C-130 Pilot Having Fun

[GoUglyEarly]

Fighter guy wouldn't be doing a tac approach into Baghdad. At least not until the whole AF moved in there and the ILS was set up...

Been to Bagram lately?? ILS??

 

[tomgoodman]

Baghdad Tower

Fighter guy wouldn't be doing a tac approach into Baghdad. At least not until the whole AF moved in there and the ILS was set up...

Someday an airline pilot may get a chance to use the old comeback line: "Yeah, I was here before, but it was dark, and I didn't land!

 

[Deuce130]

Been to Bagram lately?? ILS??

Last time I landed there was in November 2001 to drop off 50 10th Mountain Div soldiers and two dogs. Only thing there at the time was a ST team, lots of craters, and lots of bombed out hardware. I'm sure it looks pretty different now. What's there now, MLS? TAC? Not to ruffle any feathers, but my point was that hercs are usually landing somewhere long before the fighters start flying out of there. Of course, that's due to the mission set not anything else. Just trying to poke you guys a little...

 

[OrionFE]

What was the first plane to land in Bagdad after it reopened.........

 

[Spur]

Been to Bagram lately?? ILS??

I dont think he was counting the Hog as a fighter... are you??

 

[stonewall]

I dont think he was counting the Hog as a fighter... are you??

hah! Well, I DID see a Hog driver GUN an F-15C WIC student at an ME a couple years ago. It was quite horrifying. But, to watch this young A-10 pilot sitting through two hours of the Air-to-Air debrief chomping at the bit to yell "STOP!" was quite satisfying to this viper guy.:laugh:

 

[Deuce130]

What was the first plane to land in Bagdad after it reopened.........

I'm pretty sure it was a C-130. MC-130H guys say it was a Talon II that landed there first, though I heard a rumor that a Minnesota ANG herk (or a USMC KC-130, can't remember which) with an IFE was actually the first one to land there, though not by choice. Kind of funny for me at the time - AFSOC was all spinning up about seizing BIAP and was actually concerned (though I'm sure noone will admit it now) that the Army would get there before we could do it. In the end, I think it was proven that the best way to take an airfield is with Abrams Tanks, not C-130's and helos.

 

[OrionFE]

So everyone thinks it was their team that landed first. I believe it was a P-3!

 

[Der Kommissar]

Isn't that quite a long ways away from any blue wet stuff for a P3 to be?

 

[OrionFE]

Isn't that quite a long ways away from any blue wet stuff for a P3 to be?

No, not realy! The P-3 has been the first on the scene since the first golf war. Multi Mission Aircrat!

 

[Der Kommissar]

Seems like I can't throw a stick without hitting someone from the P-3 community out here.

One of my buddies who used to play Navy for a living was telling me about the stuff they used to launch in the 1st Gulf War (aka the one nobody was upset about).

Any more news on the Boeing MMA 737 for you guys? Or are they just going to keep slappin bondo on the P-3s for a few more decades?

..saw about 4,000 P-3s over the past month here in Hawaii. Looked like a full Japanese squadron + the regular stuff that's stationed at MCAF Kaneohe Bay.

 

[Huggyu2]

... (not that there's anything wrong with that)...

Says who?!

 

[stonewall]

No, not realy! The P-3 has been the first on the scene since the first golf war. Multi Mission Aircrat!

Awesome! What did you shoot? Make the cut? Please tell me you don't carry a 5 wood in your bag!

 

[USMCAirWinger]

No, not realy! The P-3 has been the first on the scene since the first golf war. Multi Mission Aircrat!

Dude your spelling sucks!

 

[fredthead]

T2 was the first. I think the MN ANG bird was the first to land in daylight a couple of days later.

 

[SIG600]

Awesome! What did you shoot? Make the cut? Please tell me you don't carry a 5 wood in your bag!

Hey I carry a 5 wood, whats it to ya? It's a useful club!

 

[HarryShadow]

T2 was the first. I think the MN ANG bird was the first to land in daylight a couple of days later.

My unit and a T2 unit were deployed and colocated during the initial phase ISO securing the western/southern front. I remember the reports of a C130 landing at BIAP and as I recall it wasn't a T2. Im also fairly certain it wasnt the T2's from up north...BIAP was too far south for their AOR. So, I'd have to say good on the slick bubbas who pulled off this great feat!!! AFSOC was too busy determining how to seize our beloved new hub when the 130 touched down!!!

 

[Deuce130]

My unit and a T2 unit were deployed and colocated during the initial phase ISO securing the western/southern front. I remember the reports of a C130 landing at BIAP and as I recall it wasn't a T2. Im also fairly certain it wasnt the T2's from up north...BIAP was too far south for their AOR. So, I'd have to say good on the slick bubbas who pulled off this great feat!!! AFSOC was too busy determining how to seize our beloved new hub when the 130 touched down!!!

If you talk to the same Talon II guys, they'll tell you they were the first. Not saying they were, but I'm not so sure we can rule it out at this point. Then again, who really cares? Sometimes we get balled up in "firsts" when they don't really matter. Like I said earlier, whoever landed first had their landing graded by PFC Jones sitting in his tank watching from across the street. The only challenge to the deal was landing on taxiway Mike. Even that was about 75' wide if I remember right. All in all, it wasn't a big deal.

 

[Laughing_Jakal]

Deuce got the big picture

Deuce shacked it!
I once knew a "Harry" that flew the Shadow. Used to go around introducing himself as "Harry XXXXX EP". One time someone asked him "what's the EP for 'Extra Pilot'?". That was hillarious!

 

[fredflyer]

Posted by Magnum!!

I watched an MC-130P take the entire runway length at Eglin to takeoff one time. 2000'? Empty, maybe

I did it once almost empty in a C-5.....We were only at about 450,000 lbs.