Is something eluding you sunshine?
Ugh, stupid plane.
For two nights now, we have had a problem with the bomb tank on one of our airplanes, and it doesn't want to go away. We have now changed almost all the valves, switches, sensors and controllers, to no avail. It still doesn't want to work. It has been 13 hour nights of go go go, and we are bagged. For me, it is a day off. For Gus, he just left to go and try again. The hard part is the pressure from the boss, he doesn't like to here that it is not flying, because it is costing us money.
The joy of working fire season. The plane usually is not a problem, we have the proper manuals for it, but the tank was built for us and doesn't have proper manuals, parts lists or troubleshooting guides. And being that it is a weekend, getting help from home is very difficult because no one is at work.
The other plane, fortunately, has been trouble free, so there has been a bit less work to do on that one. I have let Gus and Balbir look after the tank, while I did the daily stuff on the other one. Even still, it has made for long nights.
But now it is my 4 days off, and I am going to go visit Marseille for the day tomorrow. I have asked Gus' girlfriend if she would like to go along, since she isn't working and is kinda stuck in the apartment day in and day out. There is a big church, more of a monastery/cathedral up on the hill above the city that I want to see and there is Chateau D'if that was a prison out on an island in the harbor. If you have seen the Count of Montecristo, you have seen Chateau D'if.
Not much else going on, other than I am tired and will probably be in bed somewhat early tonight. Being stuck on afternoons most of the summer will take it's toll I am sure.
For two nights now, we have had a problem with the bomb tank on one of our airplanes, and it doesn't want to go away. We have now changed almost all the valves, switches, sensors and controllers, to no avail. It still doesn't want to work. It has been 13 hour nights of go go go, and we are bagged. For me, it is a day off. For Gus, he just left to go and try again. The hard part is the pressure from the boss, he doesn't like to here that it is not flying, because it is costing us money.
The joy of working fire season. The plane usually is not a problem, we have the proper manuals for it, but the tank was built for us and doesn't have proper manuals, parts lists or troubleshooting guides. And being that it is a weekend, getting help from home is very difficult because no one is at work.
The other plane, fortunately, has been trouble free, so there has been a bit less work to do on that one. I have let Gus and Balbir look after the tank, while I did the daily stuff on the other one. Even still, it has made for long nights.
But now it is my 4 days off, and I am going to go visit Marseille for the day tomorrow. I have asked Gus' girlfriend if she would like to go along, since she isn't working and is kinda stuck in the apartment day in and day out. There is a big church, more of a monastery/cathedral up on the hill above the city that I want to see and there is Chateau D'if that was a prison out on an island in the harbor. If you have seen the Count of Montecristo, you have seen Chateau D'if.
Not much else going on, other than I am tired and will probably be in bed somewhat early tonight. Being stuck on afternoons most of the summer will take it's toll I am sure.
posted by Travelcedric at 06:49
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