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That thing is like wearing a cash register on your wrist.....

 

Trip 136, Fall 2016, Colorado



001-006 – Next trip was a nice change of pace to a training line out in Colorado. High altitude practice of low level terrain following is a tricky bitch sometimes, but gets some great pictures and views. First stop was in Kansas for Army Guard training of loading vehicles at Manhattan Regional Airport.



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007 – A favorite character from a dollar rider flight a while ago is back with me again, but he’s sharper now, and harder to trick.



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008 – What is this? The WMCA?



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009 – C-17 groupie? I actually don’t remember her story, as she wasn’t on our crew, but hung around the jet for loading and engine start.



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010 – The fire department showed up for training, and I’m always happy to show egress and entry operation of the jet to all that could someday have to pull my *** out in an emergency. He was asking about fuel fire load, and eyes got big when I said a full tank of gas could be 36,000 gallons.



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011 – Four turnin’ up tight. Let’s go earn money!



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012 – Back to high altitude training while out of breath in Colorado.



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013 – The mission and metal is meaningless without the men to make it happen.



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014/017 – Colorado mountain views.



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018 – “Attack the mountain with flying knife hands.”



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019 – This didn’t come out as cool as it looked from the air.



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020 – High altitude low level terrain following training time! Pull them ‘belts up tight.



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021-022 – “Copilot’s aircraft.” Take ‘er down Lt!



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023 – Middle of nowhere somewhere.



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024 – Tricky approach and departure of Gunnison – Crested Butte Regional Airport. Elevation of 7680 foot has a painful slow spool up of the motors on a go around.



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025 – “You got this friend!”



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026-030 – Later that day at Colorado Springs there was a forecast of skies partly sunny with a 100 percent chance of aluminum overcast.



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031/035 – There’s a storm brewin’ up!



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036/040 – Gassed up and back to VFR in the Rockies.



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Cute Gal on the tarmac.............

 

Yeah, Speedy -- I'd have been all over that little "photo bomber" if I were you.....

 

041 – Tall pointy thinger in sight. Official tech speak.



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042 - 600 feet above the ground at 8500 feet in the air.



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043 - Low level views of beautiful country.



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044 – Beauty of a view.



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045 – Watch out for that tree.



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046-050 - Low level views of beautiful country.



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051 – Watch out for that bunny hill at 12000 feet. “Powers in. Visual.” At this altitude the motors take over a half a minute to spool up, so the power has to be planned ahead of time, or else we don’t have it available.



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052-054 - Low level views of beautiful country.



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055 – Next trench to go dive down in. Gotta be a kickass show on the ground screamin’ by at 500 feet.



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056 – Dropping by for a BBQ.



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057 – Do good work Lt, we’re counting on you.



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058 – Just li’l bit of angle of the dangle. More to come.



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059 – Kickass views.



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060 – Chase and taste the rainbow.



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061 – Boss man driving time.



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062 – Damn rainbow just seems to keep out of reach.



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063 – Mostly sunny with a chance of aluminum overcast skies.



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064-065 – Back down in the ditches. Nice that we don’t have people shooting at us here.



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066 – Rocky Mountain High.



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067 – Terrain. Terrain. “Wooooeeeee! Here we go.”



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068 – Finally getting around the rainbow.



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069 – Hold on to your butts, she’s gonna dance!



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070 – To the moon!



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071 – Hold on to your butts, she’s gonna dance!



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072 – Put ‘er on the floor.



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073 – Back to the moon!



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074-075 – With the Sun setting, we are done for the day.



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076 – Seems legit.



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077 – Preflight for takeoff time.



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078 – Hi friends!



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079-080 – Alright CO, it’s been real.



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We never had that problem in the P-3.......constant speed turboprops. Hit the power levers and the blade angle changes like right NOW.

 

Ahh. Nature of how a high bypass turbofan works. 90ish percent of our push is the air from the front fan blowing around the core that is pretty constant speedish. Flat rated thrust really, so when there is less air, it takes longer to get moving.

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Bit of a difference from a turbine driving a propeller gearbox. Constant speed turbine and prop, controlled by propeller blade angle. Dump more fuel, turbine wants to spool up more, prop governor increases blade angle to maintain constant speed. Higher blade angle = higher shaft horsepower = aircraft goes faster and/or climbs faster.

 

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