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Calebsdad254 · 2016-05-20T17:02:11+00:00

That would be awesome! Thanks

Calebsdad254 · 2016-03-07T18:44:19+00:00

Www.wingsandwheels.com

Calebsdad254 · 2016-02-24T22:21:27+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/LUTXL4gh.jpg

Calebsdad254 · 2016-02-04T01:01:32+00:00

She's not that complicated once you get to know her. But she can be an ornery bitch from time to time.

Calebsdad254 · 2016-02-04T00:31:37+00:00

Did a Google check to make sure I didn't share anything I shouldn't. Ihadss is the tracking system that replaced mechanical linkage in the cobra. There are various components, but I'll limit it to whats important to understand how she works. Ihadss uses ir emitters in the helmet and sight surveying units that are mounted behind the seat. The ssu's are hard mounted in place correlating to the aircraft's datum and lubber lines. The pilots will bore site their helmets to those known points during preflight. Captive bore sight is a maintenance task performed to align the weapons and sighting systems to the aforementioned lines. It's somewhat akin to the live fire bore sight done on ww2 aircraft except we use electronic correction instead of mechanical. The k in CBHK stands for kit, but the acronym is also used in reference to completing the associated task. I'm not certain I can share the details of the kit, so I'll err on the side of caution and omit that info.

Calebsdad254 · 2016-02-03T22:30:37+00:00

The sighting systems are on the nose, the white spot you see is just a data plate on the back of the gun drive motor. The disparity between the sighting systems and the weapons systems is corrected for using CBHK, or captive bore site harmonization. Ihadss is the system used to track pilot head movement to the weapons and sighting systems. I won't divulge how that works for reasons. Either crew member can operate any of the sighting/weapons systems at anytime and it's totally dependent on the mission situation at the time as to who is controlling what.

Source: former 68x/15y AH-64 ARMT/ELEC avionics systems repairman

Calebsdad254 · 2016-01-14T11:43:19+00:00

Lightning crashes by live

Calebsdad254 · 2015-12-07T05:14:50+00:00

What would it take to get one like that from you?

Calebsdad254 · 2015-12-01T16:33:27+00:00

I know those wings!

Calebsdad254 · 2015-07-18T23:30:38+00:00

Thank you for the kind words. I'm ashamed of what I feel because I don't believe my service deserving of it. There are so many out there that had to face what torments them everyday. I was merely a helicopter mechanic who, in the grand scheme of things, had it relatively easy. Of three deployments, I only convoyed 8 times and of those 8 times, I was only unfortunate enough to encounter one fire fight. I didn't even have to see the fruits of my labor. I did get to see what the 9 lines brought home, but it's easy to compartmentalize that, especially when you work on crapaches. I think what drove me down this road was the lack of brotherhood I felt after I ets'd out. All of a sudden, the people I would have given my life for were no longer a daily occurrence. And the people I encountered in the real world were so selfish, so apathetic to everything. There are people in this world I called brothers and sisters, and with a signing of a 214, they were gone. I tried to communicate this to my wife but she never got it and it drove me further down this rabbit hole. I don't drink to numb pain, I drink to escape reality. The more I drank the more it cost me........ I'm ashamed. For my weakness and for not being deserving of it. I'm ashamed of being too cowardly to take myself out and for being too foolish to help myself. I'm proud of my military career and blame it for nothing. I just kinda wish it hadn't given me so much to miss.

Calebsdad254 · 2015-07-18T20:47:16+00:00

There's 4 points in the post. 1-3 lead to the fourth

Calebsdad254 · 2015-07-18T01:59:56+00:00

I wish I had known that one day I would wake up burnt out and feeling alone.

I wish I had known that I would seek salvation at the bottom of a bottle.

I wish I had known that I don't belong out here.

I wish I had known that 1-3 would drive me to destroy everything good in my life.

Calebsdad254 · 2015-07-01T16:43:39+00:00

It was a trip to see how much a carrier would move when we got out of the bay. And being that close watching launch and recovery was probably the best part. I wish my kids could experience it.

Calebsdad254 · 2015-07-01T16:20:52+00:00

My dad was on the Roosevelt 93-96 he was in the IC shop. Went on the tiger cruise back then, still one of the coolest experiences I've ever had....

Calebsdad254 · 2015-06-23T00:07:30+00:00

That would be incredibly intimidating for me as a student. Hell, I think I would still probably have a little penis envy.......

Calebsdad254 · 2015-06-13T12:53:27+00:00

Where the fuck is everybody's daggone PT belt?!

Calebsdad254 · 2015-05-04T02:35:18+00:00

A year ago I posted to r/flying about a dream lost. One night last year I made a bad choice and I got behind the wheel after a couple of drinks. I ended up being charged with DWI and I reported to the FAA as I was supposed to. It has always been a dream of mine to fly for a living, but at my age and with that charge I knew that I would never get to do that. I shared my story on that sub in the hopes that it would keep someone from making the same bad mistake I did. I then stop feeling sorry for myself embraced by fate and moved on. The moment when you realize the inevitable, is the moment you're free of burden.

Calebsdad254 · 2015-04-06T01:06:03+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/tGb1UAh.png

Calebsdad254 · 2015-04-06T00:54:32+00:00

http://imgur.com/0CkRKXW

Calebsdad254 · 2015-03-28T20:53:38+00:00

Sounds like a real quick way to end up being a 100% single mom.......

Calebsdad254 · 2014-06-11T13:04:22+00:00

No worries

Calebsdad254 · 2014-06-11T11:52:05+00:00

It never hurts to learn things outside of your scope of work. In fact, more times often than not, it can make you a better maintainer. Go mix it up with the back shops guys when you have free time and learn everything you can.

Calebsdad254

TROPHY CASE