A320 Ruining my shoes.
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A320 Ruining my shoes.
Any A320 pilot must have noticed the scuff marks at the back of his shoes just above the heel. If you feel along the side of the floor mounted central footrest towards the rear, there are two sharp edged bolt heads which pulverise any leather which comes into contact with them.
Either Airbus come out with a modification or I'm going to have to take my work shoes into a cobbler to have an extra layer of leather sewn on.
Either Airbus come out with a modification or I'm going to have to take my work shoes into a cobbler to have an extra layer of leather sewn on.
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floor mounted central footrest towards the rear
Next you'll tell me you don't need to use them in normal flight and some magical ELAC co-ordinates the turns!Just lean the seat back and fly it with your feet up on the dropdown dash mounted footrests. All the cool kids fly like that.
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One of my colleagues cut his hand somewhat nastily on an extruding screw on a side wall below the stick. Later, sticky aluminium tape was applied to all the srews with sharp edges around and the whole place looked like a radar decoy! Little buggers everywhere.
Of course, the above not being a maintenance approved / authorized procedure, this was never in the TechLog. Neither is this post?
Of course, the above not being a maintenance approved / authorized procedure, this was never in the TechLog. Neither is this post?
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I have since checked and I see the two hex bolt heads each side of the central footrest referred to.
Unless someone has replaced the bolts of the OP's aircraft with ones that stick out much more, I cannot get my shoes into a position where the heels would even touch the bolt heads.
Mind you, I wear DM's* which have a sole that is slightly wider than the heel so maybe that prevents damage.
*Doctor Martins.
Unless someone has replaced the bolts of the OP's aircraft with ones that stick out much more, I cannot get my shoes into a position where the heels would even touch the bolt heads.
Mind you, I wear DM's* which have a sole that is slightly wider than the heel so maybe that prevents damage.
*Doctor Martins.
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Wow. Where did you get those from Captain Bloggs?!
And there was I, making assumptions about your gender, or maybe your height?
Reminds me about the old chestnut interview question: "What would you do if you saw your Captain in the bar wearing a dress?"
Answer: Offer to buy her a drink.
And there was I, making assumptions about your gender, or maybe your height?
Reminds me about the old chestnut interview question: "What would you do if you saw your Captain in the bar wearing a dress?"
Answer: Offer to buy her a drink.
