C-17 cockpit landing McChord AFB

[bozzycobo88]

where's the captain's PFD?



[hasselbeckfan]

JBLM

[SillyEddyPhotography]

Is that a single stick for control? Not something I've seen before on such a large aircraft (Airbuses excluded)

[Acecombatgamertwo]

i want be in the USAF and fly the F-22 Raptor and F-16 Fighting Falcon.

[greasemonkey981]

@Acecombatgamertwo Those are two really competitive slots for pilots. Study hard, be the top dog in your flight school class, and hope for the best.

[ROCKSTARCRANE]

God bless our military men and women...

[jonesy97]

I love the U.S.Air Force. Was damn happy to serve.

[MHR218]

start at 1.05

[bonehead1603]

I WAS AT CONEY ISLAND ON THE SLING SHOT , WHILE RIDING THE SLING SHOT ALL I WAS THINKING WAS ME BEING ON A PLANE THAT IS GOING DOWN , THIS SCARED ME TO DEATH N I WAS THINKING OF THAKING FLIGHT LESSON BOY I JUST CHANGE MY MIND FOR GOOD . I REALIZED THAT I LOVE BEING ON SOLID GROUND .

[kuma982]

well done guys!

[moronist200]

Rainer squadron FTW!

[Streetbikechamp]

@jaythepilot Midstate sucks ass...

[mkpack77]

@Briankey1960 I too was a flying crew chief on the mighty C-141B, went thru a 5-level training on the C-17, but was able to stay on the 141 thru my AF career. When they ended up retiring them, a few were sent to museums but the rest were sent to the "bone yard" to be shredded. Sad day!

[rocktruggy03]

@jaythepilot

Hell yeah DC!



[choffle33]

Super plane! v nice indeed!

[TheKimTwister]

THI SOUNDS LIKE GETTING YOUR EARS CLEANED OUT

[chrisz71]

how fast were you going when you landed? and thank you for your service to our country! We appreciate each one of you and your sacrifice! God Bless!

[MucusFelidae]

I have imposed a flight ban over my house except for Santa Claus.

[Specialagent999]

ILS?

[minerallake]

Cool, that takes me back to landing at McChord in a C-141 many years ago...

[infernodood3]

do you ever have to drop stuff in afghanistan for troops at like camp leatherneck

[IcarusIsCalling]

Reserves are the way to go. If i had to do it again thats how I would have done it. I personally think your control in getting what you want out of UPT AD is non existant. People say "dont suck" and "perform" but honestly just not everyone has it in them to be a good pilot their first year doing it. That said, you will enjoy most anything you go to fly as long as you make the best of it.

[physchohead24]

These fly right over my house too. Now i know who you are

[vonjager]

Fast, Neat, Average, Friendly, Good, Good. Nice landing :)

[proclub77]

Whats your rank?

[yoyoyoyoshua]

nice I went to the airexpo this year.

[bumblebeebby1]

Zomg! I met the pilot and learned all the controlls and sat in the cockpit. but they didn't show the c-17 (flying) at the 2010 mchord airfirce base airshow

[mcdemba]

mighty globemaster

[notar1]

is these the type aircraft doing touch&goes at night . i see something over I-5 but nver been able to see what ..

[iReece07]

hold the camera still you itchy cunt

[btc999]

How's the traffic on I-5?

[Ccrewchief17]

fly??? dont u mean autopilot???

[zeek997733]

I just flew in one today with my NJROTC class..... Belive me its no comfortable flight.... Constant shaking and the pilot is frequently going positive and negetive Gs and its loud.... One helluva time though we got to see Vegas, 29 Palms, and Hoover Dam while 10000 ft above the air.

[f18jock]

Textbook approach and landing, nice job Lieutenant.

[fannybaba]

I am the King of a certain country, I cant say which one for security reasons, I am buying 2 C17s for my air force.

[SN3Productions]

i go to air cadets in the UK - we dont even get a glimpse of c17s apart from when they bring back bodies to lyneham, and we dont even get to fly on the c130s?

[statussno]

Ah, the C-17....the ice princess of antarctica!.......LC-130's all the way...down and dirty and actually getting shit DONE! Do the 17's go to the south pole? Nope

[Dmetrey437]

Wow... Those things have FMSes...

[327372]

how do i join the airforce? i am graduating from civil engineering next year.

[mixxmexx]

is the co-pilot lobotomized?

[dougdenter]

i think he pretty much "greased" that landing!

[physchohead24]

McChord isnt that far from my house, and about 2 of these fly really low right over me everyday. After by it for years you dont even notice it anymore.

[laiomarinheiro]

Damm! That's a nice cockpit!

Awsome video...

[mayorlondon]

nice!

[HitManSougo14]

Ahh my mcchord!! xD my house is there lol

[cashmab]

Awesome!  You guys flew over my house on N. 10th Street in Tacoma, home of the aroma.

[kalahiki808]

C-17 crew chief

[KCAB229]

Yeah, but it has backup "wire and pulley" flight controls in case the flight computer takes a shit, though. However, it only controls some basic stuff. Enough to get it to land.

[ntabonkerleo]

why does c17 has the cockpit like jet???i mean the screen in front of the pilot

[lunchbag08]

they are just heads up displays (HUD) they probably have basic flight control readings im guessing like altimeter and airspeed indicator

[blakeblake321]

It is a HUD, It basically like every computer thing cramped into one rectangular shap object that displays them

[Fl4kers]

yo dude srry to burst your bubble...but i have parents in the air force and we are @ McChord atm...and you pretty much dont get to do what you want when you join....my dad is always telling me you do what they tell you to do...

[hancockp728]

Actually you do get to choose what you fly. It is all based on your class standing during pilot training. Or you can join a reserve unit and then you get to fly whatever jet that squadron does. It worked for me, I am the guy flying the C-17 in the video.

[Fl4kers]

Ahhhhhh ok....nice flying/landing as well..im looking at becoming a C17 pilot...go through the academy...my least favorite part is the landing....its hard for me

[kawadude111]

Im going to the summer encampment next week so i guess ill have to chat with you on the flight. If you get to make the decision, i think that doing some combat maneuvers would be cool. like steep turns and stuff.

[aviatormxpilot]

Are you the Silvet bar (1st. Lt.) or the gold leaf (Maj)? And if you are a C-17 pilot you should know the ansewr to this question... How many escape ropes are there, behind the crew berth, and where exactly are they located? I build the this bad ass beast in Long Beach, Ca.

[MrMichael510]

@hancockp728 hey do you think i will be able to join the air force with an I.T Degree? can you please tell me everything i will need to join please write back

Thank you

cool video too

[TheStickman444]

@hancockp728 thats not true you get to choose becuz you have to go to college

[Future0331]

@hancockp728 How do become a pilot for one of these planes

[yomomsajohn]

@hancockp728 heey bud thnxs for all you do for your country and im 17 and next year im going to go to train to be a pilot and i have couple of questions what is it like to fly one of these and if you have flown in a fighter jet whitch did you like better thnxs look forward to some feed back

[Postie218]

@yomomsajohn Your going to need a college degree and good grades to even have them look at you for flight training. The USAF pilot program is tough, and very competitive, you need to be squeaky clean at school at your personal life. It can be done of course, but it's not a wide open field, even flying the heavy's.

[CAPmember95]

I flew in a C-17 but i flew to Charleston Air Force Base in South Carolina, to stay for 2 days on the USS Yorktown (decommissioned Carrier).

[DJM442]

so YOU are those guys that are flying over my house all the time!! thank you for your service in keeping this nation safe. the sacrifices you make for this country, and the ones your family makes to support you are greatly appreciated by myself, my friends, and many family members.

[BentWingFlyer]

I bet those guys were doing 313 Knots!!!!!LOL

[hancockp728]

No but our DH was set at 728

[omaits]

meh, my logitech joystick is just about that complicated. I land those things on Microsoft Flight Simulator all the time. no problem.

[kawadude111]

same here man!

[curtiiis80]

@kawadude111

Wow man, you really use the same as the airforce? That's insane!

[CP5677]

Did you guys left the window open? :)

[kawadude111]

no i cant remember why it was so loud

[slipknotsoadown]

nice vid... i flew in one from iraq to kuwait and whoever landed the plane was horrible... stalled and slammed into the runway.. lucky you had pretty good pilots

[arnaage]

Theres no way the pilot stalled it onto the runway. C-17 is designed to be abled to hit the ground VERY hand though. :)

[enigma216]

Ha Ha! Cascade Falcon XII was my Basic.

[kawadude111]

Whats your name? What flight?

[enigma216]

Cadet/Ssgt Richmond.

Echo Flight.

[kawadude111]

interesting, im Thompson from Charlie, and the same flight as you at the last BME

[enigma216]

Ha Ha Oh yes now i remember! Thats awsome!

you goin to the spring one?

[kawadude111]

probably

[LOOK4B]

are you talkin about spring camp at ft. lewis?

[kawadude111]

no, civil air patrol encampment in august at camp murray

[DEADBASSIST1]

I believe this was the year I went to Cascade Falcon

[kawadude111]

were you basic or staff?

[DEADBASSIST1]

Basic. when I went I was an Airmen First Class. This is Cadet Messman i was at Cascade Falcon 10, in ech flight.