C-130 Assault Landing procedures at Martha's Vineyard airport in HD.

[@605pilot]

Brings back good memories when I was a Marine C-130 pilot back in the early 80’s.

[@nicholasfocarelli]

Hey, crazy story, but yeah... that's me in the control tower. I was at MVY from May to October 2010. my buddy found this and shared it with me. It was awesome to see this clip. I now work back in San Diego. Anyways safe flying out there (FI)

[@feiti5879]

do you still work in San Diego?

[@Flyingbadgers2001]

@86chanko That is correct. Not an a Assault Landing. Just "Landing Assualt Procedures." We had set the aircraft up for a Assault Landing. The AC wanted to make the 1st available turnoff from the active runway. So she made the appropriate configuration for the plane. We took taxiway Charlie to our parking. The C-130 was approx. 130,000 ilbs and we landed using roughly 2500 feet of runway. Key word, Procedures. Old title was Assault landing at KMVY. Still impressive considering our weight.

[@mlwise24]

Being a C-130 man myself I thought the landing was spot on. Maybe not an actual assault landing but done to perfection non the less. I got many hours at the stick of C-130's in my days back in the 80's and she is a complete joy to fly. Now I work for Lockheed Martin as a quality inspector on the C-130J. I can say I have flown with very few pilots that I did not truest with my life but there is always that few. She for sure is not one of those few.

[@charlesbreen4252]

That was not an assault landing! That was lets go for lunch landing.

[@billmorris2613]

I spent 4 years as a C-130 mechanic and crew chief and traveled with the aircraft any time it left for a cross country mission. I also spent another 3 or 4 years as a flight engineer on C-130s. THIS WAS A NORMAL LANDING. I HATE CLICK BAIT!!!

[@snurb48]

Try starting your 180 degree racetrack approach directly above the short dirt airstrip at 8,000 ft, slam er down in no more than a 1400 ft mud and ice hack job for a runway! Those Pilot's used to reverse prop before touchdown on many landing zones in Alaska our Civil Engineer Team Dropped into. Those Pilot's were incredible! No visual, no problem! The Combat Controllers were there to talk them in on a few low visibility landings. Clear Landing Zone and another outside Ft. Wainwright were hard to forget! My favorite was a Full Bird Colonel telling me to hang on, he was going to let the Butter Bar 2nd Lt. take er in for his first landing! That Col. threw that Plane around like no other Pilot I ever saw Crew the Hercibird. Brimfrost '85, I don't think that Full bird dropped in so hot and short since Vietnam! He was loving every minute of it! The 10K all terrain front end loader chained down two feet from me stretching out the suspension was a little unnerving though. Good stuff, builds character! Lol

[@mendodave]

Nice to get the crew communication over the ICS.

[@hogey74]

Nice vid! Having that big greenhouse of glass is awesome - the trend seems to be smaller and smaller windscreens.

[@OliverPohl]

Nice video, thanks - I like the good old C130.... It's a bit majestic who this big bird flies slow with e.g. 130knots during final approach

[@johnmoore8016]

What is an assualt landing? what is the stopping distance a full reverse power on the props? Thanks for a very good video. The C-130 was my Grayhound Bus when i was in vietnam. (Mississippi gulf Coast. USA).

[@leonardprovost2634]

As a air evac in the Nam era did not like the answer to mention of left early on “right “ was used I thought you would have used other words!

[@demiglaceful]

What are you assaulting? the restuarant/lounge?

[@robertmantell1700]

demiglaceful HAHAHAHAHA right? I'm in the USCG and the helicopter pilots are ALWAYS going somewhere for lunch then flying back. I got stranded in Haines, AK once because our helo dropped us off to go work on some ATON, and they went to Juneau for lunch. Ended up getting fogged in so we had to spend the night and get picked up the next day lol.

[@alicefreesia8112]

The German pilots at Luke AFB once bombed the Pizza hut Or Stuckey's. I forget which one it was now. It was long ago.

[@sailing8130]

The Fish & Chips at Billys are killer

[@Kharenzzzkie]

demiglaceful Hahahahaha Your Funny. 😁😁😂

[@Forese83]

Thanks for sharing this video.

[@MrPorsche85]

Used to catch an in- country hop in a C130 in Vietnam. They have been around a long time, just like me. LOL.

[@dwaynekight7381]

Did they land maybe a tiny bit short?

[@fromthegods78]

Oh and awesome video btw

[@JR-ls6tr]

Was hoping to see the Harley exfil as well...

[@mastersniper13]

amazing video. thats for sharing.

[@vroomba03]

@jakers11 the gentle touch part cracked me up haha

[@taxesv1nce142]

I’ve seen C130s at MVY. It’s pretty cool considering the size of the airport:

[@Rocco9457]

It is still hard to think of girls flying in todays armed forces. I grew up watching to many John Wayne movies but I will be the first to say this girl shows that they are in deed getting the job done. How about posting some low level work. I live in NE Ala and on some Monday, Tuesday nights they come over my house at what I think is 200 ft, When they do low level, how high? What routes on section charts? I would love to know when so I could get a good pic. Thanks for posting

[@calmwins]

Doesn't 157T as a callsign denote a test flight? What does the T stand for?

[@TomCro2022]

Very ,very good video . . .

[@fromthegods78]

Are there backups of the backup instruments? I can't understand how complicated this airplane is.. Or it might just look like that cuz everything is analogue and i'm not a real pilot... :D

[@trooper744]

Love how they cut at the last minute disregard from tower already mid left turn to taxiway.

[@rvnmedic1968]

Gotta laugh at all the hurt machismo male feelings on these comments. What freaking century are you in? I served 35 years in the USAF including a tour in Vietnam, am 72 years old, and don't feel the least threatened by females flying mil aircraft. Do a search and watch all female crews flying Airbus A-340s, A-380s, 747s, etc. Maybe the title shouldn't have been "assault" landing but the video was pretty damn good considering he hand-held the video-cam above his head.

[@jasonthomas9364]

Calm down dude

[@stx47]

What kind of camera are you using?

[@gogec1]

what is she mumling?

[@TheReallyNiceGuy11]

Good video! Thanks for showing us! Why is it called an Assault Landing? Was the Military collecting some Wine Orders? Where is Pope AFB, NC?

[@globalmilitaryaircraft1012]

Is that R.I Air Guard?

[@chrisseBerlin]

Nice Panorama Windows!

[@kudu2222]

This looks like a pretty shallow approach. Combat Approaches in Vietnam were from much higher and certainly at a much steeper angle down.

[@RudyNortz]

Yes, not all that steep. At least one engine should be NTSing on the way down.

[@XypherVG]

Contact ground 124.35?

[@davidrichter9164]

I love these kind of videos. Everyone is an "expert" on the video while, maybe, two or three people actually are. The rest probably read an article or watched a movie or something on the Herc and now they know it all. Fkn sad really.

[@Flyingbadgers2001]

@pyrolimeade That was just our assigned call sign. We were there to pick up some gear and some people. If you go to Flickr photo site you will see what we picked up. flickr.com and type in the search window: Aircrew from the 440th fly Phoenix Banner mission

[@garyj1709]

Nice!

[@msgtpauldfreed]

Have to agree with Charles Breen, that was a basic approach. I was on plenty of assault landings when I was with the 352nd SOG at Mildenhall in the 90's. Hanging in the troop door looking out the window for tracers or missiles on Shadows in Bosnia-herzegovina. Been there, done that, got the hostile fire pay! 😀

[@terrydawkins9936]

Agreed. Let’s have lunch

[@leegreen6723]

Yea. Not anything like I remember from Vietnam.

[@myZisfantastic]

Yes I agree this kind of assault landing is piece of cake! I remember our assault landings at night on a 1000m airstrip, in the hills somewhere in Africa, with 6 barrels of petrol as only "guidance...that's a better challenge!

[@vanpenguin22]

And her French braid is lovely besides.

[@hoopsheavenpa]

Awesome!

[@jeffdamitz8198]

440th FOREVER!

[@Flyingbadgers2001]

Ah - Not really....... What did I miss? I'm not sure of the question?

[@RedOcktober]

"I shot this video in 720 HD by holding the camera above my head while sitting on the bench seat behind the pilot using a Canon T1i." {{{ smile }}} --Mike

[@johnknapp952]

Looks like a standard $10000 Hamburger run to me, Ha. And stopping half way down the runway was the only part that could be considered an assault landing.

[@Lion_McLionhead]

Heroine pilot.

[@hogey74]

@jakers11 chicks often pick it up quicker too - the gentle touch comes more naturally I guess.

[@marcpennington8455]

I can’t believe people get paid money to do this! Wow, I missed my calling. I’d save my money up just to pay the Air Force to let me do this on weekends! How cool is that telemetry?!

[@Flyingbadgers2001]

Canon Rebel EOS T1i

[@86chanko]

ya well your a lucky guy i wish i had your job

[@WSKYish]

100% flap landing, normal configuration for the Herk.... use that camera for a good 2 step landing and that will make a hell of a video.

[@michaelchristensen6884]

More like 50% flaps is more common

[@WSKYish]

No.

[@michaelchristensen6884]

@@WSKYish in the Navy Herc's we landed more with 50% flaps than we did with 100% flaps.

[@WSKYish]

Does not change the fact that the normal landing configuration for a C-130 is 100% flaps, per the flight manual. I didn't make it up, the Lockheed engineers did.

[@michaelchristensen6884]

@@WSKYish might be a difference in the manuals as well, as the NA (NavAir) have several differences than do T.O.'s do. We only had about 6 manuals that we used that were T.O's. I have seen a couple of books that have exact counterparts, and they go about things differently than each other. Especially the Props and Prop control. A couple of variations in the avionics books as well

[@CBT2024]

Does she remind you off Colette Hiller in Aliens??

[@catchgunny4564]

They landed about 800feet after entering runway which was a little short of runway

[@michmat77]

Is not an assault landing, but it was a nice landing performed. Good job 5guys

[@86chanko]

not an assault landing

[@eddieharrison7119]

Bloody airline approach !!

[@ThePostal67]

" C-130 was approx. 130,000 ilbs " And you would? Slam on the brakes and hard over to runway though the grass.. 65 tons will leave a mark..

[@gdholmfirth]

I was in an actual assault landing in a C-130 ONCE. that was enough for me. this is no assault landing. This is what we call, "a landing".

[@Flyingbadgers2001]

Sounds like you had a rough assault landing or a very bad one? Perhaps you were taking small arms on the Landing zone? Maybe you can expand for us why you were one and done on assault landings. I assure you, the Major did a great job without anyone complaining that her landing was bad. Again we were approx 130k and stoped in 2500ft. Sounds like a pretty good short field landing to me.

[@gdholmfirth]

@@Flyingbadgers2001 I was a crew chief. The Pilots talked me into going up with them for a practice assault landing. I didn't have to go, but they assured me it would be fun. I rode just behind the crew. We flew our cross wind about even with the end of the field. When we were even with the end of the field the AC turned us up on our left wingtip and we fell. After watching the sky and land rush by my face in such a way that i could not follow it, and what seemed way too late to me, he pulled us out and "Plop" we landed. They sure got a laugh out of my frightened response. They were going to try a few more, but after pleading with them, they let me out first. They had had their fun with me.

[@tbp1256]

she totally missed the LZ!🤣

[@robc3887]

Who said assault landing…really.. Obviously never air crew on a 130..now let’s get lunch…

[@Flyingbadgers2001]

@magnumaov Presidential Support

[@petesmith9472]

Definitely not an assault landing

[@Flyingbadgers2001]

Pete Smith key word “procedures” not landing per say, although the pilot does land a 100,000+ lbs aircraft under 3,000 of runway. So yeah, we did set the aircraft up for an assault landing. The pilot did a fantastic job of not having to slam it down in a 500ft assault zone, because Martha’s Vineyard airport doesn’t have one.

[@sanfranciscobay]

That's what I thought. Where are the cooking and cleaning items?

[@firefighterd1265]

looks like a run of the mill landing to me

[@globalmilitaryaircraft1012]

nevermind

[@sisyphian54]

Ah - Not really.

[@SistaaVee]

Be nice if civilian airlines wou

[@wingerj1125]

great girl landing!

[@daveconstantineau9304]

That is not an assault landing

[@Flyingbadgers2001]

Key word here is, “procedures”. Be sure to read my comments regarding the approach into KMVY. Your statement is valid, but has be over stated. 130,000 lbs. aircraft and landing in just 2,500 ft of runway is still impressive by any standard. I know. I sat behind the Aircraft Commander, she did a great job.

[@Frank-mm2yp]

If you have to make an "assault landing" anywhere," MATHAS VINYAD" is a really a great place to make it. JUST do not disturb the Kennedys while at luncheon-Really...

[@leonardprovost2634]

Their compound is in Hyannis these two were not that lost!

[@winstonsmith8441]

Flying Obama's bicycle in.

[@Flyingbadgers2001]

LOL! yeah right. Actually we picked up 2 Suburbans and the remaining (safety swimmers) dive team. The main body including the POTUS were already back in D.C.

[@9983sp]

Normal everyday landing. Nothing special.

[@shawnerz98]

We're routinely 150-160K lbs and can do the same or better. It's OK to be "J".

[@sanfranciscobay]

Better get yourself a job as a bouncer at a Strip Club where you can flirt with the women.

[@sanfranciscobay]

She wants to know where the pots and pans, the blender, mixer and other cooking and cleaning utensils are.

[@ZChevyZ]

Not even an assault landing

[@sanfranciscobay]

Once she opens her mouth and starts complaining about what she wants, when she wants it...you'll soon change your mind.

[@vroomba03]

watch out, female pilot aboard lol

[@sanfranciscobay]

If a woman is flying the plane, who is going to do the cooking and cleaning?

[@dothatwattentwat]

there was a female pilot in charge!.........you pay her a different "type" of respect!.........after all, she'll tell you she "doesn't want to be treated any different"!