Hey JImcork, I had my bird at a show, unfortunately I was could not fly because of club restrictions which meant I had to be there the day before to show that I COULD fly, anyhow I met a bunch or real time C130 guys .pilots and crews who came and told me all kinds of great stories, you guys sure loved that bird, the neatest one was one guy who said the plane was a replica, right down to the registration numbers that he had logged 3400 hours in Mike