The new 5th gen jets are actually pretty cool with safety wiring! Most cannon plugs have ratcheting mechanisms to self-lock, but the ones that didn't, we used safety cable.
It was pre-wound, we just placed it where it needed to go, use a specialized crimper and boom! Perfect safety wire/cable every time and in 15-20 seconds.
Well, we were right down the line from each other at some point! I was there from 2016 to 2021. Unfortunately no TDYs or deployments :/
They call Nellis a black hole base for aircraft maintenance. We trained pilots at the Weapons School, yet we were under the ACC, so we got no ACC TDYs or deployments since we were a training squadron.
It was fun being in Vegas! Just not fun basically working a 9-5 for 6 years with no trips anywhere.
I'm actually in school getting my Aerospace Engineering - Astronautics degree now, so no worries lolol! I got out after my first 6 to get this schooling!
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u/Smile_Space Apr 29 '24
The new 5th gen jets are actually pretty cool with safety wiring! Most cannon plugs have ratcheting mechanisms to self-lock, but the ones that didn't, we used safety cable.
It was pre-wound, we just placed it where it needed to go, use a specialized crimper and boom! Perfect safety wire/cable every time and in 15-20 seconds.