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davis.noah
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1h ago
Ran a full wire sweep on the same King Air after 3 weeks of cleaning up grounds
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elliot45
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1d ago
That Tuesday when 3 planes went AOG before lunch and I finally saw what good wiring looks like
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kim191
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1d ago
Showerthought: the lead at my shop in Tucson told me to ditch the DMM for a live wire check and I fought him on it
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gray6
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3d ago
Toured the museum at the old Willow Run bomber plant near Detroit and spent 45 minutes staring at one wiring harness
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drew965
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4d ago
Found out a 737 ADIRU weighs less than a case of beer and I still can't get over it
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kai914
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4d ago
Wiggle test on a GNS 530 connector saved me from swapping a good unit
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mary776
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4d ago
I finally tried the wiggle test on a Garmin GNS 530 connector instead of just swapping the unit
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kai914
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6d ago
Dropped $340 on a used harness tester that was dead on arrival, check the firmware before you buy
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dylangreen
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6d ago
TIL the wire bundle I zip tied tight for 8 months is exactly why my connector pins kept fretting
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henry_martinez
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8d ago
Just realized touching a screwdriver to the pitot tube is not how you check the heat circuit
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bens81
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10d ago
Just realized the old lead at my first avionics shop taught me more with a flashlight than any manual
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tyler_bell
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13d ago
Am I the only one who had an old avionics lead tell me to stop trusting the built in test on a Garmin GNS 430?
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price.tara
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13d ago
Update: my pitot heat shorted mid ramp check at KBNA and I traced it to a chafed wire bundle
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lilyg83
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13d ago
Watched a guy at the Dallas hangar cut his LRU swap time from 90 minutes to 25 with one binder and a label maker
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the_lee
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15d ago
My #2 VHF comm radio died mid-flight over Tulsa last Wednesday and I am second guessing my bench test setup
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