Engine noise
So many problems go away if you just ignore them. Of course, you have to have a relaxed attitude like Chuck to ignore them thoroughly enough so that they don’t nag at you at the back of your mind. I wish I could pull that off more often. Especially writing (i.e. coming up with ideas) is hard when you think of all the things you should be doing.
Heheheheh! Sometimes, the worst maintenance problem in the world is the user…
Stef,
Just think you should only be writing or come up with ideas and nothing else. Might solve your problem.
Oh, I would LOVE to do that, Rob! Right now it feels like the opposite. I’d need to find myself a patron like the Medici or something. 🙂
This sounds like what I do with my car…
Maybe you need to write down all the things you need to be doing and put them in the comics! Make Chuck do the dishes!
make Chuck do dishes? not if you want them broken!
do you already have a strip in mind?
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 humor. Here are
some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas’ Pilots (marked with
a P) and the Solutions Recorded (marked with an S) By Maintenance Engineers.
>P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
>S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
>
>P Auto-flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
>S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
>
>P: Something loose in cockpit.
>S: Something tightened in cockpit.
>
>P: Dead bugs on windshield.
>S: Live bugs on back-order.
>
>P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute
descent.
>S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
>
>P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
>S: Evidence removed.
>
>P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
>S: DME volume set to more believable level.
>
>P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
>S: That’s what they’re for.
>
>P: IFF inoperative.
>S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
>
>P: Suspected crack in windshield.
>S: Suspect you’re right.
>
>P: Number 3 engine missing.
>S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
>
>P: Aircraft handles funny. (I love this one)
>S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
>
>P: Target radar hums.
>S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
>
>P: Mouse in cockpit.
>S: Cat installed.
>
>P: Noise coming from under instrument panel . Sounds like a midget
pounding
>on something with a hammer.
>S: Took hammer away from midget