Pilot Fighter
Well-Known Member
Of course, I thought it went without saying. There are some exceptions related to experimental aircraft.If you're the aircraft owner.
Of course, I thought it went without saying. There are some exceptions related to experimental aircraft.If you're the aircraft owner.
Pilot Fighter said:
then wmuPHIL said
I'd fly with PF sooner. He spelled 'preventive' correctly.
PHIL may have trouble with looking things up in his manual unless it had spell-check. Maybe his A/P does.
Sorry, PHIL, pet peeve...
We had two mechanics try to MEL the right engine yesterday. That was kind of amusing.
You guys do some weird stuff out there!
On a related note, when you've found yourself a good mechanic, move heaven and earth to keep them. Our guy is top notch, and we've been trying to shield this knowledge from management. So far, so good, but I'm sure sooner or later they're going to notice and either promote or fire him, depending on what the chicken bones say that day.
On a related note, when you've found yourself a good mechanic, move heaven and earth to keep them. Our guy is top notch, and we've been trying to shield this knowledge from management. So far, so good, but I'm sure sooner or later they're going to notice and either promote or fire him, depending on what the chicken bones say that day.
I'd trust a random stranger in a Fosters Freeze to work on an airframe.
Reason 269 I left that place.
AA A & P night job was flying checks in daytime few years ago grounds a Baron in Abilene for power loss in an engine.
Ace mechanic shows up and tightens loose throttle contol cable.
Ouch!
c'est la vie?Someday I'm gonna get that 91 G-IV and put all this crap behind me. (french speak) say la vee.
c'est la vie?
Sais ridicules.
c'est la vie?
Sais ridicules.
To piggy-back on preventive and preventative...
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preventative
If I'm not mistaken, Mirriam-Webster is a pretty high-quality dictionary.
Notice that prevenTAtive first crept into the English vernacular in 1666, according to the dictionary. The devil is in the details...![]()
Occam's Razor wins. Anything more is just hifalutinated.