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It’s a Dirty Job…

By lex, on January 12th, 2009

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Somebody’s got to do it.

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January 12th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Flying, Navy, Small Stuff

22 comments to It’s a Dirty Job…

  • XBradTC
    January 12, 2009 at 7:12 pm

    I don’t recall seeing THAT image in all the Navy recruiting advertising…

  • AW1 Tim
    January 12, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    Heh,

    The Navy: It’s not just a job, it’s $57.99 a day!

    Mad Foxes, right?

  • Mongo
    January 12, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    Post wash on the F-4 was a low power turn to clear water out of the BLC ducts. Lowering the flaps whilst some hapless soul was abaft the wing always resulted in a good laugh.

    $57.99 a day? Wow! That’s good money these days, compared to what we used to make!

  • Grey Goat
    January 12, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    Back in my day the wash rack was out by the FRAMP hangar. I recall getting a new pair of flight boots after one memorable week there…

  • Mongo
    January 12, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    Very cool vid, Tim. Ha!
    A couple of segments made me think of the article defining the difference between friends back on the block and friends in the navy.

  • oldskydog
    January 12, 2009 at 10:04 pm

    Not nearly as much fun as driving the Herk through the washrack at BARPT. It’s exciting when you go IFR while trying to keep it centered between the verticles and reversing the engines to clean out the compressor blades.

  • AW1 Tim
    January 13, 2009 at 5:43 am

    Yeah, we had a washrack up in Brunswick, too. Was always fun to go through them, and looked neat from away too.

    Respects,

  • MajHarvey
    January 13, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    Could be it’s just me, but I didn’t get the caption…

  • Snake Eater
    January 13, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    MajHarvey, I had the same thought about the caption but that was before any comments were posted…now I know … it’s a sh*t-bird washrack/car wash Navy thing… I guess you had to be there… Best

    PS, Re AW1,Tim’s vid… Priceless

  • Juvat
    January 13, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    Maj Harvey and Snake…I don’t know. I took it as a slow mover vs. fast mover kind of slam. AKA, the P-3 is SOOOOO SLOOOWWWW that bird strikes occur from behind.

  • b2
    January 13, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    Or “Not too much hose pressure, we don’t want to damage those wings!”

    Snake, your tone is questionable, I’ll bet any 19 year old would rather wash a P-3 in sunny Jax (home of Hooters) than wash off an M-60 in N.Central Kansas in January!

  • b2
    January 13, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    Or “Not too much hose pressure, we don’t want to damage those wings!”

    Snake, your tone is questionable, I’ll bet any 19 year old would rather wash a P-3 in sunny Jax (home of Hooters) than wash off an M-60 in N.Central Kansas in January!

    b2

  • Snake Eater
    January 13, 2009 at 2:09 pm

    Juvat, Agreed you are the winner Congradulations …I did get the part about dead bird douche and all… but then made no connection whatsoever about the caption containing a subtle snark of relative merits of slow and fast movers…but of course I have an excuse as does MajHarvey…on the other hand AW1Tim, P-3 Maven that he is, alas… appeared clueless. Best

  • AW1 Tim
    January 13, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    Nope… just staying out of the fight. Been there, done that, got the tee-shirt :)

    It’s Lex’s place….. just being a good guest….. laughing at his jokes. And waiting…. heh.

  • Snake Eater
    January 13, 2009 at 2:34 pm

    B2, You got that right…fond memories of the tank park wash rack… Ft Knox, Ky…Dec-66 (a very bad time for brass monkeys*)…you had to be there. Best

    * it means it’s very cold, Lex Babes.

  • JimmyT
    January 13, 2009 at 3:03 pm

    B2, I think the quote should be “Not too much hose pressure, we don’t want to knock PLO off the wing” being that this wash rack is in PAX.

    Also to Lex: the “hit from behind” business I thought you covered the DADT policy pretty carefully earlier without reference to platform. Are my assumptions on VP life being confirmed by your telling graphic??? Just saying, if the shoot fits, hit it!

    BT: Jimmy T sends.

  • AWC N
    January 13, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    Per diem checks make all those hours on the wash rack, slow jokes (often self inflicted) and 12-hour flights worth it.
    And for the curious, washing a plane in Diego Garcia with a hangover on Sunday morning (usually followed by a secure to the beach) was still better than washing one in Misawa in the winter.

  • AW1 Tim
    January 13, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    AWC N,

    Yeah… and infinitely better than putting 35K pounds of JP on the bird in the middle of January at NASB, with the snow going sideways :)

    It can always get worse….. :)

  • A-T-One
    January 13, 2009 at 10:51 pm

    I spent three miserable winters at NASB, fixing the utility crap we had there in the early 70s. The fourth (and final) winter, I got to be on the snow removal crew. Fifty mph down the runway in a ten ton plow is not for the timid.

    As for the plane washes, the flight deck of the Midway wasn’t too bad. You just don’t want to get too squirrely on the non-skid when it’s soapy – instant mega-hurt road rash.

  • MaxDamage
    January 14, 2009 at 12:55 am

    Snake opines: “Ft Knox, Ky…Dec-66 (a very bad time for brass monkeys*)
    * it means it’s very cold, Lex Babes.”

    Now seriously, how cold can it get in Kentucky?

    There is another discussion happening about cold weather. Please chime in.

    You may provide the observation that makes us finally leave for Texas.

    – Max
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