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Post by Gene on Aug 13, 2011 13:31:11 GMT 9
i got a few hours in those 60k's. 1.75 mill. each. they were a lot better than the 40k a/c loaders they replaced... nice pics mark!!   |
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Post by Bullhunter on Aug 15, 2011 2:34:12 GMT 9
Notice the guy in white coveralls checking #1 engine intake. I never recall seeing a metal ladder on the flightline during my career. My inlet inspections were all done with wooden ladders or a maintenance stand on rubber wheels. Last week when I was at the base and took some pictures and video of my daughter's family arriving on a C-17 a civilian woman told me, "No pictures." I was nice and in return I just said, "Lady, I spent 24 years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force and if I want to take a picture on base I will." She then drove off in her little red car.  Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
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Post by Gene on Aug 15, 2011 2:55:35 GMT 9
those are the ladders that are advertized on t.v. . they extend really high and you can configure them in different shapes. back in the 141 days i used to watch mx roll around stands to replenish oil and do other mx work... and if someone didnt want you to take pix, it wouldnt have been just a civ. lady. the roving patrols are pretty observant these days. i think they take into concideration who is doing the snapping. there are a lot of family things going on out there these days..if the cops put down everybody taking pix of thier family members there would be a lot of old people kissing asphalt... and that wouldnt go over well at all.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2011 3:00:10 GMT 9
They're called Little Giant Ladders, and they can configure to A frame, Y frame, multi level or straight and can go up to about 32 feet. They're stable as hell, easy enough to roll around, but incredibly heavy. I got rid of the big one cuz I couldnt handle it, and bought a 9 footer that will reach to about 16 feet when it's straight.
They're pretty easy to spot by the spread feet on one side. The width keeps the feet steadier
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Post by Gene on Aug 15, 2011 3:10:25 GMT 9
i had to move one once... it wasn't light... |
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Post by Bullhunter on Aug 15, 2011 6:07:54 GMT 9
gene,,,they have a little sign up on the observation hill that says no photo taking of the flightline.
I think 24 years give me some rights.
13 years on McChords C-141 flightline
3 years on the 318th FIS flightline.
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Post by Mark O on Aug 15, 2011 11:30:50 GMT 9
That's the exact same ladder I used on KC-135s. The Herk CCs used it as well. Regarding taking photos, that is one thing I will miss doing being on the flight line, and flying. Never had a problem on a USAF base. I did make a trip to Quantico last year, and when we were driving OFF the flight line, I turned around and snapped a shot. The Marine PFC at the gate asked to see my photos. I showed him, and he said, "Okay, thanks." Honestly I was a bit worried for a second, but when he saw I took a photo of my own C-130, he didn't care. Just doing his job. BTW, we were there to pick up the Marine One ground support equipment for a Presidential trip to Pittsburgh. The Marine guard was worried I was taking photos of the "other side" of the flight line. Of course all their equipment is hidden in hangars. (I have a bunch of stories from that TDY I'll save for later!) Mark The photo...  |
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Post by Gene on Aug 16, 2011 5:39:10 GMT 9
gene,,,they have a little sign up on the observation hill that says no photo taking of the flightline. I think 24 years give me some rights. 13 years on McChords C-141 flightline 3 years on the 318th FIS flightline.  there used to be good reasons to restrict photos on the flightline. things in the backround of innocent photos, most spec op people can't have there faces popping out in everybodies family albums, ect.... having been the o.p.r. on the photo regs in the '70's means a little to... and iv been pounding the mcchord ramp for a little over 37 years... thank goodness thats "in the past"... and, if you read what i wrote a little closer, you might see that i agreed with your side of the situation. there are a lot of people out there who are having an emotiomal "moment" either saying goodbye or thank god your home... |
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Post by Gene on Aug 16, 2011 5:46:25 GMT 9
"That's the exact same ladder I used on KC-135s. The Herk CCs used it as well." i might be wrong but i think the c17 ladder is the big brother of that ladder family... the inside of the 17 is 156 inches high in places and i used to watch them configure O2 lines from the overhead to the center seat packages... |
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Post by Mark O on Aug 16, 2011 9:28:35 GMT 9
I might be wrong but I think the C-17 ladder is the big brother of that ladder family... Yea, you're probably right. We could get some height with our ladders, but that is up there! Same design, different model! |
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Post by Jim on Aug 16, 2011 10:40:14 GMT 9
gene,,,they have a little sign up on the observation hill that says no photo taking of the flightline. I think 24 years give me some rights. 13 years on McChords C-141 flightline 3 years on the 318th FIS flightline. there used to be good reasons to restrict photos on the flightline. things in the backround of innocent photos, most spec op people can't have there faces popping out in everybodies family albums, ect.... having been the o.p.r. on the photo regs in the '70's means a little to... and iv been pounding the mcchord ramp for a little over 37 years... thank goodness thats "in the past"... and, if you read what i wrote a little closer, you might see that i agreed with your side of the situation. there are a lot of people out there who are having an emotiomal "moment" either saying goodbye or thank god your home... While at Griffiss with the deuce, there was no problem with cameras on the flight line til Sac advance party came in and we began to see more sky cops on the ramp- the renta cops manned the main gate and the ADC gate... You could get your camera on the ramp, but if a sky cop thought you were pointing it at a SAC bird, you lost at a minimum, the film...... At Loring, you would find yourself spreadeagled on the ground or a snow bank while you were searched. This has to be the reason why there aren't a lot of late 50 to mid 60 flightline photos...... |
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Post by Mark O on Aug 16, 2011 10:48:35 GMT 9
This has to be the reason why there aren't a lot of late 50 to mid 60 flightline photos...... A few guys got some good pictures, that's for sure! Check out this guy's blog. He actually gets a bunch of his photos via Marty Isham. replicainscale.blogspot.com/He LOVES what he likes to call "The Silver Air Force." A bunch of you guys - and you know how you are - will probably recognize some of these photos! Be sure to look at the older entries on his blog too. Mark |
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Post by Gene on Aug 16, 2011 11:20:22 GMT 9
theres a lot of photogs out there getting offical stuff...and then there was the cool stuff...all im saying is while something is happening that even we dont let the newies in on things can get documented that shouldnt have... at tcm in the '70's we had a lot of things going on that never hit the local news... and thank god some unknowing snap shooter didnt record for posterity by mistake.. hopefully... and all i can say for this website is awesome!!! :us_flag |
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Post by Bullhunter on Dec 24, 2011 3:23:54 GMT 9
There is a guy on a group in FB that does these photos of different aircraft. I don't know what program or filter he uses to get these colors. It surely is a different look.
The C-17 is a McChord Bird.
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Post by Gene on Dec 24, 2011 4:26:43 GMT 9
you got me... computers can do so many things... i thought mcchords engine covers were red... so thats a start to figuring out what the photog did... |
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Post by Bullhunter on Dec 17, 2012 14:20:12 GMT 9
Intake covers are green. pic from the 2010 airshow.
My son and two grandsons in the pic.
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Post by Bullhunter on Dec 17, 2012 14:22:20 GMT 9
This photo is off the MAFB website. Pic taken overseas.
I like to capture of the C-17 in the sun.
Darn good photo.
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Post by Bullhunter on Dec 17, 2012 14:24:45 GMT 9
Another excellent photo of the MAFB flightline at sunrise with C-17's.
Not my photo. I think I copied this off the internet.
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Post by LBer1568 on Dec 18, 2012 1:07:53 GMT 9
The reserve unit here at Wright-Patt swapped out their C-5's for a bunch of C-17's. They have been flying the hell out of them around the flag pole trying to get all the crew's qualified.
Seems like every time we go towards the base we see one in the pattern doing touch and go.
We live just off the flight pattern but can see them turning about a mile south of us. And a mile north of us is the approach pattern for commercial jets into Dayton International Airport. (It's in Vandelia OH, not Dayton).
About the only thing that flies directly over us is the Care Flight Helo from Urbana as it heads to big hospitals in Dayton. And thats getting to be more often than ever before.
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Post by MOW on Dec 18, 2012 6:35:51 GMT 9
We've been getting a lot more into Osan AB than normal. Must be Santas ADVON team haha.
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