Quote Originally Posted by ChadAmberg View Post
Last night about 10 miles north of Peterson, we saw a MAFF C-130 make too hard a turn and head right back. He was at a very low altitude and made about an 80 degree bank from what I could tell. When I flew on C-130s we weren't allowed to bank that hard normally, especially at that low an altitude. I was pretty alarmed that something had happened to it, and now to hear this, it sucks.
I saw that too... right over my house! I watched it all the way down on final until it was out of sight. Wife and I thought it was very strange because AFAIK, C-130's are generally restricted to a 40 degree bank by AF regulations, and when not involved in combat (including forest-fire combat), there is really no reason to make more than a 30 degree bank at any time.

I concluded to myself that the pilot had just missed his turn for final and had to really bank hard to keep his approach.


Prayers to the crew and their families.