.
Then maybe when you have one of those "those who have" days, others will be kind to you.
Or don't, and we can all enjoy peeing on you when you make a mistake.... because I don't care how good you are, given enough time, you will make a mistake.
Then maybe when you have one of those "those who have" days, others will be kind to you.
Or don't, and we can all enjoy peeing on you when you make a mistake.... because I don't care how good you are, given enough time, you will make a mistake.
I'm just doing my duty as a fellow aviator to continue the trend.
Cheers.
07-21-2012, 05:51 PM
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Quite agree, hacker15e, the AF is filled with armchair judges disguised as SQ/CCs. I had a 2-star wailing on me about one of my crews who declared "safety of flight" due to fatigue. I told him until I heard from the crew, who were in C/R and couldn't be called, I had no opinion except to back up the A/C's decision. He was HOT and asked was that the best I could say. "Yes, it is", I replied. Fortunately, my Wing CC backed me up when he was called, same subject. Case closed, but it doesn't go that way many times, too many.
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07-22-2012, 08:55 AM
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Heres a video... not as crazy as you might think. The C-17 was built for this kind of thing.
LiveLeak.com - C-17 lands at wrong airport
LiveLeak.com - C-17 lands at wrong airport
07-22-2012, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
A C-5 can take any C-17 load farther, off the same runway; can take 2 C-17 loads off most normal runways. Admittedly, only about 67% of take-offs will be on time. 
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