Long Day in the Sky

Well we had a long day flying and we didn't even go that far. I guess with the bad weather and having airfields close on us didn't help the day but it sure reminded me why I like to carry extra gas. I know that they (USAF) doesn't want us to carry extra gas but maybe in a big jet it makes a difference but in a slow ugly Herk it really doesn't cost that much more to take extra gas and I am glad that I do as today I tapped into it on more than one occasion.

Everything worked out and it was only a little hairy once when the field was socked in with clouds and there was no way into the field (for the flyers out there the ILS and PAR was down) but after holding for about 30 minutes there was a shot. They weather lifted and we could get in via a TAC approach and life was good. We were about 15 min from Min fuel where we would have gone somewhere else and hoped that we could get in to there the first try because if we needed 2 tries that would be all we would get... It did feel good as we moved a lot of stuff and made a difference.

Oh I don't know if I told you all but I was in Pakistan yesterday bringing in a lot (like 50,000 meals) of food for the victims of the flooding that is going on over there. Yea it took 3 trips and the back was completely full each time. I hope it makes a difference and we keep helping out if they need it.

Well it was a long day and I they are telling me to go to bed so I can do it all again tomorrow. Have fun and I'll chat more later, Aloha!