Dutch524

Heavy on the controls? I was an enlisted Gunner on D and G models. (Believe me…riding in the tail of the D was NOT for the weak of stomach or brittle of bone!) When one of my Aircraft Commanders found out I was private, instrument, and multi-engine rated, he let me fly a G-model on occasion. One thing hit me: he horsed the yoke all the way right, all the way left, and back to center…we had NOT moved. He said you have to think about 2 minutes ahead of the aircraft. Also, the flaps had two settings: up and down and they took a full minute to go either way. The phrase that stuck with me is “No distraction during flap retraction.” Stll, I can’t think of any other aircraft I would have taken to the Gulf.