On 11/6/04 9:10, in article , "CJ "Smut"
Martin" wrote:

You hit the nail right on the head. As a former Tomcat avionics tech, I will
admit the F-14 challenged me to be a better tech - however the learning
curve was very steep. When I transferred to Pax in the late 80's I was
shocked to learn how easy the Hornets were to work on (all us avionics types
worked out of the same workcenter at the late great SATD). The lessons
learned then serve me well now as an R&M engineering tech.

One minor nit - "LRU" is usually a USAF term. We tend to call boxes WRA's in
the Navy. (Weapons Replaceable Assembly).

-CJ

Good call. I'm surprisingly bi-lingual though... LRU/WRA... Step/walk...
2-ship/section...

But I'll take it on board.

--Woody