Now that makes sense Truck! A ' secondary' job for a Herc GE would often involve jumping off the aircraft and talking the pilot in to a tight space. I've always been grateful for that because it gave you two things :
1. A little bit of a kick because the mighty aircrew actually trust you (no insults intended gentlemen)
2. It gave me a chance to make sure we weren't stuck in "nightmare city" because I wasn't used.
I do believe that on the Transport Fleet, the people who were prepared to do a bit extra/go a bit further often ended up doing routes on time and without damage. Thanks for your info.
Smudge