Otto77
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- Aug 21, 2005
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...and now it's time for a little bit of C-5 hatin'....
"Crew, attention to the takeoff briefing. This will be a rolling, TRT,
military reject, unless we get airborne, in which case we'll declare an
emergency and start the "main gear failure to retract" checklist.
In case anyone does NOT see a safety of flight malfunction prior to
reaching "go" speed, shout "GO-GO-GO" loudly and enthusiastically, and
jump seat, you get on the radio and cancel the redball for jackstands.
In the likely event we have to abort the takeoff, we'll stop straight
ahead on the runway, egress the aircraft, and meet 200 feet off the
nose, where the copilot will enlist the help of the U.S. Census Bureau
to locate and count off the members of the crew, and possibly the
passengers if they have any time left.
Copilot, before raising the gear or actuating any switch or control,
ensure that TACC has been informed of our intentions and concurs with
all intended actions.
Flying time on this leg will be 5 hours with the gear up, or 8 hours
with the gear stuck down. If the destination weather goes below VFR,
we'll divert because AMC crews aren't allowed to fly the NDB approach
everyone else is flying there.
The forecast does call for severe clear icing on the climbout, but the
airman forecasting at the weather hub over a thousand miles away at
Scott says not to worry because the hail will probably knock the ice off
the wings anyway.
We'd plan on flying the same SID all the major airlines are using for
departure, but we didn't have two weeks advance notice to have the AMC
TERPS guys review it for us and get two-star approval to fly it. Instead
we'll get radar vectors that mirror the same SID we're not allowed to
fly, and depart with an enhanced sense of safety.
If there are no questions, that concludes the brief."
"Crew, attention to the takeoff briefing. This will be a rolling, TRT,
military reject, unless we get airborne, in which case we'll declare an
emergency and start the "main gear failure to retract" checklist.
In case anyone does NOT see a safety of flight malfunction prior to
reaching "go" speed, shout "GO-GO-GO" loudly and enthusiastically, and
jump seat, you get on the radio and cancel the redball for jackstands.
In the likely event we have to abort the takeoff, we'll stop straight
ahead on the runway, egress the aircraft, and meet 200 feet off the
nose, where the copilot will enlist the help of the U.S. Census Bureau
to locate and count off the members of the crew, and possibly the
passengers if they have any time left.
Copilot, before raising the gear or actuating any switch or control,
ensure that TACC has been informed of our intentions and concurs with
all intended actions.
Flying time on this leg will be 5 hours with the gear up, or 8 hours
with the gear stuck down. If the destination weather goes below VFR,
we'll divert because AMC crews aren't allowed to fly the NDB approach
everyone else is flying there.
The forecast does call for severe clear icing on the climbout, but the
airman forecasting at the weather hub over a thousand miles away at
Scott says not to worry because the hail will probably knock the ice off
the wings anyway.
We'd plan on flying the same SID all the major airlines are using for
departure, but we didn't have two weeks advance notice to have the AMC
TERPS guys review it for us and get two-star approval to fly it. Instead
we'll get radar vectors that mirror the same SID we're not allowed to
fly, and depart with an enhanced sense of safety.
If there are no questions, that concludes the brief."
