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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 784217" data-attributes="member: 50197">Where did you shoot these, McChord? I was a loadmaster on C-141s in the AF Reserves here in Charleston for 17 years. We were transitioning to the C-17 when I got out. I was thinking about moving to the new airframe, but really didn't have the time to deal with the cross train, and the C-17 required more time to remain proficient than I had time to give. I had my 20 in, so I just went ahead and retired. I fondly remember my time as a crewmember in the 141. Saw a lot of the world, and was part of some neat things. I don't miss getting up at 2:30 in the morning and crossing 5 or 6 times zones while putting in 18 hour an day. FTR, it gets a little bumpy on the receiving end of an air to air refueling. The first time I sat up front in the cockpit during a refueling, I white knuckled the seat when the boom starting coming for the pilot's window. At the last second it when right over the window and into the boom receptacle on top of the cockpit. It wasn't as close as it looked, but it gets your attention. It's been 25 years, but I could still give you a before takeoff passenger safety briefing from memory. Of course the abbreviated briefing for troops was: &quot;Sit down. Shut up. Keep your feet on the floor.&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 784217, member: 50197"] Where did you shoot these, McChord? I was a loadmaster on C-141s in the AF Reserves here in Charleston for 17 years. We were transitioning to the C-17 when I got out. I was thinking about moving to the new airframe, but really didn't have the time to deal with the cross train, and the C-17 required more time to remain proficient than I had time to give. I had my 20 in, so I just went ahead and retired. I fondly remember my time as a crewmember in the 141. Saw a lot of the world, and was part of some neat things. I don't miss getting up at 2:30 in the morning and crossing 5 or 6 times zones while putting in 18 hour an day. FTR, it gets a little bumpy on the receiving end of an air to air refueling. The first time I sat up front in the cockpit during a refueling, I white knuckled the seat when the boom starting coming for the pilot's window. At the last second it when right over the window and into the boom receptacle on top of the cockpit. It wasn't as close as it looked, but it gets your attention. It's been 25 years, but I could still give you a before takeoff passenger safety briefing from memory. Of course the abbreviated briefing for troops was: "Sit down. Shut up. Keep your feet on the floor.". [/QUOTE]

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