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ryanj10
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1d ago
PSA: I logged my 1,000th squawk write-up today and the number that shocked me was 61
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drew_walker
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1d ago
I finally stopped guessing at wire routing after a lead in Dallas gave me one piece of advice
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the_nancy
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2d ago
DAE find a $40 mechanical crimper beats the ratcheting one on tiny pins?
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wadejenkins
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2d ago
Update: I quit bending pins by eye on Cannon plugs and started using the right tool
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davidshah
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2d ago
Pro tip: I used to skip the bonding check on pitot static installs until a guy in Denver set me straight
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sanchez.ivan
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3d ago
My lead signed off on a repair I didn't agree with, and I'm still not sure who was right
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sandra_moore30
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4d ago
Pro tip: a guy on the ramp at DFW said my wire routing looked 'too neat' and he was right
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waderamirez
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4d ago
Old timer at the hangar in Bakersfield told me to stop chasing wires with the meter and just wiggle the harness
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patel.eric
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5d ago
Rant: stop testing pitot heat with your hand, use a meter or you will miss a shorted element
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mitchell.avery
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5d ago
PSA: the torque value in the manual is not the number you should be using
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blair_owens
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6d ago
Took me 6 hours to chase down a 3 inch wire chafe in a King Air 200
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parker_webb
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8d ago
A ramp guy in Boise asked why I torque lav plugs with a wrench instead of my hand, and I couldn't answer him
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keith164
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8d ago
TIL my old flight line in Wichita Falls ran 3 shops with zero digital test sets, and now I cant remember the last time I touched a break-out box
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sanchez.ivan
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9d ago
Showerthought: lost a whole night to a bad connector on a pitot static check
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margaretc42
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9d ago
Pro tip: the old A&P at my shop told me to wiggle every connector before chasing a short, and he was right
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