Iraq pics from the road

Ian J · April 23rd, 2006, 19:46

Some Iraq pics from the road...

I also have a great video of what a dust landing looks like from the cockpit, but can't figure out how to get it on here.

BobDDuck · April 23rd, 2006, 19:50

Wow. Those are pretty amazing. I hope they put pitot covers on the one in the second picture. A guy I was flying with last month just got back from flying those over there and he said called them two palm trees humping a dumpster.

SoFlo · April 23rd, 2006, 19:54

Thats a really neat shot of the one chopper totally covered in sand.

n57flyguy · April 23rd, 2006, 20:00

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Originally Posted by BobDDuck

Wow. Those are pretty amazing. I hope they put pitot covers on the one in the second picture. A guy I was flying with last month just got back from flying those over there and he said called them two palm trees humping a dumpster.

LOL.

Nice pictures Chinook driver.

Timbuff10 · April 23rd, 2006, 20:18

Yeah, what's the story with the one that got sand blasted? Is that typical or was it left in one place in the desert too long?

Awesome photos!

Ian J · April 23rd, 2006, 20:30

The one that is sand-blasted happened just a few days after the war started. We had been across the border for no more than a week when we stopped to refuel at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP).

Without warning, a massive sand storm struck. It lasted five days, stranding us in the middle of nowhere. During the sandstorm, it rained, and when it rains in Iraq, it actually rains mud. And that's what you see coating my beloved Chinook.

As to the pitot tube: I will never again be worried about the pitot static system on any aircraft. Once we took off (we had no pitot covers), all of the pitot static instruments worked perfectly. That's after five days of being sprayed with mud-rain.

BCTAv8r · April 23rd, 2006, 20:35

Very cool photos!

I appreciate what you're doing over there for everyone. Someone has to do it, thanks for being one of them.

FlyingNole · April 23rd, 2006, 21:28

Hey, where did you get the pic for the Avatar? My friend was out with the platoon or whatever that took those pics. Maybe you know him. His job is/was basically like a weather briefer, but he went out on a few missions/sorties/etc. PM me or something and I'll send you his name. I have the other shots from the pickup. pretty awesome.

Kristie · April 23rd, 2006, 23:55

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Originally Posted by ChinookDriver

Some Iraq pics from the road...

I also have a great video of what a dust landing looks like from the cockpit, but can't figure out how to get it on here.

what's up with the photo you can't get on here?

you can only put 5 thumbnails in a post....so if you want to add some more, just add them to another post.

if it's too large, send it to me at kristie@jetcareers.com and i'll resize it for you.

alphaone · April 24th, 2006, 00:05

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Originally Posted by BCTAv8r

Very cool photos!

I appreciate what you're doing over there for everyone. Someone has to do it, thanks for being one of them.

I second this...

ASpilot2be · April 24th, 2006, 02:47

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Originally Posted by BCTAv8r

Very cool photos!

I appreciate what you're doing over there for everyone. Someone has to do it, thanks for being one of them.

And I third this...

SoFlo · April 24th, 2006, 03:09

Kristie, I am pretty sure that he is talking about a video and not a photo.

Ian J · April 24th, 2006, 09:52

I just wanted to clarify to everyone that I am not currently in Iraq. I redelpoyed over a year ago. These are pics from when I was in Iraq. Thanks for everyone's support though... I appreciate it and I know that my fellow soldiers currently deployed appreciate it.

Ian J · April 24th, 2006, 10:00

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Originally Posted by FlyingNole

Hey, where did you get the pic for the Avatar? My friend was out with the platoon or whatever that took those pics. Maybe you know him. His job is/was basically like a weather briefer, but he went out on a few missions/sorties/etc. PM me or something and I'll send you his name. I have the other shots from the pickup. pretty awesome.

That avatar pic was circulated within the Chinook community by whoever took it. The unit isn't mine, but if the ground unit you're talking about is the 101st I might know him. (Over 20,000 in a Division!)

EatSleepFly · April 24th, 2006, 13:09

Cool pics, and thanks for your service!

P.S.- What are the pipe looking things running fwd-aft along the top of the fuselage?

Ian J · April 24th, 2006, 14:29

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Originally Posted by EatSleepFly

Cool pics, and thanks for your service!

P.S.- What are the pipe looking things running fwd-aft along the top of the fuselage?

Thanks... and that's an antenna for the High Freq Radio.

MikeD · April 24th, 2006, 15:19

Least you're not in the -58Ds. Those guys were having it rough during my time there, almost one going down every week or two or getting battle damaged. Launched two separate times as RESCAP cover for two separate incidents of -58s being downed.

Ian J · April 24th, 2006, 15:36

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Originally Posted by MikeD

Least you're not in the -58Ds. Those guys were having it rough during my time there, almost one going down every week or two or getting battle damaged. Launched two separate times as RESCAP cover for two separate incidents of -58s being downed.

I was there for the very first rotation... they didn't even bring the 58s over because of the altitudes. I had heard they were there now and can hardly believe it. I guess they can operate around the Kandahar area... but Bagram and up aorund the Hindu Kush? There's no way they can operate up there, right?

MikeD · April 24th, 2006, 15:48

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Originally Posted by ChinookDriver

I was there for the very first rotation... they didn't even bring the 58s over because of the altitudes. I had heard they were there now and can hardly believe it. I guess they can operate around the Kandahar area... but Bagram and up aorund the Hindu Kush? There's no way they can operate up there, right?

Sorry for the confusion.....I did one rotation to Afghan and two to Iraq. The 58Ds I worked around were all around Iraq. One downed one was near Mosul that I responded to, the other north of Al-Taquaddum.

Remember Gatling Delta area? The area east of Bagram to the Paki border encompassing Jalabad, etc? That's the high terrain area I was talking about....they used to tell us that if we ejected over that area and landed on top of one of those peaks (bout 18,000' for the laypeople), that we'd have to hike down to the rescue chopper, lol.

C650CPT · April 24th, 2006, 16:07

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Originally Posted by ChinookDriver

That avatar pic was circulated within the Chinook community by whoever took it. The unit isn't mine, but if the ground unit you're talking about is the 101st I might know him. (Over 20,000 in a Division!)

The Unit in the Picture is G company/104th AV from the Pennsylvania and Connecticut Army National Guard ... I know the pilots flying the aircraft. I'm a proud member of the PA Army National Guard.

Jim

Ian J · April 25th, 2006, 09:37

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Originally Posted by C650CPT

The Unit in the Picture is G company/104th AV from the Pennsylvania and Connecticut Army National Guard ... I know the pilots flying the aircraft. I'm a proud member of the PA Army National Guard.

Jim

You know... I thought it was you guys. I was just at FIG this weekend... that where you're out of?

April 23rd, 2006, 19:46	#1
Ian J Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 6,000 Blog Entries: 7	Iraq pics from the road Some Iraq pics from the road... I also have a great video of what a dust landing looks like from the cockpit, but can't figure out how to get it on here.

April 23rd, 2006, 19:50	#2
BobDDuck Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Left Seat Posts: 5,748	Re: Iraq pics from the road Wow. Those are pretty amazing. I hope they put pitot covers on the one in the second picture. A guy I was flying with last month just got back from flying those over there and he said called them two palm trees humping a dumpster. __________________ TBJC08 The Gear Monkey The Gear Monkey Store

April 23rd, 2006, 19:54	#3
SoFlo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 703	Re: Iraq pics from the road Thats a really neat shot of the one chopper totally covered in sand.

April 23rd, 2006, 20:18	#5
Timbuff10 Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Coloradan in Orange County, CA Posts: 3,235	Re: Iraq pics from the road Yeah, what's the story with the one that got sand blasted? Is that typical or was it left in one place in the desert too long? Awesome photos! __________________ My Photography My Airliners.net photos

April 23rd, 2006, 20:30	#6
Ian J Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 6,000 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Iraq pics from the road The one that is sand-blasted happened just a few days after the war started. We had been across the border for no more than a week when we stopped to refuel at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP). Without warning, a massive sand storm struck. It lasted five days, stranding us in the middle of nowhere. During the sandstorm, it rained, and when it rains in Iraq, it actually rains mud. And that's what you see coating my beloved Chinook. As to the pitot tube: I will never again be worried about the pitot static system on any aircraft. Once we took off (we had no pitot covers), all of the pitot static instruments worked perfectly. That's after five days of being sprayed with mud-rain.

April 23rd, 2006, 20:35	#7
BCTAv8r Old Skool Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Boca Raton Posts: 6,140	Re: Iraq pics from the road Very cool photos! I appreciate what you're doing over there for everyone. Someone has to do it, thanks for being one of them.

April 23rd, 2006, 21:28	#8
FlyingNole Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 2,090	Re: Iraq pics from the road Hey, where did you get the pic for the Avatar? My friend was out with the platoon or whatever that took those pics. Maybe you know him. His job is/was basically like a weather briefer, but he went out on a few missions/sorties/etc. PM me or something and I'll send you his name. I have the other shots from the pickup. pretty awesome. __________________ Don't call her a babe, ok? She is a Chechnyan prostitute, and you will address her as such! -ATHF Last edited by FlyingNole; April 23rd, 2006 at 22:28.

April 24th, 2006, 03:09	#12
SoFlo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 703	Re: Iraq pics from the road Kristie, I am pretty sure that he is talking about a video and not a photo.

April 24th, 2006, 09:52	#13
Ian J Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 6,000 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Iraq pics from the road I just wanted to clarify to everyone that I am not currently in Iraq. I redelpoyed over a year ago. These are pics from when I was in Iraq. Thanks for everyone's support though... I appreciate it and I know that my fellow soldiers currently deployed appreciate it.

April 24th, 2006, 13:09	#15
EatSleepFly Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: ?? Posts: 4,600	Re: Iraq pics from the road Cool pics, and thanks for your service! P.S.- What are the pipe looking things running fwd-aft along the top of the fuselage?

April 24th, 2006, 15:19	#17
MikeD Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pinal Airpark Posts: 6,897	Re: Iraq pics from the road Least you're not in the -58Ds. Those guys were having it rough during my time there, almost one going down every week or two or getting battle damaged. Launched two separate times as RESCAP cover for two separate incidents of -58s being downed. __________________ Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

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