OK, I'll hop in and defend the Mighty Herc. While I have no idea if it would be a suitable replacement for the P-3's mission, I can tell you that yankin' the C-130 around is something that happens every day during airdrop training. Close to a third of my total time has probably been spent flying at 300'A modified countour (meaning ridge line crossing can be lower) at 210-250 KIAS. Pulling a couple G's at 60 degrees of bank is pretty standard in the low level environment. The airframe is very capable and can withstand aggressive manuevering.
LearLove was referring to AATTC (Advanced Airlift Tactical Traning Center) at St. Joe, MO. Most training is done at Ft. Huahchuca, AZ. The most outstanding training I have ever done. Bascially, you max perform the Herc, ridge line crossings, flying through Gunsight Pass (a very narrow pass that winds back and forth, belly up to the far slope as you pull towards the near one, making the loadmaster nervous as he sees scrub brush up close out the window), and flying against F-16s. What previous posters said is correct, it is possible to survive a couple of gun passes from a bad guy, but not a whole lot you can do against missiles.
Alright, I will now excuse myself from this upside-down-engine-flying squid thread.
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Fly safe!
LearLove was referring to AATTC (Advanced Airlift Tactical Traning Center) at St. Joe, MO. Most training is done at Ft. Huahchuca, AZ. The most outstanding training I have ever done. Bascially, you max perform the Herc, ridge line crossings, flying through Gunsight Pass (a very narrow pass that winds back and forth, belly up to the far slope as you pull towards the near one, making the loadmaster nervous as he sees scrub brush up close out the window), and flying against F-16s. What previous posters said is correct, it is possible to survive a couple of gun passes from a bad guy, but not a whole lot you can do against missiles.
Alright, I will now excuse myself from this upside-down-engine-flying squid thread.
.Fly safe!
