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Posted: 9/24/2016 8:41:45 PM EDT

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So? Smarty pants?

F-16
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Posted: 9/24/2016 8:42:24 PM EDT

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This. Lol.

How important are we? Ever hear of an auto-crewman? Lol!

I'll pass 5000 hrs in the mighty Herc this year, half in the back pushing pallets and the rest center seat.

Oh. I forgot. A ride from Fujira to Bahrain in an H53. Never again.

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Fail on poll.
No fucking option for ENLISTED AIRCREW.

This. Lol.

How important are we? Ever hear of an auto-crewman? Lol!

I'll pass 5000 hrs in the mighty Herc this year, half in the back pushing pallets and the rest center seat.

Oh. I forgot. A ride from Fujira to Bahrain in an H53. Never again.

Sucks to be youse guys?

Posted: 9/24/2016 8:46:30 PM EDT

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Well, he did say flown "on", not "in"

Posted: 9/24/2016 8:53:47 PM EDT

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LEG thread

Posted: 9/24/2016 8:54:39 PM EDT

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I've been a passenger/cargo on the following aircraft:
UH-1
CH-47
UH-60
C-130
C-141
C-5A
C-17
On several occasions I actually landed in them. A few times I jumped from them. Does that count?
AALTW.

Posted: 9/24/2016 8:54:53 PM EDT

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I've taken off in military aircraft. I never landed while still in one.

Posted: 9/24/2016 8:56:30 PM EDT

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This....we do all the fucking work.

Posted: 9/24/2016 8:58:44 PM EDT

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Just a couple rides in the back of a c-130

T-37 Tweet. Got to take the stick for a bit. Did some aileron rolls, tried to keep it straight and level. We were the last year (1986) when all AFROTC cadets got to take the T-37 orientation flight during the summer field training. The next year I heard it was just pilot and navigator candidates. Everyone else just got a couple minutes at a simulator. It was fun. It also sucked being blind as a bat and knowing you could not do this in the military.

Later I got my own cessna 150 and flew it a lot (as a private pilot)

Posted: 9/24/2016 8:59:32 PM EDT

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Did I make it in befo the heavy hitters?

Lowly civi pilot. Never flown any mil aircraft

Posted: 9/24/2016 8:59:54 PM EDT

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Sucks to be youse guys?

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Fail on poll.
No fucking option for ENLISTED AIRCREW.

This. Lol.

How important are we? Ever hear of an auto-crewman? Lol!

I'll pass 5000 hrs in the mighty Herc this year, half in the back pushing pallets and the rest center seat.

Oh. I forgot. A ride from Fujira to Bahrain in an H53. Never again.

Sucks to be youse guys?

I love my job. Seriously.

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:03:18 PM EDT

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C-9
C-141
C-130
N3N

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:03:29 PM EDT

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P-3C
KC135
C120
UH1N

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:03:53 PM EDT

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Many. I flew in a C130 that flew through a storm, talk about a rollercoaster! Wind shear drops that felt like the plane dropped for miles with a sudden jerking stop at the bottom that rattled our teeth, we weren't even sure we were still in the air! The vomit was ankle deep by the time we landed...

(joke)

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:04:01 PM EDT

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Option for ex-military?

Then I have P51, T6, T28, Stearman, OH58 and UH1.

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:04:45 PM EDT

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Yes. Plane. I dated a pilot (several of them actually) who flew a C130.
It was a dinosaur at the time.

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:06:00 PM EDT

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C-130, C-5A, C-141, UH-1

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:07:25 PM EDT

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I've flown on both fixed and rotary military aircraft.

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:07:27 PM EDT

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yes and have occasionally fallen or hung out the side or back of them

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:10:34 PM EDT

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P-3
Mc-12w
H-1
H-53
H-47
C-17
C-130

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:13:14 PM EDT

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C-130s
C-17s
Blackhawks

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:14:45 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.

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:29:34 PM EDT

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F16Dx2, C141x a bazillion, C17x a bazillion, KC10, KC135R, C5A/B, C130 H and J, HH60, MH6, UH1 and the front seat of Cobra for 10 minutes.

Yeah, a few military flights in my time.

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:30:59 PM EDT

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So? Smarty pants?

F-16
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So? Smarty pants?

F-16
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Pretty sure he has posted that he has flown A-10s.

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:34:56 PM EDT

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UH-1 Huey
UH-60 Blackhawk

T-172
Some 4-seater of the Costa Rican "air force" (Probably their Piper PA-34 Seneca)
C-12
C-27 Spartan
C-130 Hercules
C-141 Starlifter
C-208 Caravan
C-5 Galaxy
C-17 soulless amalgam of Hercules and Galaxy

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:44:46 PM EDT

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

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:45:37 PM EDT

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C130 to Key West

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:49:21 PM EDT

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T-6 Texan II
T-38C Talon
F-15E Strike Eagle

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:49:53 PM EDT

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

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So? Smarty pants?

F-16

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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

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:53:05 PM EDT

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1978, I took military science in college as an elective. We got to ride Hueys with the doors open!

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:56:40 PM EDT

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I'm scared of heights, I would never fly in an airplane

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:57:09 PM EDT

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I am not a pilot, but I have flown a military plane, so I'm not sure how to answer.

Posted: 9/24/2016 9:58:53 PM EDT

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C-130 Loadmaster, 4000 hours.

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:06:33 PM EDT

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Yes. Plane. I dated a pilot (several of them actually) who flew a C130.

It was a dinosaur at the time.

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The pilot? Or the 130? (I keed, I keed)

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:11:09 PM EDT

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Rode a C141 from Rhein Main to Riyadh for desert storm. Flew back on a commercial jet. It was fun carrying 6 M16's on a commercial plane. Lol

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:11:46 PM EDT

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Non military historical flight, at SRQ Jones aviation.Aluminum Overcast B-17.One very exciting interesting and educational experience.
Gives a person an appreciation for those who flew against axis powers in WW2.If you have the opportunity, I recommend you try it.

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:12:12 PM EDT

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Never got to ride in a B-52...but I did stand on the ground and look DOWN on the top of one IN FLIGHT.

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:20:07 PM EDT

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C130H
MH-60
HU-25

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:22:19 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.

http://i.imgur.com/t9l3rh0.jpg?1

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That's not flying, that's going for a ride

An unforgettable experience though!

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:31:09 PM EDT

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That's not flying, that's going for a ride

An unforgettable experience though!

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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.

http://i.imgur.com/t9l3rh0.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/cbLpYdT.jpg?1

That's not flying, that's going for a ride

An unforgettable experience though!

Misunderstood the OP. Disregard and carry on.

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:32:36 PM EDT

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C-124,C-118,C-47. Once each.

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:37:06 PM EDT

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Yes. I"ve even managed to get seasick on an aircraft carrier.

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:39:14 PM EDT

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C-130, a few times to remote drills.
CH-46
CH-53
UH-60 (One time, at Camp Williams; Thank God for you, lady pilot. We were freezing in those chalks.)

We were a helo raid company. The HAC at CAX was fun. Pic was from boarding a Frog on the Peleliu.

Best,
JBR

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:46:14 PM EDT

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Alright, we need the story on that.
We have rules!

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I got a M88A1 airborne once. Does that count?

Alright, we need the story on that.
We have rules!

I was doing my road test for my drivers license in Higg's '88 which didn't steer very well. (HHC 1/5 Cav, 1st Cav, 1988) I ran off the tank trail over a culvert. Tim L, still signed off on my license with the provision that he never had to be my passenger again. The issue never recurred and I do not recommend getting one of those off the ground, ever.

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:49:43 PM EDT

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T-28
O-2A

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

UH-1H

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

T-6 Texan

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:50:11 PM EDT

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Not like we didn't do this in April of this year.

Search, it's a motherfucker.
Google, it's a motherfucker.

https://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1854535
What military aircraft have you flown or flown in?
6 pages.

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Not sure which is sadder, that you remember a thread from that far back or that you actually took the time to search for it.

Posted: 9/24/2016 10:50:42 PM EDT

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I've been in a 88 that I swear had to have been airborne at some point. We were on a fairly straight dirt road through the training area towing a Bradley. Judging by the rough ride the driver was attempting to jump something. Had to be.

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I got a M88A1 airborne once. Does that count?

Alright, we need the story on that.
We have rules!

I've been in a 88 that I swear had to have been airborne at some point. We were on a fairly straight dirt road through the training area towing a Bradley. Judging by the rough ride the driver was attempting to jump something. Had to be.

Meh, Brads were nice and light.

Scariest moment driving was at NTC with a 60 ton M1 in tow. I somehow got it up to about 20 mph and the trail crested a hill. If there had been a sharp turn just over the crest, it could have been bad. (my actual MOS was a 63T which was a Bradley mechanic, it is now a different designation)