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john648
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1d ago
Found out the FAA only requires 16 hours of training to get your A&P, and I have been spreading bad info for 7 years
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grantnelson
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3d ago
Am I the only one who had a whole week of sign offs go smooth for once?
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juliak73
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6d ago
Paid $210 for a borescope off the tool truck in Wichita, found a cracked turbine blade on my first look
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ramirez.caleb
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8d ago
Pro tip: stop torqueing by feel on hydraulic lines, a guy at the Wichita hangar made me a believer
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jennifer_west
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8d ago
I thought the borescope was a gimmick until I found cracks on cylinder 3
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amymiller
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8d ago
I logged 1,000 hours on the same tail number and it changed how I feel about job hopping
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the_kelly
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9d ago
My first AP showed me how to safety wire with a coat hanger in 1998 and I still think about it
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laura_knight54
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10d ago
Vent: an old A&P at the Van Nuys hangar told me to torque to the low end on a Lycoming cylinder, and I did it for 3 annuals
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caleb_jenkins92
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11d ago
Showerthought: the old A&P at my first shop showed me the rag trick for finding a leaking quick disconnect
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the_sarah
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12d ago
Rant: spent 6 months torquing flap actuator bolts by feel before a lead caught me
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anna_shah9
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13d ago
PSA: stop priming the fuel system before you check the filter housing
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leer12
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13d ago
Thought my torque wrench was solid for 8 years until a guy in Tulsa lent me his and the handle clicked at like half the pull
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leelewis
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13d ago
Watched a guy torque a prop blade bolt to the wrong spec because he read the chart upside down
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sarahb59
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15d ago
Heard a new guy say he just torques to feel and it made me think about how we pass down bad habits
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laura_knight54
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15d ago
Alternator coupling failed at 400 hours and I found it during a routine inspection
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