unusual flying jobs

Mike O'Malley wrote:
When I went on longer runs that ended in an outstation, I'd have duct tape,
a couple of spare plugs, safety wire, and some basic hand tools. Just in case.

Am I an A&P mechanic? No. Can I change a spark plug? Yes.

Huh? I carry that in the back of the cherokee all the time! I've been stuck
in airports within an hour drive of a major city but at night
with no shop open (or available). And spare landing light and position
lights. And quart of oil.

And I can barely find the engine in my car.

"Blanche" wrote in message
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Mike O'Malley wrote:
When I went on longer runs that ended in an outstation, I'd have duct tape,
a couple of spare plugs, safety wire, and some basic hand tools. Just in
case.

Am I an A&P mechanic? No. Can I change a spark plug? Yes.

Huh? I carry that in the back of the cherokee all the time! I've been stuck
in airports within an hour drive of a major city but at night
with no shop open (or available). And spare landing light and position
lights. And quart of oil.

Oh yeah, forgot about the oil. Mainly because we ran Aeroshell 120, and nobody
seems to carry it. And the mavel mystery oil. No spare lights- we didn't have
any. Just about anything else would either ground the plane, or could be
deferred (oh, it's only ONE broken rib, put some duct tape on it and you'll make
it home ok. You've got 12 more where that one came from...) ;-)

And I can barely find the engine in my car.


I can find my engine, now the spark plugs, that's another matter (darned
transverse V6's!)

--
Mike

Mike O'Malley wrote:

I can find my engine, now the spark plugs, that's another matter (darned
transverse V6's!)

I hear that! I only have a 4-banger in my truck, but it has two plugs per cylinder.
Seems like I have to remove half the accessories and part of the fuel injector to
get at all of them. I've argued for decades that auto designers should be forced
to work as mechanics on their designs for 3 months each year.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."