KC-135R take off in cockpit

[@goliac492]

God I miss those days in the 90's. KC-135 was a dream to fly on. The legendary 707 airframe. All the TDY's around the world and all the aircraft aerial refueling.

[@wolfgagger]

actually its a -80 airframe the 707 was bigger

[@goliac492]

​@@wolfgaggerSpoken like a man who knows his aircraft. Designed from the 80. You are correct, it was narrower and shorter than its civilian 707 brother.

[@mikepowers8607]

Cockpit has changed a LOT since I worked -135s back in the '80s at Plattsburgh AFB.

[@EthanE3]

Cdu's flickering away due to the camera but the eeid steady as a rock. Gotta love block 45

[@oisiaa]

Love the sound of those CFM56s digging in on takeoff!

[@arctain1]

Love the Kick Astra patch!

[@spectech7640]

nice take off, those engines sounds like a song for me

[@Paco_Gaepedores]

Beautiful ❤

[@edjarrett3164]

I like the upgraded avionics. I also missed the airspeed call outs which should never be missed between pilots. 4000 hr tanker pilot retired.

[@NovejSpeed3]

I've flown on military heavies for years. These planes are loud! Without the headset, you can't hear what the pilots are saying to one another. The person recording wasn't "plugged in" but if you watch the pilot's mouths you can tell they're speaking to one another.

[@damianpiotrowski7944]

That’s awesome. Thank you for your service!

[@spiller212]

Did you also fly the KC-135?

[@NovejSpeed3]

@Oliver K. I've flown (not a pilot ...surveillance RADAR maintainer) in the flightdecks of KC-135, KC-10, C5A and M and my bird the E-3 Sentry. Had a chance to fly in a C17 but it had a tech fault and we ended up flying commercial EDIT KC-10 was the quietest up front.

[@edjarrett3164]

@@NovejSpeed3 it was always a joy to fly. Passenger in KC10’s way quieter, but 20 years better on interior design, equipment and sound insulation.

[@bobvettel3519]

It's interesting how worn the control columns are looking. They couldn't have refurbished the columns when they did the cockpit instruments?

[@rambothegreat18]

It's just not on the priority list of things to paint at home station or depot overhaul

[@jochenheiden]

It's like a patina on an old car man.

[@jochenheiden]

@@rambothegreat18 Doesn't even warrant being in the K's.

[@michaelhawk8230]

Looks familiar to me,Beale AFB ?

[@jochenheiden]

HYDRO here. Got a boom write-up for me?

[@EthanE3]

Yeah, boom only goes to 38 degrees azimuth. Boom operator eyeballed it

[@tadeuszlufik]

Looks like a 350th patch

[@edjarrett3164]

If it’s 350th it would be McConnell AFB, KS. The Squadron originally resided at Beale when we had 4 squadrons. Now just UAVs and the U2s.

[@smartycummins2500]

How’s it flying with no auto pilot in that sucker 😂

[@crimsonsnow2469]

You don't really need an autopilot. I also believe that the 707 had a control hold switch which would hold the current attitude and roll.