Jinxter13 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 (edited) Picture this, a warm spring night on the high desert. Your favorite TV show in about to start. You get your beer, chips, and soda for the kiddies. You're all set kick up your feet set the channel. The music starts, the star's face appears yup there he is running a 60mph; a feat no normal human can do. Suddenly the screen is all noise (snow, to the novice). "What the hell!!!" ; you check the set, nope it's OK, you run outside, Hey Bill is your TV on,No he says ; what's goin' on. Everybody up and down the street have the same thing. No TV, no radio. After 30min it's all OK, What the hell happened?. All morning long you hear guys talking about the big black out. Around nine the shop chief comes in holding his customary cup of mud and say's "you ain't gonna believe this. Last night two AMS techs were working on an ALQ unit, instead of taking it inside to test it they did it while it was still hung; no shielding thats what killed all the comm in the area last night. I swear this is what we were told. Mods,.........if this belongs someplace else please move it. Edited September 28, 2007 by PhantomPhoenix Link to post Share on other sites
Brady Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Least they know it works! Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Maybe those guys were peeved that they were missing the show so they figured, "we can't see it, no one can see it !" Gregg Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 SO that's the History Channel's excuse for cancelling Dogfights.................. Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Not exactly the healthiest way of testing an ALQ, is it? Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Can someone say "radioactive testicles"? Link to post Share on other sites
drhornii Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 (edited) Reminds me of this incident in Memphis. I doubt there was laughter after this though, the person in charge probably lost their career after that one. Edited September 28, 2007 by drhornii Link to post Share on other sites
LanceB Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 OK, silly question: why would a couple of AMSs (Aircraft Mechanic, Structural) be testing an ALQ? That's an AEs job, ain't it? Or have tinbenders finally taken over the world (we always threatened to, but then we'd find more beer and get distracted...)? Link to post Share on other sites
otis252 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 What was the deal on that -141 break up? Something about fueling, I can't remember. Chuck Link to post Share on other sites
C5sparkcatcher Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 First it would be avionics (AN) that would be working the system. Second, Im sure that somebody up the chain said, "just test it there, we will save some time". Third, its just fun to mess with civilian comm/entertainment signals!!!! :D ray Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 First it would be avionics (AN) that would be working the system. Second, Im sure that somebody up the chain said, "just test it there, we will save some time". Third, its just fun to mess with civilian comm/entertainment signals!!!! :D ray Say thank you Ray, ok Thank you Ray; you are correct at the time it occured it AMS was Avionics Maintenance. I hope no one up the line made that call, That is not a career builder for anyone Not funny Ray :D :D Link to post Share on other sites
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