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Heh, read through the thread and didn't see a reference to sending a new guy out for pneumatic fluid, we used that one often!!

My absolute favorite though...was the pitot tube pressure test. The poor guy is convinced he has to ops check the pitot tube by blowing into it...damn that was some funny stuff!!

Similar to the Yahoo test was the "echo check" where the new guy is yelling into the intake and, if you have one around, the second new guy is listening at the exhaust....

Darttender, I noticed you are still in the Rome area. We drove through the Griff a couple of months ago and noticed the housing was gone! From what I recall, when the base closed, the housing we were in was deemed unsuitable for even low income families....kinda sad!

I've seen the references to the Cowpot but it didn't ring any bells for me..sounds good though!

While stationed at Langley in the 48th FIS I rmember many practical jokes. The yahoo checks never got boring. But I do remember us sending a guy in to the tool crib to get some K-9 P (dog pee). We used a cleaning agent called CPC at the time, it was in a spray can. So we sent him in and watched for the joke to unfold. But the tool crib Sgt. upped the anti when he sent the guy back to us with a oil sample jar full of Mountain Dew.

I was lucky about the new guy jokes. My real Dad and step Dad had both been USAF so I heard them all before thank God. However my Shop chief still got me good. Like I said in my intro I was one of two JEEPS fresh out of tech school in the new 325X1 instrument AFSC. We adjusted easy to working the Sixes instruments and even gave some pointers to the older guys. Unbeknown we came off a bit "Know-It-All" in some ways. Our Shop Chief TSgt Jim Caldwell laughed it off frequently saying. "Okay which of you geniuses can show me this or that on this damned test stand."

While working to my 5 level he assigned me to do a phase inspection on a T-Bird. Dash 9 in hand I climbed into the cockpit to start the checks. It was early on a Friday and Sgt Caldwell said I could leave duty early as soon as I completed the phase. He wandered to a second T-33 and occasionally came back to check on me. An instrument phase on a T-33 is a no big deal affair and usually takes very little time to do... except this time. Being freshly educated on high tech Avionics this would be a breeze I thought... On the road to Mad Town by noon.

I successfully got thru all the steps except one. Sgt. Caldwell asked me a few times how I was doing and I simply replied fine though I wasn't. I was lost.

Calibration and condition check of the Yaw indicator
Ensure the line is between this length and that... etc. (The TO did not have an illustration in it like the Dash 0ne did. I had no Dash One with me and sure wasn't going to look for one. Stubbornly I was going to do this phase perfect and show no lack of confidence.) It mentioned the condition of the Red indicator lines and warned of indicator fraying. I was flat stumped. Indicator frayed?

Later that morning he climbed on the stand by the nose and asked how I was doing again. Then he said he was sure a smart young Airman like me would have been done by now. All the while he was batting this length of cord secured just in front of the canopy with his fingers. Guess what that was. Yup the "yaw indicator". So much for electronics training. Tail between my legs he showed me how to check it. :embarassed: Never after that did I think I was on top of everything. There was always something new to learn.

Cheers
A J

For DAOLGUY, next time on a T-Bird- loolk in the map case- the dash one (flight manual) There was always a copy there......Remember what was used in the Piper J3 for turn and bank??? ::)This was before the word slip came on board...................The Old Sarge

Ahhhh, the good old J-2 compass!! Remember it well!

"...Oh and that damned amplifier in the engine bay I hated."

I don't think there is an instrument toad in the world that has any fond memories of that thing. Especially working pulling one out on the front line in the winter at Minot. Had to pull the parka off to get into the hole to work. Seems there was a fuel drain that came out real close to the hole also. Marv J.

Anyone out there remember sending a newbie to the supply cage for a McNaughton gauge for the Canoody valve??

Selfridge 61 about 20 new MA-1 troops fresh out school SSgt sent one of the newbys for the bucket of prop wash, of he went to the C 119 section bucket in hand. The old MSgt I guess was tired of that joke so he filled the bucket with soap and water. Arriving back at the shop he walked in and said here your prop wash and without looking the SSgt said dump it on the floor, the Capt that was in charge was coming down the steps as the water spread across the floor. SSgt got to mop the floor and the jokes stopped.


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