I am with the USCGR (Port Security Unit 305)
I will be attending Loadmaster Training in March 08 at Otis ANGB, MA. I was wondering if someone could give me some advise on what to prepare for. This class is only 7 days.

for C130? I'll see you in Little Rock! I think..

I will be going to Otis ANGB, in MA in March

Probably more of a school for cargo build-up than a specific airframe loadmaster school.!?

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Originally posted by n1dp:
Probably more of a school for cargo build-up than a specific airframe loadmaster school.!?

Agreed, USAF Loadmaster schools are around 9-10 months, not 7 days

The Army would send people to a loadmaster qual course, but it is also 1 or 2 weeks long. It is just that...a cargo build up course...how to properly palletize, how to secure, how to set up for sling-load on helos, etc.

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Originally posted by lstgnfghtr:
The Army would send people to a loadmaster qual course, but it is also 1 or 2 weeks long. It is just that...a cargo build up course...how to properly palletize, how to secure, how to set up for sling-load on helos, etc.

Not to down the Army, but seeing how they build pallets and prepare cargo for flight in the AOR... maybe the school should be longer!

So I take it that it shouldn't be too hard.

It was a quick fam course, for the most part...not a qual course by any means. Basically, it brings you to a level where you can help those who know what they are doing in an OJT type environment without having to re-invent the wheel on weight and balance fundamentals. Weight x Arm = Moment, 101...along with the fundamentals of securing loads (the negative aspects of aft shifting loads...like mass death, etc.)

I agree, more of that type stuff should be taught prior to getting into the AOR. Then again, my list of things that should be covered pre-deployment grows larger every day...you know?

Just got back from the course. It was very Interesting. I now have a certification for AMC AIRLIFT LOAD PLAN.

Congrats. Very useful tool. One tip that kills me everytime I fly. Remember there are different varieties of C-130. I don't know how many times I get a load plan telling me to put a pallet in pallet position 1. If I were to do that on my MC-130P it would be sitting in the Radio Operators lap.

Don't you list all your 1A3's on the Form F as 'excess cargo' anyway?

(that one was for you...Skibo )

Speaking of Loadmaster training just a quick question I am in the ANG on Long Island and I am leaving to start all of my schools in May and I was wondering if anyone knew if BLM was moved to Lackland. Thank you