OMG, that takes me back a few years! I remember having to tell the easily-amused FLMs off for leaning on the scanner once it was stabilised - they thought it was fun to hear the amplidyne speed up as it tried to counteract their force to keep the scanner level (and it did a pretty good job too but the FLMs didn't have to change it once they succeeded in burning it out). And the Calc 5 - us fairies had a chit from OC Eng. authorising us to disconnect/reconnect starboard nosewheel door jacks in order to get a u/s one out and a serviceable one in. Getting the split pin through the castellated nut and bending the legs over was a real b@sta@rd of a job for those of us with delicate hands!
I wonder what motivates someone to put something like that together. Truly amazing!
MSJ