Aircraft maintenance. Tools of the Trade

It’s been a long time I have been promising all of you a tool box video, well here it is. One thing I did forget to show was my @leathermantools Wave. My apologies, it’s always on my hip. It’s the best. Aircraft Mechanics best friend.

My respects to all these excellent manufacturers that make all these amazing tools. I love using them all. So a big thank you and keep on producing dependable products.

Now I need to explain something, many of you will probably frown upon my way of organization and the way I set my box up, but this is what works for me. I been doing it like this for 20+ years and as I said in the video, I know where everything is and where it belongs. It’s organized chaos for me. So to each their own.

The other thing I need to bring up is that we are not required to shadow our box’s, it’s by choice. The company does not provide us in the USA in the airlines with tool, it’s our responsibility to get a minimum list needed and to maintain them. Only thing the airline provides is specific tooling such as calibrated tools (torque wrench’s, tire gauges, lock out devices etc..). And as for young mechanics coming up, don’t be scared to mix and match your tools, find what works for you so you can get the job done properly (think outside the box and be creative, sometimes you have to even break your own tools to create new ones).

Our tools are our livelihood, we spend a lot of our own money over our careers to be able to maintain these aircraft. So that being said, our tools are an extension of us, they are part of us. More importantly knowing how to use them properly is a skill learned over time and experience.. and lots of busted knuckles and cuts.

Just remember 2 things, the Kind of tools you have don’t make you an excellent mechanic, knowing how to use any tool does… and second.. as my father told me .. even with all the tools in the world.. the most important one is your mind. Your ability to think critically and solve problems .. That’s the mark of a excellent mechanic which all of us strive to be.

Hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching such a long video and as always have a beautiful day

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