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wendyg43
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21h ago
I tried using a torque wrench on my own car's lug nuts and got a reading that made no sense
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bell.felix
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4d ago
Left main gear actuator quit on me at 11pm and the bird sat in Fargo for 3 days
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dianahayes
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5d ago
Appreciation post: the Tuesday everything went right in the hangar
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lindal13
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6d ago
PSA: the FBO bathroom at Ada Regional has a 1950s hand dryer that sounds exactly like a PT6 start
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wesley181
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6d ago
Shoutout to the old timer at the Tulsa hangar who told me to flip the wrench instead of cussing it
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the_linda
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7d ago
Why does nobody talk about how a worn throttle cable feels before it lets go
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the_willow
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9d ago
I finally stopped using safety wire on my own plane's oil filter, and now I'm second guessing 15 years of habit
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bell.felix
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9d ago
PSA: I watched a guy torque a wing bolt with a borrowed wrench and no manual, and it scared me worse than any AD
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dianahayes
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10d ago
PSA: Stop signing off on squawks you didn't actually see yourself
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ericj45
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17d ago
Cracked cylinder barrel on a 40 year old Lycoming at KSDL yesterday
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bell.felix
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17d ago
Ten years turning wrenches and I just learned my torque pattern was backwards
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the_diana
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18d ago
A pilot said my torque wrench was overkill, I still cant shake it off
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the_diana
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20d ago
A retired 747 pilot's comment about torque wrenches stuck with me
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the_thomas
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22d ago
My torque wrench habit caught me slipping on a hydraulic line
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jake986
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24d ago
Caught a corroded ground strap behind the firewall at KBWI today
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