@BuzzPatterson Mine was a 17.5, Kuwait to Andrews AFB. But…. It was the third leg of the day. Doha to Al Udeid .5, Al Udeid to Kuwait 1.5. Kuwait to Andrews 17.5 ( with an AR). 19.5 hours of flying time in a 24 hour duty day.
@MCCCANM Flew with a DEN bus captain quite a bit before he retired in 21. He was a deadheading Second officer in the crash. Incredible story. He was the last crew survivor that was still flying the DC10 when Al retired. Al Haynes asked him to be his flight engineer on his Fini flight
@boomers_ass Bro. I’m with you. As a trash hauler in 31 years of conflicts I get it. BUT. The reality is, the receiver is always getting the credit. Not everybody can be the hero. You are THE reason, they got to kick ass.
@MCCCANM For a while, EVERY single time I used the lav after the parking checklist, Arlo Guthrie was singing “I’m the train they call The City of New Orleans “.
@BuzzPatterson I was a young C5 Aircraft Commander and took an icy 90 degree turn off at Elmendorf one winter. Didn’t go off-roading, but there was a spicy few seconds going sideways faster than we were going forward!
@MCCCANM @TheNebraskaBear Early 90s when I was at Travis the Tacamo bird landed on 21R, low vis, thought the right edge lights were the runway centerline. Expensive.