| Author | Message | ||
     Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 293 Registered: 11-2002 |
Here is a shot of on of my C-17's in action taking off in Iraq. Thought you all might like it.  | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 409 Registered: 09-2002 |
Very cool. So you get to take it out on weekends??  | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 297 Registered: 11-2002 |
No. They don't let me. I keep locking the keys inside! | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 75 Registered: 02-2003 |
thats a big som bitch. I didnt know they had mountains that big in Iraq. you fly that thing ?? | ||
| Mark & Bev Preston (Markp) Member Username: Markp Post Number: 177 Registered: 02-2002 |
Greg, Great shot. Too bad that part of the world is so screwed up. I bet they have some great trails and people. - Mark | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 410 Registered: 09-2002 |
I think he uses it for crop dustin'. | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 411 Registered: 09-2002 |
Greg, Do you have a higher resolution version of that picture?? | ||
| charles pastrano (Charles) Member Username: Charles Post Number: 173 Registered: 08-2002 |
Greg Can you put a Disco Web sticker and snap a photo on one of the bombs used? That would be very sweet. | ||
| Rich Lee (Rich_lee) New Member Username: Rich_lee Post Number: 4 Registered: 02-2003 |
Greg, Nice Photo. I have no idea where it was actually taken, but from the mountains in the background, I suspect it was taken in Afghanistan. If you want to see some really interesting photos of off-roading in many places where Americans currently have to travel with more than off-road protection (Afghanistan, Pakistan,Iran, Iraq, Jordan & Yemen), check out "The Off-Road 4-Wheel Drive Book " by Jack Jackson. There is a lot of useful wheeling info in it as well. | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 298 Registered: 11-2002 |
It was taken at a runway in Kandahar. I don't fly 'em. I fix 'em. | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 76 Registered: 02-2003 |
Had you rather work on that thing or your Rover? | ||
| Todd W. McLain (Ganryu) Member Username: Ganryu Post Number: 182 Registered: 10-2002 |
Maybe it's just me (after all, I'm not an Air Force pilot), but I was just wondering what would have happened if the pilot had needed to abort the takeoff. I would think that hiting a pothole (bomb hole?) in the runway would be considerably better than hitting a front loader and a truck. | ||
| Michael Noe (Noee) Senior Member Username: Noee Post Number: 540 Registered: 03-2002 |
Might just be a low approach... | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1369 Registered: 02-2002 |
It's a take-off during the Afghanistan operation which happened last year. This pic is all over the place in aerospace mags. | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 301 Registered: 11-2002 |
Todd...don't know about the non-clear runway. An aborted takeoff sure would suck! Phillip...It's a toss-up. Both are filthy pigs that usa a lot of fuel and leak fluid all over. | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 79 Registered: 02-2003 |
haha thats pretty funny. |
