The Other Side of the Coin

For anybody who might mistake my life as an endless flight of perfect weather and beautiful scenery, remember that every coin has two sides.  There are many aspects of this job that I never share on the blog so tonight I will offer a small glimpse of the “other side”.  This evening I found myself stuffed in the tail cone of my “parts only” 185 fuselage at -15 degrees with my fingers froze to my wrenches, and my lips froze to the aft bulkhead while removing a cable and pulley.  If you would like to know what this is like, cram yourself into an 18″ aluminum tube, at -15, and try to milk a hamster. It’ll give you a snap-shot of the other side of my coin.  I still think it’s a great job.

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