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Article: Divert to Shemya: the flight engineer predicted it only was a matter of time before the prop low-oil light would come on.
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- January 1, 2006
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After completing a successful tsunami-relief detachment from Atsugi, Japan, we boarded our C-130 for the first leg of our flight home to NAF Washington at Andrews Air Force Base. As the det OinC, I commended the 22 crew members on how well our aircraft had held up and the large amount of cargo and passengers we had moved. Once we had wheels in the well, I looked forward to a long, relaxing flight, followed by an RON (remain overnight) in Alaska.
Flight planning from Atsugi to Elmendorf AFB always was a bit tricky, especially in January. The 10.5-hour flight required almost a full bag of gas: 62,000 pounds. We could reduce some of the required contingency fuel for ...
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Article: FLIGHT ENGINEER REACHES MILESTONE
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May 24, 2009 ;
700+ words
... ... 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs A flight engineer assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron ... Master Sgt. Kevin Marlatt, also a flight engineer assigned to the 56th RQS, who has ... career in 1986 as a UH-1N Twin Huey flight engineer. "And I'm glad I got to it here ...
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