So I go to school for aviation maintenance and engineering Currently only have my Airframe license and working on getting my powerplant. At school and out on the job I get to see alot of dumb shit people do and fly with and I thought I would share some of this here with you for fun.

In these pictures, its a Piper Apache empennage damage underneaths the vertical stabilizer. The Pilot continued to fly this aircraft with the damage until his annual came up.

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We'll settle this the old navy way; The first guy to die, LOSES!

holy crap.. thats pretty bad how did he do that??

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1990 Ranger Extended Cab
2.9L V6 5 Speed Transmission
Planning to put a 347 and a T-5 in it eventually

haha! some people are brave. i too am in the midst of getting my powerplant rating.. i take my o&p's at the end of this month. good luck to ya bro.

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2001 Ford Ranger Supercab (4dr), Oxford White, 4.0 Sohc, 4x4, Manual trans (hurst equipped), 4:10's, 3" body lift.

im going for an aviation science degree and after that im gonna join the military and fix some bad ass planes or fly them

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1990 Ranger Extended Cab
2.9L V6 5 Speed Transmission
Planning to put a 347 and a T-5 in it eventually

He pushed the tail into the back or his hanger when storing the aircraft for the winter. That's why when I move my planes I use spotters!

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We'll settle this the old navy way; The first guy to die, LOSES!

What a numbnuts. You think its bad seeing what people like that have physically done to their plane, just wait till you get up in the sky and see how they FLY and talk on the radio.

A few years ago, some idiot in a Piper Arrow was parked in front of the fuel pumps at SNC, and decided not to use the hot start procedure. Instead he primed the hell out of it and turned his plane into a flame thrower in front of the pumps. Good thing nobody was standing near him, and ge freaked out the poor lady in the office. Two weeks later, Roger Ramjet decided to load his arrow over gross and do an intersection departure instead of full-length. His headwind died just as he lifted off, the plane settled back onto the run way, and he overran through the fence into the trees. It was a lovely arrow until he turned it into scrap metal.

Last year another numbnuts crew of a G550 decided it was too much effort to circle-to-land so they decided to land downwind. They stopped the 35 million dollar aircraft with the nose wheel between the end lights. The tug had to drive into the grass to hook up to it.

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(Formerly)
FireRanger
2003 Edge 4.0 4wd

How to: Aux light wiring, relays, & fuses
Info: 300+ intake threads here on FRF
Info: HID Projectors
How To: NO HEAT Troubleshooting Guide

You know that they can teach a monkey to fly but it takes an A&P to fix it. You will be amazed what pilots will do. I don't work in the industry any more but still hold my A&P certification.

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03 RANGER EDGE 3.0
60/40 Seat Mod, Expo Full Console, Expo Mod Diff Cover, Thunderbolt Signal Mirrors, Flowmaster, Billet Grills, One Piece Halo Projector Headlights, HID Fogs w/Halos,
LED Lightbar, Euro Taillights, Interior Accents Painted, OHC, Indigo Cluster, 7" LCD Headunit, Mustang Dome Light, Manik Brush Guard
PNW CREW

lol classic aviation horror stories ha ha ha. it makes me miss when i was working for a helicopter company we saw some seriously messed up thing but we worked on some real cool aircraft.

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1999 ford ranger 4.0l v6 4wd
-3 inch body lift
-custom ultra type 50 15x8 rims -31x10.5r15 bighorn maxxis MT tires -stock stereo with line output converter and 500 watt jensen amp with a 12" Mtx thunder 4500 sub-custom white neon blue guage overlays-pro-comp explorer stainless fog lights

I went to school to get my commercial pilots license and instructor rating first finished that and then looked back on it. Not a waste of money but I have not flown anything above a old DC-3 a buddy of mine owns. I dick around in a Piper J-3 Cub or a Pitts S2A my dad owns. All the guys I went to school with where just in it for the glory and pick up chicks. I decided I wanted to be a A&P after graduating and started on that now I want to engineer engines so more school ahead. Plus I get laid more being a mechanic then I would pulling the pilot shit. =P

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We'll settle this the old navy way; The first guy to die, LOSES!

How the hell does that work?!? Bastard.

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(Formerly)
FireRanger
2003 Edge 4.0 4wd

How to: Aux light wiring, relays, & fuses
Info: 300+ intake threads here on FRF
Info: HID Projectors
How To: NO HEAT Troubleshooting Guide

I'm just awesome like that! =P

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We'll settle this the old navy way; The first guy to die, LOSES!

Here is something new for you guys, Someone donated a engine to the school and I got first dibs on pulling it apart.

Look what I pulled out!


(sorry for the blur) Can you tell what it is? If not, WAIT THESE MORE!





Sexy huh?

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We'll settle this the old navy way; The first guy to die, LOSES!

wow...

How the f did that thing run?

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Just a shot in the dark that the engine did not run with the shattered piston flopping around inside it??

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(Formerly)
FireRanger
2003 Edge 4.0 4wd

How to: Aux light wiring, relays, & fuses
Info: 300+ intake threads here on FRF
Info: HID Projectors
How To: NO HEAT Troubleshooting Guide