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Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #16, NA F-100 Super Sabre by heywooood. Viewed 431 times.
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| heywooood | 25-May-17 00:24 | | and here I thought MY job sucked.. |
| heywooood | 25-May-17 00:46 | | this one tells me I've never had a bad haircut... |
| heywooood | 25-May-17 00:58 | | these two..." yeah just wait there, I'm gonna go grab fifty feet of flight line for ya - the pilot can't take off without it. Don't move - I'll be right back" |
| BriandKilby | 25-May-17 07:27 | | the nose cleaner! |
| David Duckett | 25-May-17 09:14 | | There's obviously something wrong here. The guy on the right is a pilot, uniform, insignia,...and the two striper in the intake is an idiot. This would never be allowed and they would most assuredly not be smiling! |
| heywooood | 25-May-17 10:01 | | Right? You have to figure that whatever was on the crewmans shoes, gravel, sand etc. is now all over the inside of that duct. I thought the guy standing was a pilot by that watch he has on. Maybe he caught that feller sleeping in there? |
| LASTWOODSMAN | 25-May-17 16:50 | | Looks like a good-natured "ham" shot - probably on a decommissioned a/c without an engine ... just havin' some fun. |
| David Duckett | 25-May-17 20:09 | | Agreed it's a ham shot. I do question the looks on their faces. Sorta like they just set up a date.
I doubt it's a decommissioned ac for a couple of reasons. If it were it would have the intake covered and all panels sealed with white stuff ( don't know what it is). It would be very unusual to have a decom ac next to a fully loaded version next to it on an active flight line. You can tell it's active by the canopy being open and the ladder in place on the ac in back. I have seen them together at air shows here when they bring ac from the Pima Air Museum to display with operational ac but the canopies are usually shut and there are no ladders unless it is an exhibit specifically set up for open cockpit display..
All the people who work at the storage facility here, called the boneyard, are civilians.
The pilot is holding the probe just in back of the sign which says NO HAND HOLD..
If you work on the flight line and have a toolbox all tools must be in foam lined trays cutout to the shape of each tool. When you get through your toolbox must have all the tools in place. If one is missing the aircraft will not be allowed to take off until it's found. If the two striper is truly a mechanic there is the possibility that he could lose a tool while screwing around. The dirt on his shoes might not mess an engine but a screwdriver will.
A major problem for any aircraft, and jet aircraft in particular, is debris on the runway that shouldn't be there. It is called FOD and stands for foreign object damage. Anything can be FOD. It used to be common for each squadron to furnish several people to form a line of people across the width of the flight line and walk the length of it picking up everything thing found.
On any base safety is the primary concern and there are lots of people whose only job is safety, and they are everywhere. The flight line is a dangerous place so naturally there are all kinds of regulations relevant to safety. Violating them can get you in trouble. Ignoring them can get you killed.
So, the dumb ass in the intake is having fun perhaps but he' s making some serious mistakes. If the aircraft is damaged, or crashes, he could wind up paying for it. |
| David Duckett | 25-May-17 20:17 | | Not to mention the obvious that if his fellow mechanic hits the start button without knowing he's there.....chopped liver. |
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