What did you do to your jimny today?

Max Headroom wrote: OUCH! :pinch:

Why did you do that? :laugh:

Easy, I am an idiot :laugh:

How to trap thumb in rear door

1) Lightly hold partially opened rear door by the metal edge between thumb and for finger.
2) Swing door towards the body of the car whilst still retaining grip, accelerate door as you proceed.
3) At the very last minute before the door closes think about releasing your grip, but then completely forget.
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Also booked our Jimny's first MOT for the 4th January , its nearly been 12 months in our ownership it's been a great year...

It's easily done!
After more years of experience than I care to think about, I almost lost the fingers of my right hand while closing a huge aircraft engine cowling. only a month or two ago.
The Airbus A330 engine cowlings hinge from the top. Although they're mainly composite materials they're bl00dy heavy (three people are needed to hold them open to latch the support struts)
Lowering them to close them is equally awkward.
On the left cowl there is a convenient hand-hold which is a hole in the panel that closes around a cooling duct (photo with arrow).
While lowering the cowl and holding that convenient place, the panel swung shut under its own weight as the other guys let it fall into place - I failed to let go at the same time.
When I finally did let go, I felt the edges of the cooling outlet and the edges of the cowling almost trap my fingers as I withdrew them. The cowling is so heavy it would have easily taken my fingers clean off.

That's bad for your blood pressure Max!

JustCallMeRick wrote: That's bad for your blood pressure Max!

Aye - and its only a tiny part of the job! :S
Everything around aircraft isnt good for your blood pressure.

It wasn't the best way to learn that that is not the place to restrain that panel as it shuts!
As a result I'm very watchful of everyone else when closing those cowlings - particularly any new lads - they get a brief on my experience before they go anywhere near it!

Cool job Max, I would love to work on aircraft. To this day every aircraft I see or hear see still fills me with wounder like a small child, and those days have long gone. I get my fix on RC aircraft when I find time..

Thanks Scimike.

It's all I know really. I did 22 years in the RAF. Left in 2000 but did another 10 as a reservist.
I'm still indirectly working for the MOD with Air Tanker on Airbus A330.

I can tell you R/C is a darned sight harder to fly than the real thing!
I started with a DB Tyro (2ch Rudder /elevator). Had a dabble with Club 20 but got fed up with the smelly castor oil fuel so moved on to slope-soarers.
Gave it up to fly real gliders; gave that up to study for private pilots licence; gave that up to restore the vintage MG I still own now.
I've thought about going back to gliding - but even thats not so cheap nowadays.
Got some friends with PPLs so I scrounge the odd 'jolly' with them occasionally and they let me do most of the flying so I keep my hand in from time to time. The last time I flew was on 27 July with friend of mine whom I joined the RAF with in 1977 :huh: Piccies below

We've just hijacked this thread. Sorreee :blush: