Going from Tucson non-stop to San Juan,
PR on a USAFR KC-135 to conduct A-7 departure training for the PRANG in their aircraft. The 135 was also dragging 4 of our F-100s to do some dissimilar after we completed the departure training.
Scheduled takeoff from Davis-[Monthan was around 0800 with the 100s going out of Tucson Int'l at the same time to join up.....
.....well, the 135 had a Mx problem (100s were held at TUS) which wasn't fixed until around 1000. when the desert temperature had gone up about 20-30 degrees. 135 guys had taken on fuel for an 0800 departure so now they had "too much", even for a 13,000 foot runway. So they took the runway and ran up the engines and we sat there shaking with brakes on for about 5 or so minutes while they 'lightened up'. When they decided they could make it they notified the Huns and off we went, actually getting airborne on the departure end overrun.
Long story short, we get about 200 miles out of San Juan, thunderstorms all around and in the SJ area, so they 'top off' the Huns, just in case. As we get closer the loadmaster comes back with wide eyes and says, 'we only have enough fuel for one approach'. We make it and taxi in and he comes back again and says, 'we need to have you all come forward so we can put the tailstand in when we park so we don't fall back on the tail'....."too little".
We had a great week there, and then a USAFR 135 shows up to take us home.
Same crew.
Fortunately we were only going to Miami on the first leg.