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The engine thing in your front garden could be fun, but searching for a gnome video on the internet. Mr Masher no need!!!!!!!!!!!
One for all you ex-Wessex sumpies..............
Gnome on a trolly
Easy now, you'll be calling me a geek next!
Your study of the video deserved a mention
If the shoe fits!!
Just for the record, a guy at Boulmer lost several fingers whilst leak checking the back-end of a Gnome not so long ago, and in that configuration the High Speed shaft coupling is VERY exposed and spinning at great speed?!!!
I have seen it all now!!!!
Well, a certain NCO (Name with-held!) was doing a leak check around the back on the engine following a 5 bearing oil-seal replacement I believe?
Up on Port engine door, engine running, all back-end panels removed!!!
Daft t*at puts his hand down the back and underneath, and off come two of his fingers??!!!!!
This information came to me via a third-party who works at Boulmer, and I believe it to be true.
Rumour has it that this almighty f*ck-up (and many more at Boulmer!) drove the decision to change the shift system as alot of incidents were linked to tired people (Surprise, surprise!) and we've all experienced that I'm sure?!!
Anyway, it will all change when the Civvies move in this year to run SAR, and perhaps some of the "Evil Taskmasters" that currently crack the whip on UK SAR Flights, without care or consideration for the troops won't be laughing anymore when they are posted to SH?!!!
Still think he was a daft t*at putting his hand there in the first place, and he was one of the most experienced Heavies at Boulmer, but it amazes me what people will do when tired and under pressure. Hey-ho!
Well, a certain NCO (Name with-held!) was doing a leak check around the back on the engine following a 5 bearing oil-seal replacement I believe?
Up on Port engine door, engine running, all back-end panels removed!!!
Daft t*at puts his hand down the back and underneath, and off come two of his fingers??!!!!!
You forget to mention the even more tiring 12-hour shifts that we're on nowadays '...fall in line with the European Working Hours Directive...' ! Thank feck we oop North fought the 4-on, 4-off system DT_Xtremez_19: , our pattern at least gives us time to get fatigue levels back down to low levels during our 5-off....as for shifts etc we went from 7 day cycle to 5 day cycle to try to cut down the sar FLEET wide incident occurances, and can honestly say you cant single out Boulmer from any other SAR unit or that matter any other flying unit for the avoidable clusterf***s we have all seen, and if you think you they dont happen you aint looking!...