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Been torquing those 3/8 bolts on the Cessna 172 cowl pins wrong for years
I was helping a new guy yesterday and he asked why I was using the click wrench on the nut side instead of the bolt head. I checked the manual again and sure enough, I had the sequence backwards this whole time. How many other simple things have I been doing on autopilot without really looking?
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thomas.tyler6mo ago
Bet you were putting the toilet paper roll on backwards too. Muscle memory is a real jerk sometimes. At least you didn't find out by having a cowling fly off.
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susana666mo ago
Oh man, that's a gut punch. We all get stuck in our ways. At least you caught it!
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bennett.james6mo ago
Ever notice how the hardest habits to break are the ones we don't even see? Spotting it like you did, @susana66, is the whole game right there.
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