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C130 back scratcher
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:57 amby expat
We had this Herc in at EDLP today. I had just done a crew handover on the 737 in the background and was driving past. I got flagged down by OP's to help out on a translation problem. The tanker driver did not understand what the crew wanted. It turned out that they needed to grease the left main gear. During gear let down, they got reds and then some long seconds later, greens and asked if we could help. After a quick discussion about grease specs, it turns out the grease we use on the gear of our A320's is the same on the Herc. So back to the hanger pick up a grease gun and my camera. I had asked if I could take a couple of pictures before I left. I returned, gave the grease gun to the ground engineer and asked about pictures again. No problem he replied and the crew said I could start in the cockpit 8-) You scratch my back, I will scratch yours
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:46 pmby flyboy 28
Very very cool, Matt. Pity about the lack of analog gauges.
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:47 pmby Meck
Nice pics! Cool cockpit!
Vitamin B is everything in these days...
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:57 pmby Omag 2.0
Man, those last 2 shots are great! :o
Wonderful series Matt! What airforce does it belong to? UK? Italy? Can't be Belgium, we still have the regular props...
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:13 pmby xFLAMESx
Wonderful pics Matt!
The last two are fantastic!
Omag : it's a C130J Herc C5 of the mighty British RAF
See her flying circuits around Lyneham a few times 8-)
Cheers,
Carl
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:17 pmby Roughrider
Very nice Shots Matt. to bad you didn't have more time. Kris, It looks like Royal Air Force on the side.
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:20 pmby Mictheslik
Very nice Matt
Who needs marking on RAF hercs...you can recognise them by the mismatch of grey and olive parts that seem to adorn all the Js these days
.mic
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:11 pmby Mushroom_Farmer
Thanks for the interior pics Matt. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] When I served they were still analog, and I always entered back end first.
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:16 pmby Mobius
Niiiice. Lot's of buttons in there.
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:00 amby expat
I always entered back end first.
You really should keep that sort of thing to yourself, the internet is .........................forever
Matt
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:51 pmby Willit Run
Great shots, Matt!!
Right spot at the right time!!
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:47 pmby Flying Trucker
Nice shots Matt...very nice...
Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:07 pmby Mushroom_Farmer
I always entered back end first.
You really should keep that sort of thing to yourself, the internet is .........................forever
Matt
The Hercs and Starlifters didn't seem to mind.
Re: C130 back scratcher
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:16 pmby Brando14100
Nice. I really like the one taken through the HUD. The exterior one's are great too.
8-)