My Lil Bro is Going to S.E.A.L PT...

[Big Buck]

Yea I guess so.. thanks

A lot of people don't realize how dangerous it is hauling tons of crap in the air.

Stuff comes to you half ass packed on Pallets falling all over the place.
Vehicles that are supposed to be empty come with box's of stuff stashed in the back
You are trusted to ballance out the load and also make sure you don't overload the plane.

Imagine a C5 loaded with Tons of cargo, and suddenly a 4,000 pound Item shifts 6 inches to the right in the bay...
You had bettter have a Pilot that is good and quick to recover.

Tis true. Isn't there alot of math involved do, concerning how the weight is distributed? One wrong move and your ass could be flying out the back of that bitch too....

 

[Y_lifter]

Yea, some math some muscle and also experience.
But usually the Loadmaster(E5>) will figure the Max G load and also the Center ballance points on the Load depending on it's shape and center of gravity..

When doing Air Drops the drop team usually wears Portable Air even though you are not that high and are tethered.
I have seen one dude slip and swing out the back of the door on the strap untill he was pulled in.
He had on a front bay strap that is longer and was working in the back by the door.
What a dumb ass he was

 

[rudedawg]

BTW, have you ever served? Just curious....

Do the Reserves count?

 

[Big Buck]

Do the Reserves count?

Hell fucking yeah. We active duty guys give the 'weekend warriors' a hard time, but they are important. They are the ones that are guarding the majority of the bases right now.

 

[rudedawg]

Hell fucking yeah. We active duty guys give the 'weekend warriors' a hard time, but they are important. They are the ones that are guarding the majority of the bases right now.

Ok well I did that for 5 years. Then said see ya later for baseball. Honorable Discharge as an E-4

 

[Big Buck]

Ok well I did that for 5 years. Then said see ya later for baseball. Honorable Discharge as an E-4

which service?

 

[rudedawg]

which service?

Oh OK .....you said hell ya and then if it wasn't Marine's you are going to rag on me huh? LOL

It was Army. I forgot to mention the $10K in student loans that they didn't pay cuz I left early.

 

[Big Buck]

Oh OK .....you said hell ya and then if it wasn't Marine's you are going to rag on me huh? LOL

It was Army. I forgot to mention the $10K in student loans that they didn't pay cuz I left early.

I respect all services.....except the Coast Guard...ha, ha, ha..j/k I'm actually going over to the Army Rangers in 4 months....

 

[Y_lifter]

Coast Guard... AKA America's Welcome Wagon

 

[rudedawg]

I respect all services.....except the Coast Guard...ha, ha, ha..j/k I'm actually going over to the Army Rangers in 4 months....

Well I was nowhere near a Ranger.....good ole 76P here....Material and Accounting Specialist and oh was it special.