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2005-03-07 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2005-03-07 9:54:27 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 They certainly have to have English competency to fly outside of Iraq - the global ATC system uses English... of a sort, anyway.

Posted by .com 2005-03-07 10:07:20 AM|| 2005-03-07 10:07:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Not just to fly outside the country, to learn to fly them. Reports are that they first tried it with a translator sitting behind the Iraqi pilot and the American instructor. That wasn't very....productive.

Posted by Steve 2005-03-07 10:53:13 AM|| 2005-03-07 10:53:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 This is good. How many old C-130s are in the boneyard in Arizona? I think we could spare a few dozen.

Posted by Steve White 2005-03-07 12:02:55 PM|| 2005-03-07 12:02:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Don't expect there's too many decent/flyable C-130s in the boneyard, those things are like gold.

Posted by Shipman 2005-03-07 12:19:30 PM|| 2005-03-07 12:19:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 and with the price tag that Lockheed put on the C-130J, even the USAF has to gulp before they place the order.

Posted by RWV 2005-03-07 3:04:42 PM|| 2005-03-07 3:04:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I read somewhere recently that there are over 3000 Lockheed Hercules flying in some 56 different varieties, by about 40 different governments and a few private airlines (Saturn, for one). Lockheed is still manufacturing them, and has orders enough for the next three years at least. The Forestry Service is trying to replace all its older water-bomber aircraft with C-130's.

Posted by Old Patriot 2005-03-07 3:24:15 PM|| [http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2005-03-07 3:24:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Especially since the wings came clean off during a drop in Walker, CA on the border with NV. I see the memorial (and remember the video - that poor crew) every time I go on 395 through the Sierras

Posted by Frank G 2005-03-07 8:39:43 PM|| 2005-03-07 8:39:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Can you "field upgrade" a C-130 into an AC-130, or something close to it?

Posted by jackal 2005-03-07 10:23:16 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-03-07 10:23:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 There are quite a few C-130s out at D-M. I can see maybe 10-20 from the road, so there could be many more back farther.

Posted by jackal 2005-03-07 10:24:50 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-03-07 10:24:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Jackal, with the right people and the right equipment, the answer is yes.

Posted by RWV 2005-03-07 11:10:07 PM|| 2005-03-07 11:10:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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