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danielw88
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21h ago
Rant: an old lead in Tulsa told me to stop signing off on my own work, and I hated it until I tried it
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abby_wilson51
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2d ago
Spent 2 hours chasing a fuel leak on a 172 only to find a loose B-nut I snugged myself the week before
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joseph_williams
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4d ago
A pilot in Bakersfield told me my torque check was 'just a suggestion' and I still get mad about it
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thea857
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5d ago
My lead said to always pull the logbook on a squawk, but a busted panel light in Boise taught me the opposite
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barbaraw47
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5d ago
Pro tip: I stopped fights over torque values by making a paper log for every single one
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the_evan
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6d ago
Spent $180 on a borescope and it saved me one inspection, but cost me three others
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miamitchell
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7d ago
The old A&P in Amarillo told me to quit torquing by feel, and I still hear it 12 years later
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alicesingh
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7d ago
The retired A&P who told me to stop guessing and start reading the manual
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derek_schmidt6
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8d ago
Warning: my $200 torque wrench was lying to me and I trusted it anyway
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laura_wright
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11d ago
An old mechanic in Tulsa showed me how to safety wire without twisting the pigtail, and I still use his trick 8 years later
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ross.felix
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13d ago
Hot take: a Vietnam vet at my hangar said we coddle these engines now
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dylan_bell
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13d ago
Rant: an old lead told me to stop chasing torque specs by feel and I hated hearing it
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black.pat
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14d ago
Rant: An A&P in Wichita told me to torque by feel, and I still think that's wrong
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casey16
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14d ago
Hit 500 cycles on a Garmin GNS 430 and the shop owner said swap the tray, I said clean the pins first
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milesj70
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15d ago
PSA: That "5 minute" fuel nozzle o-ring swap on an APU turned into 6 hours
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