Military Hotrod Club - Aircraft Maintainers Shout out!!!!!!!!

Alright all you maintainers, shout out and make it known. I know AF personnel catch alot of heat for being lazy but I stick by the fact that the crew chief is the craziest and hardest working mechanic in the air force (fighter crew chiefs know this to be especially true). Though our job requires some long and intensive hours and a lot of bullsh*t we somehow get planes to fly safely. So let it be known who we are!!!!!!!!!!!!! :judge:

:chug: <--- a toast to you.

I'm a pilot and I break shit, alot. Over G's are my favorite. I know you guys bust your ass so I can look cool.

:chug: <--- a toast to you.

I'm a pilot and I break shit, alot. Over G's are my favorite. I know you guys bust your ass so I can look cool.

My type of maintenance job makes sure when you over G a jet and it decides to not work anymore, you live to see another day ;) Crew chiefs got it crazy, all the respect to you all... I'm Egress though :bang:

Keep up the good work! I'll be flying Texans in a year so PLEASE keep up the good work!

Thanks

Crew Chief here...Prior F-16 maintainer, now on the F-117. I work Crash/Recovery, Repair and Reclamation. I do more in this back shop than the F/L does here. We do all the landing gear, all the rigs on everything, and canopies as well. Only thing i don't do is hydrualic components. Been here for 4 years. 16's for 5.

I am heavy maintenance on the civi planes you all fly on :D

Father has been in 27 years 5 years active rest ANG. All Crew chief years, heavy bombers, to cargo, to attack, to fighters. Looks like he will get to at least 32 if everything goes to plan, all crew dog years.


The jets are the crew chiefs jets, its not the pilots jet untill he or she gets the salute. Then when it lands its the crew chiefs jet again.

The greatest compliment a pilot can give to his or her crew chief is to show he or she the respect they have earned.



"Sir, you CAN NOT, AND WILL NOT, take that on the airplane!" BWHAHAHAHA

F-15 Crew Chief here. Been in for 11 years, and worked C,D, and E models. Currently an Instructor Supervisor for the F-15 Maintenance Course at Sheppard.

Hyd Mech for F18 here.

FUEL SHOP and right now i work on 16's and A10's but i have worked on the 15's and 22's also.

FUEL SHOP and right now i work on 16's and A10's but i have worked on the 15's and 22's also.

Ahh, a fellow "Vapor head"!

What's that smell?--- Fuel CELL!!

Workin on the Herc's at Little Rock!

I fly DiamondStars.... no Jet figthers for me :(

Weapons troop here. I have loaded the F-111, F-16, and A-10. The A-10 was by far the best aircraft I have loaded. IMO

Currently I work backshop B-1B's. (Maintain all the bomb racks.)

Alright all you maintainers, shout out and make it known. I know AF personnel catch alot of heat for being lazy but I stick by the fact that the crew chief is the craziest and hardest working mechanic in the air force (fighter crew chiefs know this to be especially true). Though our job requires some long and intensive hours and a lot of bullsh*t we somehow get planes to fly safely. So let it be known who we are!!!!!!!!!!!!! :judge::givesfuck:swing:


Haha, just kidding sean

What's been going on in Goldsboro lately? Have you saw my primered Z running around a lot?

I work Crash/Recovery, Repair and Reclamation. I do more in this back shop than the F/L does here. We do all the landing gear, all the rigs on everything, and canopies as well.

AMEN to that! :judge:

Except I work on the good ole "shake, rattle, and role!" The C-130 Hercules. We don't have to worry about the canopies, but you're one lucky man to have fly-by-wire. The cables in the c-130s are endless! I feel sorry for the c-5 guys.

Also, we're the wheel and tire shop too. Which really adds to it. Our bead breaker has been broken and we've had 15 main and nose wheels and tires stack up on us. With only two people in the shop, we've gotten them done in two days so we'll be ready in reinstall a couple of elevators and start the next iso phase that's coming in next week.

Never worked fighters, but I worked FL on the 130's for about 4 years and really enjoyed it. From there I went into the ISO dock and now I'm in the r&R shop.

Thanks for everybodies long hours sweating and freezing on the line!

What no rotory wings? Airframe Repairer/ Aircraft Mechanic/ Flight Engineer on CH-47's. Have been working on the flying school buses for about 8yrs now. Illinois Army Nation Guard, Peoria, IL. F Co. 106th Avn and now B Co. 2/238 Avn.

You know a guy named Gino up there. I have no idea of how to spell his last name, but I think it's Picholla. I went through tech school with him.

AMEN to that! :judge:

Except I work on the good ole "shake, rattle, and role!" The C-130 Hercules. We don't have to worry about the canopies, but you're one lucky man to have fly-by-wire. The cables in the c-130s are endless! I feel sorry for the c-5 guys.

Also, we're the wheel and tire shop too. Which really adds to it. Our bead breaker has been broken and we've had 15 main and nose wheels and tires stack up on us. With only two people in the shop, we've gotten them done in two days so we'll be ready in reinstall a couple of elevators and start the next iso phase that's coming in next week.

Never worked fighters, but I worked FL on the 130's for about 4 years and really enjoyed it. From there I went into the ISO dock and now I'm in the r&R shop.

Thanks for everybodies long hours sweating and freezing on the line!


The F-117 has plenty of cables. Emer release, Drag chutes, and one even for the IFR door. Fuel shop touches the last one tho. Almost forgot, we do wheel and tire as well. HAHA, DUB-T!! was doing that this week, next week i run mids. Last night i had to pull off the right intake grids on one jet just to fix some RAM that flew off in flight.

Crew Chief here...Prior F-16 maintainer, now on the F-117. I work Crash/Recovery, Repair and Reclamation. I do more in this back shop than the F/L does here. We do all the landing gear, all the rigs on everything, and canopies as well. Only thing i don't do is hydrualic components. Been here for 4 years. 16's for 5.

crew cheif here also...also work crash recovery and repair and reclamation (A/R) on b-1s on dyess afb. your only a few hours away if youre on cannon. i just got into the shop a couple of months ago, but i worked phase on dyess for the last few years...you are lucky about the hydro thing. we do some of he hydro components here, and some of the hydro a and a's.

-cam

:chug: <--- a toast to you.

I'm a pilot and I break shit, alot. Over G's are my favorite. I know you guys bust your ass so I can look cool.

:chug: <---- me chuggin to you, cause id love to fly. ive been trying to get an incentive flight for a few years now...

over g's arent so much fun for me. they lead to alot of maintenance for my shop and others. just had one the other day...we spent a full 2 shifts workin issues because of it...

ive heard of the pilots coming out on a weekend duty to help pull panels for over g inspections here on dyess...

KC-135 Crew Chief

I am a F-15, F-22 Crew Chief and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world I love my job.

25 years of propulsion and still ticking. Worked c130 b/e/h and now J's. Still like going to work in the mornings too!! Have also worked a good bit in general aviation since I got my A&P in 1990 or so. Love working on KingAir's, big Cessna's(412-421's) and my all-time favorite is still a J3 cub!!

B1-B crew dawg here...its been a good ride. I just hit 8 years a few weeks ago. Im about to expericnce a whole new Air Force though...Im going fire fighter here in Aug and Im hella stoked!! I've had some good times though and made some of the best friends ever.

25 years of propulsion and still ticking. Worked c130 b/e/h and now J's. Still like going to work in the mornings too!! Have also worked a good bit in general aviation since I got my A&P in 1990 or so. Love working on KingAir's, big Cessna's(412-421's) and my all-time favorite is still a J3 cub!!


Love the super king airs :D

At my school we have the King Air S/N #2 I KID YOU NOT. Good ol PT-6's!


On FedEx 727's right now. Have one one the hangar along with a super 727.

The regular one might be scraped if the tail is cracked, so much corrosion we are replacing a quarter of the belly, keal beam, quarter of the seat tracks are corroded (original thickness with paint is like .087, I had to grind one down to .059!!!! on the belly it was like .062, they ground out .060....!!!!!), list goes on and on. I spent a 10 hour shift today and half of one yesterday grinding, guess what I will be doing tommorow LOL. Cracks all over also lol. Its a 40 day I think check (C-2), our supervisor laughed at that date LOL.

I am struture/sheetmetal now and love it a lot more then A&P type work.

Worked AR shop on C5 at Travis AFB for 5yrs and now im working the en route at ramstein

P-3C Orion airframer here, been working on them since 2001

hmm well i got you all beat... my bird gots 25 hp 2 stroke BEAST!! ok well maybe not but i am airframer/powerplant/what evr else i cn do to it on the RQ2B pioneer. its a UAV its old ass hell but i still am a crew chif goin for CDI

Worked AR shop on C5 at Travis AFB for 5yrs and now im working the en route at ramstein


Tell Casper I said "HI!!"

I also can vouch for being a hard worker..

I am CE, tho.. I maintain pavements. "Dirt Boy".. We bust our ass and get screwed a lot.. "The most overworked and under appreciated shop in CE." .. We get screwed on 8 month deployments w/ 2 weeks notice, convoys and rebuilding airfields/pavments in dangerous areas.. BIAP: that BIG ASS CRATER, we fixed that last year.. Rebuilt three acres of parking apron in Afghanistan, AKA Bagram, AKA steel beach..

Get 'T' taskings to FOB's in the outskirts of Iraq and Afghanistan...

Hydrastics here - wheeeeeee!

Hey Bayer, yer buddy has yet to contact me, call, or email. I drive RIGHT by his truck every day.

:chug: <---- me chuggin to you, cause id love to fly. ive been trying to get an incentive flight for a few years now...

over g's arent so much fun for me. they lead to alot of maintenance for my shop and others. just had one the other day...we spent a full 2 shifts workin issues because of it...

ive heard of the pilots coming out on a weekend duty to help pull panels for over g inspections here on dyess...


DUDE CAM who the hell ever told you that pilots coming out to pull pnls LIED TO YOU..... that stuff hasn't happened out on the dyess flightline for ALONG TIME...

Oh and when you get out of AR you can come out and do the FULL over g insp. yalls part might have takin two shifts but I almost grantee the full insp. took a few days

blah blah blah....always talkin shop Dave, lol

DUDE CAM who the hell ever told you that pilots coming out to pull pnls LIED TO YOU..... that stuff hasn't happened out on the dyess flightline for ALONG TIME...

Oh and when you get out of AR you can come out and do the FULL over g insp. yalls part might have takin two shifts but I almost grantee the full insp. took a few days

sorry, i shouldve specified...ive never seen them out there doin it, and it was hearsay, not fact that i heard. ive heard the inspections suck...

our shifts the other day were only flap and slat cmc's, and mcl cmc's...

blah blah blah....always talkin shop Dave, lol

blah, blah, blah...you need to take that TNT F1 kit outta your sig, cause i dont think your cars EVAR gonna see spray!!! hahahahahahaha...










































just pickin at ya...

even though i still think my car will get the hose before yours does... :jest:

blah, blah, blah...you need to take that TNT F1 kit outta your sig, cause i dont think your cars EVAR gonna see spray!!! hahahahahahaha...
just pickin at ya...

even though i still think my car will get the hose before yours does... :jest:


OH SNAP guess you better get that thing fixed Paul

I gota hose for your car dickkkkkkkkkkkkk.....lol

There fixed.....haha, yeah Nitro Dave called me today and said its at the shopthat builds them for him. He should tell me whats up with it tomorrow, I hope its fucked up and I get a new one, I want to spray the damn thing already!!

if its not one thing, it'll be another. ill still spray before you. :drive:

Hydrastics here - wheeeeeee!

Hey Bayer, yer buddy has yet to contact me, call, or email. I drive RIGHT by his truck every day.


I think he said he tried. From what he told me the first two weeks weren't that bad, but he seems swamped now. He's got a LOT going on at home too.

I think he has like two weeks left there.

if its not one thing, it'll be another. ill still spray before you. :drive:

your dead dude... :poke:

hey what cha got planned for Sunday. Lets take over a park and BBQ it up and maybe a beer or twenty...lol

Electronic Warfare, (AKA...Pointy head). At Offutt now working on the RC-135 Rivet Joint. It's not what I would like to be doing but its funding my GTO obsession.

Used to do Avionics F/A-18's then switched to Airframes/Hydraulics AH-1W (Cobras) and UH-1N (Huey) Helicopter. Now, I am the Maint. Control Chief for a Huey/Cobra Squadron. Soon to be the 4th Marine Air Wing/Rotary Wing Class Desk ( Responsible for all the Rotary Aircraft in the 4th Marine Air Wing).

Electronic Warfare, (AKA...Pointy head). At Offutt now working on the RC-135 Rivet Joint. It's not what I would like to be doing but its funding my GTO obsession.

Who are you? I was at 38th from 97 -05 then I went to Souda now im at the 95th.

RC-135 Crew Chief 10 years 3 bases same command same wing.
62-4138 (AB - SSgt) and 64-14845 (SSgt - PCS).

Offutt 38RS / 55 AMXS 97 - 05

NSA Souda Bay, Crete GR DET.1 95RS 05 - 06

RAF Mildenhall 95RS 06 - present

If you are a -135 guy stay away from the 95RS bunch of back stabbin mofo's in this sq. The jackass squadron.

SEI's can be a bitch! Was going to tankers at the bloody 100th but got pulled back into the RECCE world.

Who are you? I was at 38th from 97 -05 then I went to Souda now im at the 95th.

I'm TSgt Lloyd, I work on the back-end of the RJ...Expediter for LGNJ section in the 97th. Can't wait to leave!

I'm TSgt Lloyd, I work on the back-end of the RJ...Expediter for LGNJ section in the 97th. Can't wait to leave!

You know what I couldnt wait to leave Offutt now I want to go back. I must be losing it lol. Im SSgt. R. Bisarra some of 38 ew guys might remember me. Most moved on though. Maybe I will see you in the desert sometime. Laters

I'm Comm/Nav on C-17

It's a tough life :jest:

Sorry to the crew chiefs. Just a little higher on the ASVAB.......come on someone had to say it. :)

I'm Comm/Nav on C-17

It's a tough life :jest:

Sorry to the crew chiefs. Just a little higher on the ASVAB.......come on someone had to say it. :)

What fucked up is that I originally signed up to be a crew chief. What was I thinking?

B2 Crew Chief

What fucked up is that I originally signed up to be a crew chief. What was I thinking?


Lol! It sounded like a cool job didn't it?

Avionic Tech for C-130 Hercs out of E. City, NC (Coast Guard)

ch-53E "shitter" mechanic. Been gutting the parts in and out of em' for about 7 years and still loving it, going for full systems qa soon. Coolest helo in the fleet.

RC-135 Jet Engine Mechanic
Offutt
1999----until I retire so it seems.
38th--55amxs---55mos

What fucked up is that I originally signed up to be a crew chief. What was I thinking?
Hey just thought I would tell you to look at my user title.....now look at yours. :jest: :drive:

C-17 Crew Chief here. Doing the Deid right now for another 4 days. I never knew what work was until I came out here though that's for sure.

I'll be back in October! Yaaahhh!!!

F-16 E/E, Cannon AFB NM, I put on SSgt Friday!!!

ch-53E "shitter" mechanic. Been gutting the parts in and out of em' for about 7 years and still loving it, going for full systems qa soon. Coolest helo in the fleet.

Cool, another shitter mechanic! I'm a test line mechanic (federal employee) for the CH53E IMC in San Diego. Although I never worked Echos in the Marines (I worked Pavelows and 60s in the Air Force), I got familiar with many of the systems real fast because alot are similar to the old 53J. You might now a lot of the guys I work with...all were shitter mechs that left the Marine Corp within the past few years.

C-130 and C-17 Crew Chief here. But now I'm in QA just hangin out.

The F-15*

Takes a High school education to fix it, and a College Education to fly it.... :nono:

The F-15*

Takes a High school education to fix it, and a College Education to fly it.... :nono:

We've always said it as "Takes a high school diploma to fix what a college education broke"!

so true....

I was a "maintainer" for 40 yrs. USN-24yrs, Boeing-9yrs, General Av and Firefighting-7yrs. Finally out of aviation.

Hydro Mac on the Buff for eight years at Barksdale. I am at Aviano now working back shop f-16's. Fuck this jet. Why does it have to be one of the only jets with no flight line hydro. Backshop sucks ass and is boring as hell. I can't believe I get paid to do this shit!

U-2 Crew Chief

To those that are structures (millitary), do you like it?

To those that are structures (millitary), do you like it?

im wondering the same thing. im in my crosstrain window right now, but the only thing im interested in is metals tech...but there arent any spots available...

Used to do Avionics F/A-18's then switched to Airframes/Hydraulics AH-1W (Cobras) and UH-1N (Huey) Helicopter. Now, I am the Maint. Control Chief for a Huey/Cobra Squadron. Soon to be the 4th Marine Air Wing/Rotary Wing Class Desk ( Responsible for all the Rotary Aircraft in the 4th Marine Air Wing).

I'm almost afraid to ask which squadron! :secret2: Your probably the guy that makes my life stressful everyday! It's ok though, I haven't seen an f-body as pretty as mine aboard the air-station yet :shakinass Enjoy Louisiana,a bunch of Marines I know love it there! :chug:

I've been an an Airframer/Hydraulicsman for AH-1W and UH-1N's for a little over 4 years. If you would have told me before I joined how many hours of work we put in everyday I wouldn't have believed you! Seems like every branch's wing in here has the same stories to tell about the flightline :secret: Cheers to you all :chug:

kool i ship out next week, USMC, after boot is pensacola florida, aviation tech. MOS 2153, i think cant remeber..

I do agree... you guys get shit on alot... I work IMDS/ CAMS @ dyess and I know I give everyone hell... but I fell for ya.

DR

Phrog engine mechanic here.....I miss that old lady.