Whatever Happened to Connielingus????
Errr, Hello.... Remember me?
Yes - I disappeared for a few days there.....BUT, it wasn't so much being "Blog-lazy" as it was that my sweet little life has become outrageously busy and I have been an outright airplane-fixin' whore in this last week.
I ended up working 10 hour evening shifts for 7 days in a row, due to a lot of major repairs needing to be finished in a short period of time....
...also, Jenn has been applying for some new jobs and I have been driving her here, there and everywhere in the mornings.....
... that coupled with the fact that the Canadian Mens Olympic Hockey Training Camp was in town, so being such a shameless hockey slut, I couldn't miss it.
It was amazing the natural skill these guys have... Basically the best players in the world together on the same team. It's ridiculous how simple they make it all seem.
There he is, our boy Bertuzzi(far right) Along with Chris Pronger, Adam Foote, and Mike Peca. "WHERE'S WAYNER?" - Can Anyone spot Wayne Gretzky in the Background?
Here is what happens when a dumb Baggage Handler hits the side of the Aircraft beside the Cargo pit door. The damage gets cut out.....
... And a huge patch engineered by Boeing gets riveted on.So this is where I've been - I can barely believe that my computer wasn't even turned on for 3 or 4 days...
I've undoubtedly missed you, and I was very proud of the creativity displayed over the weekend at Angry Chimp with the "Over 2U Friday".
Nice Work!
posted by Connie @ 11:01 AM
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"WHERE'S WAYNER?" - Can Anyone spot Wayne Gretzky in the Background?
He's the one leaning way over, having a perv at that groupie's cleavage, right?
Right.
I assume they do structural analysis of a patched body. But I'm sure they haven't done the coke vs. piss test... slackers!
I'm glad to see u r back.
glad to see yo back too.
So do all those holes have rivets?
Does this sort of thing go on all over the aircraft? Is this why they look, on close inspection, like a patchwork quilt?
How bad was the damage before it was cut out, scratched, dented, or actually broken through?
So many questions - sorry!
Hey Connie! Great to have oyu back at long bloody last. Really missed you, but glad that you've been keeping out of trouble and keeping those sodding planes out of trouble too!
Catch you later,
T
PS, The L Word is something else. My goodness me!
Wow - Bertuzzi - you lucky girl! I didn't realize they were playing near you - I figured it was an hour away or more... I saw buck and half with Wayne yesterday and he looked like they had a gun to him to get his answers - not impressed at all...
I'm hoping that Wayne isn't the one behind the sticks with the half hat on... is he in the middle of the "chained" off section - wearing shorts or is he the guy in the blue shirt in the box above the seating... or is he even in this photo... and I am just hunting all of the faces aimlessly?
All good things for the Okanagan - did you see Eric McCormack (Will and Grace) was on Regis and Kelly talking up Penticton - he was talking about the "river" between Okanagan and Skaha (spelling) Lake. Sounded like he had a pretty good time. I'm interested because tourism is my bag and I love to hear about free advertising for BC.
Ok Edwaado and Aas... This is for you!
The damage was caused by a baggage cart hitting the side of the plane... it was kinda a gouge and dent - thus in effect damaging the strength of the metal sheet , often resulting in "oil-canning" or stretching of the structural makeup of the aluminum.... so the damaged area is cut out, and the big doubler patch of a thicker sheet, plus the small tripler as seen on the right is added to make up for what was cut out.
Then there is the layout for the fastners (rivets made from aluminum) as seem by the many holes to hold this patch on. The fastner count and locations are all very important, as is all analysed for shear strength and specific stresses (ie. being adjacent to the cargo door)
I am the one, with all this information forwarded to me from Boeing who carries out the repair... -everything from cutting out the damaged airplane to installing the rivets.
On a side note....
We only generally use Boing engineers when the damage is severe and our library of Structural Repair Manuals do not have "rules" for the specific damage... otherwise we use these manuals and come up with a repair scheme based on size, shape and area of damage ourselves.
- This explains why my "title" is a "Licenced Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (S)" .... I've passed my apprenticeship, passed all my government examinations, and hold my Company's Airworthiness Certification Authority (meaning I can sign-off on my own or others jobs).
So there you go!... Blah Blah Blah... I can talk about this all night ;)
Brilliant, thanks Connie
Ouch. You're a LAME CACA? Someone really needs to rethink their acronyms.
Just kidding, I'm glad there are folks like you keeping us safe. Yeah, Tina, that means you too.
So, do baggage handlers ever vomit, spill soda, or piss on the outside of the plane when dealing with baggage? Hrm....
I dunno, but now I have soda coming out of my nose, thanks aas!
LAME CACA... yes. I knew about the LAME, but I never thought of the CACA. good eye Aas! lol!
As far as baggage handlers pissing etc. on the plane... it wouldn't surprise me much, they certainly have big problems following the one cardinal rule of "don't smash into the aircraft". I see dents and scrapes around cargo doors every week.... they also draw dirty pictures and poems inside the baggage compartment.
sheer brilliance there.
oh yeah and as far as wayne gretzky.... I think he's the one in the shorts. I dunno actually but apparently he was sitting in that cordoned off area.
The L-word is brilliant Tina.... have you seen the "jail" scene yet.... worth the price of the DVD set alone.
Who's your favorite so far?
Not seen the jail scene yet - is this in the first series?
My favourite? Are you kidding?? I love Dana, she's great. And Shane is fab. But Marina.... Jesus Christ that woman is something else. Yes, Marina.
My namesake is a pathetic, boring fart.
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