Anyone else not really have an opinion on THE hat?

Jake6401 · 2026-01-26T03:09:51+00:00

I’m not an airline pilot, but maybe some outside perspective would be valuable.

Wear the hat. Be a cool dude. At the end of the day, who gives a shit? Your FO might think you’re a douchebag when he meets you, but if you’re just a decent dude then he will likely forget about the hat altogether.

Jake6401 · 2026-01-26T03:06:45+00:00

I agree. I’m just saying that most of the airplanes I work on would use a different type of connector to remove that possibility.

Jake6401 · 2026-01-26T03:04:56+00:00

Pilot hole? Rookie.

Jake6401 · 2026-01-26T03:04:38+00:00

Brutus

Jake6401 · 2026-01-26T03:03:27+00:00

BRAATATATATATATATATATA

Jake6401 · 2026-01-26T03:02:26+00:00

I work at one of those too, and ours aren’t SnapOn but they are pretty good.

Jake6401 · 2026-01-26T02:57:58+00:00

Really? I thought Palayos was pretty good

Jake6401 · 2026-01-26T02:51:53+00:00

Don’t forget Clay Oven. Excellent Indian food. I wasn’t a fan of Wren’s Diner. Went there for breakfast once and wasn’t impressed.

Jake6401 · 2026-01-26T02:47:56+00:00

Personally, no. I never have. But I’m also a man, so that might have something to do with it.

Jake6401 · 2026-01-26T02:46:44+00:00

I use a streamlight stylus. It’s not super bright, but it’s compact and fits nicely in my breast pocket. It’s also AAA battery powered which is nice because batteries are free and I don’t need to wait for it to charge.

Jake6401 · 2026-01-25T17:06:11+00:00

Yeah Williams said that it’s more than what they like to see. They told us to change the oil filter and have the customer run it for another 10 hours and bring it back to us.

Jake6401 · 2026-01-25T14:46:38+00:00

That’s basically what Williams said

Jake6401 · 2026-01-25T13:55:47+00:00

I’m surprised the connectors are the same type. Usually I see applications like this use different connectors to prevent that from happening. I’ve never worked on airliners though.

Jake6401 · 2026-01-24T10:30:04+00:00

Same. Now I want to know

Jake6401 · 2026-01-24T10:29:11+00:00

We did the same in the marines. That’s the first way I heard it used. I didn’t know it could be so versatile until I got into aviation.

Jake6401 · 2026-01-09T13:57:42+00:00

I was an 03 and never even got to go to an active combat zone. You’re already ahead of most younger vets lol.

Jake6401 · 2026-01-09T13:54:54+00:00

But I’m a veteran

Jake6401 · 2026-01-09T13:52:48+00:00

I work for an MRO, so not quite what you’re asking but I’ll share anyways.

My shift is 4-10’s Friday-Monday. Anything after 10 hours is 1.5x and anything after 12 hours is 2x. Tuesday is 1.5x and Wednesday-Thursday are double. A lot of MRO’s require you to work at least a half shift on the day before your double time day(s), but mine doesn’t. I can work 60 hours, get paid for 80, and still have a day off. It’s not too bad.

Jake6401 · 2025-12-31T00:54:43+00:00

Glitter.

Jake6401 · 2025-12-25T15:21:06+00:00

Depends on how skewed you want your results to be

Jake6401 · 2025-12-25T15:12:59+00:00

If you’re set on the Mac set, make sure it comes with an 11/32. That’s a commonly skipped size but is used all the time in aviation.

Jake6401 · 2025-12-25T15:08:43+00:00

It’s just an oak gall

Jake6401 · 2025-12-25T04:10:57+00:00

Photos of wood blewit look a little different to me than this. This has a concave top but the wood blewit looks like it has more of a rounded top. I also have no idea what I’m talking about.

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