TacAirCoug Posted July 2, 2012 Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) The Charlotte PA Lt Col said MAFFS missions conduct drops at 150'AGL. Is this accurate? That's roughly the goal, depending on terrain. Any higher or lower and the retardant is ineffective. Target airspeed on the run-in is about 120kts with 100 flaps, IIRC. Edit to add: Godspeed to these brave aviators. Edited July 3, 2012 by TacAirCoug
B52gator Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 Damn. Rough year for big blue. Knew the nav, very good dude, as I'm sure all those guys were. Godspeed fellas
JarheadBoom Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) :beer: :beer: edit: add beers. RIP, gentlemen. Edited July 6, 2012 by JarheadBoom
PK... Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 This one hits very close to home. Was stationed/worked with all of them. Terrible year... :beer: :beer: --- PK...
HercDude Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) Names have been released: https://rapidcityjour...240e8e2434.html Ryan was a great friend, stationed with me in the 41st - unbelievably fun guy to be around. He seemed to never stop smiling. Was new to the NC ANG and was super excited take on the MAFFS mission. I think his last facebook post says a lot about his character: Edited July 3, 2012 by HercDude
Torch169 Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 :beer: :beer: It's certainly not going be the same without them. Rest well, brothers...
MKopack Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 All flags at half staff in North Carolina today. In a state with a large military presence their sacrifice is high profile news.
ACCBoomer Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 I went to CATS with Ryan aka "Meat". We shared a car and were in the same MPC for the class. It was such a shock to see that he passed. If anyone has any info where I can send flowers and a donation PLEASE PM me.
polcat Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 LoadClear, Thanks for letting us know. Once we received the names, we figured it was the loads that were hospitalized. We pray that they continue to get better. God Bless gentlemen.
Cap-10 Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Lots of kids left behind with this one.....The River Rats and Air Warrior Courage Foundation have been in contact with the unit and are working to establish 529 college accounts for all the children. I will post donation info as soon as I get it. Nickel on the grass! Cap-10 1
Kaman Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Really, sad to hear...I commute through CLT, and see the Herks parked there in the MAFF colors.
Day Man Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 damn....is it just me, or have there been a lot of incidents lately. RIP fellas.
TacAirCoug Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Lots of kids left behind with this one.....The River Rats and Air Warrior Courage Foundation have been in contact with the unit and are working to establish 529 college accounts for all the children. I will post donation info as soon as I get it. Nickel on the grass! Cap-10 Apparently the Wildland Firefighter Foundation is also chipping in to help the families. Nice to know there are so many organizations out there eager to step up and help out. damn....is it just me, or have there been a lot of incidents lately. RIP fellas. Sure seems like it. :beer:
daynightindicator Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 back in the fight... https://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123308570 good luck and fly safely gents. i know for a fact the people of western south dakota appreciate your efforts and are in your debt. 1
Guest mudkow60 Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 At least the crew knew what they doing was extremely important and useful... they can rest easy knowing they were working to assist the people of this nation.
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