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morgan.jason•20h ago

Appreciation post: the 0.040 inch minimum bend radius on a static wick saved me a whole harness job

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henryt18•6d ago

Took me 12 years to realize my torque wrench was the problem, not my technique

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fiona_carr26•7d ago

Logbook hit 1,000 sign-offs today, all my own work

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drewthompson•7d ago

Skeptical about those borescope phone attachments, now I take one on every trip

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henryt18•9d ago

I finally stopped using the factory torque specs for our old 737s

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skyler_robinson2•13d ago

That 25-year vet changed my mind about torque wrenches

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the_robert•17d ago

Rant: that fancy ultrasonic tester we bought is a paperweight half the time

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charles_coleman•24d ago

Borescope vs. the old mirror-and-flashlight trick, which one's actually worth the $400?

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wood.uma•25d ago

Took the manual route over the digital scope for a flap cable check

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wade_kelly77•25d ago

Torque stripe creep on a GE90 in Tulsa

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samrodriguez•26d ago

Torque wrench calibration check finally clicked for me after 14 years

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felixm29•27d ago

Just realized I've been reading torque charts wrong this whole time

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josephbailey•1mo ago

FAA paperwork keeps failing my shop, not the parts

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harpercampbell•1mo ago

TIL my old torque wrench was lying to me for months

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lunar89•1mo ago

My old lead's torque advice saved me from a bad repair

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