C-5 Galaxy

Foxcow

Foxcow

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I was down in Charleston, SC and this behemoth was on its way out...


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Enjoy!
 
Are you in that unit Windchill?
My cousin has been a pilot there for about 5 years now. In fact, he is on a trip right now so that may well be him in the seat!
 
LoadMasterC141 said:
Are you in that unit Windchill?
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Yep ... going on 9 years this summer. I had a UPT slot for the Galaxy back in '03, but DQd on the flying physical due to a lazy eye. I have great vision, but oh well ... the dream that got away. I must say the Guard's been good to me and I love my unit/section.
 
Nice pics!

So, do you think the aircraft burned through one year's-worth your of income tax payments before, or after it got airborne. :crazy:
 
Windchill said:
Yep ... going on 9 years this summer. I had a UPT slot for the Galaxy back in '03, but DQd on the flying physical due to a lazy eye. I have great vision, but oh well ... the dream that got away. I must say the Guard's been good to me and I love my unit/section.
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Sorry to hear about the UPT miss:( I do miss the AF though! What are you doing now? I was considering going to visit the unit and possibly take an FE position if the civvy world is gonna suck for a while. Just tossing it around right now though.
 
That's an awesome plane. I used to live on Yokota AFB and they had a running track that paralleled the runway/taxiway. I just so happened to be behind one as it turned onto the runway. I almost laid down and held onto the grass to keep from blowing away. Great shots!
 
LoadMasterC141 said:
Sorry to hear about the UPT miss:( I do miss the AF though! What are you doing now? I was considering going to visit the unit and possibly take an FE position if the civvy world is gonna suck for a while. Just tossing it around right now though.
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If you are thinking about doing the FE thing, you ought to think about KSKF. You may not get a full time slot right off the bat, but we have several ART positions at the school house for IFs...
 
Minuteman said:
Nice pics!

So, do you think the aircraft burned through one year's-worth your of income tax payments before, or after it got airborne. :crazy:
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Well, we only burn about 5,000 pounds an hour at idle and about 20-30K at cruise...so it's fairly cheap!!! :sarcasm:

Just the APUs burn 10 pounds a minute!!!
 
HeyEng said:
Well, we only burn about 5,000 pounds an hour at idle and about 20-30K at cruise...so it's fairly cheap!!! :sarcasm:

Just the APUs burn 10 pounds a minute!!!
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you make it sound like you have some in depth knowledge about this plane. how'd that come about? ;):laff:
 
Hey! I just applied to the 167th AW for a C-5 UPT slot. I'm still waiting to hear if I'll be lucky enough to get an interview or not. I think the board meets in April for that.
 
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