-YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN AVIATION MECHANIC IF YOU HAVE EVER WORKED AT OR DONE
AT LEAST 1 OF THE FOLLOWING..........
- Ever drank castor-oil - and not because of your mother
- Slept on concrete under your jet
- Ever said, "Oh, yes sir, its supposed to look like that."
- You know what a pointy head is
- You consider "-2380" finger prints on food an "aquired taste."
- Have sucked GOX to cure a hang-over
- You know what Jet1A tastes like
- Used a black grease pencil to fix an over worn tire
- You have a better store's supply in your coveralls or tool box than store's
does
- Used a piece of safetywire as a tooth pick
- You refer to a pilot as a "Control Stick Actuator"
- You've ever been duct taped to an office chair and then doused with
everything in the refrigerator and then sat out on the flightline for display
- You've ever been told to go and get "a yard of flightline or a bucket of
propwash" from store's
- Worked a 16 hour shift on a jet and then be told by operations that we
arent going to fly it till the next day
- Know that R &R doesnt always mean remove and replace, but raise and rotate
- You've ever said, "As long as it'll start every other try, you'll be fine
sir"
- You've ever considered a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to be a sandwich
off of the roach-coach in one hand and a wrench in the other
- You know what a roach-coach is
- And you like the food
- You have ever sat underneath the heat exchangers to get warm
- You've ever towed airplanes around to match the board in operations
- You believe that your "bird" has a soul
- You talk to your bird (In your head still counts)
- Your spouse refuses to watch any avaition shows with you
- You've ever said, "that NAV light burned out when you turned it on this
morning sir"
- You've ever used a wheel chock as a hammer
- The only thing you know about any city is where the good bars are
- You know more about your co-workers than your own family
- While watching commercials on t.v., you look for tail numbers on your birds
- You've ever wished a pilot would just say "great bird, thanks"
- You are proud that no-one on the Port understands you or thinks you are an
animal
- You've ever passed gas in the work truck just to clear it out
- You cant figure out why your 2 week advance per-diem is gone after 2 days
- You cant get through a trip without finding an ATM
- On a trip, the first place that you go is to the local store on a beer run
- Most of your advance is spent in $1.00 increments in a "club"
- You can sleep anywhere - anytime, but as soon as the engines shut down you
are wide awake
- Everyone thinks that your job mainly consists of waving your arms at
airplanes
- You have scars on you that arent from your spouse or significant other
- You've ever used a seat cushion as a pillow
- Gouged by the pig tail end of a safety wired cannon plug
- You know what a one-wire is
- You've ever stood on wheel chocks to keep your feet dry
- You change underwear and t-shirts more times than your coverall's
- Used dykes to trim your finger nails
- Used RTV to fix a stripped screw
- Made tampons out of paper towels for drain hole leaks
- Knocked back a rivet stem that was hanging out of a drain hole
- Wiped leaks down right before a crew show
- You know what a nose picker is
- The person held with the highest regard is the person that can drink a
6-pack with in a 5 minute period and not puke
- You've ever driven home after working a 36 hour shift, and dont remember
the drive
- You tell your peers that you are getting a divorce and the first thing that
they ask is "selling anything"
- Everyone you know has some kind of Nickname
AT LEAST 1 OF THE FOLLOWING..........
- Ever drank castor-oil - and not because of your mother
- Slept on concrete under your jet
- Ever said, "Oh, yes sir, its supposed to look like that."
- You know what a pointy head is
- You consider "-2380" finger prints on food an "aquired taste."
- Have sucked GOX to cure a hang-over
- You know what Jet1A tastes like
- Used a black grease pencil to fix an over worn tire
- You have a better store's supply in your coveralls or tool box than store's
does
- Used a piece of safetywire as a tooth pick
- You refer to a pilot as a "Control Stick Actuator"
- You've ever been duct taped to an office chair and then doused with
everything in the refrigerator and then sat out on the flightline for display
- You've ever been told to go and get "a yard of flightline or a bucket of
propwash" from store's
- Worked a 16 hour shift on a jet and then be told by operations that we
arent going to fly it till the next day
- Know that R &R doesnt always mean remove and replace, but raise and rotate
- You've ever said, "As long as it'll start every other try, you'll be fine
sir"
- You've ever considered a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to be a sandwich
off of the roach-coach in one hand and a wrench in the other
- You know what a roach-coach is
- And you like the food
- You have ever sat underneath the heat exchangers to get warm
- You've ever towed airplanes around to match the board in operations
- You believe that your "bird" has a soul
- You talk to your bird (In your head still counts)
- Your spouse refuses to watch any avaition shows with you
- You've ever said, "that NAV light burned out when you turned it on this
morning sir"
- You've ever used a wheel chock as a hammer
- The only thing you know about any city is where the good bars are
- You know more about your co-workers than your own family
- While watching commercials on t.v., you look for tail numbers on your birds
- You've ever wished a pilot would just say "great bird, thanks"
- You are proud that no-one on the Port understands you or thinks you are an
animal
- You've ever passed gas in the work truck just to clear it out
- You cant figure out why your 2 week advance per-diem is gone after 2 days
- You cant get through a trip without finding an ATM
- On a trip, the first place that you go is to the local store on a beer run
- Most of your advance is spent in $1.00 increments in a "club"
- You can sleep anywhere - anytime, but as soon as the engines shut down you
are wide awake
- Everyone thinks that your job mainly consists of waving your arms at
airplanes
- You have scars on you that arent from your spouse or significant other
- You've ever used a seat cushion as a pillow
- Gouged by the pig tail end of a safety wired cannon plug
- You know what a one-wire is
- You've ever stood on wheel chocks to keep your feet dry
- You change underwear and t-shirts more times than your coverall's
- Used dykes to trim your finger nails
- Used RTV to fix a stripped screw
- Made tampons out of paper towels for drain hole leaks
- Knocked back a rivet stem that was hanging out of a drain hole
- Wiped leaks down right before a crew show
- You know what a nose picker is
- The person held with the highest regard is the person that can drink a
6-pack with in a 5 minute period and not puke
- You've ever driven home after working a 36 hour shift, and dont remember
the drive
- You tell your peers that you are getting a divorce and the first thing that
they ask is "selling anything"
- Everyone you know has some kind of Nickname
