NZFF

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:44 pm**

So I went for a tour of a C-17 at the operation deep freeze apron today

Here's some pictures of it and some pictures taken down in antarctica by a friend of mine.

Walking over to the C17

Inside, the bottom of the back door flips down and the top flips up.. It makes a really loud banging noise and shakes the whole plane when it opens

This is an extended range model plane too, so that big grey thing up the top is extra fuel tanks

Go upstairs and theres some bunks that the flight crew use to rest on long journeys

Some blurry sign with serial numbers on it

Upstairs you find one of these to talk you through all the knobs and buttons, top bloke :thumbup:

Further back shot of the bunks and a bit of the stairs which are almost vertical

Theres some C-130s parked around the place

Some screens and knobs

Out the window, they're surprisingly high up

Jumpseat, I wanted to take a ride down to the ice, but nah

Flight displays

I'm sitting in the captains seat

HUD off

HUD on

South Pole station, flying from McMurdo to the south pole to do an air drop of supplies

Kicked up a storm when they landed at McMurdo

And some more pics of ICE

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:13 pm**

not very nice in Christchurch midday , Great pics pois0n , thanx for posting , and thank your US buddies for letting us on board :thumbup:

Phsss ... tell em from me to keep up the great flying displays as they return from the ICE :clap:

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:07 pm**

Very cool and very lucky!

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:14 pm**

Wow, awesome pics poison!

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:06 pm**

Its like flying a Huuge Fighter Jet I spose

Nice Shots!! Keep us posted!

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:12 pm**

Mint shots buddy ! A great bunch of guys indeed B-)

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:47 pm**

Globemaster wrote:
QUOTE (Globemaster @ Dec 26 2007, 08:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Mint shots buddy ! A great bunch of guys indeed

Wellcome Globemaster

Posted: **Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:56 am**

Awesome pictures, I too would very much like to fly to Antarctica!

Posted: **Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:04 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 26 2007, 09:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wellcome Globemaster

Cheers man B-)

The same C-17 flew a flight to Pegasus Field, McMurdo Antarctica today and will return tonight

Posted: **Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:56 pm**

Globemaster wrote:
QUOTE (Globemaster @ Dec 27 2007, 06:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cheers man The same C-17 flew a flight to Pegasus Field, McMurdo Antarctica today and will return tonight

Do you work for the antarctic program?

Posted: **Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:21 pm**

Very nice! Christchurch looking a little wet there!

Posted: **Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:33 pm**

pois0n wrote:
QUOTE (pois0n @ Dec 27 2007, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Do you work for the antarctic program?

Affirm

You must have been the young guy running around?

Posted: **Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:04 pm**

Globemaster wrote:
QUOTE (Globemaster @ Dec 28 2007, 05:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Affirm You must have been the young guy running around?

Yep, which one were you? The guy with the moustache at the gate with chuck? The guys hand I shaked in the plane? One of the guys sitting down in the plane? The guy in the first pic?

Posted: **Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:17 pm**

pois0n wrote:
QUOTE (pois0n @ Dec 28 2007, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yep, which one were you? The guy with the moustache at the gate with chuck? The guys hand I shaked in the plane? One of the guys sitting down in the plane? The guy in the first pic?

Check your pm

NZFF

Operation Deep Freeze