The first C-27J Spartan for the JCA program takes flight

[timeless]

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=e2c40d0c-75fc-4084-9b1b-75e4962dc534&

Well, I hope everyone involved enjoys the new equipment.
Since I'm not in the military, my interest in this whole process is what will happen to the US Armys C-23B/C Sherpas when the C-27J comes online. If they are ever auctioned to civilian operators I want to convince my company buy a couple. We currently operate 2 Shorts 360-300s so we could easily add the Sherpa's to the certificate. For the flying we do C-23B/C would be a comparable or better airplane than the 360-300, but the C-23A just doesn't have the useful load we need.

Like any pilot I just want to get more airplanes on the property. Any info would be useful.

Thanks

 

[erj-145mech]

This a great as my company has the maintenance contract, CLS, for the next 10 years on this platform.

 

[propsarebest]

I would imagine that the USFS would get first dibs on the C-23's, just like last time. Doesn't ACC have (or had) a couple of them?

 

[414Flyer]

USFS/BLM are probably going to gradually get rid of their Sherpas.

I think alot of those Sherpas currently in Iraq, might never end up leaving there.

 

[MarineGrunt]

Any delivery schedule yet? Who's getting them?

 

[timeless]

ACC had some C-23A's. One went to Mcneeley and two went Acrtic Circle Air. A couple more are sitting on a ramp in MKE without engines. They are low time airplanes (10,000 hours), but the C-23A just can't get much done so there hasn't been much of an effort to get them in the air. The C-23A has a MGTOW of 22,900, but I think the good Sherpas, the C-23B/C, have a MGTOW around 26,500 because they are converted Shorts 360-200's.

I always thought the USFS kept pretty busy with their Sherpas. At any FBO I go to west of Kansas the fuel guys seem to know how to fuel a Shorts because the USFS had been there recently in a Sherpa.

 

[pkober]

I read somewhere that the Army Guard/Reserve unit at Dobbins will get the first aircraft.

Most BRAC'd units claim to be getting them also. The Air Force put out a "road map" for C27J bed downs recently. It can probably be found on google.

 

[Herkdrv]

Any delivery schedule yet? Who's getting them?

I know the CT guard unit in BDL is going to get them as well as the Michigan unit that lost its A-10's. Don't really know about delivery schedules though.

 

[JungleJett]

I know the CT guard unit in BDL is going to get them as well as the Michigan unit that lost its A-10's. Don't really know about delivery schedules though.

I thought the BDL guys got the Lears..

 

[CrewDawg]

I thought the BDL guys got the Lears..

For now, I think that was more of a "place holder" type flying mission until they got something else......Or just way of delaying the inevitable!