Inside C-130 Herc cockpit during first 3 minutes of takeoff

Inside Canadian 413 Squadron C-130 Hercules cockpit during first 3 minutes of takeoff in Iqaluit for OP Nanook exercises.

[@sanramondublin]

I came in one of these to America from Iran some 47 years ago on May day 1975. We were near the Azores Islands that the pilot said '' Saigon fell'' , I was in Cockpit . Those days there was flight engineer behind pilot on right hand side. The gentleman in center is Power engineer. His job is: all day long to make sure the four engines work right. He is also responsible for propellers' pitch and RPM. The standing gentleman on left was pilot instructor. These days, the flight Engineer is gone; Satellites do the NAVIGATION. That trip took four days from Tehran to New Jersey. With stops in Napoli, London and Azores Islands. I love the sound of that plane. One of my bestest memory in life in 72 years. Thanks for upload Greetings from California.

[@raheelshafi882]

Seems like there's a 5th person (engineer?) seated behind the copilot. A part of their uniform appears briefly at the lower-left corner of the screen just before the video ends.

[@michaelvinci1039]

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[@ocevicheband502]

Cool story!

[@nedaCFilms]

Thanks for sharing that bud, and hello from the mountains of northern Virginia 😉

[@mfm6376]

@@boweevil6442 they used them in frigates too. C-2. Good motor.

[@Koala63211]

The entire flight crew look cool, calm and collected. Nice to have you all on my side of the fence, if required. From an Aussie ex Service Veteran.

[@garyj1709]

Really nice to see a young woman at the controls! 👍🏻 Thanks to all of you!

[@buckshotgigalo]

And the three other humans who are male...don't forget about them.

[@andreweppink4498]

Women belong nowhere near combat by design.

[@evangelstrategies]

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful piloting. Cool, calm, collected. Kudos to her and the whole crew! There's no substitute to great training and smarts, boy or girl. You go girl!

[@bulldawgmoore6584]

How do you know that’s a woman? I’m not even sure woman is even a legitimate word anymore...how dare you use that word!! 😂

[@evangelstrategies]

@@bulldawgmoore6584 Okay, fair point. 😀 But boy, girl, or whatever else out there serving my nation (the one I too served for 36 years) I still say, kudos warrior and thank you for your service!

[@alabamabutch1]

It makes me proud to watch the intense professionalism of this cockpit flight crew on takeoff.

[@DogRedful]

Darn shame the interphone wasn’t recorded too.

[@NibsNiven]

Business in the front, party in the back!

[@DogRedful]

@@NibsNiven "Business in the front, party in the back!" Sounds like you're load master. 😅🤣😂

[@AlienPain]

I wish Elected Officials were able to run an Office as well as these Members of the Armed Forces. Maybe that's why wars end up being the ultimate conclusion..Awesome Job!

[@DogRedful]

@@AlienPain As retired C-130 flight engineer SNCO, I very much appreciate your confidence...that said...I have to assure the militaries" various office functions don't walk on water. 🤣😂

[@davechapman7735]

a bunch of lovely young people ,obviously well trained and love their work. great vid thanks for sharing

[@DT-abcd]

Lovely young guys? Guys aren't Lovely girls are unless they are fruit cakes.

[@larrysmith1568]

It's been around 60+ yrs and going strong. Pound for pound the best aircraft in our military.

[@jackwea7728]

Nah ac130 better

[@scottbarron611]

Let’s not forget the BUFF even though it’s been out of production since the early ‘70’s. Both are remarkable aircraft!

[@bluemarshall6180]

@@jackwea7728 Did you flew them?

[@ireendomingo4434]

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[@ireendomingo4434]

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[@paulmartos7730]

A long-time aviation freak, as a very young man I got to work as an electronic tech on the C-130 and fly on the bird several times, once in the cockpit. What a sweet-flying and incredibly capable machine!

[@DHM49]

BT DT as flight engineer, including 1 flight with several engines out.

[@michaellevin6757]

I too worked on c 130s And survived explosive decompression, flying in and out of hurricanes sideways in the grand canyon and other things!!!!great aircraft and very reliable Keep her around for the next 60 years

[@williamgibb5557]

Just like the pilot. A sweet and capable female ! Thank you for serving and protecting my FREEDOM and to all who serve.

[@georgewashington687]

So did I, I was a 32874 AFSC but worked on the tacan, apn-59, VOR, comm, radio altimeter, doppler nav., etc. It was a fun time but all those systems have been replaced by all the new technology. It was 40 plus years ago but the basic airframe is the same.

[@bpp325]

Love the hum of then turboprops...C-130 dropped me into Pleiku AB and 9 months later took me out to Ton San Nhut to go back into the world, back in '67. Wow.

[@michaeledwards8058]

a terrible war my friend. too many good men lost..for what???

[@rand49er]

That young lady knows just what the hell she's doing. Smart cookie!

[@jameshammonsden]

They HAVE to.

[@dogwoodservicesinc.2972]

Well trained cookie.

[@BenjaminMilesPerry]

She aughtta, she's there to fly the damn thing

[@joelgrossman30]

@@BenjaminMilesPerry 🤣

[@fh346]

How do You Know?

[@davetye3211]

The men and women of our armed services do a fantastic job! Thank you all.

[@andreasvullings4858]

A solider makes no good job, never !!! Fuck the army.

[@lippyone9205]

That was nice to see back in the late 80s I was a Air cargo specialist!!! Loaded many 130s flew many routes on them but never got to be in cockpit!!! I still to this day salute a d wave when I see a 130!!!

[@michaeledwards8058]

my uncle flew C130 ( and many other fixed wing and helicopters) for RAAF from early 70s through to 80s and loved those aircraft with a passion

[@ron56pvi13]

I've been in a C-130 and I felt safer than travel in a DC 9 or 10. Thank God for our devoted military!

[@je-freenorman7787]

Soldiers are all dumb dogs War is always a racket Religion is truly a curse to humanity the Royals are the real Nazis

[@zeus-bx9xw]

uno thats true

[@Hughenn]

I also stood behind the pilot during take off on a C130 RAF refuelling flight. What an experience.

[@luv2fly352]

I'm 76 and I can't begin to remember how many parachute jumps I've made from this aircraft, including during operation "Power Pack" during the revolution in the Dominican Republic beginning in April 1965.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Wow!!

[@Parkhill57]

Only time I flew on a C-130 was from Dhahran to Riyadh, arriving for desert shield. They flew at a bumpy 1kft over the desert and left the ramp down, packed with troops and baggage for air conditioning. Made us all unload our rifles

[@avoidingtrees6692]

What a great sound. Was a kid when my dad was flying the c130 20 years ago. Now flying a 747-8F , but trust me .........I always wanted to fly this bird. Go America .as a french , having lived in Houston Texas for 5 years , I know how much we owe you,. Your are,really the best. God bless you

[@mosesbullrush8051]

+Avoiding Trees Hey there dumb kissass creep, everything Hitler warned us about has come true, that's why France is fucked and America is going the same way. Wake up idiot.

[@mosesbullrush8051]

+MrShirial America is a Terrorist State. Americans are invading Muslim countries in regions with oil to conquer the Earth and establish a NATO Caliphate called the New World Order owned by Wall Street/City of London. As shown in the video link below, 13 years ago in 2003 the NATO Supreme Commander US General Wesley Clark explained petro-dollar control of oil as the globalists political motivation directing the Pentagon. /watch?v=9RC1Mepk_Sw

[@erichhartmann1]

AVOIDING TREES You do know that this is a video of an RCAF CC-130H. Has nothing to do with America...

[@larrystenger1247]

Received my first A&E check out on the C-130 in 1962. Solid aircraft.

[@rodbrezinski8033]

I grew up by Muskegon Airport in MI watched these sll day and long since I was young lived in that house 1 mile from Airport from 1968 when I was 1year old till 1990 loved watching them fly all them years

[@Nobilangelo]

They have incredible acceleration. When those four big propellers bite the air, and the take-off roll starts, you know you're going to be in the air ASAP. Once, when an RNZAF one was doing its 'get'-off-the-ground-quick' bit, I saw the seatbelt come undone of a guy sitting on the tail end of one of the middle seats. He instantly came off his seat and was heading at high speed to the canvas tent in the rear (read toilet). He grabbed the end of the seat to save himself, and was air-borne and pretty well horizontal for several seconds, which was very funny to watch. What made it even funnier is that he had something stowed beside him, and it decided that it wanted to go to the toilet most urgently, and then for several seconds he didn't whether to save himself or his gear. In the end he favoured life and limb... 🤣

[@peterfenwick2540]

I was in special ops in the 80's and got to fly in these often. After every take off a guy would come out the cockpit and shine a torch into the wings. Never got to ask what he was looking at. Great memories of a very capable aircraft.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Thank you sir for your service!

[@lesstech74]

Fuel leaks maybe???

[@emilkurtcarson1907]

climb out checklist- wings, engines , hydraulics

[@robertlassiter907]

I flew in a few of these from Kunsan AB Korea down to Clark AB in the Philippines back in the early 80’s. Slower than the C-141 but it got us there. Great memories.

[@controlledburst]

Best airframe ever made.

[@oxxnarrdflame8865]

Oh man does this bring back memories. I can feel the throttles and yoke in my hand.

[@archlab007]

I've been watching them fly over my house into Marietta for 40 years. These birds never fail to grab my attention.

[@sherrykendrick1765]

I live about 30 miles from Dahlonega Georgia. There is a ranger camp there and see them fly over my house all the time. I never get tired of hearing them and seeing them. Awesome sight especially when there are 4 to 5 of them.

[@shadythereok]

I watched a female captain do a preflight on one of these one day before they left our ramp She was there two hours prior to the rest of the crew and never stopped moving

[@emilkurtcarson1907]

In the Marines, the 1st mech and flight engineer pre flight the a/c. The pilots, nav and load master do a pre flight brief, which I never attended once as I was busy pre flighting everything but the flight deck. Engineer did that. The pilots would come out, and ask how it looked. We have them any facts that they needed to drive the bus but we took care of the horses. Now, they got rid of the nav and the flight engineer is called the crew master, no mech, just a loadmaster in the back.

[@texasroadrunner2476]

I had the privilege of flying the might Herc at Dyess. I flew in the E, H and J models. Man, that bird can bank hard (for a cargo plane) and is pretty versatile when landing in various hotspots after 9/11 kicked off. Its truly a "workhorse" for the armed forces.

[@spawntez]

C-130 crews are worth their weight in gold. Much love to them for all they did during Iraq and Afghanistan. From a C17 Loadmaster who's now retired and bored in Los Angeles.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Wow! I'm impressed! I have a great admiration for pilots!

[@frtdog]

I was at Dyess '75 to '80. Started in the 773 ended up in the ALCE.

[@DavidSmith-se9kz]

@@frtdog I was in the 772 at the same time.

[@kirkmooneyham]

The only way to replace the Herky Bird...is to buy a new Herky Bird!

[@charlesferer3956]

Flown in c130 once. Right up there with flying in a uh60. The herc flight was perfect. Smooooooth. Couldn't feel it touch down, the pilot just flew it onto the runway.

[@DT-abcd]

Really? You have never flown in a c130 in combat then. It wasn't designed for sissy boys. It was designed for short runways on top of mountains and places hard to get into. They will crash and burn when shot down. Don't go brag about a flight that was perfect.

[@drofmah3836]

My experience aboard a C-130 was Vietnam returning from the hospital, we all were sitting with our backs against the side walls while the center was stacks of green rubber bags all bouncing in unisons and no one made a peep the entire flight. (you know what was in those bags). I'm 75 and that one time still gets to me a bit.

[@87toyhighlux]

Great aircraft. Station at LRAFB back in the late 70’s, got to work on an aircraft that was older than me.

[@samoramachel55]

This looks like a training mission - I never got the chance to fly one - but I'll never forget how those C-130's saved my ass many times throughout my twenty-five years. Truly a solid aircraft -that holds a place in every Airborne's heart.

[@scott1395]

The first production C130 the air force purchased is at Eglin AFB museum on display as it was for the majority of its life---- an AC- 130A model gunship #129! I served as weapons mechanic on the H models based at Hurlburt field! I had never heard of an AC130 when I was on delayed enlistment back in 1980! I was working at a lake marina in Georgia at the time! One day out front of marina I heard the familiar sound of a C130 and just over the tree tops came one 3 to 400 ft off the deck! This one was different it was Grey and towards the rear on one side it had a red tubular thing sticking out its side! When I got assigned to Hurlburt and saw the gunships, I knew exactly what I had seen that day! It's crazy that I wound ip working on that very aircraft the next year or so later!!! Best years of my life, served under a good president who was a former vet himself!!! REAGAN!!!!

[@mattdigiulio3196]

Got to experience a take off in this bird in 1987. I was in air-force ROTC program. Took off from the 146th airlift wing when they were in Van Nuys CA.

[@philmccrevis4493]

Crew Chief, C-130's, Rhein Main AB Germany, '78-'80. Love this bird!

[@geoffprice5357]

1977, Canadian Armed Forces C130, standing at the back of the cockpit during take off off from Ross River, how much fun was that!! Those buggers could fly.

[@lindsayheyes925]

The cockpit is a busy place... all eyes outside, guys. I've been privileged to stand behind the pilot while coming into our crowded UK airspace to land at Brize in very poor visibility. It was in all senses an eye-opener. Anyone who thinks this is straightforward should think again, the hazards come at you thick and fast. I have complete respect.

[@DS-bi3fz]

I do appreciate that while she's busy taking off, she still has time to adjust the radiator with her left hand to ensure a comfortable working temperature in the cabin.

[@barrygrant2907]

Seriously? That's the nose steering wheel.

[@jessedelgado1505]

This girl was in effortless control of her cockpit... Awesome sight for me! Overwhelming natural abilities..!

[@deeaustin6479]

In 1976 I went to visit my fiancé who was a flight engineer on C130s at Lyneham. I had driven a long way to go see him and when the Captain found out he let me fly with them on a trip to the Isle of Man in support of the Red Arrows. One of the most memorable days of my life.

[@RegCoulter]

Interesting to see the flight deck again. When I was up front in the late 70’s, we had all conventional instrument and engine guages. All engine guages were rotated so that all needles pointed straight up when engine operation parameters were ‘normal’ - It enabled at a quick glance, to see if there was anything amiss. I note that this cockpit has the ‘normal’ position as horizontal needles. I note that the capable pilot is doing a lot of looking around (spacial awareness) which is excellent, but I notice that the second officer rarely looks outside and to the sides. Just because he is second seat does not mean that he does not share in this responsibility.

[@trainliker100]

They do (or did) that same trick with gauges in racing cars. And for the same reason.

[@virginiapomeroy3809]

Once you worked around Aircraft jets its I'm your blood forever

[@lindsaywootten9127]

Do you perhaps mean 'spatial awareness' rather than 'special awareness'?

[@RegCoulter]

@@lindsaywootten9127 Thanks for catching that Lindsay. The joys of Apple’s auto-correct eh!

[@susanhill3147]

My family were stationed at RAF Lyneham. I’d left home to work. They had an open day and my mum, dad and brother got to fly in a Hercules. Absolutely gutted I missed out on that. 😢

[@zas5892]

Look at these four professionals flying our beautiful aircraft you got to love it serious business.

[@oxxnarrdflame8865]

The sound of those engines sure brought memories. I notice a couple of difference in techniques from my days flying with the USAF. We always gave a strong thumbs up when commanding gear up. (And thumbs down for gear down). Our flight engineers always braced the pilot's and copilot's seats in case they became unlocked and the pilot/copilot slid back and dragged the throttles back with them. Evidently this had happened.

[@F3502000]

As a crew chief on 130's for the majority of my career. That was something I was taught very early to make sure those screws and blocks were good.

[@djh3_88hinskey5]

@@F3502000 Same on the C-141's. Seat locks.

[@kirkmooneyham]

I worked Hercs many years ago, and flew on them, too. I remember the Eng doing that with the Pilot and CoPilot seats.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Wow! And you go girl!! What a great thing to do...piloting such a huge plane!

[@samhoskins8706]

My ex-wife got comments like this when she was flying cargo in Twin Beech's. Her reply: "Do you think I'm going to pick it up and throw it?"

[@kirkmooneyham]

Having rode in C-130s a few times many years back, I will say that was a nice looking takeoff. Also noticed the Flight Engineer "yawning" to equalize the pressure in his ears, no one ever said Hercs pressurize all that smoothly, ha ha.

[@59seank]

So many buttons, screens, switches and knobs. And that tiny little steering wheel for the nose gear. 6 year old me would have a riot in that cockpit!

[@bearb1asting]

I like the takeoff style. Very smooth. I bet she can feel the nose leave the runway through the tiller wheel.

[@jesseduenes7380]

Great & Awesome job sweetheart! And THANK YOU for your service ❤

[@PredMatic]

You just call that Captain "sweetheart"?

[@ginasantucci4718]

My uncle, Captain Vincent Santucci, flew these in the '60's.❤❤❤

[@paulw176]

I was a USN Nav/Aco in the early 1980's. We were all analog and elbows in there...what a new look!

[@rodthompson6261]

This is an RCAF crew from either 435 or 436 squadron Trenton, Ontario which is just east of Toronto.

[@jeffmunro7638]

About 500 hrs in the E and H models with 429 and 436…..loved it.

[@junnahremolano]

We salute you Ma'am and Sir 💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@bigiron8831]

Got to go through one in Oshkosh and man was that bird big and awesome Keep The Old Birds Flying........

[@dmt-sf1cf]

My cousin flew one of these. SHE is now a captain for United! So proud!

[@605pilot]

I flew the C-130F in the Marines in the early 80’s. All steam gauges and celestial navigation was the primary source over the ocean.

[@Parkhill57]

We used Omega VLF with celestial backup from 78 till I retired in 93, GPS came out after I was gone. Omega was excellent until you could find a TACAN station to update position more accurately.

[@lwc2009]

my favorite way to fly....... commercial airliners I refuse to travel on but the C-130 Herc I will fly on ANY day... beautiful to see the lady PIC also

[@coydog7902]

Such a beautiful aircraft

[@juliencooper177]

Woman power! It's nice to see women in command or in any crew seat in videos which simply show the operation of something along side the necessary videos which are done to promote women doing these tasks. Some people complain in the comments sections when there is mention of a woman or mention of a woman only crew. However, a video such as one like this just showing how it's done usually has all men crews and even with sons taking rides in spare crew seats where those are available, I have not seen a daughter taking a trip in such a seat to learn and experience her mother's or father's profession. Way to go for a cooperative crew in this video. They appear to do their jobs seamlessly. ❤

[@martinmoffitt4702]

they are working! Nice to see the young lady in the Captains seat!

[@TralfazConstruction]

Brilliant! Another day at the office. Safe travels, aircrews.

[@themistocles4683]

Rode in a Herc from Mildenhall AB to Frankfurt am Main on my way to Saudi during Desert Shield. Its humming engines are music to my ears. Able to sleep and before you know it, I was in West Germany.

[@radiokiller1452]

I rode c130e from pope to desert shield august 1990 then back in April or March 1991

[@SPUDWRENCH]

Heck I’m smiling watching this young lady pilot this aircraft!

[@observer1242]

It’s amazing. These are kids flying these airplanes. They are so impressive. The airlines would never give such responsibility to such young people with relatively fewer hours in spite of their high levels of expertise and excellence. What do the gloves do for them? Good for them. Proud of them.

[@ldadams1140]

Not kids, men and women. Kids are in college sucking up the gravy and crying about how bad they have it. I respect these ones college punks have shown no promise for 30 years.

[@observer1242]

@@ldadams1140 agreed

[@AlkebulanLion67]

@@observer1242 I understand what you mean. As you age you see it, especially if you were active duty. No disrespect intended. I'm impressed with the young woman!

[@observer1242]

@@AlkebulanLion67 who are the officers in the jump seats behind them? Instructors?

[@Brickbossman]

@@observer1242 most likely flight engineer

[@SandyToesDetecting]

What are he 2 guys doing behind pilot and copilot ? Bit up close and personal.

[@johnbrandt4487]

The two leaning towards the front reminds me of my brothers and myself in the 1960s when the dashboard on those cars were something to look. And my own kids leaning forward asking are WE THERE YET?

[@GonkDroid0923]

I don't know why. I love the center window that the c130 has.

[@lex-indicaconsultantsinc.5022]

The confidence level of the lady commander is admirable ... the Hercules is indeed a tough bird to fly.

[@reggierico]

Brings back good memories. Where is the copilot's J-8 attitude indicator? lol

[@dadoodadaa6282]

That's a busy place!!! Excellent

[@bonesshed.]

My first flight in any aircraft ever was a C130 shortly after trade training (RAF -1988) My SNCO and CPL told me I was going on a 'secret mission' into what was then the USSR. The rattled up some paperwork etc for the gag, listing loads of dos and donts, what to do if I got caught etc and told me to sign it. So I was in the bed seat placed in cockpit & so excited, My NCO who had arranged the jolly had told the aircrew who kept the gag going. My first flight ever and I'm going to Russia !WOW! We took off and sometime later landed at a snowy airfield where a load of troops got out. I had a quick leg stretch and a smoke and we set off back to RAF Lyneham. I was buzzing, thinking we had just just inserted a load of ground troops into Russia. Turns out it was Norway and the troop drop was just normal exercise stuff. 😆

[@retired3067]

Everbody doing their job, good cockpit team.

[@radiokiller1452]

I remember those days enjoy it while you can

[@blackhorse2947]

These are our hero’s in uniforms……….. Bravo. The cockpit looks sorta, kinda, like my Cessna 150 ✈️

[@bobmcrae5751]

My dad told me of the time he went to Marietta, GA as part of the selection team tasked with recommending a new transport aircraft for the RCAF. He says they were treated like princes by Lockheed but their decision to recommend the C-130 was a no-brainer.

[@imarocker66]

Glass panel and electric trim on a C-130... Perfect!

[@andrewalexander9492]

All Hercs have electric trim, even the A model.

[@minnyh]

Still remember the approx 4 hour flight to Brisbane from Auckland in an RNZAF C-130 to get to the 1988 World Expo when in the RNZ Navy band. Great times. I recall the confidence we all had in the very professional crew. Quite an experience for my first overseas trip!

[@utethornburg7715]

We were stationed at Woodbridge Uk. I remember the engines being run at night. We could hear them in town 4klicks away. Put me right to sleep.

[@spaceace1006]

Beautiful Young Lady in Command!!! Looks like she's got some good guys in her crew!!

[@palindrome1959]

Very nice flying!!!

[@j.mccarthy3008]

Cool!! I worked instruments on these and the C-141 back in the 1970s. If you needed to change a part on one of the engines, you knew you were going to get real dirty!!

[@applejack2911]

I flew one all the way from Hickam back to the mainland after Tdy. Was noisy as hell all the way over the Pacific,..flew a Kc 135 over there

[@sdstreiker]

Why the hand on the thrust levers after V1?

[@willwarden2603]

What I noticed was how well the aircraft was trimmed Not much stick input needed to maintain desired climb rate

[@philhand5830]

Sounds like an experienced aviator...

[@jim2lane]

Yep, looked like a nice smooth day for flying 😊

[@martybritton267]

It's a great feeling to see that woman flying that aircraft actually had goosebumps watching her control that plane like she's driving her car 💪🙏👍🤟

[@johngross8300]

Trivia question, maybe there is a role that calls for it - why is there someone unrestrained during takeoff?

[@TheHaughtyOsprey]

Why is it a fisheye lens in the cockpit?

[@chrisfinta4941]

I can watch the full flight 😍 amazing

[@ctlt-pg4tm]

Just curious how such a young person rises to the level of piloting that aircraft? Is it all military training or was she a pilot before entering service ? Thank you for your service

[@wlaudemirbarbosa2015]

É maravilhoso ver isso. Ver as mulheres vencendo em todas as áreas da humanidade, e pode ter certeza que as coisas sairão bem perfeita, porque as mulheres prezam pela perfeição em tudo que fazem.

[@johnreiter6664]

Got to stand in the cargo bay many years ago...it made me feel very small...saw the stairs to the flight deck, but was not allowed to go there .. I'm sure I would have stroked out....

[@johnnyd7507]

Doesn’t the Hercules have rockets for short take offs or can only Marines fly those. Do they put training wheels on for the AF fairies?

[@hirampriggott1689]

i remember seeing entire formations of about 5 or 6 of these as a kid growing up in Rhode Island in the 1970's. Back then the RIANG was based out of Green then they located to Quonset

[@ssmt2]

I remember Quonset Point when it was an active Naval Air Station. My father was stationed there in the early 60s. He flew S-2 Trackers in VS-31. I remember hearing the sonic booms when the fighter planes would go supersonic. I haven’t heard a sonic boom in decades. It wasn’t until many years later that I realized how different life was for military brats than it was for a child of civilians.

[@dicksteffen1025]

Who are the two people standing behind the pilots?

[@odiesclips7621]

I was a maintenance crew chief on C130E's 1965-73. Flight crews got all the glory. Maintenance did all the shit work.

[@juliencooper177]

Shit work? 😅

[@Knappist]

Love the lady pilot so cool and in control 👍

[@bretyoung1869]

Great job 👍🏽

[@nowacurmudgeon]

Very industrial, military looking ground steering control. 😊

[@erichurst2496]

Nothing like standing during takeoff and landing. I love flying military.

[@enanbandofficial1950]

Wow amazing flight

[@surimenon7660]

Brilliant ❤️ Never forget who run our home...❤️❤️🇮🇳❤️