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Postby expat » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:57 am

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
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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby flyboy 28 » Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:46 pm

Very very cool, Matt. Pity about the lack of analog gauges. :P
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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby Meck » Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:47 pm

Nice pics! Cool cockpit!

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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby Omag 2.0 » Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:57 pm

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...
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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby xFLAMESx » Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:13 pm

Wonderful pics Matt!
The last two are fantastic!

Omag : it's a C130J Herc C5 of the mighty British RAF :D
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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby Roughrider » Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:17 pm

Very nice Shots Matt. to bad you didn't have more time.   Kris, It looks like Royal Air Force on the side.
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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby Mictheslik » Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:20 pm

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 :P

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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby Mushroom_Farmer » Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:11 pm

Thanks for the interior pics Matt.  [smiley=thumbsup.gif] When I served they were still analog, and I always entered back end first. ;D
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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby Mobius » Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:16 pm

Niiiice.  Lot's of buttons in there. ;D ;)
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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby expat » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:00 am

I always entered back end first. ;D


You really should keep that sort of thing to yourself, the internet is .........................forever ;D ;D ;D

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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby Willit Run » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:51 pm

Great shots, Matt!!

Right spot at the right time!!
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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby Flying Trucker » Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:47 pm

Nice shots Matt...very nice... ;)

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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby Mushroom_Farmer » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:07 pm

I always entered back end first. ;D


You really should keep that sort of thing to yourself, the internet is .........................forever ;D ;D ;D

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Re: C130 back scratcher

Postby Brando14100 » Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:16 pm

Nice. I really like the one taken through the HUD. The exterior one's are great too.

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