Aircraft maintainers

6 yrs on the B1B. Most badass acft in the AF bar none! It was a love/hate relationship. Now stuck on the KC135. E/E

 

I was there from aug 2010 to jan 2011 and Ive been chasing bubbles for almost three years now. haha Good Times and Ill let everyone know you said whats up

 

Yea seriously. i've grown to hate this plane lol.

 

E/E guy worked A10s and F-16s @ Spangdahlem and now work the E-4B @ Offutt.

 

an E&E chick i used to work with just got PCSd to Offutt and works on the E4B

 

Well at least that’s what I was told in not so many words, when I arrived at Bergstrom AFB in 1986 to work RF4C's along with some G's when they came in. I knew I was in a bad place when being driven down flight line road there was a fenced in area with what looked like a lot of torn up plane parts. I asked the SMSgt Driving me what that was a junk yard or something he said no it is what’s left from a plane that crashed during an incentive ride. ( Mind you I did not know what an incentive ride was so I checked that off as find out what it is and NEVER volunteer lol) Now the second thing he said after I asked about the age of the planes was " I would rather have a daughter in a whore house then be a sheet metal mechanic on an F4 Base". At this point I am like Jesus what did I sign up for :} lol these were 1962 through 1967 models ( A lot of these planes were 2 or 3 years older then I was at the time) Was transferred out after BAFB closed to DAFB and worked the trash haulers between 1992 and 1996 went reserves and retired in 2010. Over the years worked on a lot of different things from museum stuff to the Concorde when the Queen flew in for something near by , 130's. 141's F15, F16, in Desert for the first edition of bomb them to the stone age so got to play/help on A/C 130's , F-18's,F-14, EA-6's ( they are louder then an F4 didn’t think that was possible for such a small plane.)

 

Gotta be SrA Fisher, she's the only girl in our shop. I've actually only worked with her once, she got there when I was leaving to be a FTD instructor.

 

haha yup thats her. small world.

 

Hickam AFB Open House 2009, Thunderbirds visit

Not a day goes by without missing that jet. . .

 

New assignment to Okinawa...bye bye Strike Eagle, hello Eagle!!!

 

MV-22B Osprey crewchief here. Been flying around in "Plopters" for almost 4 years now since I got my wings.

 

funny how yall got the CGB(AMAD) just hangin out on display

 

Any other Staff select's out there?

 

I am an Airframes Mech on the Marines KC-130, been doing it almost 12 years.

 

theres a -220 on a trailer to the left(not pictured)

people asked a lot about how the system worked, great design but a bit of a pain sometimes...sheered stub shafts and pawl carriers were never a fun job on-wing

 

Old Guys Rule....Started out rebuilding J79 engines for the F4 in 1976, transferred to Rota Spain (NAVY) worked on P3's, C130's.
I am now in Commercial Aviation, worked at United for 18yrs before the Bastards took away my retirement!! Im now working for a travel company in Vegas as a Mechanic...Re-Think your plans of becomming an Aircraft Mechanic!!! The industry is not what it used to be

 

Army. Hydraulic mechanic (Air Force Trained), non ACFT specific. i've worked a lot with the Navy and Air Force in both Iraq and Afghan. Currently at Eustis, VA

 

on 22's that rarely happens more gen fails than anything

 

I had more ATS fails then gen fails.

 

Lol. Good ol eusless. Went to tech school there.

Sent frum mobul fone soe don't freek out about my speling and grahmar.