Allrighty-then!!!
Well, KAMEN, First of all a couple of facts: The only active duty C-141B’s are flying out of McGuire, McChord is all C-17A’s, has been since April 2002 FACT!!!
The C-5’s will always need atleast 2 engineers/crew-chiefs, if not more!! They always break, or blow tires!! Good airlifter, but getting old and needing a lot more TLC!!
Congress has yet to actually appropriate all the funds for the EFIS C-5, with the allocation of funds for over 200 C-17’s, (originally only 120) they are pondering reducing the C-5 fleet!! The Guard unit at Memphis may actually get C-17’s!!! NO FE there!!! Basic crew is 3! (2 pilots & 1 loadmaster)
Yes, the older 130’s will be around a while, HOWEVER, like the civilian sector there are no more airplanes in production with a FE seat, they are going away/gone, FACT!!!
Barney is the nick-name given the C-17A, it is Fred’s little friend Barney!!!
A QUOTE FROM KAMAN:
“I get so fed up with a few people on here that shoot their mouth off and start trouble. I AM NOT trying to start trouble. I am chastizing someone: FLYING4FOOD aka ill-informed, and out of line.”
Kaman, It seems as though you are throwing stones!!! I was merely asking our FE friend the same question he was asking tarheel, that’s all, Is that bad??
Sorry I didn’t respond fast enough for you, I’ve been on the road!!