98Z5V Posted June 6, 2023 Report Posted June 6, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Cunuckgaucho said: C-130s are pretty versatile, pretty sure we can add a giant roof rack and strap the guys to the outside That happened, back in the day. It was called the Fulton Extraction System, or Fulton Recovery System. Common names. It was all CIA-ish, and they named it the "STARS system." Surface-To-Air-Recovery-System System. Redundancy intentional, coming to you from the Department Of Redundancy Department. Here's the rundown on it. Use a C-130 to yank a guy off the ground, to get him out of Bad-Guy Zones. There wasn't a live extraction performed for years and years, but I was in a position to volunteer to be the first live dumbass to try this in 1995 - I was turned down... There was a pile of us that wanted to do this - we all lost the Air Force Special Operations Vote on that one, because they didn't want the liability... Edited June 6, 2023 by 98Z5V
98Z5V Posted June 6, 2023 Report Posted June 6, 2023 Looks like they're trying to revive this. From 3 years ago. Now, it's a Cessna, not as violent, and not near as effective. It's "RAES" now. "Rapid Aerial Extraction System" I'n not seeing the "rapid extraction" part of this test, though... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSqHO5j_VGg (And, YT "doesn't allow the embedding of that video..." Fuqrs. Click it. It's pretty boring - it ain't no Fulton Recovery System...)
jim3326 Posted June 6, 2023 Report Posted June 6, 2023 I think they could have landed in that field and picked him up quicker.
Rsquared Posted June 6, 2023 Report Posted June 6, 2023 On 6/4/2023 at 11:28 PM, 98Z5V said: I'd rather have a C-130 with @Rsquared flying it, but I'll say - that is one badass aircraft. EDIT - I wish Ron knew how to fly C-17s. We'd be unstoppable. C-130s get the job done quite well, though. Technically, staying within the original canon of the story. Planeflyer Jon was piloting the C-17. Doc had traded the 308AR C-130 for a broke dick, Krylon rattle canned C-17 and a microphone (bad Blues Brothers reference). I was just along for the ride like everybody else if I remember correctly. It's been a while since I read (or re-read) any of those old 308AR storytime adventures that I used to spew out every now and again.
DNP Posted June 6, 2023 Report Posted June 6, 2023 I feel we’re due for a new one…someday when the mood is right and the gears are properly lubed.
Armed Eye Doc Posted June 6, 2023 Report Posted June 6, 2023 Those stories remind me of several members that I wish I had met in the desert before life moved them on to other things.
Sisco Posted June 7, 2023 Report Posted June 7, 2023 7 hours ago, Rsquared said: Technically, staying within the original canon of the story. Planeflyer Jon was piloting the C-17. Doc had traded the 308AR C-130 for a broke dick, Krylon rattle canned C-17 and a microphone (bad Blues Brothers reference). I was just along for the ride like everybody else if I remember correctly. It's been a while since I read (or re-read) any of those old 308AR storytime adventures that I used to spew out every now and again. 3 hours ago, Armed Eye Doc said: Those stories remind me of several members that I wish I had met in the desert before life moved them on to other things. R2’s last one was kind of premonition, he talked about the Wisconsin contingent coming down. Looks like this year it’s going to happen!
98Z5V Posted June 7, 2023 Report Posted June 7, 2023 I'll try to reach out to Jon, see if he can make it up here. I'm not sure if he's still in Tucson or not, but I'll give it a shot.
DNP Posted June 11, 2023 Report Posted June 11, 2023 On 5/31/2023 at 8:28 PM, shepp said: Watch the terminal list and Jack Ryan both make reacher look like fast and the furious Just finished Terminal List…I second the recommendation.
Cunuckgaucho Posted June 15, 2023 Report Posted June 15, 2023 On 6/5/2023 at 5:28 AM, shepp said: This was at EAA in 2016 iirc I wish I coulda seen it, flying boats and float planes are some of my favorite aircraft Keep an eye out for this one, still on the drawing board but... Details- https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42395/it-looks-like-a-c-130-seaplane-is-finally-happening
shepp Posted June 15, 2023 Author Report Posted June 15, 2023 On 6/14/2023 at 9:53 PM, Cunuckgaucho said: Keep an eye out for this one, still on the drawing board but... Details- https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42395/it-looks-like-a-c-130-seaplane-is-finally-happening Interesting, I’ve seen RC planes like that
Black_Sheep Posted June 17, 2023 Report Posted June 17, 2023 (edited) I just finished watching a YouTube documentary series called D-Day 24 Hours. There are 24 episodes, each about an hour long. If you’re interested in military history I would highly recommend watching it… https://www.youtube.com/@D-Day24Hours-sm5pe Edited June 17, 2023 by Black_Sheep
98Z5V Posted June 22, 2023 Report Posted June 22, 2023 The very best documentary I've ever seen about the history of the start - of serious skateboarding. This is wild.
98Z5V Posted June 22, 2023 Report Posted June 22, 2023 ^^^ That right there, is what started what's happening now, and blowing minds...
Cunuckgaucho Posted June 23, 2023 Report Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 8:03 PM, Black_Sheep said: I just finished watching a YouTube documentary series called D-Day 24 Hours. There are 24 episodes, each about an hour long. If you’re interested in military history I would highly recommend watching it… https://www.youtube.com/@D-Day24Hours-sm5pe Just started watching( 2 hours in) very well done.
DNP Posted June 24, 2023 Report Posted June 24, 2023 Mildly entertaining…if you’re into that sort of thing.
98Z5V Posted June 24, 2023 Report Posted June 24, 2023 FUCKIN' BADASS!!! What Crusty did for the bikes, Wes Miller and H-Bomb Films did for the quads. Huevos 11 was the last one, and the best one overall. Crusty created the "riding vids industry" - hands down. What Wes Miller did for the quads was just as badass. Hit this one at 1hr 3 minutes (1:03) and watch "Yard Sale." Right after that is the best riding vid I've ever seen for race quads - the Bomb Shelter Compound. It runs out the vid to the end. Fuckin' badass riders.
98Z5V Posted June 28, 2023 Report Posted June 28, 2023 For Dirk. @DNP. 2.5 hrs to listen to, from the MikeDrop Podcast. This is the vid version. Met this man in Nov 2003, in Afghaniland. He was already a US Army Chaplain at that time, and a Captain (rank), and the 2d RGR Bn Chaplain. This is one bad motherfucker. He was on the first valley that we were moving up through, out of 3 valleys that we moved up through, throughout that short deployment. Jeff Struecker.
98Z5V Posted June 28, 2023 Report Posted June 28, 2023 I may have an update to this post - still watching it. I wanna see if he talks about it. If he doesn't, in this podcast, then I will.
98Z5V Posted June 28, 2023 Report Posted June 28, 2023 1hr 23:00 minutes. Hit that mark. Starts something. John Macejunas (proper spelling). I think I've mentioned him here before, yeah, know I have. Mace. He's Kryptonite. Crazy story meeting him, but I've talked about it here before, in the past.
98Z5V Posted June 28, 2023 Report Posted June 28, 2023 1hr 57 minutes, he kinda talks about it. That was my deployment. There's alot more to that story. Alot more.
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