Undercarriage fault rectification "Old Skool"

[SeeFive]

Hello, AA recovery at your service. Whats that you say sir, missing wheel? We will be with you right away sir.

https://mobile.twitter.com/RichardPorteous/status/...

[dukeboy749r]

[aeropilot]

SeeFive said:

Hello, AA recovery at your service. Whats that you say sir, missing wheel? We will be with you right away sir.

https://mobile.twitter.com/RichardPorteous/status/...

Amusing that the first comment is "A different breed of man"

Indeed........as its actually a woman

[SeeFive]

aeropilot said:

Amusing that the first comment is "A different breed of man"

Indeed........as its actually a woman

I was imagining the conversation.

“Brenda, Jim is busy sorting the guts of that radial engine on the bench, so would you mind doing a wheel change for me?“

“Ah, thanks for agreeing to that. Just a minute, put the jack and axle stands down and let me explain why you are not going to need them”.

[eccles]

Looks a bit gash, no sign of a torque wrench anywhere!

[Tyre Smoke]

I'm trying to imagine the conversation with Angry Karen on Facebook when Simon rings up and says Steve is coming around in a minute, could you bring the spare for the Avro with you please?

No, don't worry about dinner, we can get Tara and Giles a Happy Meal on the way home.

[aeropilot]

SeeFive said:

aeropilot said:

Amusing that the first comment is "A different breed of man"

Indeed........as its actually a woman

I was imagining the conversation.

“Brenda, Jim is busy sorting the guts of that radial engine on the bench, so would you mind doing a wheel change for me?“

Actually, her name was Gladys

Gladys Ingle was a famous wing-walker member of the 13 Black Cats, who were masters of aerial daredevil stunt work for the Hollywood film industry in the 1920's as well as a well known Barnstormer act of that era.

Remarkably, considering her chosen profession in that era of no safety devices this astonishing lady lived to the ripe old age of 82.

[W124Bob]

eccles said:

Looks a bit gash, no sign of a torque wrench anywhere!

Bob's got it.

[dhutch]

Presumably done as a stunt show rather than anything else, hence well filmed, but what a cracking thing to watch!

As you say, to do all of that with no safeties at all boggles the modern brain.

Mind you, if you fall into the prop or car clipped to the other plane I guess it doesnt really matter if you have a hardness on or not and makes it worse for everyone else...



Daniel

[Condi]

Google her videos, and that of the 13 Black Cats. She was a total nutcase.

[john2443]

How did they take off with only 1 wheel

[CAPP0]

"Bugger, it's the wrong PCD, we'll have to nip back and get another one......"