Laneskydoodlethe2nd
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Not sure who the muppet pilot was that decided pancakes or whatever they ate that required syrup was a good idea to eat in the cockpit but this is what I got called out to clean up. The crew said it was there when they took over the plane in the morning. I just replaced the unit vs taking a huge delay trying to clean it. Common sense people! 15k radio unit replaced for cleaning. Smh.
Edit: Thanks for getting this to most viral! Hope you all learned to avoid syrup in the cockpit. Bob's if you got em.
Edit 2: Any comment related to the Kobe tragedy will be downvoted.
sapete19
Had you cleaned it, it would have been the only clean thing on the plane. Probably. Fuck it ... make that DEFINITELY.
OnlyaMothercouldLove
How in the hell! Did they actually eat the pancake off the radio.....??
Hardcore04
As a former avi tech...fucking pilots man.
lovestars
anything for some flapjack
MajorBend
We had a pilot vomit in the cockpit of an A-10 once. He was nice enough to do the cleaning himself.
SilentHowling
From my limited experince & secondhand knowledge. It's amazing he acknowledged that he caused the mess at all.
MajorBend
Kind of hard to blame it on anyone else in a single seat cockpit. But yeah, they could be that way at times.
thejinseng
As a former avionics tech, I hate it.
demonbob72
Who said it was syrup looks kind of like bodily fluids, mile high club perhaps or just breakfast in bed
Whatsname
Just upvoted for Edit #2
KeepDisturbingMe
I was like "why didn't the pilot just clean it?" but then I thought "oh.. He would have to press the buttons to do so while in the sky"
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
He's got more important things to worry about. Would've been nice if said pilot owned up to it.
ChloeRed
Would you trust the person who did this to clean it up properly, even on the ground?
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
I wouldn't.
ChloeRed
Yeap, me neither. I could easily see the person who's decision making process lead to it using a cleaner that, eg, melts the buttons!
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Exactly!
Frederf
SnossedAndLost
Well they learned they can get a new radio with some syrup...
scotskies
All we hear it Radio Goo Goo...
Flibbertyjib
But all it plays is Lady GaGa
filben7
THIS!
absoliutenus
They hit the "next" button after they were done with it
stacydsullivan360
Who decided to taste test this and confirm it was syrup?
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Me.
stacydsullivan360
LOL
SuddenRandomFinnishGuy
Never happened to me when I fly Flight Simulator, haven't even dropped on my keyboard.
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Keep it that way.
solderking
I'm an aviation tech and we repair cockpit instruments. They come in like this all the time. Especially coffee.
Exoch
Sorry...
jimicus
How much time is spent cleaning versus verifying it still works?
solderking
Rigorous testing and cleaning are performed before something goes back.
jimicus
Sounds more like a refurb process
solderking
Its not. We repair and recertify.
solderking
We do overhauls on occasion though.
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Thanks for all you do!
Exoch
TFAYD!
solderking
No problem! Best job I've had :)
adoration0x
I read DME HOLD as "HOLD ME" and was shocked there's a button for that
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
It holds the signal from the Distance Measuring Equipment.
Exoch
Naaaa, I like D-ME HOLD better.
BosunMark
Replaced with this:
katychla
That alphabetical keyboard bothers me
ericdidit
Finally. Proof!
decoyyy
So this is what my delays are about. Fucking syrup eating sloppy ass pilots...
aspeckuponaspeckuponaspeck
I'd love to press the button called "boom"! (For funsies)
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
It changes over from a regular microphone to a boom style microphone I believe.
SlightlyDodgy
15k radio with the same performance spec as a 1.5k SDR, and reduced functionality in exchange for simple idiot proofing.
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Yup.
HailKingZoidberg
Nothing is idiot proof though.
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Yup.
beardofsocrates
It's better then being jammed.
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Raspberry?
OKSasquatch
There's only one man who would dare give them the raspberry.
baze
What does the "boom" switch do?
SophieClockwise
byohzzrd
YouMayFindThisMildlyInteresting
It's a Prandtl–Glauert singularity.
NorwegianJim
Sonic boom! Sonic boom!! Sonic boom!!!
byohzzrd
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
For a boom microphone.
mhayes71
releases the boom
PaintedInGreen
Cockpits are for sausage. Check.
smegheadenergy
Sausages!
GirthBrookss
Let’s take a moment to reflect on ourselves
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
There's plenty of taco's but those don't go great with syrup..
HurtYou
You know why they call it a cockpit?
DiedAndHauntingImgur
But maple syrup goes with that too
TheDrunkenHuntsman
TheRealGeorgeMcfly
COCKPITS! BOOBYTRAPS!
jennycone
Pirate booty!
BurntGrundleHairs
Kobe?
originalamb
Too soon bro
meltedfaceguy
Just heard his daughter died along with him.... Fucked up
HughGRecti0n
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
No he went down in a chopper. This is on a plane.
AviationNation
“Proceed direct SYRUP and join the Pancake1 Arrival”
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Squawk aunt jemima 19er
pepsiisbestsoda
Knew a guy who piloted a ch47, opened a can of Red Bull and it sprayed all over the glass displays destroying them
mantiscruiser61
Officers yeah?
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
That's a paddling
mmmmyeaaaa
Why would you need a chinook if redbull gives you wings? Greedy
ENCHANTMEN
How come? Did it get shaken a bunch, or was it air pressure or something?
DarkerSavant
Air pressure is lower.
sardonislamir
Can you explain how redbull a fluid, destroyed glass displays that should endure as much as a hard tapping by equipment?
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Probably got in somewhere it shouldn't be. Electronics and liquids aren't best friends.
badgerthewitness
Shit I had to clean red bull out of a work phone and that phone never worked the same.
George3rd
*this* also sticky sugar can cause buttons to stick when pressed.
TheTravelingAirman
Avionics with power applied and any conductive fluid are not friends. Salsa: Avionics back shop. Stop breaking my shit pilots.
CheluOwen
Canadian pilot?
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Yup.
aReasonableMan
What type?
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Human.
Simusar
But does the IFF work in OFF mode?
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Wut?
thoraxbitner
OFF, thought by some pilots to mean "official" but it just means. Off.
Simusar
IFF means Identify Friend or Friendly. Many pilots are dumb enough to think "OFF" means something other than off.
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
As far as I know off is off in this case.
Simusar
And that's the joke
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
There was a joke?
CloneTHX2012
Dude. That thing has to be completely disassembled & cleaned piece by piece.. somebody is pissssssed
thefrully
bah, just chuck it in the ultrasonic and call it a day :D /s
xBoneDaddy
Hit it wit a Lysol wipe
AFistfulOfDollHairs
Just put it in the dishwasher and let it dry real good. That’ll do it.
RuricOrhlandis
Put it in rice
MajorKrisis
Put some Windex on it.
Joblessgymshorts
Nah front lighting plate comes off and the buttons can be cleaned individually. Like 15 20 minutes top of cleaning Annoying but not terrible
Zigor22
Why not use windex and a towel?
trdtrojan
I can only begin to fathom the $$$$$ someone is getting charged to clean it. Let alone the paperwork involved
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
It's a pain in the ass that's for sure.
comicsmakemehappierthanmostpeopledo
More like a plane in the ass amirite??
majorkira9
CloneTHX2012
A lot of people are asking about Windex or other chemicals. You don't take a chance when someone's life depends on Aviation Electronics.
CloneTHX2012
You take it apart. You clean it out piece by piece.. And then you put it back together and do rigorous testing to ensure it works properly.
CloneTHX2012
I found some terrible things in machines.. Wine.. Urine.. Some unnamed chemical that an idiot technician licked.. not even joking
Sumtinstink
Not syrup, that's jizz.
RackhamTheRed
Sounds like this ain't your first rodeo
StunnedGoofy
Jizzus!
CaptainBigButt
Ms. Butterworth has some explaining to do
AntRam95
lilEinsteinandtheOverStimulatedProstates
DENNISystem
Relax the throat, cup the balls
getmo
This gif could be soooo much longer, but I still love it anyway
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Not jizz, that's syrup.
apparentlysethrogen
Canadian airline....same thing
AntRam95
Songnemtn2000
Tree jizz. It comes out after it is tapped.
captnrogersb
The syrup was thrown on top as a cover it’s still jizz
meccit
Maybe it was just throw up after some sick G?
lilEinsteinandtheOverStimulatedProstates
Oldest trick in the book!
captnrogersb
Just remember if it looks like jizz, feels like jizz, or tastes like jizz then it’s probably jizz.
sponlapp
Ah, the ol how to disguise your jizz book.
cow042
Did you taste it to make sure?
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
Yes.
SauteThoseOnionsYouSickBastard
OP is a bundle of sticks
Laneskydoodlethe2nd
No.