OG of the Souŧh
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Aircraft Maintenance Engineer | @Gechie_xoxo's
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When the pushback tug gives up on life, but the departure time is strictly non-negotiable.
OG of the Souŧh479,893 views • 12 days ago
How do you put a car inside an airplane? Very carefully. And with a surprising amount of engineering. The car is sitting on special loading plates, and the aircraft’s cargo handling system does the heavy lifting. Powered rollers and drive units built into the cargo floor can move the load forward, backward and sideways, positioning heavy cargo with surprising precision.
OG of the Souŧh439,171 views • 2 months ago
The aircraft was not airworthy, not in the normal sense. A ferry flight is not a normal flight. The aircraft has a known defect that prevents it from carrying passengers. The defect cannot be repaired where the aircraft is, so it must be flown to a maintenance facility. It does not fly on a normal Certificate of Airworthiness. It flies under a Special Flight Permit: a one-time authorization that defines where the aircraft can fly, the crew required, and the operating limitations for that specific flight. I have been part of the process of preparing one of those permits. The defect is assessed. The risks are evaluated. The operating conditions are defined. The crew is fully briefed on the defect and its limitations. The route is planned around those limitations, and suitable alternate airports are selected. Then the aircraft departs, and you watch it leave, knowing exactly what condition it is in. That feeling stays with you. The permit exists because, in some cases, the safest option is to fly the aircraft under controlled conditions to a facility with the right people, tools, parts, and approvals, rather than attempt a repair where those resources are unavailable.
OG of the Souŧh132,070 views • 2 months ago
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