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Could you please elaborate on "pretty terrifying".
by iamcreasy 12y ago
Could you please elaborate on "pretty terrifying".
- hueving 12y agoA guy would just do a walk around with a baseball bat and hit parts to see if they fell off. If they did, it was time to replace them. If they didn't, the aircraft was good for another 1000 hours until the next maintenance window.
- rdl 12y agoAlso, fairly major maintenance taking place (replacing tires, etc.) on active runways at major US airbases, with USAF Security Forces with M4s at low ready pointed at us. I was the only person on the plane with the authority to actually be there more than in-contact-with-plane.
- iamcreasy 12y agoWhy they would need to put their M4s out?
- drzaiusapelord 12y ago>M4s at low ready pointed at us. I'm not following. If you're a soldier that's how you hold your weapon when its out: http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/us-soldier-17920177.jpg http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/us-soldier-17920177.jpg The low level guys guarding planes probably didn't have the autonomy to put their weapons away while guarding. This is SOP for a lot of military activities. Your weapon is out and held at the ready. Any other position invites liability as you can't get up to aim quickly enough in a firefight.
- pavel_lishin 12y agoReminds me so much of Neal Stephenson's "The Cobweb".
- csours 12y agoPersonally, I looked at the picture in the engineering compartment and physically shuddered. Look at those connectors! (Search article for " Technical compartment is situated in the rear part of cabin crew. ")
- rdl 12y agoThe An-225 is maintained vastly better than the An-12 or Il-76 fleet.