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noah415
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10h ago
I ran my A&P practical like a checklist robot for 3 years, then a 30 year guy in Amarillo showed me why that's backwards
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mason.faith
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17h ago
I torqued a nut to 'good enough' by feel for three years until a fed flagged my logbook
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ryanhayes
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1d ago
Spent 20 minutes hunting a fault that turned out to be a loose cannon plug I'd bumped 3 days earlier
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rosel83
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3d ago
DAE use a cheap grease pencil to mark hardware during teardown?
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lisa_bennett
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4d ago
Just hit my 1,000th rivet on a Cessna 172 wing skin and I sat there staring at the bucking bar like an idiot
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ryanhayes
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9d ago
Showerthought: I used to safety wire with pliers until a lead at the Tulsa hangar watched me do it and just said "twist it, don't wrap it"
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mila_sullivan
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10d ago
Spent $240 on a "vintage" torque wrench at a flea market in Tulsa, it was off by 18 ft-lbs
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christopher_kim
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10d ago
A fuel cap O-ring cost me 3 hours at the hangar in Casper
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val862
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11d ago
Pro tip: I stopped torquing by feel after a loose brake line on a 737 got me written up
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terry1
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12d ago
Serious question, chose between signing off on a patched leading edge or ordering a new skin for a 172
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mila_sullivan
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13d ago
Hot take: I finally logged my first solo sign-off on a flap actuator swap at our hangar in Wichita
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emmasmith
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13d ago
Shoutout to the old timer at the Chandler airfield who said to torque the oil filter by feel, not by the book
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faithf77
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14d ago
Just realized the main gear tire on a 737 holds 200 psi, way more than my truck
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patricia_hayes
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16d ago
Chose between A&P school at night or quitting to go full time, and I picked wrong
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rose_henderson
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19d ago
The week I found a cracked engine mount on a 172 and my whole crew stayed late to help
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