Truckie/Flipster,
Not willy waving, not slagging off the K. Love the K, well aware of the personalities on here, and where they are from. However, the day I cant give a K guy a bit of a wind up, and expect to receive one in return, is a sad day.
Back on topic.
Stoppers is bang on. There are many problems with C-130J ops, most easily solvable. In fact they have been easily solvable since we started ops many years ago. The ability to eat a meal before, during, or after the end of your working day would go a long way towards a happier crew, a refreshed crew, one that is less likely to make mistakes. A small thing? Not really, but it appears that 6 years of asking wont make a difference.
As for management of crews / crewing ratios etc, leave it up to the Sqns. Stoppers has made the points as to what is needed. Airline scenarios dont work, and if you dont understand that feel free to head down to Lye and ask why.
It still amazes me that most of these problems could be sorted very easily, if only some input from the operators was allowed.