My Job

Cobra5 · Unread post by **Cobra5** » December 11th, 2007, 11:08 pm

Hey guys,

Thought I'd share with you what I do for a living. I'm just the under paid maintenance guy. We just finished converting our last aircraft to a tanker. Ironiclly it was the last Neptune to roll off Lockheeds assembly line. I may quit this job and start a new job next year working on Hueys. Not sure which path I want to take.

Floyd · Unread post by **Floyd** » December 11th, 2007, 11:20 pm

P2's to Tankers, now that's very cool.

Floyd

mrdibbles · Unread post by **mrdibbles** » December 11th, 2007, 11:25 pm

I like it a lot... although I did think for one second that you meant "Healeys" not "Hueys". I think Hueys would be very very cool. Healeys lead to trouble sleeping.

Cobra5 · Unread post by **Cobra5** » December 11th, 2007, 11:32 pm

Floyd,

We had all ten aircraft down in So. Cal on the big fires. I'm sure they were in the news reports.

Tim

Floyd · Unread post by **Floyd** » December 11th, 2007, 11:38 pm

Matt: That's cuz you're worried about it falling on the Mutt. Tim, I used to ride in the nose of those things a long time ago. My backside is still tired from those patrols.

Floyd

Cobra5 · Unread post by **Cobra5** » December 11th, 2007, 11:47 pm

They are a cool aircraft but man are they labor intensive. I have a lot of respect for those aircrews and maintainers from back than. I can't believe you guys cramed that many people in that thing. I guess beans were off the menu before those long patrols.

moose53 · Unread post by **moose53** » December 12th, 2007, 12:56 am

beleive it or not, there were even special MRE's for flight crews for that reason...lol
and the USAF box lunches were in a class of their own too...

Jim