Jumpseater,
tut..tut.. If you had took your time, say 6-8hours
How dare you sir. What a vicious slur upon my technical integrity
As I said, I SAW some gash blending, a man of my calibre could never be a party to such things
No, I agree that things are very different in the military and civil sides of aviation, and cooling times etc, are rarely an issue "Wear some gloves then" being the usual reply to requests for time to let the engine cool!!
Very interesting about the idle birdstrikes however. In all my years I had never before heard of a birdstrike whilst A/C were taxying. You learn something new every day
