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Posted: **Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:51 pm**

USAF C17 @ Wellington Airport by 111 Emergency, on Flickr

Posted: **Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:23 am**

Nice crisp shots - you nailed the rotation.
You think our boys left some stuff behind in Hawaii on their last port call??

Posted: **Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:12 am**

Is it my imagination, or is she listing to port in that 3rd photo?

Posted: **Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:44 am**

IslandBoy77 wrote:
QUOTE (IslandBoy77 @ Oct 3 2012,9:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is it my imagination, or is she listing to port in that 3rd photo?

After being in Wobblyville many times it wants to make its place at home in Wellywood , .... Pete you may have noticed he has just come out off the turn , he wobbles a little if he is lightly loaded , the old Starlifter did the same after a return from the ice . no weight in the hold .

Posted: **Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:57 am**

That part of the tarmac does slope sightly away from the runway too. I remeber the very first C-17 to visit Wellington many years ago had to power up to leave the Western Apron and cross the runway to the main taxiway. Used so much thrust it ripped the George Bolt St gate of its rails and was broken for months!

Posted: **Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:47 am**

A few more from this morning, when it broke again during taxiing, but eventually took off again

USAF C-17 @ Wellington Airport by 111 Emergency, on Flickr

Posted: **Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:46 pm**

Look at that

, he did'nt use that much runway did he

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USAF C17 Globemaster returns to Wellington