tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post6296355572559291256..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Advice from a C130 PilotDutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-27374855067880221052016-08-04T13:52:51.677-05:002016-08-04T13:52:51.677-05:00Wow awesome memories. During my 20 year Air Force ...Wow awesome memories. During my 20 year Air Force career most my assignments as an Avionics technician were with C-130 units. Everything the good Major said about C-130 missions and flight crew antics was spot on!<br />Made me think back a lot to those good old days...Best Damn Job I Ever Had!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-48135464308223620662016-08-04T04:10:43.521-05:002016-08-04T04:10:43.521-05:00Don't study about guerrilla warfare. Remain i...Don't study about guerrilla warfare. Remain ignorant of the Yugoslav civil wars of the 1990s, except that Scott O'Grady got rescued by jar heads. Absolutely do not read 'War is a Racket' by Smedley Butler, who was a gangster. Don't consider who could be president in three years. Learn how to fluently say "我非常愿意吸你的鸡巴干净极了呀!" just in case you are captured by the Chicoms or they buy what's left of the country. If you really want to get far then emulate the perfume princes that David Hackworth despised.Jafonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-68639396355508471812016-08-03T19:31:45.239-05:002016-08-03T19:31:45.239-05:00I can't stop laughing at this response; someon...I can't stop laughing at this response; someone forgot to say, I graduated from TPS at Edwards too. TPS grads are legendary. You'll hear this same shit from the bomber crews, the airlift crews, and the tactical crews. It's always "my junk is bigger than yours." The only ones that really never brag are the ATC, or now AETC pilots; they're just happy to go home in one piece at night. <br /><br /> <br />The real heros are:<br />INDIAN SPRINGS, NV – An Air Force drone pilot who managed to fly his MQ-9 Reaper for 120 straight hours through multiple firefights will receive the Medal of Honor, Air Force officials confirmed today. Major Curtis Beasley will be the first Airman to receive the nation’s highest award since the Vietnam War.<br /><br />He is also the first American to receive the Medal of Honor for actions taken inside the United States since the attack on Pearl Harbor.<br /><br />Beasley, from Dubuque, Iowa, will receive the award for his actions at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada during the first days of August 2010. In a week of heavy combat he stayed at his console for more than five straight days, remotely piloting his Reaper drone through dozens of firefights 7,000 miles away in Afghanistan.<br /><br />Eschewing proper meals, Major Beasley survived on “to-go plates” brought to him from the base dining facility by a junior Airman. A nearby bucket was used as a waste receptacle.<br /><br />The medal will be in addition to the multiple Purple Hearts he has already been awarded for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome endured during the same event. He was also honored for a sprained ankle he received tripping over an extension cord while leaving his workstation.<br /><br />Major Beasley received a congratulatory phone call from President Obama at Creech Air Force Base.<br /><br />“When they told me the President of the United States was calling for me, I was a little reluctant to pick up the phone. It was my lunch break, and if you don’t get in line at least an hour early, the only prime rib they have left is medium well.”<br /><br />Major Beasley eventually took the call while sipping a White Russian and sunning himself at the base relaxation pool in-between missions.<br /><br />Beasley’s wife and family have also released a statement saying how proud they were, and how they had eventually forgiven him for missing family Scrabble night during the fighting.<br /><br />“Most people think of drone pilots as glorified computer junkies, but we’re really modern-day snipers,” Major Beasley told Duffel Blog. “We’re out there, days at a time, watching the same compound, with nothing but candy bars from the vending machine to keep us going and the sounds of Sons of Anarchy playing on our iPhones.”<br /><br />The Air Force is already trumpeting Major Beasley as a modern-day Carlos Hathcock, the legendary Marine sniper with 93 confirmed kills in Vietnam. Air Force officials have pointed out that Major Beasley’s 193 confirmed kills during the operation arguably make him one of the greatest marksmen in history. There are already plans to use him in recruiting commercials, similar to the Israeli Defence Force’s public parades for missile ace Idan Yahya.<br /><br />“Air warfare sure has changed,” Major Beasley observed. “Even just a few years ago I could still fly my F-16 over Iraq, monitoring the same compound for hours at a time, eventually directing a laser-guided bomb on it… not like today.” Go Chair Force.PO'd Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02192411004697288723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-57485742380232029982016-08-03T02:41:57.977-05:002016-08-03T02:41:57.977-05:00This sounds like action figure therapy. Always goo...This sounds like action figure therapy. Always good for a laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-60299699857357993632016-08-02T18:34:31.545-05:002016-08-02T18:34:31.545-05:00It's changed a bit over the years, but always ...It's changed a bit over the years, but always a welcome re-read.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-58253002163484278032016-08-02T17:06:29.423-05:002016-08-02T17:06:29.423-05:00... and this is how they do it with a C-130:
http...... and this is how they do it with a C-130:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1izGSMKqskY<br /><br />Watch the whole thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-71933274628969019852016-08-02T14:06:39.320-05:002016-08-02T14:06:39.320-05:00What I like about the statement was the ability of...What I like about the statement was the ability of the 130 pilots to get into the ground level of the society they are visiting. The fast mover jocks are stuck on large bases isolated from the society at large. The 130 guys TDY to some very remote locations during their disaster relief and special operations jaunts. I sat by a specter gunship pilot returning from the UAE and he told me some great stories of remote base operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. I live near an Airforce base with a squadron of Specter Gunships in residents and get to see them practicing their orbiting and targeting exercises all the time. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-36006505133249368802016-08-02T11:35:13.751-05:002016-08-02T11:35:13.751-05:00Herkies - gotta love 'em. Never forget the day...Herkies - gotta love 'em. Never forget the day at Yokota when I looked out the window (we were <b>RIGHT ON</b> the flight line) and watched a 130 <b>BACK</b> into a parking spot on the ramp. Boys and girls, airplanes do <b>NOT</b> have a reverse gear - except for the 130. Reverse pitch on the props gives more than enough thrust to drive the thing backwards. Oh and sitting in a jump seat in one of those things when the Pile-its are putting the woah to it is a trip. If you arent buckled in well you get a quick trip to the forward end of the cargo bay.<br /><br />But the colonel is right. Centerline thrust is sexy but flying the big birdies is where it's really at. Gotta keep your head a LLLLOOOOONNNNNGGGG way ahead of those babies. I spent a goodly amount of time in 141s and 130s and those guys are the real pilots. Was in a 141 on final to Kadina (Okinawa) with the gear down and flaps set for landing. we were still a coupla minutes out (so were still over the Pacific) when there was a huge <b>BANG</b> and the aircraft slewd hard to the right. I thought we had landed but no, we were still flying. The engines got a little quieter and we landed without incident. After we got back home to Yokota, I found out that the right outboard thrust reverser had decided to deploy <b>IN FLIGHT!</b> We all could've ended up in Davey Jones' Locker but the guys in front handeled it perfectly. Course since they didn't want to wait for the techs at Kadena to fix the problem they just pinned back the reversers on both outboard engines. Landing @ Yokota was "interesting" being as we only had half as much woah as normal and Yokota's runways are none too long on the best of days. But we got home and landed OK. Hope those pilots got some kind of commendation for airmanship. They deserved it.Bad Cyborgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-33027353138501617932016-08-02T11:01:31.360-05:002016-08-02T11:01:31.360-05:00OH crap I read this years ago and from time to tim...OH crap I read this years ago and from time to time wondered where I could find it again. THANKS. Joe Hafnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206227356279444743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-27294353168109809722016-08-02T09:16:18.493-05:002016-08-02T09:16:18.493-05:00Major Mills has Herc brain. The mighty C-17 can do...Major Mills has Herc brain. The mighty C-17 can do all that and more!!! It wasn't the four fanned trash can over Afghanistan airdropping twas the mighty Globemaster III. I know because there I was 12 October 2001, airdropping to Jawbreaker, the CIA Direct Action Unit on the ground, BEFORE ODA 555 showed up. The Herc has it's uses, so you gotta let the junior varsity play too!!! H-Minus!! LOAD CLEAR! <br /><br />Bigg Ale<br />C-17A Stan Eval Loadmaster<br />MSGT Retired<br />USAFR Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-13220378799422807992016-08-02T09:02:41.649-05:002016-08-02T09:02:41.649-05:00Speaking of pompous.....Speaking of pompous.....Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928963056168874465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-84979458866087346182016-08-02T08:54:11.049-05:002016-08-02T08:54:11.049-05:00Sounds like the voice of experience to me. Damn go...Sounds like the voice of experience to me. Damn good advice.GaryMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-76801092854646811192016-08-02T08:49:56.416-05:002016-08-02T08:49:56.416-05:00Sounds like the kid should have watched "Air ...Sounds like the kid should have watched "Air America" instead of "Top Gun"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-59814964543113194432016-08-02T08:47:37.312-05:002016-08-02T08:47:37.312-05:00I always have believed a fella should tell it like...I always have believed a fella should tell it like it is. Nothing can stop the Army Air Corps!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410045398729979497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-44738578191628717852016-08-02T08:42:42.150-05:002016-08-02T08:42:42.150-05:00Most likely, very good advice. LMAO!Most likely, very good advice. LMAO!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727005486614250003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-61796615780933245912016-08-02T08:40:56.771-05:002016-08-02T08:40:56.771-05:00Wow! An honest pilot!!! I knew a few back in the...Wow! An honest pilot!!! I knew a few back in the day....LOLOLOLOLDTGhttps://defensivetraininggroup.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-85206893046338905252016-08-02T07:01:33.448-05:002016-08-02T07:01:33.448-05:00That response is delicious. Just the right amount...That response is delicious. Just the right amount of saltiness combined with the sort of real world experience not found in a glossy pamphlet.<br /><br />Dollars to donuts the good Major is more right than satirical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com