C-17 Down on Elmendorf

[Muscle2002]

My only point was if he planned a XX degree angle of bank, he should have also had a required airspeed to meet prior to starting that turn. If that had been done, there never would have been a stall to recover from or at least figured out how much airspeed bleed would be required to maintain that AOB below the sustainable airspeed.

I agree...I'll try to keep the nerd in me under control.

[Rusty Pipes]

My only point was if he planned a XX degree angle of bank, he should have also had a required airspeed to meet prior to starting that turn. If that had been done, there never would have been a stall to recover from or at least figured out how much airspeed bleed would be required to maintain that AOB below the sustainable airspeed.

The jet was being flown "out of configuration"... there were no numbers or charts anywhere for what he was doing which is why I stated above that he was basically acting as a test pilot. They may have tried what he did in the test phase, but what he was doing was not part of any standard flight profile for a C-17.

[busdriver]

there were no numbers or charts anywhere for what he was doing

Ah, gotcha. I stand corrected

[USAF Pilot]

To my friends, Jeff, Mike, Aaron, and Tom, you are gone but not forgotten.

Sitka 43

28 Jul 2010 @ 1823L

[USAF Pilot]

[USAF Pilot]

Thinking of you this day.  🍺🍺🍺🍺

[USAF Pilot]

10 years ago...or yesterday?  You, my brothers, are still missed!

[mcbush]

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