F-15 crew chief to F-16
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I've been active duty crewing F-15s for the past 5 years, mostly Strike Eagles (E-models) but I've been stationed at Eglin AFB for about a year and a half where we have Eagles as well (C/D-models).
I've applied for a full-time ANG slot at the 187 FW (Alabama ANG) and if hired will be crewing F-16s. Can any of you 16 crew chiefs give some pluses on crewing them? Anyone have experience on 15s and 16s that can compare them? From a mantenance standpoint of course.
Thanks!
I've applied for a full-time ANG slot at the 187 FW (Alabama ANG) and if hired will be crewing F-16s. Can any of you 16 crew chiefs give some pluses on crewing them? Anyone have experience on 15s and 16s that can compare them? From a mantenance standpoint of course.
Thanks!
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Ok you don't need AR. You don't have to lift the canopy it's electric. The landing gear are alot easier to service brakes are eaiser to change. JFS is alot eaiser to change don't need to defuel the centerline tank. Hyd pumps are easier to change.
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im a F-16 fuel system Mec. the fuel shop deals with the (H-70) Hydrazine. the crew chiefs change the EPU, thats the part the H-70 works.
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thats correct.
but you sad you are going to the guard so there is a chance that the fuel shop will change out the EPU.
i am in the air guard and some units will have other shops help out the crew chiefs and take over some tasks.
also in the guard the hydraulic back shop some times will do flight line work.
but you sad you are going to the guard so there is a chance that the fuel shop will change out the EPU.
i am in the air guard and some units will have other shops help out the crew chiefs and take over some tasks.
also in the guard the hydraulic back shop some times will do flight line work.
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I've been studying the F-16 section of my CDCs again, as well as reading through tech data. I gotta say that I like what I see, the entire airplane seems like it was thought out better. I've also been shadowing some midshift crew chiefs and gotten a few walk throughs from other 7-lvls, seems like a nice aircraft to work. I haven't met anyone yet who hates to work an F-16 like some of us hate working F-15s.
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