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A blonde hurried into the emergency room late one night with the tip of her index finger shot off. 'How did this happen?' the emergency room doctor asked her. 'Well, I was trying to commit suicide,' the blonde replied. 'What?' sputtered the doctor. 'You tried to commit suicide by shooting off your finger?' 'No, silly' the blonde said. 'First I put the gun to my chest, & then I thought, 'I just paid $6, 000.00 for these implants...I'm not shooting myself in the chest.' 'So then?' asked the doctor. 'Then I put the gun in my mouth, & I thought, 'I just paid $3,000..00 to get my teeth straightened I'm not shooting myself in the mouth.' 'So then?' 'Then I put the gun to my ear, & I thought: 'This is going to make a loud noise. So I put my finger in my other ear before I pulled the trigger.

Puns, For the Educated Mind 1. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. 2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian. 3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still. 4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption. 5. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work. 6. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery. 7. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering. 8. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart. 9. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie. 10.. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. 11. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it. 12. Atheism is a non-prophet organization. 13. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, 'You stay here, I'll go on a head.' 14. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then, it hit me. 15. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said, 'Keep off the Grass.' 16. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.' 17. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion. 18. It's not that the man did not know how to juggle, he just didn't have the balls to do it. 19. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large. 20. The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran. 21. A backward poet writes inverse. 22. In a democracy, it's your vote that counts. In feudalism, it's your count that votes. 23. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion. 24. Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects.

Like Mt.CrewChief, I check in periodically. I did grow up in Billings and went to Will James Jr. High and Billings West. Haven't been back there since 1994 when parents left for their eastern tour in Minnesota. 50 year graduation event was in September. Time flies like my first 11 AF years at Pope AFB with almost 1/2 of that time spent TDY at a variety of world wide locations. A great time and place for the 70s and 80s. Stay healthy and safe

A fourth grade class was doing some spelling drills. The teacher asks Tommy if he can spell 'before'. He stands up and says, "Before, B-E-P-H-O-R." The teacher says, "No that’s wrong, can anyone else spell 'before'?" Suzie stands up and says, "Before, B-E-F-O-O-R." Again the teacher says, "No that’s wrong," The teacher asks, "John, can you spell 'before'?" John stands up and says, "Before, B-E-F-O-R-E." The teacher says, "Excellent John. Now, can you use it in a sentence?" John says, "Yes ma'am. Two plus two be fore."

Yes, during runnup is normal, the brake release. When the engine shutdown, the brake was inoperated.

I don't understand what you mean by "during runnup, the prop brake no longer works." The starter disengages the propeller brake at initial RPM, then is held apart by oil pressure as the engine accelerates. If you mean "after engine operates and is shut down," then you may have a defective propeller brake. Of note, it is normal for the propeller brake to not work below certain cold ambient air temperatures due to excess oil viscosity (engine has not been run). As for why it works after brake flush and not after engine run, I don't know. It may have something to do with the manual separation of the prop brake that makes it seat better. You can confirm this by inserting the tool to unseat the prop brake, apply air, then immediately removing it without flushing the gearbox to see if the problem duplicates. Also, if the propeller brake pads are worn, flushing will only help a little. You'll still have worn brake pads.

After installation of prop assy on the prop shaft, the propeller turn in opposite direction. 1) Magnetics plugs checks on Gearbox but they are perfect, no traces of metal particles. 2) To be sure, we had fushed the gearbox : after this operation, the prop brake works by manual action. 3) On the other hand during the runnup, the prop brake no longer works. 4) The magnetic plugs are still correct. Why did the prop brake work after flushing ? But no longer work after ? What is the cause or problem with the brake ? Thank u in advance for your answer...

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Sonny, I am still here, but I don't check in as much as I should. I will try to get here more often and at least try to contribute more. I recently attended the Veterans Day celebration at the Ben Steele Jr. High In Billings ! Two of my grandchildren attend that school and my daughter is also a teacher there. My oldest grandson graduated from that schools first graduation four years ago. It is a. very nice Jr High built in honor of of BenSteel who was one of the survivors from the POW camp in the Philippines. He is famous for his drawings of the camp while there 1000+ days. The school has a lot of his memoirs on display. Of I remember, I will take some pics of it when I can get my daughter to show me around again. One very interesting thing was is widow ---99 yrs old gave a speech about the old the days after he got back home. I don't live in Billings, but haven't missed a Veterans Day in Billings since my kids were in grade school. When they call about the veterans military branch I have noticed most of the Vietnam veterans I remember aren't there anymore. Kinda sad.!! Anyway, I hope you and all of the veterans here had a good day and I will see you next year. Ken

A young boy went up to his father and asked him, "Dad, what is the difference between 'potentially' and 'realistically'?" A young boy went up to his father and asked him, "Dad, what is the difference between 'potentially' and 'realistically'?" The father thought for a moment, then answered, "Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars. Then ask your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars and then, ask your brother if he'd sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars. Come back and tell me what you learn from that." So the boy went to his mother and asked, "Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" The mother replied, "Of course, I would! We could really use that money to fix up the house and to send you kids to a great university!" The boy then went to his sister and asked, "Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" The girl replied, "Oh good heavens! I LOVE Brad Pitt and I would sleep with him in a heartbeat. Are you nuts?" The boy then went to his brother and asked, "Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" "Of course," the brother replied. "Do you know how much a million bucks would buy?" The boy pondered the answers for a few days and then went back to his dad. His father asked him, "Did you find out the difference between 'potentially' and 'realistically'?" The boy replied: "Yes. 'Potentially,' you and I are sitting on three million dollars, but 'realistically,' we're living with two hookers and a future congressman or Governor."

A week after their marriage, the Redneck newlyweds paid a visit to their doctor... "I can't figure it out doc, and I'm really worried," said the husband. "My testicles are turning blue." "That's pretty unusual," said the doctor. "Let me examine you." The doctor takes a look. Sure enough, the Redneck's testicles are blue. The doctor turns to the wife. "Are you using the diaphragm that I prescribed?" "Yes, I am," she replied. "And what kind of jelly are you using with it?" "Grape"

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It doesn't surprise me that the NP2000 props would have more stress-related issues. I hear the RPM is much more stable, which means it does a better job of being an airbrake for the engine than the old props, which would magnify torque-related stress. I'd expect you to see more truss-related damages though. I'd recommend reaching out to the Lockheed tech reps and see if they can identify a modification requirement for the E/H wings and nacelles that is newly necessary with a more responsive propeller. They may even have resolved a C-130J issue that they could retrofit into the older models. The NP2000 engines might just be easier to overtorque, a problem the C-130J wouldn't have with digital controls. Lockheed might just recommend a torque data-capture modification to make sure all overtorques are captured.

WHY MEN AREN'T SECRETARIES: Husband's note on refrigerator for wife: Someone from the Gyna Colleges called. They said the Pabst beer is normal. " I didn't know you liked beer "

what depot are you working at? Robins has seen a lot of acft with NP2000s and I haven't heard of this problem.

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Wow! Wish I could help. May help reaching out to the units that have said props.

Looking for maintainers who have seen the twisting and buckling on the Nacelle Heat Shroud/shields, NP2000 equipped aircraft. In the horse collar area near the wing front beam .I am a Quality Inspector and we are seeing more of these in Depot. At first a few, now all the aircraft in the past few months come in with this. Saw it on a few C-130s equipped with the 54H60 prop but this was usually due to an over torque condition. And not all four engines at once. See pics attached. Any feedback welcome. This is one of the first aircraft equiped with the NP2000. All four are like this.

Wow, that's great.

Thanks tinyclark, issue has been resolved by updating MCDU software itself.

Just wondering if you figured this out yet?

Are there still any members out there that still check in?? We need some posts even if it is to tell us how you are doing.

There was a preacher whose wife was expecting a baby so he went before the congregation and asked for a raise. After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the preacher's family expanded, so would his paycheck. After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the preacher's salary. There was much yelling and bickering about how much the clergyman's additional children were costing the church. Finally, the Preacher got up and spoke to the crowd, "Children are a gift from God," he said. Silence fell on the congregation. In the back pew, a little old lady stood up and in her frail voice said, "Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we start wearing rubbers." And the congregation said, "Amen"

A man was walking down the street when he was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a couple of dollars for dinner. The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked, "If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?" "No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless man replied. "Will you use it to go fishing instead of buying food?" the man asked. "No, I don't waste time fishing," the homeless man said. "I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive." "Will you spend this on greens fees at a golf course instead of food?" the man asked. "Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless man. "I haven't played golf in 20 years!" "Will you spend the money on a woman in the red light district instead of food?" the man asked. "What disease would I get for ten lousy bucks?" exclaimed the homeless man. "Well," said the man, "I'm not going to give you the money. Instead, I'm going to take you home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife." The homeless man was astounded.. "Won't your wife be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting." The man replied, "That's okay. It's important for her to see what a man looks like after he has given up beer, fishing, golf, and sex."....