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Posted: 9/24/2016 10:54:04 PM EDT

[#1]

T-6 Texan

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:55:28 PM EDT

[#2]

OH-58

UH-1

UH-60

C-141

C-12

C-130

And front seat in this...

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:57:43 PM EDT

[#3]

C7 Caribou AFJROTC 1980
UH1 USAF 1986
UH60 USA 1993 1994
CH47 USA 1993
C130 USA all take offs no landings 1990
C141 USA all take offs no landings 1990

None of these as a crewman. The last two listed were aircraft I jumped from at FT Benning

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:58:10 PM EDT

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880 hrs hogs, 1880 plus in just about every block of Viper. 1200 T-38A, 350 AT-38C........Whatever

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So? Smarty pants?

F-16
?

Pretty sure he has posted that he has flown A-10s.

880 hrs hogs, 1880 plus in just about every block of Viper. 1200 T-38A, 350 AT-38C........Whatever

Which did you like better, the A10 or F16?

Posted: 9/24/2016 11:04:10 PM EDT

[#5]

C-130 and P-3C, with stick time on each.

Posted: 9/24/2016 11:09:26 PM EDT

[#6]

Yes

Posted: 9/24/2016 11:13:17 PM EDT

[#7]

Flew
TG-4
T-41
T-37
T-38
C-141B
Jumped out of
UV-18B
C-130
C-141B
Rode in
UH-1
CH-47
T-43
C-5
KC-135
KC-10

Posted: 9/24/2016 11:15:14 PM EDT

[#8]

I have the honor of being in both a C130 "hard landing" and a UH 60 crash.
Also countless other flights.

Posted: 9/24/2016 11:15:20 PM EDT

[#9]

C-141
C-130
C-23
F-15B
F-15D
KC-135

Posted: 9/24/2016 11:19:43 PM EDT

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Where was the C-5 from? What broke? How long was the delay?

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Just curious how many arfcommers have actually been in the air on a military aircraft. If your one of the lucky civilians who have flown on a military aircraft you count too. Civilian aircraft used as charters do not count.

Unfortunately the only military aircraft I have flown on was a POS C5, we flew from McCord to Louisville, Ky then back. No windows and the pos broke down delaying our return.

Where was the C-5 from? What broke? How long was the delay?

I guess the C5 was from McCord? I have no idea what broke, the military usually does not tell E-4s all the details of whats going on. The delay was 24 hours the next day we left. While waiting we were sent to a Kentucky ANG hanger and told to sit in a row of seats on a long metal pallet. There were dead rabbits in the seats

Posted: 9/24/2016 11:22:41 PM EDT

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Which did you like better, the A10 or F16?

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LOL

So? Smarty pants?

F-16
?

Pretty sure he has posted that he has flown A-10s.

880 hrs hogs, 1880 plus in just about every block of Viper. 1200 T-38A, 350 AT-38C........Whatever

Which did you like better, the A10 or F16?

Which one is his avatar?

Posted: 9/24/2016 11:30:00 PM EDT

[#12]

C5
C130
CH47
UH60
OH58

The closest I got to sick was in the 58.

Posted: 9/25/2016 12:17:15 AM EDT

[#13]

C-130
C-141
C-5
OH-6
OH-58
UH-1
UH-60
CH-46
CH-47
CH-53

Posted: 9/25/2016 12:19:57 AM EDT

[#14]

UH60
CH47
C130
C141

Posted: 9/25/2016 12:38:19 AM EDT

[#15]

UH-1
CH-46
CH-53
C-130
C-5

Posted: 9/25/2016 12:39:35 AM EDT

[#16]

Flown:
F-16
T-38
T-37
TG-3A
T-41

Flown on:
UH-1
C-21
C-141
KC-135
C-5
C-17
T-43
UV-18A

Posted: 9/25/2016 12:57:19 AM EDT

[#17]

From largest to smallest:
C-5
C-17
C-130
CH/MH-47
UH-60

Posted: 9/25/2016 12:59:12 AM EDT

[#18]

C-9. Nothing special.

Posted: 9/25/2016 1:02:56 AM EDT

[#19]

T-6
T-1
UH-1
C-130
MQ-9

Posted: 9/25/2016 7:34:43 AM EDT

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I guess the C5 was from McCord? I have no idea what broke, the military usually does not tell E-4s all the details of whats going on. The delay was 24 hours the next day we left. While waiting we were sent to a Kentucky ANG hanger and told to sit in a row of seats on a long metal pallet. There were dead rabbits in the seats

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Just curious how many arfcommers have actually been in the air on a military aircraft. If your one of the lucky civilians who have flown on a military aircraft you count too. Civilian aircraft used as charters do not count.

Unfortunately the only military aircraft I have flown on was a POS C5, we flew from McCord to Louisville, Ky then back. No windows and the pos broke down delaying our return.

Where was the C-5 from? What broke? How long was the delay?

I guess the C5 was from McCord? I have no idea what broke, the military usually does not tell E-4s all the details of whats going on. The delay was 24 hours the next day we left. While waiting we were sent to a Kentucky ANG hanger and told to sit in a row of seats on a long metal pallet. There were dead rabbits in the seats

Sweet Baby Jesus! 24-hours?!? Seems like hardly enough to dip into POS-name-calling territory. I've been able to disappoint folks much more than that.

The issue with C-5s, from a user's perspective, is that we don't have many. If your cargo load is put up against us, we can't just swap out another aircraft and crew if yours breaks. Mainly because there isn't just a hot-spare sitting there, empty. They aren't going to recut 2 C-17s or 6ish C-130s to pick up the load...if it will even fit. Unless it is high-priority cargo, you just have to wait for that big beautiful bird to get all fixed up.

You could have enlisted Air Force, we have less dead rabbits in our hotels as we wait for MX to do their magic.

Posted: 9/25/2016 7:42:51 AM EDT

[#21]

Just about every week for 6 years. KC-10 crew chief.

Posted: 9/25/2016 7:59:02 AM EDT

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T-28
O-2A

Arrival for the Wings over Akron airshow. I owned this O2 for 10 years

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UH-1H

Me in the left seat. Flew our museum's Huey

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T-6 Texan

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Watching Bat 21 convinced me I wanted one of those as a kid.

Posted: 9/25/2016 8:01:57 AM EDT

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KC-130R
CH-46
C-130
C-141
KC-10

My buddy used to rent a T-34 from the Aero Club at Edwards and I have flown back seat (and had stick time) in that as well.

Posted: 9/25/2016 8:04:25 AM EDT

[#24]

Is the Pope Catholic?

Posted: 9/25/2016 8:16:30 AM EDT

[#25]

Been on more C141s, C130s, C5s and tankers than I can remember. I've got a couple hours of stick time in F15s and F16s (incentive rides) and got a ride in an old AK ANG Huey once. Scariest flight ever was in a Russian cargo plane during a joint exercise with the Polish AF....don't recall the make/model, but they had a handheld GPS unit duct taped to the dashboard because the avionics was inop. I saw a 5' wing panel rip off while at altitude on the same flight.

I had a fun career

Posted: 9/25/2016 8:18:44 AM EDT

[#26]

Nope. Never flown in a mil aircraft.

Posted: 9/25/2016 8:31:18 AM EDT

[#27]

Oh yeah.

Posted: 9/25/2016 8:38:24 AM EDT

[#28]

Flown (For my private and instrument cert):

C172
Piper Cherokee
Cirrus SR20

Flown on:

C-5
C-17
C-130
MH-47
CH-47
CH-46
SH-3 Sea King (Not technically Mil-air, but it was in AFG and a contractor bird)
MH-60
UH-60
SH-60
MV-22

Jumped:

C-17
C-130
MH-47

Posted: 9/25/2016 8:41:41 AM EDT

[#29]

UH-1
HH-65 Dolphin
C-130
C-141

Posted: 9/25/2016 8:42:37 AM EDT

[#30]

B-17
Very special experience

Do it if you get the chance

Posted: 9/25/2016 8:51:05 AM EDT

[#31]

Even fallen out of a few.

Posted: 9/25/2016 10:00:05 AM EDT

[#32]

C5
C17
C130
C32
C40
S2
TA4
UH1
CH46
CH47
CH53
SH3

Posted: 9/25/2016 10:09:00 AM EDT

[#33]

That depends. Is the Coast Guard military?

Posted: 9/25/2016 10:12:31 AM EDT

[#34]

Yup, several helicopters. SH-60, Hueys.

And I flew on Fifi, one of two surviving flyable B-29s.

Posted: 9/25/2016 10:16:15 AM EDT

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Was Qualified aircrew (back end) on C-141B, KC-135 E's and R's, C-130 E's, H's, and J's, and the C-17.

Flown on, but not crewed, KC-10, C-5, UH-1D and UH-1N.

It was a good job.

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Med Tech?

Posted: 9/25/2016 10:26:10 AM EDT

[#36]

C-130
Huey
Soviet IL-76 transport .I am the Luckiest Boy in the World!

The Ol' Crew Chief

Posted: 9/25/2016 10:31:26 AM EDT

[#37]

Owned a T-6G and a N3N-3

I've been at the controls of the following owned by other people (and the .gov). Some for years, some only once:
T-34C, TC-12B, P-3C, EP-3E, F/A18A-D, UH-1, SH-60, CH-53, P-51, C-45, C-47, B-17, B-25, S-3, C-40, L-29, L-39, Su-26, Su-29

Posted: 9/25/2016 10:33:19 AM EDT

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Never served in the military but I had a few flights in CAP:

C-130
C-141
UH-1
Also got a ride in a APC once. After that was 2 mags through a M-16.

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Samw here. That's how I got a couple of rides on a C-130.

Also flew on a B-17 on a media ride.

Posted: 9/25/2016 10:45:52 AM EDT

[#39]

Civilian.

Rode the H-3 Desert Duck
Rode an MH-60

Both times were ferried out to a ship or between ships.

Posted: 9/25/2016 11:31:17 AM EDT

[#40]

I flew on a B17 once.

Posted: 9/25/2016 11:37:42 AM EDT

[#41]

Five flights in KC-135s when I was in AFROTC. Took a nap or two in the refuelers position. Cool as hell to jus watch the earth pass by below. One crew in particular was cool as hell when taking us out to Travis AFB. Showing us everything about their jobs chatting about cool stuff they had done. So for the way back I bought some of that premade cookie dough and we made fresh cookies in their oven. Made for another really great flight.

Oh, and I forgot the PT-17. Had my first hour of instruction in one.

Posted: 9/25/2016 11:42:14 AM EDT

[#42]

C5
C130
C141
Blackhawk
Chinoock

Posted: 9/25/2016 11:58:44 AM EDT

[#43]

Former military pilot.
Flew T-37 Tweet, T-1 Jayhawk, E-3 Sentry (AWACS).
Got picked up by a UH-1 Huey in SERE lol.

Posted: 9/25/2016 12:08:20 PM EDT

[#44]

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Just curious how many arfcommers have actually been in the air on a military aircraft. If your one of the lucky civilians who have flown on a military aircraft you count too. Civilian aircraft used as charters do not count.

Unfortunately the only military aircraft I have flown on was a POS C5, we flew from McCord to Louisville, Ky then back. No windows and the pos broke down delaying our return.

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No, but when I was a teen I got to sit in the cockpit of a F 111.

Posted: 9/25/2016 12:12:21 PM EDT

[#45]

I've flown in and jumped out of just about every troop transport in the arsenal. Never flown in a 47, and never jumped a Huey though.

Posted: 9/25/2016 12:21:20 PM EDT

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Got the chance to hang out in a B-17 a few days ago. I hadn't experienced anything quite like sitting in the nose of a plane as it landed before. Cool as can be.

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I'll see your "Sentimental Journey" and raise you a "Thunderbird"

Posted: 9/25/2016 12:23:44 PM EDT

[#47]

UH-1H/V Desert Shield Dust-off Crew Chief
C-5
C-130

Loaded litters on a 141 at KKMC
Pulled quite a bit of Medivac on bent up Lawn-Darts (UH-60's) Thankfully, never any KIA on those incidents.