[Roadsters] A real honest-to-god gauge expert?

[Bubba]

My Father-in-Law (now deceased) spent his career in the Canadian Air force 
from WWII until 1976 repairing Aircraft instruments, and training new techs 
on the trade as well.  I knew there was such an occupation.  He worked on 
instruments for DC-3, DC-4, Harvards, several Grumman planes, Sabres, T-33 
trainers, F104's (CF104's to us Canucks), Convairs. Hercules, all the way up 
to Boeing 707's.

I love aircraft, and loved to talk about it with him.  After he died, while 
cleaning his garage and house out, we found all sorts of old tools, switches 
parts and instruments, which we have since donated to an aviation museum.

A highly specialized job, instrument techs are like gods.

Bob Winslade
1966-1600 Missy
1967-1600 Bender

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jrdmf at aol.com>
To: <nmleeds at mindspring.com>; <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] A real honest-to-god gauge expert?


>I would be insulted by that comment if it didn't come from a guy who 
>obviously couldn't "fix dinner"?
>
> I tell you what there genius.... Next time you jump on that Airplane to 
> visit Ma and Pa Kettle and are flying along fat dumb
> and ignorant you can ask yourself "is there really a gauge expert"? And 
> hope to God he used the calibrated pipe wrench and
> the fresh roll of duct tape when he repaired the gauges on your Aircraft?
> ?
>
> If you're going to insult a man's occupation you should at least have the 
> nads to sign your name?
>
>
> Jon Frampton
> Huntington Beach
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nmleeds at mindspring.com
> To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Sent: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 5:14 pm
> Subject: [Roadsters] A real honest-to-god gauge expert?
>
>
>
>
> I didn't realize there was such a person, and now, if this is true, I have 
> a
> whole mess of questions. Let me know before I go to my "frustration" 
> notebooks
> to assemble a question filled e-mail.
>
> I've not been so excited since I met Dr. Science when I was in the fifth 
> grade.
>
> N
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