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Old 08-26-2013, 08:15 AM
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Default Ouch

We had guys running all around the hangar for keys to the basement and such. My favorite was telling the new guys to get a PRC (pronounced Prick) E7 radio. GOOD TIMES!!!!! The crewchiefs were not to be messed with though. MY former boss might of put a big glob of RTV in the pisser tube on the co-pilots side of his aircraft on purpose one day.... he said it was quite funny watching the co-pilot holding it and trying not to spill it the rest of the flight. The Commander had been informed before hand and could hardly keep a straight face. I cannot confirm nor deny that I ever did anything as a Blackhawk crewchief similar to that
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Old 08-26-2013, 09:12 AM
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I've seen differences between US and Euro tools before. This appears to be a variation on the old "F" shaped "monkey wrench". It works ok, but I still prefer the traditional "gotcha" crescent wrench (metric or otherwise)
Called a shifting spanner in the UK when I was a kid...
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Old 08-26-2013, 11:58 AM
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Working around the fuel systems, I have sent off the newbie for the "O-Ring stretcher". After the possible leak is fixed, he must blow as hard as possible into the pitot to "Pressurize the Tanks" for a leak check. If you could only see how red their faces can get.

And one of my favorites, taking an “exhaust sample” from the tail of a running F-16 with a hefty trash bag.
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Old 08-26-2013, 12:19 PM
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I know you said this a a joke. And I always thought of it as one.
However, believe it or not, I HAVE a left handed crescent wrench.

I never thought about it until I found this one has left hand threads. You turn the adjustment opposite from normal crescent wrenches. It is very frustrating to use.
I've been using crescent wrenches for over 50 years, and I still have to use trial and error to adjust them.
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Old 08-26-2013, 12:33 PM
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I've been using crescent wrenches for over 50 years, and I still have to use trial and error to adjust them.
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Old 08-26-2013, 12:43 PM
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When I was a kid, the butcher at the Piggly-Wiggly grocery store sent the new employee to the Western Auto store for a small jar of "Firm Grip." Seems he was going to go fishing after work and used it on his hands so he could just grab the fish instead of using a rod and reel. Well, when the young kid got to the Western Auto store, the guy there caught on real quick, said he had just sold the last jar of "Firm Grip" but he thought the plumbing store up the street had some.

Seems this was not the first time they had pulled this trick and the poor kid went to 4 or 5 stores before he finally caught on.

No, I was not involved, but I do remember when it happened.
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Old 08-29-2013, 08:58 PM
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Old 08-29-2013, 10:18 PM
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We would tell new flight attendants that we had a lav overheat light on in the cockpit and they needed to flush ice. Another fun one was requesting a cabin air sample with a spare trash bag.

As a newbie at the FBO in high school I went to four other FBO hangars on the field looking for prop wash. My manager called ahead to all of them to let them know what was up. I knew I had been had when the third one couldn't keep a straight face.
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Old 08-30-2013, 04:55 AM
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Don't forget the Prop wash, Keys to the F-15, a box of Fallopian Tubes and my personal favorite was sending an Airman back to supply to get me a Spray Can of Grid Leak Bias (of course that was back when I worked on C-130's). Such fond memories.

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we sent a new C130 propman "jeep" airman for a bottle of prop wash. he went to Tsgt Euwing (prop shop ncoic, non comissioned officer in charge, and the Tsgt had a spray bottle of prop wash and gave it to the airman and told him to tell us in the engine shop, "this is an order, go wash the props on 987 and 824........................ we washed props! lol

the second best one we would take a new engine man out to a C130 and open up an engine and let him hear the ignitors firing and told him if u ever hear that noise get away quick because after 3-4 seconds the engine starts!!! then we would wait a day then give him another lesson, we would tell him he had to go up the intake and inspect the inlet vanes and probes . he wold try and ask, hold me in here. well we said we werent touching his butt for anything but we would "T" the prop and he could use a blade to keep him in there. so we did. then we had someone in the cockpit hit the ignitors and when he heard the noise ....................you talk about a monkey and a football LOL we laughed our butts off. oh the fun we used to have.

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Old 08-30-2013, 05:33 AM
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Called a shifting spanner in the UK when I was a kid...
Gil

You mean a "SHIFTA"
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