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jessec39
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1d ago
Bought a $12 pick set off the tool truck, saved me from pulling a whole panel
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karenp11
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2d ago
Rant: I blew $620 on a fancy borescope kit that sits in my box now
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terryallen
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2d ago
Tried speed tape on a worn fairing screw hole last week, and an old A&P at our hangar showed me a better way with a rivnut
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jordan330
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3d ago
Used to torque by feel for 6 years, now I use a $180 wrench on oil plugs
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daniel105
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4d ago
Walked through the hangar at Falcon Field in Mesa and saw a gray tag on a 172, now I'm second guessing myself
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the_henry
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4d ago
Rant: The $800 borescope I bought mostly collects dust while my $90 one does the real work
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loganbaker
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5d ago
A lead at the hangar in Tulsa told me to stop trusting my torque wrench click
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jamienguyen
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6d ago
My old shop lead swore by safety wire on every fastener, and I stopped doing it on the small stuff
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evant48
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7d ago
Lead at my hangar keeps saying 'close enough for government work' on torque values
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karen_hart
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7d ago
The day I figured out I'd been clocking my prop blades wrong for 3 years
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terrym45
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8d ago
Why does nobody warn you that a $70 borescope can be the best money you spend
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the_drew
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15d ago
Just found a socket I dropped in a 737 wheel well 3 months ago, and it had a note taped to it
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ellis.susan
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17d ago
Thought torque seal was just shop theater until the 172 flap bracket let go at 400 hours
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diana_king
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17d ago
Hot take: I watched a guy safety wire his luggage rack with .032 and it held for 3 states
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jade738
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17d ago
My A&P instructor said something 8 years ago in Tulsa that finally clicked last week
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