[M3_Dust]

26 years and a variety of jobs @ UPS

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by flybigjet

.

I'll take a guess.

You are overflying the Chugach Mountain Range south of Anchorage. And I believe that's the Skagway Hwy following the Turnagain Arm on your port side.

[flybigjet]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

I'll take a guess.

You are overflying the Chugach Mountain Range south of Anchorage. And I believe that's the Skagway Hwy following the Turnagain Arm on your port side.

You would be correct.

Descent into ANC yesterday from DEN.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by flybigjet

You would be correct.

Descent into ANC yesterday from DEN.

I flew a similar route as a passenger on a C-141A cargo back in '69. We took off from Tinker AFB in Oklahoma and landed at Elmendorf AFB near Anchorage. There was a crew change and refueling, then launched for Japan. I think we landed at Yokota AFB, but not sure. Same procedure there, then launched for Bien Hoa AFB. That was quite an airplane for it's time.

PS for flybigjet: Son flies A320's for United. He sends me similar pictures. :-)

[flybigjet]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

That was quite an airplane for it's time.

PS for flybigjet: Son flies A320's for United. He sends me similar pictures. :-)

Fun fact: The C-141A could outclimb an F-4 through 10,000'.

When they converted them into the -B model (installing aerial refueling capability and adding a 13' and 10' fuselage plug) they didn't even change the thrust on the motors-- it was *that* overpowered.

It's been called the "Life-Sucking-Tube-Of-Pain" and the "StarLizard" (when they stretched them, they painted them in green camo-- it *did* sort of look like a lizard.

My dad flew both -A's and -B's-- all I wanted out of Pilot Training was one to McChord (near Tacoma), but life didn't quite work out that way-- I ended up flying the StarLizard's bigger brother for 27 years.

Where does your kid fly out of?

R.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by flybigjet

Fun fact: The C-141A could outclimb an F-4 through 10,000'.

When they converted them into the -B model (installing aerial refueling capability and adding a 13' and 10' fuselage plug) they didn't even change the thrust on the motors-- it was *that* overpowered.

It's been called the "Life-Sucking-Tube-Of-Pain" and the "StarLizard" (when they stretched them, they painted them in green camo-- it *did* sort of look like a lizard.

My dad flew both -A's and -B's-- all I wanted out of Pilot Training was one to McChord (near Tacoma), but life didn't quite work out that way-- I ended up flying the StarLizard's bigger brother for 27 years.

Where does your kid fly out of?

R.

His domicile is San Francisco. He hired on with United 2 years ago this May after 15 years in the regionals, flying the Saab 340 and ERJ145. I had the good fortune to attend his class wing pinning ceremony at the school house in Denver. I was really impressed with their campus. During our tour through the sim building, we bumped into one of his friends who was the B737-800 sim instructor. I couldn't believe it when he invited us back later in the day for 30 minutes in the sim. I got to do 1 takeoff and 2 landings from the left seat. Here's a link to the last 30 seconds of my approach to runway 17 at DIA. He made it easy for me with no wind and the airplane pre-configured to land at about 5 miles out. I'm an old, inactive PP:

[flybigjet]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

He made it easy for me with no wind and the airplane pre-configured to land at about 5 miles out. I'm an old, inactive PP:

Nicely done!

And that's great about your son-- getting hired by the Majors can be a trick.

I'm based in Denver on the Guppy, so I've been in those sims a few hundred times.....

Here's the "old" (NG) vs. "new" (Max) Guppy instrument display.....

[JasonDot]

What do I do for a living? Live a purpose, work comes second.

[3.0L]

^^ Nice! I think United has something like 94 Max's on order and it appears they are at the front of the line.

Was the "StarLizard's" big brother the C-5?

I will never forget the day we flew out of Tinker AFB. We were among thirteen 6-man teams that convoyed to Tinker from Ft. Sill, OK. Not coincidentally, there were thirteen C-141A's waiting for us on the ramp. Each team had one jeep, one 3/4 ton and one deuce & a half truck, plus trailer and our radar system. Amazingly, all that fit into the C-141! I do recall all of the chains, diagonal and whatever, holding those mothers to the deck. I made it a point to sit in all 3 vehicles while we were cruising along at about 35,000 feet, just to say I did it. Heh! It was kind of noisy in the cargo area, so the flight crew took pity on us and let us spend a little time on the flight deck. As I recall, it was pretty roomy up front.

After we eventually landed at Bien Hoa AFB, our very green 2nd Lt. ordered us to load our M-16's while still inside the airplane. The crew chief countered that order in a nano second, explaining to the butter-bar that we were on a secure base. (That 2nd Lt. was relieved of command a month later for other malfeasance).

[M5Rick]

Property owner landlord.

[Sara]

Anyone own a vineyard?

[flybigjet]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Was the "StarLizard's" big brother the C-5?

Yup. I flew The C-5 (or "Fred") for seven years in the Active Duty and 20 years in the Reserves.

I'd go back tomorrow-- it was that much fun.

And yes, as a general rule, we never let live rounds be loaded in weapons in the aircraft (except for the Secret Service). Too much potential to put holes into surprisingly fragile pressurized metal tubes.

R.

[aftercorbu]

Architect

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Sara504

Anyone own a vineyard?

There must be,I was speaking with one when I first joined Bimmerpost Sara504.

[m630]

Originally Posted by Sara504

Anyone own a vineyard?

I should by now with the amount of wine consumed!!😂🤣😂🤣

[ASAP]

BMW Chief Design Lead-

Recently my works have been the new G80 M3 front grill... as well as the new Idrive 8... super proud.

[ky0u]

Originally Posted by ASAP

BMW Chief Design Lead-

Recently my works have been the new G80 M3 front grill... as well as the new Idrive 8... super proud.

Hello FBI? This is the one

[ASAP]

Originally Posted by ky0u

Hello FBI? This is the one

lmaooooo

[Tambohamilton]

Originally Posted by ASAP

BMW Chief Design Lead-

Recently my works have been the new G80 M3 front grill... as well as the new Idrive 8... super proud.

[dc_rivers]

Senior IT infrastructure Engineer for the MDA

[x5ny24]

Industrial Electrician NYC area

I work in an office and sometimes do some part-time jobs to get extra money.