US testing the concept of single pilot C130 and KC46 assisted by a lone loady
They are doing trials in the sims to see if feasibly if ever needed
The U.S. Air Mobility Command is expanding the limited-aircrew employment concepts it has been exploring with
aircraft like the KC-46 Pegasus to include the
C-130J Super Hercules. The initial plan is to get select C-130J pilots and loadmasters trained on exactly how a flight utilizing only one of each would be executed, which will include the loadmaster helping the pilot fly the aircraft. All of this is part of an effort to prepare
Mobility Air Forces for emergency scenarios where a threat or series of factors would require reduced crew operations.
Undergoing training on what has been dubbed the ‘one pilot-one loadmaster’ concept for C-130Js has been aircrew from the 19th Airlift Wing’s 61st and 41st Airlift Squadrons based out of Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas. These exercises will be held on the ground in a
flight simulator at first, with the goal of eventually getting all pilots and loadmasters within the units trained on the concept in this environment.
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