Hmmm, I recall tall tales and true from a former work colleague who, in a previous life was a "Trash hauler" used to tell stories of "Herc racing".
His version was that when a pair of C130s were tasked for a particular Operation, say Richmond to Edinburgh, they would try and get the jump on each other to arrive first.
I believe it bore some relation to the Mess, Beer and who had to buy it.
From memory they would request a certain FL then climb to 500' above it and accelerate back down to the approved FL. Then repeat the climbing and descending. So that would have been "the Step" in action.
No step
-
-
-
-
-
in General Tutorials
Posted
Hmmm, I recall tall tales and true from a former work colleague who, in a previous life was a "Trash hauler" used to tell stories of "Herc racing".
His version was that when a pair of C130s were tasked for a particular Operation, say Richmond to Edinburgh, they would try and get the jump on each other to arrive first.
I believe it bore some relation to the Mess, Beer and who had to buy it.
From memory they would request a certain FL then climb to 500' above it and accelerate back down to the approved FL. Then repeat the climbing and descending. So that would have been "the Step" in action.