Uncle Sam's looking for someone who can turn a wrench on a Cessna

[ElPaso Pilot]

http://www.examiner.com/article/u-s...-208-aircraft-for-afghanistan-airdrop-program

Easy peasy for any number of guys on this board.

Materiel Command has two hacked up Caravans. They need 24 more copies.

Oh... but the two they modded are in sitting in Afghanistan.

The aircraft will be used to support an “Afghanistan C-208 Airdrop Program”
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The Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is seeking a contractor with previous experience in modifying Cessna 208 aircraft for airdrop operations...

“The government will provide two Cessna Caravan C-208B aircraft equipped with cargo hauling production options (plywood floor, cargo barricade, nets and tie down straps) for the airdrop program,” the Air Force said. The two aircraft will be ferried from Shindand, Afghanistan by the contractor.
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The contractor will be responsible for performing the following flights:

Ferry from Afghanistan to modification facility.
Fly from modification facility to Eglin AFB, to Peterson AFB and back to Eglin AFB for flight-testing.
Fly the aircraft during the flight test maneuvers, as needed, at the Eglin AFB test range and at the Peterson AFB, Colorado test range. The Eglin flight tests are anticipated to last one to three weeks. The Peterson flight tests are anticipated to last one week.
Fly at Eglin AFB for training contractor familiarization flights. Maximum duration is a couple days.
Ferry from modification facility to Afghanistan.​

Once C-208 flight-testing is complete, the contractor will produce and transport 24 additional aircraft kits to Shindand, Afghanistan. The contractor will then install the kits on the 24 C-208 aircraft on the flight line. The Air Force is estimating that two kits can be installed per month over a one-year time frame.

... and one other detail, you will get paid to play commando:

The contractor will be responsible for providing their own security protection during the field installation of the 24 kits.

 

[Seanaldinho]

Well whoever takes it, Eglin is beautiful this time of year I drive past it everyday

 

[John221us]

Well whoever takes it, Eglin is beautiful this time of year I drive past it everyday

Three weeks in Eglin paid for by one year in Afghanistan

 

[hindsight2020]

It's the American way. One man's lunacy is another man's opportunity. Stay safe out there guys. There's more to life than money.