Hudson Helicopter Crash

[RoseRed]

I couldn't find the other threads, so I'll put this here...

 

[WingsOfGold]

I couldn't find the other threads, so I'll put this here...

TFOA........... like the rotor.

 

[RoseRed]

TFOA........... like the rotor.

Looks that way.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

TFOA........... like the rotor.

What happens when you forget to tighten the Jesus nut.

 

[RoseRed]

Release the maintenance records.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

Release the maintenance records.

General and commercial aviation is truly scary after you have been involved in military aviation. Missing tools, no problem we needed a new one of those anyway. Out of #10 AN bolts, see what Lowes has.

 

[RoseRed]

General and commercial aviation is truly scary after you have been involved in military aviation. Missing tools, no problem we needed a new one of those anyway. Out of #10 AN bolts, see what Lowes has.

I've heard that. I remember the guys having to check in and out their tools from the the crib.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

I've heard that. I remember the guys having to check in and out their tools from the the crib.

A visit from "corporate heads" in the commercial division had a complaint "you guys aren't filling out lost tool reports, you only had 8 for the year and they were all found, we have had hundreds and a few dozen never found"

 

[stgislander]

General and commercial aviation is truly scary after you have been involved in military aviation. Missing tools, no problem we needed a new one of those anyway. Out of #10 AN bolts, see what Lowes has.

Kinda reminds me of all the Pax engineers lined up at Radio Shack waiting for it to open.

 

[glhs837]

I've heard that. I remember the guys having to check in and out their tools from the the crib.

Yep. More modern systems rf tag each tool and the tech logs into the box, and the box knows what tools are removed and replaced. Some items too small but not many. The Boeing guys at Pax used it. I toured the MIT Lincoln Labs flight test facility up in Mass and they were using the same system

 

[PeoplesElbow]

Yep. More modern systems rf tag each tool and the tech logs into the box, and the box knows what tools are removed and replaced. Some items too small but not many. The Boeing guys at Pax used it. I toured the MIT Lincoln Labs flight test facility up in Mass and they were using the same system

I think those boxes are $150k each, without tools.

 

[BOP]

What happens when you forget to tighten the Jesus nut.

My exact thought.

AMH on H-3s in the Navy.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

My exact thought.

AMH on H-3s in the Navy.

Great platform, I enjoyed my time with them even though they were older than I was.

 

[BOP]

Great platform, I enjoyed my time with them even though they were older than I was.

They'd probably been in service for about 9 years by the time I got to the Fleet. Flying pickups, basically. We used them for plane guard, postal runs, VIP, vert reps, stuff like that.

 

[black dog]

Great platform, I enjoyed my time with them even though they were older than I was.

My son laughed when he shot me a Pic of the LAV data tag saying his was built in 1984.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

My son laughed when he shot me a Pic of the LAV data tag saying his was built in 1984.

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Lol I believe the H3 dates back to 1960, also worked on an EA-6B which was built in the 60s.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

They'd probably been in service for about 9 years by the time I got to the Fleet. Flying pickups, basically. We used them for plane guard, postal runs, VIP, vert reps, stuff like that.

I have a picture of the particular one I did flight test on being used as Nixon's Marine 1.

 

[WingsOfGold]

I've heard that. I remember the guys having to check in and out their tools from the the crib.

Tool inventory at start and finish of every shift SOP......... probably started early 80's.

 

[WingsOfGold]

My exact thought.

AMH on H-3s in the Navy.

Was the "Finger Room" there when you went through Memphis? Finger in a jar 1969 LOL, I heard it was eventually stolen.

 

[WingsOfGold]

My exact thought.

AMH on H-3s in the Navy.

We had SH3D's aboard Sara 1970, pretty much coal haulers. 72 they had door gunners in VN when they went SAR. Ever use these ole Alamite cans? They always had water and dirt in the bottom, we didn't much gaf 18 hour days, just reset the filters.

USS Saratoga (CVA 60) Vietnam Cruise Book 1972-73 - HS-7