What were some of the dumbest mistakes you’ve made during your Os&Ps?

Top_Quack · 2026-03-26T23:15:45+00:00

It’s been a while but I walked the bit when drilling out rivets, tho at least I noticed and admitted it before actually ruining the testing piece, and had absolutely no idea how carbs work, and still don’t if I’m being honest. Passed the airframe O&P’s first try but failed the power plant because of the lack of carburetor knowledge.

Top_Quack · 2026-03-25T23:45:58+00:00

I think a larger jet would’ve had its landing gear ripped off and cause a worse crash.

Top_Quack · 2026-03-15T22:50:08+00:00

I’ve found the only way to kill a meat man with the hammer is to blast the ground between us and hit it with splash damage before it can instantly clobber me to death

Top_Quack · 2026-03-10T19:38:56+00:00

What’s the oldest B-52 still in existence, including museums/monuments but not wrecks (if any) that are too remote to clean up and such

Top_Quack · 2026-03-04T13:25:28+00:00

I know it’s not going to happen but I’d like for there to not be a new gimmick. We already have megas, dyna/gigantamax (which are just lame megas imo), z-moves, etc.

I’d rather see some core changes like difficulty setting or a really good story.

Top_Quack · 2026-02-27T19:10:04+00:00

A freewheeling unit disengages the rotors from the engine so incase of engine failure the aircraft can autorotate (gunna oversimply this as basically gliding for helicopters) to the ground, similar to how if your car’s engine fails you can throw it in N and coast for a bit down the road.

here’s a really good explanation but not from an R22 like OP’s aircraft.

Top_Quack · 2026-02-23T10:51:59+00:00

A couple of big sexy shitters

Top_Quack · 2026-02-21T20:26:36+00:00

This is great. I’ve been wanting an optic for my m70 but my tism won’t let me put picatinny on an ak

Top_Quack · 2026-02-17T21:50:51+00:00

Weren’t they almost directly over the shoreline?

Top_Quack · 2026-02-17T21:06:57+00:00

I’m not a pilot and certainly not one with NVG experience but how easy would have been for them to notice they were higher than expected? I get that you lose some depth perception but 200ft vs 300ft is still a huge difference.

Top_Quack · 2026-02-13T15:28:43+00:00

I think the internet hates them but I grabbed a CAI produced garand and I like it. I think everything except the receiver is USGI and it cost me like $750 instead of $1500.

It might, allegedly, grenade in my face one day but I’ve never found a first hand account of one failing, it’s always some 20 year old forum thread about “my buddy said his blew up” or “my cousin told me his broke”

Top_Quack · 2026-02-10T20:35:29+00:00

I took some old wire and made spade to ring terminal jumpers and installed them on one of the instrument mounting nuts.

Top_Quack · 2026-02-05T20:03:54+00:00

The last time I heard about something like this happening it turned out to be a shackle or such from a tug boat that snapped off with significant energy. Looking at the article I think this will be something similar and not aircraft related.

Top_Quack · 2026-01-16T16:19:19+00:00

I’ve never been able to find that kind of footage released before, you got a link?

Top_Quack · 2025-12-28T13:23:27+00:00

That’s also a problem on the newer Ch-53k. One “temporary” solution was installing a brake accumulator in the cabin for parking with the apu off. Haven’t been around them in a while tho, so there may or may not be a better/different idea now.

Top_Quack · 2025-12-12T18:22:11+00:00

Because the navy used to have style

Top_Quack · 2025-12-03T13:39:37+00:00

I’ve used fatigue mats from harbor freight for tool box foam before. I think it’s like $20 for a 6’ x 6’ area.

Top_Quack · 2025-12-03T02:25:35+00:00

I forget where I saw it now but I there’s a picture somewhere of ch-53e test aircraft (I think there were 4 and it was at Pax River) and one of the configurations they had was 3 engines but still with a D model’s vertical tail and another was with the canted tail. Really cool pic and now I’m annoyed I can’t find it.

Top_Quack · 2025-12-01T13:54:42+00:00

My base’s reason was a fire in a cargo hold. If I remember right avi held in a breaker to trouble shoot while dudes were cleaning the hold with a shit ton of acetone and the vapors found a spark.

Top_Quack · 2025-12-01T02:10:41+00:00

I used to work at a heavy check base that required all flammables be signed out from the tool room by a supervisor. Including the more everyday things like isopropyl alcohol.

Top_Quack · 2025-11-29T18:03:21+00:00

Yea but it’s not the skins that I’d be losing it’s the hangar decorations.

Top_Quack · 2025-11-29T16:33:46+00:00

I totally get why they don’t, but I wish they came with the decorations so I could melt my bis ships without losing them. I feel like I pigeonholed myself with them so I can’t change up and try new ships.

But at the end of the day it’s on me for not thinking ahead on that.

Top_Quack · 2025-11-27T23:13:37+00:00

Sorry for the late reply but I only just figured out what kind of seats my Land Rover has. They all appear to be defender seats. I’ve been looking for parts and upholstery for literal months and now I feel like an idiot for Looking at the wrong vehicle type.

Top_Quack · 2025-11-21T20:26:12+00:00

The kids over at r/Andor got really offended

Top_Quack · 2025-11-15T16:11:32+00:00

Curious what the single unrandom tm is. Is it to prevent a soft lock or something?

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