The day in a C17
Jan 2, 2016 17:37:48 #
Jan 3, 2016 09:13:15 #
Jan 3, 2016 11:04:03 #
George II wrote:
http://www.avgeekery.com/2014218whats-a-day-in-the-c-17-like/
Awe, brings back memories. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Jan 3, 2016 15:24:49 #
One of the links at the end promised to show a landing at San Clemente Island that turns out to have been an approach. We used to go in there in our P2s out of Pt Mugu back in the 70s to drop guys off to fish abalone. It's not a short field
Jan 3, 2016 18:47:41 #
George II
Loc: Fayetteville, Georgia
stonecherub wrote:
One of the links at the end promised to show a landing at San Clemente Island that turns out to have been an approach. We used to go in there in our P2s out of Pt Mugu back in the 70s to drop guys off to fish abalone. It's not a short field
Damn right it's short we did it in a S2E (VS-38)..never fished for Abalone but we did pry them off the rocks....Damn hard to prepare but taste so good.
Jan 3, 2016 18:49:00 #
George II
Loc: Fayetteville, Georgia
nimbushopper wrote:
:thumbup: Nice video! Thanks for sharing.
Your welcome..
Jan 3, 2016 18:49:49 #
George II
Loc: Fayetteville, Georgia
Jerry Kos wrote:
Awe, brings back memories. :thumbup: :thumbup:
What did you fly? Air Force or Navy?
Jan 3, 2016 19:31:03 #
Jan 3, 2016 19:38:52 #
George II wrote:
Damn right it's short we did it in a S2E (VS-38)..never fished for Abalone but we did pry them off the rocks....Damn hard to prepare but taste so good.
9000 ft is a comfortable stretch of concrete, even for that 60,000 pound fugitive from a beer can factory. With all the angular momentum in those 14 ft props, we could reverse the pitch and bring the old P2 to a right-smart halt. I just got out the NATOPS manual I refuse to throw away and at 60 thousand pounds, no wind, brakes only (Skreeeeeeeeeech Lockheed brakes), it would stop in 2300 ft. 60% of that with full reverse.
I loved that airplane.
Jan 4, 2016 01:23:10 #
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