Being an active duty F-15 Crew Chief I kind of like this idea. Cutting flying hours by 20% could mean more time to actually fix these worn out, 25 year old pieces of junk. No Fly Fridays, sweet. That’s 18,000-24,000 gallons of fuel saved, countless man hours in mx saved, don’t forget. One less day of a Major telling me the landing gear “felt” like they were slow to retract, not sure though.
From an old weapons troop; "Corrective action; Repaired short between the headsets."
One less day of a Major telling me the landing gear “felt” like they were slow to retract, not sure though.
FYI… ;)
Apparently, after every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a 'gripe sheet', which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humour. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas' Pilots and the solutions recorded by maintenance engineers.
Pilots: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
Engineers: Almost replaced left inside main tire.Pilots: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
Engineers: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.Pilots: Something loose in cockpit.
Engineers: Something tightened in cockpit.Pilots: Dead bugs on windshield.
Engineers: Live bugs on back-order.Pilots: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
Engineers: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.Pilots: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
Engineers: Evidence removed.Pilots: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
Engineers: That's what they're for.Pilots: Suspected crack in windshield.
Engineers: Suspect you're right.More Exchanges Between Qantas Pilots and Their Engineers
Pilots: Number 3 engine missing.
Engineers: Engine found on right wing after brief search.Pilots: Aircraft handles funny.
Engineers: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.Pilots: Target radar hums
Engineers: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.Pilots: Mouse in cockpit.
Engineers: Cat installed.And perhaps, the best Qantas joke...
Qantas Pilot: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
Engineers: Took hammer away from midget