tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post114129793807907911..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: A Week in the Air Force...Hey, it's technical!PhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1171101026203958442007-02-10T20:50:00.000+11:002007-02-10T20:50:00.000+11:00Hi Tanker... Yep, the C-12 tester does have severa...Hi Tanker... <BR/>Yep, the C-12 tester does have several pages of benchchecks for the flux valve (MAD). Its not in the book to do, but we simply drew a pencil line around the MAD so that we could drop it directly back in from whence it came. Believe me, it works good and lasts long time.<BR/> <BR/>During my 7 actual manintenance years on C-130s I probably accomplished at least 30 compass PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1165186097499204822006-12-04T09:48:00.000+11:002006-12-04T09:48:00.000+11:00Hey!I started reading through your blog. I laughed...Hey!<BR/>I started reading through your blog. I laughed so hard at the maintainer chant!! The term for in-depth troubleshooting is "troubleshoot to other than LRU" these days. The majority of the guys d/n realize that something other than a LRU will cause malfunctions. I truly believe the reason most d/n want to use a meter is they're scared of getting zapped. HA! A few years back I was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142424157000480992006-03-15T23:02:00.000+11:002006-03-15T23:02:00.000+11:00Hey Gam-Mike…I’m just a sensitive Sue! I’ve alrea...Hey Gam-Mike…I’m just a sensitive Sue! I’ve already had one guy question my veracity over one of my stories. I don’t write fiction and I don’t embellish, and least not since I wrote an Enlisted Performance Report in the AF as my last task before retiring! <BR/><BR/>Indeed, I remember that you were one of my “go to guys.” I wonder why we call them “urban” legends? When they happen in the PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142354740022143802006-03-15T03:45:00.000+11:002006-03-15T03:45:00.000+11:00Phil,I was not serious about my last comment. Jus...Phil,<BR/><BR/>I was not serious about my last comment. Just busting your chops a little. I do remember you as being very thorough and doing great work. Hopefully your thoughts are the same for me on the instrument side of things. I remember you well. I thought the little urban legend tag would have let you know it was all in jest. Sorry you took it the wrong way. Getting back to Dwight myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142335696691016762006-03-14T22:28:00.000+11:002006-03-14T22:28:00.000+11:00Mike, how exactly DO you remember me? The whole t...Mike, <BR/>how exactly DO you remember me? The whole time you knew me I ran one of the shifts, usually swings or grave shift. I wasn’t the strictest of supervisors, but my people always got the job done. Is that where you got this disorganized impression of me? Your comment puzzles me.<BR/><BR/>So you doubt my story eh? Hmmm. In Yokota, before I got to Little Rock, I worked several tough PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142213828864439012006-03-13T12:37:00.000+11:002006-03-13T12:37:00.000+11:00Hey great story Pj. Brought back a lot of memorie...Hey great story Pj. Brought back a lot of memories of Moldyhole. I never remembered you being that organized though. The whole notebook thing sounds like Smarty. Urban legend??? Good seeing Dwight's name. I used to be bud's with him. We'd work out together at the gym and then go to the chow hall and eat like 6 eggs and bacon and toast and then he'd eat like a whole ham. Can't wait for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141460042042798872006-03-04T19:14:00.000+11:002006-03-04T19:14:00.000+11:00Nah, not too many 'normal' people want t read yer ...Nah, not too many 'normal' people want t read yer obsession with detail .. heh ;-\<BR/><BR/>Oh well ..Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141442778065454382006-03-04T14:26:00.000+11:002006-03-04T14:26:00.000+11:00Hello Ed, If Kelly Johnson thought so much of Be...Hello Ed,<BR/> If Kelly Johnson thought so much of Ben, so as to choose him as his successor, then you can bet that you are right: Ben Rich WAS a genius and not just as an engineer. His abilities as a manager AND his natural way with people turn out to be even more important than his engineering smarts. From what I read, it was also his persistence that made him so successful. I can really PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141442236717663762006-03-04T14:17:00.000+11:002006-03-04T14:17:00.000+11:00Hey Wat:Sorry about the length, but some tales jus...Hey Wat:<BR/>Sorry about the length, but some tales just require it, especially when its me telling them. Glad you appreciated the human interest tangents. I had many other "adventures" during that TDY to England, but as you said, it was already "the longest post I have read..." (Although, my post "Climbing the Mayon Volcano" is probably longer, albeit in two parts).<BR/><BR/>Just the same, PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141441502277906592006-03-04T14:05:00.000+11:002006-03-04T14:05:00.000+11:00Hi Kev, It's true--once wiring is in an aircraft i...Hi Kev, <BR/>It's true--once wiring is in an aircraft it is TOUGH beyond measure to repair, and almost impossible to replace. When I was a project officer at Little Rock, one of my jobs was to ensure that my contractors removed all the old wiring as they replaced it with new system harnesses. The hidden recesses and sharp, blind turns make it incredibly problematic to inspect, to repair, to PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141432800576058842006-03-04T11:40:00.000+11:002006-03-04T11:40:00.000+11:00This is one great story (and the longest post I ha...This is one great story (and the longest post I have read in my two years of blogging!). I have a technical background so I can understand some of the scenarios you narrated, and what makes this story all the more interesting are the other events surrounding the "problem child" like the war drill and the visit to the local bar. I am in awe of the life you lived serving the Air Force!Nick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141402380717551712006-03-04T03:13:00.000+11:002006-03-04T03:13:00.000+11:00That's what I'm talkin' about! Great story. This...That's what I'm talkin' about! Great story. This is the same, but different. When I toured Buick city in Flint (back when they still made cars in Flint) The tour guide said that if the wiring harness was incorrectly installed on a car, it was cheaper to scrap the car and start over rather than try to fix it.<BR/><BR/>There is an SR-71 on display in Kalamazoo now. Pretty cool. When I was thereKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395213867250164505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141394463882357392006-03-04T01:01:00.000+11:002006-03-04T01:01:00.000+11:00Ah so, you are an engineeer. Now I know. Yeah, i r...Ah so, you are an engineeer. Now I know. Yeah, i read that book. Too bad he died so soon aftr it was published. If you get a chance, reread his final chapter. He practically predicts pretty much everything that is going on right now in the world. <BR/> <BR/>I got the chance to work for one week with the engineer who designed much of the avionics, especially the original C130 autopilot. His name PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141393539710136712006-03-04T00:45:00.000+11:002006-03-04T00:45:00.000+11:00Have you ever read the book "Skunk Works" by Ben R...Have you ever read the book "Skunk Works" by Ben Rich? It was a fascinating look into the design and building of the F-117A Stealth Fighter. As an engineer, I marvel at how they tackled and solved problems.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141377298407016442006-03-03T20:14:00.000+11:002006-03-03T20:14:00.000+11:00Yeah Ed, when you glimpsed the "guts" of that 747 ...Yeah Ed, when you glimpsed the "guts" of that 747 you really got an idea of the complicated nature of aircraft. Although it looks much worse than it is when you see one like that. During aircraft assembly, these days the procedure is normally to install pre-built wire bundles for entire systems, many times already complete with connectors. <BR/><BR/>But you are correct that what maintenance PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141338114529052422006-03-03T09:21:00.000+11:002006-03-03T09:21:00.000+11:00Excellent story. I've spent lots of time hunched ...Excellent story. I've spent lots of time hunched over some wiring trying to trouble shoot it with a multimeter and after reading this story, I know I can't start complaining unless it takes at least four days.<BR/><BR/>I remember touring a Boeing shop in St. Louis and seeing a 747 with the wings off. What was left was a fuselage with a rainforest of wires hanging down. It is a sight that Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com