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Terrible Towing pics thread
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What the heck! Was this filmed by a 5 year old that just discovered the zoom function on the camera?
Yeah, that video makes me seasick, and I can ride on a C130 without vomiting.
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I always trusted C130s more than any other aircraft, followed by the P3 Orion.
Our computer van (53' semi) didn't fit on a C-130, had to load it into a C-141. I never actually flew in either one, just participated in the loading once.
Did fly backwards in a C-5A on a MAC flight Dover-Frankfurt with my wife and 6 month old son.
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C-5As were always a kick. Backwards seating and fog rolling out of the vents contributed to a weird feeling every time - not to mention that climb up to the passenger deck!
I spent several months escorting brig rats back to the States and spent a bunch of time in the Air Force world. I was always treated amazingly well and put up in some great accommodations.
Never flown on a C5, but a couple C17s, a bunch of KC135s and a ton of C130 flights. I’m not flight crew but I was a first sergeant for an aeromed evac unit so I went on a lot of “ride alongs”.
The C130 is a bit like riding in a really agile dump truck that the driver thinks is a Miata. Those guys love their low-level terrain following flights. Its my favorite ride though.
I’m not a fan of the C17. Too crowded and feels a lot like an airliner, but with no windows.
Nothing beats the view from the boom pod of a KC135 flying out of P.R. Shame it’s 500* inside when they’re sitting on the ground though.
The C130 is a bit like riding in a really agile dump truck that the driver thinks is a Miata. Those guys love their low-level terrain following flights. Its my favorite ride though.
I’m not a fan of the C17. Too crowded and feels a lot like an airliner, but with no windows.
Nothing beats the view from the boom pod of a KC135 flying out of P.R. Shame it’s 500* inside when they’re sitting on the ground though.
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I never did like the feeling of riding backwards in a C-5, but my last ride seemed somewhat more comfortable for whatever reason… probably because I could climb down the latter and walk around instead of just being stuck in the passenger compartment.
C-17’s can be cramped, but I’ve been lucky and always had lots of room to roam around.
I haven’t spent much time in a C-130, but did get to travel between thunderstorms at night in Afghanistan in one… wasn’t my favorite ride, but that’s not the birds fault.
C-17’s can be cramped, but I’ve been lucky and always had lots of room to roam around.
I haven’t spent much time in a C-130, but did get to travel between thunderstorms at night in Afghanistan in one… wasn’t my favorite ride, but that’s not the birds fault.
It was 40 years ago, so I've apparently misremembered something I've been incorrectly recounting about our ride. I seemed to recall that the 72 (?) PAX seating was a pallet they could pull off if they needed the cargo space, and was located just aft of the flight deck, but apparently that is not the case.
I do remember only the portholes in the two upper deck doors for windows, and an Airman giving us box meals during the ride.
I've ridden backwards on a client's private jet on one leg of a round trip CO-Tucson and more times than I can count on those domestic UA 777-200 models with that oddball alternate face seating. I much prefer a low and odd numbered Polaris seat.
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Here is an internet grab that shows the underside of the passenger deck and the access ladder. The vehicles help show the scale.It was 40 years ago, so I've apparently misremembered something I've been incorrectly recounting about our ride. I seemed to recall that the 72 (?) PAX seating was a pallet they could pull off if they needed the cargo space, and was located just aft of the flight deck, but apparently that is not the case.
I do remember only the portholes in the two upper deck doors for windows, and an Airman giving us box meals during the ride.
I've ridden backwards on a client's private jet on one leg of a round trip CO-Tucson and more times than I can count on those domestic UA 777-200 models with that oddball alternate face seating. I much prefer a low and odd numbered Polaris seat.
I probably only rode in three in my life during the 1980s so same distant memories here.
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I hate this audio. This guy is a goober.
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The amount of times i have seen videos of this happening is ridiculous!I hate this audio. This guy is a goober.
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